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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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I thought from all my posts and trip reports and your personal observations, that you knew my truck wasn't 'modified' or has oversize tires...
It was after the July trip to 7 sisters, Asuncion and Mulege that I swapped the stock (yellow) Bilsteins for the 5100s (in back only) and had the Ride
Rite air bags installed (all at ORW)... soley for the bottoming issue with the soft rear springs... without making the ride too hard (adjustable air
bags).
The TRD package has the locking rear differential... and some do remove the stickers.
Reliability is the key to Baja travel... Not to say something can't happen to a Toyota... Neal Johns has even broke his Tacoma in Baja! Of course,
Neal takes his EVERYWHERE... !!
Just the odds are that U.S. brand mid to small trucks and SUVs don't seem to hold up to the Toyota brand name. FULL SIZE trucks are a different
matter... The Dodge and Ford owners here seem to really love their big trucks. Oh, the one Chevy truck owner I know loves his, too.
[Edited on 12-28-2008 by David K]
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Ken Cooke
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8947
Registered: 2-9-2004
Location: Riverside, CA
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Mood: Pole Line Road postponed due to injury
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Well, I hated my mid-size Ford pickup. The thing was a waste of money. My neighbor has it now, and it is reliable for him, but he never takes the
thing off road.
As for me, I would make the jump to a full-size pickup if I needed the carrying capacity, but an Unlimited Rubicon would be my next step up in size if
cost was no object.
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BigWooo
Senior Nomad
Posts: 579
Registered: 1-2-2007
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El Boogie Rojo
Fourteen years now in Baja...it's been beat on washboard, burned up,
and somehow brought back to life. All the electrical was replaced from one spool of black wire, and it only has one partially functioning brake, but
it's still going strong:
I'm looking forward to actually have time to restore it (again).
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Barry A.
Select Nomad
Posts: 10007
Registered: 11-30-2003
Location: Redding, Northern CA
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Mood: optimistic
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BigWooo------My brother-in-law and sister had a Manx break in two during a huricane near Guerro Negro on a trip to Cabo on the old dirt road way back
when, before the pavement-----------stranded in GN for 3 days having it welded back together. It was a fun machine, tho, when operative. 
(He had it way overloaded)
Barry
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BigWooo
Senior Nomad
Posts: 579
Registered: 1-2-2007
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
BigWooo------My brother-in-law and sister had a Manx break in two during a huricane near Guerro Negro on a trip to Cabo on the old dirt road way back
when, before the pavement-----------stranded in GN for 3 days having it welded back together. It was a fun machine, tho, when operative.
(He had it way overloaded)
Barry |
I'm not sure I could handle driving to Cabo in one, but we've had a great time with this car. That would have been an adventure though.
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Sharksbaja
Elite Nomad
Posts: 5814
Registered: 9-7-2004
Location: Newport, Mulege B.C.S.
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Hey Barry, I never even knew GN really existed until after the hiway was laid west of El Arco. I remember the brand new La Pinta/ El Presidente and
gas station but never looked around there much. Was the town there and I missed it?
DON\'T SQUINT! Give yer eyes a break!
Try holding down [control] key and toggle the [+ and -] keys
Viva Mulege!
Nomads\' Sunsets
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Barry A.
Select Nomad
Posts: 10007
Registered: 11-30-2003
Location: Redding, Northern CA
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Mood: optimistic
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Hey Barry, I never even knew GN really existed until after the hiway was laid west of El Arco. I remember the brand new La Pinta/ El Presidente and
gas station but never looked around there much. Was the town there and I missed it? |
Don't know the status of the town of GN then, but I am reporting what my B_IN_LAW told me, and he had pictures. I think it was just before the road
was paved---certainly not after. Maybe it wasn't a town----just a "stop" along the way, with some mechanics??? Don't really know. He broke the
Manx by taking a flooded vado (wash) too fast-----thank goodness he had a British Land Rover along with him or he would have froze to death----the
land rover hauled him out of the vado, and into GN--------he said it was really cold, and everything was flooded for miles.
Barry
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Joaquin Suave
Junior Nomad
Posts: 48
Registered: 10-28-2004
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Casa Azul & Mayahaul (the Agave burro)
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BAJACAT
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Posts: 2902
Registered: 11-21-2005
Location: NATIONAL CITY, CA
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keep them coming guys & gals
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desertcpl
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Posts: 2396
Registered: 10-26-2008
Location: yuma,az
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david k
FYI david I also have a tacoma TRD,, 07 I had soft rear spings also,,, took It the my dealer,, they had a service call on it,, they replaced it
for me free, bigger springs,, made a big diff
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Barry A.
Select Nomad
Posts: 10007
Registered: 11-30-2003
Location: Redding, Northern CA
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Mood: optimistic
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| Quote: | Originally posted by desertcpl
FYI david I also have a tacoma TRD,, 07 I had soft rear spings also,,, took It the my dealer,, they had a service call on it,, they replaced it
for me free, bigger springs,, made a big diff |
Wow, that is truly great!!! My Nissan "Off-Road" X-terra was soft in the rear, but Nissan would not do anything about it----ended up spending quite a
bit for the Calmini double add-a-leaf pack, and that sure cured the problem.
Your experience was much better, tho. 
Barry
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BAJACAT
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2902
Registered: 11-21-2005
Location: NATIONAL CITY, CA
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bump, because is about time..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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rpleger
Super Nomad
Posts: 1087
Registered: 3-12-2005
Location: H. Mulegé, BCS
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Mood: Was good.
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This is my beat around town and back road in Mulegé
Richard on the Hill
*ABROAD*, adj. At war with savages and idiots. To be a Frenchman abroad is to
be miserable; to be an American abroad is to make others miserable.
-- Ambrose Bierce, _The Enlarged Devil\'s Dictionary_
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woody with a view
PITA Nomad
Posts: 15939
Registered: 11-8-2004
Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
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Mood: Everchangin'
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we've decided on a name for the tundra. from now on she is to be called, "1 OlaMas"
we're going to take her to a little reef/point in the south end of the northern region early tomorrow morning. looking forward to the afternoon tidal
push!!!!!!
[Edited on 6-13-2009 by woody in ob]
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dtbushpilot
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3290
Registered: 1-11-2007
Location: Buena Vista BCS
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Mood: Tranquilo
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The "commando", soon to be absorbed into the Baja environment.....
Can you believe that I would trade the Jeep for a Toyota?........dt
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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David K
Honored Nomad
Posts: 64855
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
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Mood: Have Baja Fever
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dt's Wagoneer photo reminded me that our first Baja rig was a white Jeep Wagoneer... The family Baja vehicle was #1 for us!
My dad owned 2 Wagoneers... First one (1965) was great, the second one (1970) was no good... traded it for a 1972 4WD Suburban... that had engine
problems from the start... got a '73 Ford wagon that was perfect and lasted him the rest of his life ('till 1989).
My first Baja vehicle (1973) was a Myers Manx VW buggy... my second was a '75.5 Jeep Cherokee Chief... loved it when it ran, had numerous failures...
Sold it and got a '77.5 Subaru 4WD Wagon... That little car was amazing... Had three of them over several years...
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Casey67
Junior Nomad
Posts: 75
Registered: 4-4-2009
Location: Bahia Concepcion
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Mood: Baja Hot
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Here's mine, Finnegan, a 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara. It's never been to the Baja but we leave in 5 days, for 5 months of sunshine! If the Baja chews it
up and spits it out it's a just a trade-in on a new Toyota 
I added Nomad stickers, lifted to 10 inches of ground clearance, 29.5" tires, upgraded suspension and airlift 1000 air bags to help with the load of
camping gear. Coming soon to a fish taco stand near you.
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BAJACAT
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 2902
Registered: 11-21-2005
Location: NATIONAL CITY, CA
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Casey67
Here's mine, Finnegan, a 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara. It's never been to the Baja but we leave in 5 days, for 5 months of sunshine! If the Baja chews it
up and spits it out it's a just a trade-in on a new Toyota
I added Nomad stickers, lifted to 10 inches of ground clearance, 29.5" tires, upgraded suspension and airlift 1000 air bags to help with the load of
camping gear. Coming soon to a fish taco stand near you.
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Nice it's AWD?. good luck in your trip..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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Casey67
Junior Nomad
Posts: 75
Registered: 4-4-2009
Location: Bahia Concepcion
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Mood: Baja Hot
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Thanks Bajacat! I'm counting the days now. Yep, fulltime 4 wheel drive 4x4 with locking center diff with H/L transfer case, ABS/TC/ESP/Hill Descent
and plenty of oomph, rare for a Suzuki
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El Camote
Senior Nomad
Posts: 514
Registered: 9-7-2003
Location: Above the clouds
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Mood: y Blues
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ZED...
..the orange flash. Traded our '83 Chevy S-10 truck for this fine steed 6 1/2 years ago. New gas tank, ignition parts, used tires, rustoleum paint
job and he's a force to be reckoned with. Here he is with his biggest fan.
"Who's Zed? Zed is dead, baby, Zed is dead"
Can anyone identify the quote?
Knowledge is good. - Emil Faber
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