Pathfinder I
Now that's a sweet rig pair you got there!
Pathfinder II
Steward I
- 5,937
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Bogan
- Member #
8750
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- WRJC877
The progression of my LJ Bought her with 65k miles on her on 2014, took a little over a year to get her where she sits now, with only 69k miles on her, and a trip to Moab under her belt 
New member here and here are some pics of my rig...
Here's my 06 Forester 2.5X 5MT. Not much done to it so far. I used to have it lowered on coilovers with a custom straight-pipe setup...but my days of being low, loud and slow are gone.
This pic was when it was still low. It's been close to stock height since labor day
This is one of my most recent pics.
You can see the need for new springs in the rear. Apparently, MOOG replacements are the wrong spring rate.
I added '08 FXT Sports tail lamps to get rid of some chrome. I hate chrome.
5-Speed manual
Was still lowered in this one.
This pic was when it was still low. It's been close to stock height since labor day
This is one of my most recent pics.
You can see the need for new springs in the rear. Apparently, MOOG replacements are the wrong spring rate.
I added '08 FXT Sports tail lamps to get rid of some chrome. I hate chrome.
5-Speed manual
Was still lowered in this one.
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Here is my 2017 Taco.TRD Pro front grill
OEM Tacoma Roof Rack
48 inch CVT awning
RCI Bed Rack
RCI Rock Sliders
CVT MT Bachelor
ICON Stage 4 with 2.0 RR extended travel
OME Dakar HD Leaf pack
Safari Snorkel
BFG 2 KO2 265/75/16
Wilco offroad Solo HC Spare Tire/Hi lift jack carrier.
Caliraised 52 Inch curved LED bar and Hood mounted flood POD's.
WARN M8000s synthetic winch
US Offroad hidden winch mount
Pathfinder I
Influencer I
Off-Road Ranger I
This is my 4th CVT. I've loved all of them, and the Mt. St. Helens is my favorite so far. I've gotten setup down to about 60-seconds. 2 minutes inlcuding the awning and shoe bags. Breakdown and go in most cases is 3-5 minutes max. And if I really really needed to bug out in a hurry, I can always toss the ladder inside the tent and take off with the tent open. That's a definite life-or-death type of scenario, so extremely unlikely, but I like knowing I have that ability vs. the soft-shells that open on the hinge. Once they're open, you're not going anywhere until you pack it up.
how my truck looks 99% of the time
3" rough country lift with 33x12.50 toyo open country m/ts
put 6k HIDs in it and pods at the bottom of the windshield New Jasper 22R with 1k miles (this is the 3rd motor) and everything under the hood is new or rebuilt.
Advocate II
HAPPY ROADAVERSARY! On this day in 2016 the 50 State Road Trip started! There have been some challenges, setbacks, and losses, but I have persevered and grown. Here's to many more years in Jade and on the road!
Steward I
- 5,937
- First Name
- Michael
- Last Name
- Bogan
- Member #
8750
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- WRJC877
Nice! Cant wait to see all the upgrades! Get rock slider first if you dont got em already. Just my 2 cents.
