Tacoma Moab Meet 2012!!!!

so many trails..so little time..

 

Which of those could I take my open diff with a 2.5" lift and sliders on comftorably? Just fins?

 

and hells

 

key word, drag you on kanes

 

You should be able to do all of them, you will just have to bump the throttle a little to get your wheels across a few little spots

 

I did Hells in a RZR last year. It would be a fun trail to go back and try in the truck. I would like to see somebody try Hells Gate with with an IFS Tacoma

Kane is a ton of fun but not sure I would want to tackle it without sliders and a locker.

Hells Revenge


Kane Creek

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO3CJxF9xGI

 

Here's my fried Ryan's FJ40 from that same trip.


More pics of Kane Creek












this 40 is on 37's BTW

 

Got my class schedule hammered out I'm 100% in.

 

Yah.....I'm ganna be missing 3 of my 4 classes that friday to drive out there.

 

see ya gotta get tested for ADD by the school psych...get far enough to where you get notes taken for you in your classes to cover that end..then find some honey to sign you in..then BAM! you got signed in and notes waiting for you when you get back!

 

I THINK HELLS GATE WOULD BE A KICK IN THE ASS.... sry about caps stupid work computer. but i agree with JasoTaco, wouldnt do kanes without sliders and a locker... ask NYCO about sliders and that trail

 

that trail would suck to turn around on.... especially if u meet up with people coming the other way... but im not sure if it was u man, sounded like someone was talking about a stocker on that trail with a 2.5 inch lift.... but sliders and a locker will be great. kick ass trail. my favorite so far

 

r u gonna be lifted by moab?

 

95% of kane can be done with stock tacos with good tires, the beginning you may hit sliders or skids if you try the harder lines, the squeeze in the beginning would need a winch or good sliders for a 2nd gen, nice tires/clearance and sliders for 1st gen..the ending would be hell if you don't have a locker, sliders and clearance..i even used my tcase skid on the big hill at the end in addition to my IFS skid

 

you could always run kane backwards...would be significantly easier

 

you may still be able to do it. if u pick your lines right on the last few hills. spotter helps with that. i still think u should try. youll have grins for a week after that trail

 

I'm not saying this is a "im being a dick" sort of way, but if I owned your truck I would take it on Kane Creek. It's a fun trail. Yes there will be some challenges but you gotta remember it's not like you're running the trail all by yourself where you'd be completely effed if you get stuck on an obstacle. The challenging spots (especially since you have sliders) can be taken care of with a quick strap from another truck. No biggie.

This is the tight spot that will flex you pretty hard and it's likely that you'll hit sliders pretty hard.








These next three are on the big climb up out of the canyon. There is really one BIG ledge to worry about on the climb. It gets worse every year and the lefthand line is easier but puts you closer to the edge of the hill that steeply drops to the bottom of the canyon. The righthand line is harder and more of a wall to climb and is currently about shoulder high on me if I stood next to it, which puts it about 5' tall. That first set of pics and this set are the only real tricky spots on the trail. The rest is pretty moderate.

This pic is deceptive because it is taken just above the ledge looking down. That's me spotting my bro-in-law who is driving my cruiser and is a total novice. That should tell you something that my novice brother in law was able to drive the hard line on the big ledge. But maybe it was because of my spectacular spotting or my bitchin cruiser with giant nads.


Here he his just getting his tires up on the top of the ledge. The passenger side is on the slider HARD and the passenger rear tire isjust about to climb. Most trucks will drag skid plates here for sure. My bro-in-law was also hitting the rear control arms on the way up. 35" tires for those wondering.


This is looking up at the ledge from below. From this angle it doesn't look as big as it really is. The FJ40 is going up the easier line (37" tires).

 

the last little hill is fun too



but here's the payoff...moisture in the desert!





and vegetation