Love this topic! I always wonder about this too. I thoroughly felt your pain in the muddy rocky situation. It is very common in the Northeast. When I wheeled in Moab it felt like cheating.

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

I think we are going to have to revisit this topic again without such a tight timeline and on a few different obstacles

@That_Guy_Outside

22 күн бұрын

Definitely. I think tire pressures were a bit high day 2 also

I think you need more contrast and saturation lol

@Bananahammock88

9 ай бұрын

Yeah this looks horrible

@Photoguy15

9 ай бұрын

Very washed out. No perceivable white or black points.

On point topic considering Toyotas choice not to use front lockers on the trailhunter nor landcruiser. You'll have to do a comparison of front locker vs sway bar disconnect.

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

great idea!

The off road gods were definitely fighting you all the way on this one but kudos for not giving up

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

We may have to revisit this subject!!!

great video. wheeling: yes, some testing: yes, shock relocation: yes, but not having music in you videos: no no no. lol. its all good

You put a lot of stress on the vehicle suspension if you don’t use lockers. Easy to break stuff. You need momentum to keep while you can go slow with lockers

Two different tools. I wheeled my 4runner for many years on IFS. It was normal to have a wheel 2-3’ in the air. Obviously, a locker was needed. Now, with SAS, I’m going thru areas that I would have tires in the air and all 4 are on the ground and I’m walking thru unlocked. Unfortunately, the wet weather didn’t help you. You should do a revisit update when dry.

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

I think we will definitely be revisiting this test! I definitely found when I had a lot more flex I used the lockers less, but yeah, you still need lockers for anything serious. However, the other benefit of more articulation (to a point) is having a much more stable vehicle. Things can get pretty tippy when only 2 wheels have good traction.

@bryanmayes9234

7 ай бұрын

I wheeled a TG sas'd hilux surf with the tv rear leaf kit opened diffed for years, and it worked really well on 35's compared to ifs on 35's. No comparison, really, and never broke after that.

Love the vid guys! Local to the Fraser valley 🤘🇨🇦 was really hard to see cus of the contrast n shiz

This poor guy is being guided by Patrick The Starfish

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

the inner machinations of my mind are an enigma

@bryanmayes9234

7 ай бұрын

I can hear the theme song in my head 😅

Hahaha, good times! 👍 Thanks for sharing the knowledge and trials.

Awesome video guys

Seems like a comparatively cheap winch is better than a lot of other mods for that one obstacle you need to, not want to, get over

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

The winch is the safety line, but when the goal is to get over an obstacle clean, using the winch is cheating!

Hell yeah dude!

A shock relocation kit has me intrigued...

Great video man! Not a fail at all. It’s just PNW trails changing daily and by the hour! Challenge accepted! Lol BTW what rear spring pack is in that truck? Complete aftermarket pack or an add-a-leaf setup? Cheers!

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

I think we might have to revisit this subject later on with more consistent weather and a better obstacle. It's a full aftermarket leaf pack from Deaver!

How does full droop (articulated) affect the extension or more severe angle of the driveshaft and-or u-joints ?

This is why 1st gens are the best get for wheeling. Frame is considerably lower on the later gens.

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

It's very true, just did this same obstacle in the rain this weekend in my 88 4runner that doesn't even have sliders, no problems. It is sas'd on 37s and twin lockers though, so the bigger tires probably helped get over that rock.

Nice vid! new JD sliders next 😜

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

That definitely would have helped!!

Not a taco fan but I love y'all's videos.

Is this eagle hard way or easy?

The Good ole eagle

Haha! Nice!

Somehow we have a situation, that truck had no chance on that second rock,

you guys should invest in a plasma cutter

@OverlandOutfitters

6 ай бұрын

We have two; a plasma cutter and a CNC plasma table

It would have been good to see another vehicle get through.

Lockers, always lockers if you want to do real rock crawling

what rock sliders are those?

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

cali-raised

This is why i love my 2011 offroad with a rear locker and atrac. Atrac is awesome, pretty much a poor mans front locker 👍🏼

Kinda difficult spotting from the side...............just saying

First

“The stuff been under my bed for too long”. Uhhh I know that feelin🫠. Still haven’t installed my Dobinson MMR’s, sliders, and steel bumper. Been sitting on them for an embarrassing amount of time.😐

@OverlandOutfitters

9 ай бұрын

Sounds like it's time to get on it!!

@abjeepify

9 ай бұрын

Put MRR's on our truck second year and I love em!