I dropped off the grid since the Red Clay Rally because I spent so much time getting prepared for that and left myself with a lot of catching up to do around the house! I pretty much haven’t touched my truck since the Rally with the exception of an oil change, rear brake replacement and […]
I finally pulled the trigger and ordered a bigger set of Cooper STT Pro tires. I’ve been regretting getting a 275/65/18 (32in) from pretty much the beginning, although the Falken Wildpeak AT3W has been a fantastic tire, and I would highly recommend it to almost anyone out there. Since I will be running in the […]
I’ve been really enjoying the extra capacity of our Northstar 27F AGM batteries that we run in both my 4th Gen 4Runner, and my wife’s 5th Gen 4Runner. I definitely haven’t taken full advantage of it’s capacity, but my wife runs our Costway 54 Qt portable refrigerator three times a week from 8AM to about […]
I finally got around to installing my Plastics Guy DuroBump rear bump stops from toyotabumpstops.com on my 4th Gen 4Runner. For those following me, you know that I have been driving on the front DuroBumps for a good bit of time now with great success. I absolutely love the way they feel over dips in […]
Hi all — Happy New Year! It’s been a while since I last posted, I know… Between holidays and sick kiddos, I haven’t had too much time to do any extracurricular activities. One thing I did have a chance to do was change the oil in both my 4th Gen 4Runner and my wife’s 5th […]
I haven’t mentioned this yet, but I’ve been confirmed for a good bit of time now. Me and two other folks from Outbound Overland will be teammates while competing in the 2019 Red Clay Rally (RCR). Give them a follow on Instagram — @carlos.elmotor and @gfxcruncher. The RCR is a long weekend of “racing” to test […]
This project was a fun one, and a little trying at times. I had seen these types of slides online, but if you were to order one pre-made, you’re looking at over $500! Even a standard slide like the ARB Fridge Slide is a pretty penny. All in, I was about $110 (slides, steel & […]
Well, I did it. I finally pulled the trigger on a portable fridge, so I don’t need to haul around my big Yeti 65 and ice. After searching endlessly for something a little more affordable, I came across a 54 Quart Portable Fridge/Freezer from Costway. It has a good capacity and it looks remarkably close […]
When I was reading about my Plastics Guy bump stops on T4R.org, I noticed that one day, his thread suddenly disappeared. Prior to its disappearance, there was a well known bump stop vendor (and forum sponsor) that was essentially placing their product ads via comments within Curtis’s product thread. After that company received some blow […]