Typical reader/non poster and I did the Rubicon in 2 days

I have a 22 Tacoma TRD off road. It has the OEM 1 inch lift with the grill. I have method 305s zero offset wrapped in 33x11.50x16 falken wildpeak at3ws. I have full c4 skid plates and high clearance rear bumper with swing out and matching spare mounted high as possible. I received minor damage due to me being dumb not listening to my copilot(losing daylight wanting to get to camp rage-crawling) telling me to back up after the huge drop into the water hole before buck island I gassed it and smashed my headlight and fender into a tree root. Other than that completely unscathed. Did all 22 miles of the Rubicon starting at loon, camped at buck, and did the rest the next day got home at 8pm Sunday. Had to be pulled 12 times gently with rope and winched 1 time. I had to get winched by my coworker in the green jeep (just us 4 people 2 trucks),down big sluice got stuck for an hr definitely the hardest section in my mind. I pulled a random jeep out on 40s wish I had proof of that he told me not to tell a soul hahaha. Edit I added photos im the shortest guy in front of the Taco at observation point.

 

I believe you, I still want damned photos.

 

Ok how to I add pictures from my album cause proof is all there

 

Ok I did it photos are the proof telling you tho I pulled a jeep on 40s I was smiling the hole time. He tried for so long before we made eye contact and he just shook his head no violently when he saw me smiling

 

I'm not calling you out, I just want photos lol.

 

Ya I get it. I'm not to savy on forum posting but an really good searcher and reader. I got pictures now though.

 

“Minor” damage

I was expecting some scratches or a dent

Time for a steel bumper

 

Yep thinking c4 over land with headlight loops hahaha. I hated the chrome headlights anyway. I'm a 15 year ase master tech cosmetic crap is nothing. Am a little sad I pushed the truck into that tree so hard it pushed the fender apron back a little. It was completely my fault if I didn't do that no damage, I will say your not getting out without damage unless you are full plates with high clearance bumper with tailight hoops. Both my hoops are tore up definitely saved my bedsides a lot. C4 fabrication is worth every penny.

 

glad to hear the tail light hoops are useful, been looking into adding some to my bumper or better yet getting a brute force fab

glad to see a tacoma on 33s at the rubicon though, I regret going bigger

 

Either way worth it when I go crazy crazy with the build full exo cage tied too sliders and front bumper and rear bumper. I'm so hooked now I'm not going bigger till I can go straight to 39s aka RCLT front and archive garage rear.

 

Welcome aboard!