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Bus is your Ranger a 4x4? If so have you done any suspension upgrades to it?
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Bajabus
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It is not a 4X4 but I did stiffen up the rear leaf springs with an aftermarket kit since I have full Length roof racks, a big job box with roll out
drawer and another job box that spans the bed.
Not much need for 4X4 here in NC for me and I wanted the gas savings. I also opted for the 4 cyl.
79K on it and it runs like a champ. The only thing I ever had to do on it was change out the catalytic converter because it clogged up but that was
under warranty.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
Dwight David Eisenhower
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just1man
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I'm just going to go ahead and put this out there. If you are on a leisurely trip from the top of Baja to the Bottom of Baja I imagine you'll be fine
with a FURD. However the ones that I pass on my way to Ocotillo wells (these would be the ones hooked to travel trailers, stuck on hills oozing pink
fluid) look like they wished they'd bought the Toyota!
Two words: RESALE VALUE.
When you sell an older Toyota you actually get money back, when selling a older FURD (if your lucky enough to have an older one still running) your
lucky to write off the cost when you donate them. Or even better yet, my lawn guy has a super duty landscaping trailer
There is a reason all of the prerunner kids use Rangers, they can get rid of the FURD parts and install something reliable.
[Edited on 6-30-2008 by just1man]
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by just1manWhen you sell an older Toyota you actually get money back, when selling a older FURD (if your lucky enough to
have an older one still running) your lucky to write off the cost when you donate them. Or even better yet, my lawn guy has a super duty landscaping
trailer
There is a reason all of the prerunner kids use Rangers, they can get rid of the FURD parts and install something reliable.
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When I listed my FURD, I got multiple inquiries, and I was paid cash money for mine. This is all b.s. - Here in Southern California, if you have a
good-looking 4WD anything, it is going to sell.
I now drive a reliable Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, but although my Ford had some technical problems beginning at 130,000 m.i., it was lots of fun in the
deserts and mountains (in Baja).
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BajaWarrior
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| Quote: | Originally posted by just1man
I'm just going to go ahead and put this out there. If you are on a leisurely trip from the top of Baja to the Bottom of Baja I imagine you'll be fine
with a FURD. However the ones that I pass on my way to Ocotillo wells (these would be the ones hooked to travel trailers, stuck on hills oozing pink
fluid) look like they wished they'd bought the Toyota!
Two words: RESALE VALUE.
When you sell an older Toyota you actually get money back, when selling a older FURD (if your lucky enough to have an older one still running) your
lucky to write off the cost when you donate them. Or even better yet, my lawn guy has a super duty landscaping trailer
There is a reason all of the prerunner kids use Rangers, they can get rid of the FURD parts and install something reliable.
[Edited on 6-30-2008 by just1man] |
Load your Toyota on the trailer with the other one, there's room...
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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just1man
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaWarrior
| Quote: | Originally posted by just1man
I'm just going to go ahead and put this out there. If you are on a leisurely trip from the top of Baja to the Bottom of Baja I imagine you'll be fine
with a FURD. However the ones that I pass on my way to Ocotillo wells (these would be the ones hooked to travel trailers, stuck on hills oozing pink
fluid) look like they wished they'd bought the Toyota!
Two words: RESALE VALUE.
When you sell an older Toyota you actually get money back, when selling a older FURD (if your lucky enough to have an older one still running) your
lucky to write off the cost when you donate them. Or even better yet, my lawn guy has a super duty landscaping trailer
There is a reason all of the prerunner kids use Rangers, they can get rid of the FURD parts and install something reliable.
[Edited on 6-30-2008 by just1man] |
Load your Toyota on the trailer with the other one, there's room... |
Classic, Can my wife ride back there with it?
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just1man
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| Quote: | Yeah, I'm just kinda chapped! I owned a 90' ranger and put too many part to list! (that statement sounds way better when your selling a truck not
repairing one).
I should have saved the money and took it out in the desert and shot it!
I finally put a new short block it and drove it to the dealer and traded it in before it broke again.
List (just off the top of my head)
1 short block v6
exhaust headers
(3) sets of CV's
Art Carr tranny (after I grenades the stock one)
Not so standard upgrades:
Standard screwdriver to open tailgate
bypassed spedo (ran without but kept getting pulled over)
I'm fairly sure the check eng. light is still on!
Passenger side door, needed to be opened from the outside.
Cab light blinked every time you hit a bump.
All that with no A/C cuz' it broke a few months afterI bought it!
Ford will get my money when they build a new 40' Coupe!
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just1man
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JEEP, isn't that Spanish for Heap? J/K the Rubicons are super nice, but I don't
make the big bucks so I'll hang on to my Tundra!
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by just1man
JEEP, isn't that Spanish for Heap? J/K the Rubicons are super nice, but I don't
make the big bucks so I'll hang on to my Tundra! |
Jeep = Just Empty Every Pocket.
I've spent close to $40,000.00 on mine so far... 
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tripledigitken
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Ken,
After $40k, whats left to do?
Ken
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Ken,
After $40k, whats left to do?
Ken |
I'd love a long-arm suspension, larger spline-count axles, and 35" tires. This would stretch out the wheelbase a little, and make it ride much more
smoothly on the street, and tackle bigger rocks on the trail with more wheel travel. All together, this package would cost me about $7K (regear to
4.88 from 4.10 in Tijuana, of course) plus 35" tires.
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just1man
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Wow 45K is big bucks for running over rocks, more (horse)power to ya!
We were out testing my buddies new trophylite yesterday in Paster City, 45K out the door race ready scale version of a trophy truck.
Four cyl. 30" of travel. You guys should check them out. Entry level racer with the intent to have a more competitive racing series, one where you
don't get out raced by someones wallet. I'll post some shots up for you to see later.
Check these thing out
www.trophylites.com
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Maybe one day there'll be a computer game that duplicates the off road experience? A special chair that bounces etc. while the player works the joy stick.It'll
save a lot of gas and keep wild areas wild.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Ken,
After $40k, whats left to do?
Ken |
Double that amount, and look at what you get!! Baja anyone???
Mercedes Benz G-class trip to Cañon Las Arrastras
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Ken Cooke
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Big dollar Baja!
Reisen und Abenteuer in Baja California
Baja California ist ein widersprüchliches Wüsten-Land eingerahmt von einigen tausend Kilometern einsamer Strände. Der Horizont erscheint endlos.
Baja California ist kein einfaches Reiseland - grösser als Italien hat es nur eine einzige verbindende Asphaltstrasse. Wer also seine historischen
Schätze und atemberaubenden Naturschönheiten bewundern will, muss sich auf lange Schotterstrecken einrichten. Jedes Abenteuer hat halt seinen Preis.
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805gregg
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Toyota really blew it, they just opened their billion dollar factory to make full size trucks and suv's in a down market. I just returned from a 2600
mile motorcycle ride thriugh NV, Utah, Colorado, N Mexico and AZ. All the work trucks ranchers, farmers and const. were Dodge with a few Fords and
smaller # of Chevys thrown in, Toyota need not apply. My friend Rick bought a Toyota Tacoma extended cab short bed and put a Four Wheel Camper on it,
the #600 camper crushed it and he had to have custom springs made for it. Then with that tiny load it wouldn't keep on the interstate so he had to put
a supercharger on it. I'll stick with my Dodge Cummins.
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It must have been either a 4 cyclinder or an older V6, pre 2005. The 4 liter V6 has more than enough power for a camper. I pull a 5000 lb snowcat with
my 07 company Tacoma. As for the springs that's common on most trucks or at least half ton or smaller. I've done an add a leaf on every truck I've
owned. I will say that the only truck that I didn't need to was my companies 2001 Dodge 2500. It was also the roughest riding truck I ever drove. It
only rode good when I had my 300 gallon water tank in it.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | | Originally posted by 805greggMy friend Rick bought a Toyota Tacoma extended cab short bed and put a Four Wheel Camper on it, the #600 camper
crushed it and he had to have custom springs made for it. Then with that tiny load it wouldn't keep on the interstate so he had to put a supercharger
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I see the Tacoma as more of a "Sport Truck." It was never meant for real work. Just camping, and playing around on dirt roads. THey are well built,
and reliable, but super expensive. I looked at the Tacoma and 4 Runner while I was in the market for my Rubicon, and for what I had to spend, I went
to Jeep instead. I wanted to crawl on rocks and literally see the entire peninsula without any issues - so I went with the Rubicon. If I were in the
market today for a Go Anywhere Baja vehicle, it would more than likely be the JK Unlimited Rubicon over the 4 Runner because of the straight axle
which is more durable than the CV jointed IFS Toyotas. The FJ Cruiser is a great-looking vehicle, but I hear the clam-shell doors rattle on the dirt
roads, and that visibility isn't very good. With the JK you can remove the hard top, and that is so much better than dealing with a hard top you can
barely see out of.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
It must have been either a 4 cyclinder or an older V6, pre 2005. The 4 liter V6 has more than enough power for a camper. I pull a 5000 lb snowcat with
my 07 company Tacoma. As for the springs that's common on most trucks or at least half ton or smaller. I've done an add a leaf on every truck I've
owned. I will say that the only truck that I didn't need to was my companies 2001 Dodge 2500. It was also the roughest riding truck I ever drove. It
only rode good when I had my 300 gallon water tank in it. |
That's for sure... the 4.0 has over 220 HP stock! My '01 with the 3.4 also had plenty of power... more than I ever needed. But, I only had one trip
with a Callen Camper on it... again, no power issues. see http://vivabaja.com/baja15
The '05 rides nice like a car... but for that nice ride, you need to go slow off road or bottoming out will happen... I don't like slow, so the rear
suspension was modified at Off Road Warehouse last year... Bilstein 5100s and Ride Rite air springs (air bags) added...Now it's great!!
[Edited on 7-4-2008 by David K]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
| Quote: | | Originally posted by 805greggMy friend Rick bought a Toyota Tacoma extended cab short bed and put a Four Wheel Camper on it, the #600 camper
crushed it and he had to have custom springs made for it. Then with that tiny load it wouldn't keep on the interstate so he had to put a supercharger
on it. I'll stick with my Dodge Cummins. |
I see the Tacoma as more of a "Sport Truck." It was never meant for real work. Just camping, and playing around on dirt roads. THey are well built,
and reliable, but super expensive. I looked at the Tacoma and 4 Runner while I was in the market for my Rubicon, and for what I had to spend, I went
to Jeep instead. I wanted to crawl on rocks and literally see the entire peninsula without any issues - so I went with the Rubicon. If I were in the
market today for a Go Anywhere Baja vehicle, it would more than likely be the JK Unlimited Rubicon over the 4 Runner because of the straight axle
which is more durable than the CV jointed IFS Toyotas. The FJ Cruiser is a great-looking vehicle, but I hear the clam-shell doors rattle on the dirt
roads, and that visibility isn't very good. With the JK you can remove the hard top, and that is so much better than dealing with a hard top you can
barely see out of. |
The Tacoma is not really a little truck anymore. Starting in 05 they increased the width 4 inches. It's now a mid-size truck like the Dodge Dekota. A
double cab (crewcab) with a short bed is almost as long as my GMC Z71 extended cab. The doublecab long bed is as long or longer as my Z71. For
climbing over big rocks I think a short wheelbase like your jeeps are better. My 93 Toyota was a really good off-road truck, I thought. There was
nowhere I know of that it wouldn't go. Well one place was the Turquesa wash that Roy went down. There was one place around a rock that my longer
wheelbase would not have gone. The jeeps could have. The new short bed Toyotas are not good for putting a motorcycle in without dropping the tail gate
because of the wheelwell.
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