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    2017 TRD Offroad 4runner

    The best advice i can give is just get pit and find the limits of the vehicle and yourself before you start changing anything. I always start with basic recovery stuff. D rings, tow strap, first aid kit and ability to contact help if you need. And never go alone. My wife has gotten plenty of...
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    CALLING ALL DADS: Help My Son Experience Overland.

    Enjoy the trip Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    2014 Wrangler Re-gear

    Call rsg off-road they are a great group of guys. Had an old coworker go to them and they were around a thousand or less if my memory serves me right Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    How to protect the 5th gen 4Runner front valence?

    I'm running their full skid set with diff skid on my 4th gen and couldn't be happier. I thought I had seen they had a bumper filler plate but that might have been for the FJ Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    How to protect the 5th gen 4Runner front valence?

    You might look at RCI metal works they do a lot of protection parts for Toyota's. I don't know if they make exactly what you are looking for though Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    Wrenching on their own rigs?

    Me and my wife do most of our own maintenance stuff but we aren't afraid of taking to a shop for things we can't easily do Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    Earning my stripes

    I just took my brother in law through that trail to cut him and his wife's teeth over mother's day. It is a beautiful trail and all the pin striping buffed out. Every scratch in my 4runner that doesn't is a memory for me haha Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    2004 LX470 100 Series Tire Question

    I had the geolanders before and was unimpressed by them, they were the older version. I have nothing but good things to say about the bf Goodrich ko2 Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    Vehicle Rentals in Colorado

    I thought there was one that did stock Jeeps. I can't remember the name but I know I walked past a sign that said "jeep rentals" last time I was up there but that was a year ago Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    Vehicle Rentals in Colorado

    I know I have seen a Jeep rental location in Estes Park but I don't know what cost or availability is Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    socal trips

    Thanks. now the fun part of convincing to paranoid mothers to let me take the little ones through there haha
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    socal trips

    Me, my wife and our 3 month old are going to be in Laguna in a week or so visiting her sister. we are looking for some easy day/ half day trips. my brother-in-law is just starting to get the bug for off-roading. what are some quicker baby friendly trails near Laguna? We'll be in a 4th gen...
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    4Runner VS Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

    Take the wife and drive both but we all know if the wife wants a wrangler you're going to own a wrangler haha Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    4Runner VS Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

    I personally have not owned a newer jeep but a couple of the guys I used to go out with had space issues with larger dogs and older kids while keeping a stock interior on the 4 door jeep and a long wheel base tj. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk
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    4Runner VS Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

    Do you plan on having just you and the wife in the vehicle or will there be kids or pets you need to have comfortable room for? Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk