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[*] posted on 3-25-2009 at 09:21 PM


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Hey Hatch,

Those trucks and SUV's you see that are jacked way up in the air are usually pavement pounders. Especially if everything is chrome. Nobody in there right mind is going to go seriously off road with thousands of dollars of chrome to wipe off. Especially salt water. Not to mention the damage rocks, trees, and brush are going to do to the usually custom paint.







:lol::lol: You don't know me. obviously. What, you can't own a beautiful truck and trash it too? Now that's just plain wrong.:bounce:


If you lift that Toyota take care not to screw up the vehicles c of g. I've seen too many lifted Toys and Jeeps and SUV rollovers.

[Edited on 3-26-2009 by Sharksbaja]

[Edited on 3-26-2009 by Sharksbaja]
I agree with SHARK'S, here is proof, my $40,000 truck in action




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[*] posted on 3-25-2009 at 09:37 PM


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Ken , what a crock!:lol: Lifted trucks have made the pole line road no prob.

Canon Enmedio? The Full-size we took down that route barely made it out. And, when it did, its' rocker panels were shot, the steering kept working loose, and his BFG MT had to get a sidewall plug. IMO, we barely made it back to Hwy 5 had it not been for everyone traveling with the full size truck. :!:

Here's Canyon Enmedio. The driver of the full-size is on the left.




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[*] posted on 3-25-2009 at 09:48 PM


He still made it through right? I will agree that most tracks in Baja were cut by little Jeepys. Hell on the paint job!:no:

Now Ken, please retell your story of how yer Jeep did on extended washboard.;)




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[*] posted on 3-25-2009 at 09:55 PM


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Now Ken, please retell your story of how yer Jeep did on extended washboard.;)

Um, the washboard took the spare tire carrier, and trashed the frame mounts. I had these rewelded and reinforced. So, they're stronger now. The Pro-Comp MX6 shocks performed flawlessly. The tires did great (aired down to 15 p.s.i.). The KC Daylighters blazed a path from LA Bay to San Francisquito - all after dark.




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[*] posted on 3-25-2009 at 10:04 PM


Hey my list of repairs is not short but if you use a vehicle hard shift happens!! I always like to upgrade. I like the sound "UPGRADE" when sung by that Bionce babe too!!!!

I like people who USE their equipment, like you Ken. I just like BIGGER equipment.;)




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[*] posted on 3-28-2009 at 06:50 AM


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Now Ken, please retell your story of how yer Jeep did on extended washboard.;)


I just looked at the shock absorbers, and all 4 of my Pro-Comp MX6 shocks are leaking oil. They're still firm and their valving appears to be working fine, but all that washboard has taken its toll.

I'd love a larger vehicle, but with the price of fuel and my mortgage, there has to be a limit to everything.




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[*] posted on 3-28-2009 at 06:53 AM


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He still made it through right? I will agree that most tracks in Baja were cut by little Jeepys. Hell on the paint job!:no:



one more thing - Victor - the driver of the full-size Chevy truck w/6" lift and 35" tires made it through this rock bridge we constructed in this canyon, but he high-centered on the frame (due to his extended wheelbase/poor breakover angle). 40" tires would have helped. The rocks scraped his lower doors, and he wasn't proud of this rock rash on his clean Chevy truck.




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[*] posted on 3-28-2009 at 07:42 AM


Gee, any dents from four wheeling in Baja are marks of pride and joy! I got one on the underside from the road to Mision Santa Maria... awesome!:bounce::bounce::bounce::cool:

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Gee, any dents from four wheeling in Baja are marks of pride and joy! I got one on the underside from the road to Mision Santa Maria... awesome!:bounce::bounce::bounce::cool:


I lost a front fender flare (expensive part), and my drivers door is completely banged in from my trips to Baja. The door was dented by a wayward deer along Hwy 1 at dusk north of Laguna Chapala heading towards Catavina. Ouch!




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I remember! You showed me at Mama Espinoza's the day after! :cool:



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[*] posted on 3-28-2009 at 08:02 AM


Baja maintenance isn't cheap. But, that's what I bought the Jeep for back in '03.



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[*] posted on 3-29-2009 at 11:25 AM


Dents, scratches, "backcounty pinstriping", it's all good for me. The paint on my truck is trashed, I like it that way, I never have to worry about it or get all worked up over another parking lot ding. I do care how the truck runs, very much. With that, I know that 4wd is not necessary in a lot of areas, but having it makes it a LOT easier, both on the truck and road. Washboard roads are not a issue, I hardly know they are there, my truck just glides over them. Having 4wd does open up areas though, I can't imagine getting to "mission impossible" without it, or surfing the tip of Cabo San Quintin.
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[*] posted on 3-29-2009 at 02:16 PM


Cabo San Quintin ah yes,66 or 67 found me up to my belly button in sand at the point,not a surfer but the fishing for the croakers,wsb and halibuts was out of sight,a very tough place to get in and out of:lol:

Split rims were not the best things to work with and caused some problems in those days:lol:
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[*] posted on 3-29-2009 at 04:42 PM


Who needs a a big fourwheeler?

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[*] posted on 3-29-2009 at 11:19 PM


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Cabo San Quintin ah yes,66 or 67 found me up to my belly button in sand at the point,not a surfer but the fishing for the croakers,wsb and halibuts was out of sight,a very tough place to get in and out of:lol:

Split rims were not the best things to work with and caused some problems in those days:lol:
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I thought split rims were easy to change. It was the refilling with air that always worried me. I would slide the repaired tire under the other axle first, then fill. Ahhhh, those were the days.

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[*] posted on 3-30-2009 at 01:19 PM


These days, it usually takes a 4WD to get to the better fishing spots if you like shore fishing.


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[*] posted on 3-30-2009 at 03:59 PM


Give me a 4wheeler anyday over a 2 wheel drive!!! And the bigger, the tougher, the higher, the better.

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[*] posted on 3-30-2009 at 05:27 PM


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A place I surf fished back in the early eighties there was 7 miles of beach.I would not have been able to fish it unless I had four wheel drive.I carried 800 lbs. of ice and all the gear for self contained extended trips.Could'nt have done it without 4 wheel drive.
One major disadvantage of four wheel drive,you pull out a lot of two wheel drives that got into a bad situation where I doubt if they would be able to pull me out if the situation was reversed.


EXCELLENT POINT !!

Here's a photo at that super surf fishing spot we went to in the early 80's... 4WD to get over that sand dune, for sure! That Subaru was pretty good at getting my parents and I in there for a few days of fishing... Ice box was full of yummy Calico Bass, Croaker, and Halibut!

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[*] posted on 3-31-2009 at 02:29 PM


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