Man I haven't seen forest like that in a long time, if ever. Not sure we have anything like that in the dirty south. That is a beautiful area. I thought you were gonna grab a long stick and start checking depth at (5:35). Were you running Mud Terrains or just some good AT's like in your truck pic?
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swathdiver
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Where do you stomp around? We're in Florida and have something similar with no snow, Ocala National Forest.
We definitely have some beautiful areas here in Texas, and some great National Forests, but I don't think we have trees quite like that. East TX gets thicker and greener as you go further East, but that area in the vid just 'looks' like typical Northwest forest when you see it. The height and width of the trees, etc.
Do you have trees and forests like that in FL?
just 33"s on the pickup and 4.5 lift, I wasn't worried about depth I went looking to see what was beyond that section from there it looked kinda nasty just wanted to make sure it was ok to proceed. One time 15-20 years ago i was following a gps on a trip thru Oregon to the Oregon caves and at one point it told me to take a right hand turn but uhhh no I walked about a 1/4 mile down that road which looked like a path to the depths of the abyss lol there were tree's down and big ruts, there was no way I was risking going thru what was supposed to still be another 30 miles or so still. Since then if things look wrong I take a walk first.
that 4runner had obviously gone thru there but he was running probably 37's and I had no clue what was up ahead but it was fine.
there is nowhere to go around here that is flat or desert or anything unless you drive for several hours first.
here it's either jeep trails or a off-road park. so I mostly have to try for forestry roads
once you are out of the valley here this is what is like in every direction, all mountains
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Wow man. God's country.
easy stuff, sometimes
then went with these jeep guys and got hung up on the 1st rocks, can't really see them in the video the jeep went right over because of there short wheel base, truck not so much
in front of me was about 4 feet of rock, I could have probably pushed thru but wasn't trying to rip the truck up
in front of me was about 4 feet of rock, I could have probably pushed thru but wasn't trying to rip the truck up
Very nice. Looks a bit more like Texas to me besides all the palms and the spanish moss hanging from the trees.
Nice. Yeah, that's my kinda off roading, minus the big rocks. Were you using OnX or a Garmin when you had to check ahead and decided to go a different route?
that situation was before onX was created, I was using a Garmin at the time there were not many civilian gps around then, I think there were some magellan and right around then or shortly after tomtom came along. Gps have taken some lives over the years still do sometimes.
I think what had happened was I had missed a turn and didn't realize it so it took me on a forestry road which was pretty well maintained after a while it had directed me to make that right. Instead I kept on that forestry road and eventually popped out onto a paved road, approaching the caves it kept telling me we had arrived several times as we snaked up a mountain side road but we were still 6 miles away. That was the only place it ever screwed up not sure why sometimes the military can/will make gps coordinates off on purpose
I imagine were supposed to take 199 but ended up on forestry roads that do not appear on maps until you really zoom in then they are just grey lines, which could even be a trail rather than a road because the satellites just see a path of some sort.
I used to live up there and some old roads that you could at one time drive are long overgrown but still show up as a grey line on online maps
now I have basically 2 garmins, 1 is a TREAD and it has a crapload of maps and even shows private property lines and the whole bit, you can switch to topo maps or filter it however you want. A lot of times we end up going where there is no cell service so a gps is a must have, ya you can download maps on apps and stuff but I still prefer a gps or thomas guide if all else fails, that happened once too lol, stupid gps power cable took a crap and I think we were way out in utah somewhere
skip to about 4 minutes, in the beginning she just whines about the mount, which it does not come with a automotive mount, it comes with a roll bar mount, I had to buy a aftermarket automotive mount off of amazon. she also mentions it sync's with the garmin inreach mini2 (emergency satellite communicator) which I also have but I didn't know they synced (interesting) i'll have to check that option out. I bought the non-gmrs version of the tread, they come with or without a built in trail radio. I don't know what she is talking about it not charging it comes with a car charger and it has a monster battery which does take some time to initially charge before turns on if it has sat a long time.
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That Garmin seems plenty sufficient.
Just curious if anybody's ever gone the route of replacing an entire rear end with the gearing they're after, like from a wrecked truck? It's just another way to go and I was considering how much trouble it might be. Seems like it could possibly be a bit cheaper if nothing else. Obvious issue is not knowing the true condition of the diff or the axles or the rotors, etc.
I know some members have done it, I don't think it is all that difficult. only issue I can think of off hand is I think it has been noted that the yoke may be different.
one guy did it fairly recently and he ordered it from a wrecker and it arrived with a bent mount but he was able to work around that. If I remember the name I will tag them
@swathdiver might recall
swathdiver
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Lots of us have done it. I bought an axle and basically zero timed it with new gears of a different ratio. It's working beautifully.
You can always swap the brakes over and it doesn't cost much to replace the wheel bearings and seals in the axle tubes. Just buy the lowest mileage axle you're willing to spend for and be wary about buying one from a truck that was wrecked in the back or rear quarters.
Since I was re gearing and didn't want to do it twice, I just went ahead and bought a used front differential with the gears I was changing to and it has about 80K miles less than my truck. It's been quiet as a mouse too.
Very interesting. I've talked to about 10 different shops in my area and most don't do differential work like I'm considering (LSD install and regearing). One shop that is an actual differential shop gave me a standard rate of $2400 for any combo of diff and gear set. I thought that was a little odd.
The last place the guy seemed very technical and knowledgeable of all the fine tuning and specifics of getting it all just right, took the time to calculate it all up and get back to me, but of course quoted me $2850 total for parts and labor.
Now I'm overanalyzing, nitpicking and trying to justify the cost. I guess it's just part of the process. Ha. Wish I could just do the job myself like the vast majority of maintenance and small projects I've done to the truck over the years.
swathdiver
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The guy has a set rate, the prices for the parts don't change much from axle to axle in the GM stuff. Some he makes a little less on, some a little more. He probably has agreed upon prices with his supplier as well.
I used AAM and GM OE parts for mine. Spent about $670 for the gears, bearings and seals. Also replaced the axle shafts, wheel studs, brakes, anchor block, backing plates, rear cover, etc. Bought specific and generic tools to make the job easier and quicker as we have at least three trucks with the same axle at present and can handle the smaller and larger ones from AAM now as well for side jobs.
I used AAM and GM OE parts for mine. Spent about $670 for the gears, bearings and seals. Also replaced the axle shafts, wheel studs, brakes, anchor block, backing plates, rear cover, etc. Bought specific and generic tools to make the job easier and quicker as we have at least three trucks with the same axle at present and can handle the smaller and larger ones from AAM now as well for side jobs.
Well if you think he sounds legit, that helps. $2400 sure sounds a lot better.
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