New wheels
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Printable View
Looking awesome! Plastidip or just good ol paint, they turned out sweet!
DLR mod
Sweet set up, that little space under the headlights is becoming very useful!
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/...e2512b9a_z.jpgFront end upgrade by redrunner87, on Flickr
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https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4321/...28d7087b_k.jpgFront end upgrade by redrunner87, on Flickr
Looking good, and a nice reminder I really have to get on my two 4Runners...
This trip started out featuring 3 vehicles; 17 DCB TRD OR Taco, 97 Limited 4Runner and a 01 Disco II. The Disco dropped out before the trip, so we started off by heading out to Black Canyon National, then off to Black Bear Pass and knocked out the Alpine Loop.
The Start
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A few hours later we finally got to Black Canyon National Park where we would stay for the night.
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It was at this point we lost my 97 4Runner. It for some reason stalled out and wouldn't restart. We tow strapped it up to the visiting center, and the Park Ranger allowed us to park it there for a few days. The next morning we left the 4Runner behind and started towards Black Bear Pass in the stock Taco.
Time to air down
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At the top- 12,840ft
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Time to start heading towards the switchbacks. We did this trail in my 4Runner last year, and being lifted/locked made us spoiled. The trail is much more difficult being stock and having a longer wheel base.
My buddy let me take over driving duties, here is spotting me down
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A nice view of Telluride down below
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We hit the point of no return with the Taco. Right before this point a guy in a 2 door Wrangler Rubicon asked if we were going to take "that" down the switchbacks. Our response was "Hell yeah"!
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Time to start
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Down we go!
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Made it!
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A stock Tacoma will make it down Black Bear Pass. We did scrape the skid plates a few times, as well as hit the trailer hitch a few times. We had 2 kind of cringe worthy moments when the stock Goodyear Kevlar tires didn't quite grip the rocks like we wanted to.