1. Welcome to 4Runners.com!

    You are currently viewing as a guest! To get full-access, you need to register for a FREE account.

    As a registered member, you’ll be able to:
    • Participate in all 4Runner discussion topics
    • Transfer over your build thread from a different forum to this one
    • Communicate privately with other 4Runner owners from around the world
    • Post your own photos in our Members Gallery
    • Access all special features of the site

Gilmer, TEXAS run 6/8-9

Discussion in 'Texas' started by akkording, May 28, 2019.

  1. May 28, 2019 at 7:43 AM
    #1
    akkording

    akkording [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2018
    Member:
    #7309
    Messages:
    138
    Gender:
    Male
    HTX
    Vehicle:
    2012 blizzard pearl sr5 4x4, 03 Tacoma sr5 dcsb v6
    Hey guys I'm doing an early summer run to Barnwell Mountain Rec area, aka Gilmer on June 8-9, pm me if anyone wants to join.
     
  2. Jun 13, 2019 at 4:13 AM
    #2
    Large

    Large New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2015
    Member:
    #1234
    Messages:
    292
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Red
    Did you end up going? How was it?
     
  3. Jun 13, 2019 at 5:38 AM
    #3
    akkording

    akkording [OP] New Member

    Joined:
    Sep 27, 2018
    Member:
    #7309
    Messages:
    138
    Gender:
    Male
    HTX
    Vehicle:
    2012 blizzard pearl sr5 4x4, 03 Tacoma sr5 dcsb v6
    Welp it ended being a great outting, I wheeled with Cerla Offroad club from Louisiana. THEY had serious rigs with 35+ tires all on trailers, 2 80 series LC, 3rd gen 4Runner King long travels on 255/80, and 2 sas Jeeps. I bent my passenger side steering knuckle coming down that sharp drop off turn at The Playground. I should of rode the rut but I wanted to ride the left wall, f up should of followed the lead in front my line. I got hung and noticed my steering wheel was 1/4 turn off. My front passenger wheel was jammed bad on the right wall. I was able drive home with the damage but it really chucked up my 285 P Wildpeaks, DT road hazard will cover me. A used knuckle from the junk yard fixed me up for Now. Firestone was able to get me 3.7 to 3.9 max caster back, wish it was 3.8 and 4.0 like before.

    I'll post a Google shared folder when I collect all the pictures, I'm in then process of buffing out the 3 full length stripes all along on the passenger side. My tjm airtec knocked a branch forward and it feel down forking my passenger side, never seen anything like that happened before. My wife was upset how that side of the 4runner looked more so than the bent extreme looking negative camber wheel.

    The Cerla fellas were great, the Welch Mafia family were very entertaining, Hunter and Shane knew how to navigate through all the non marked trails unbelievably well. It was something seeing his rig flex the way it did with LC springs. We will go to HF sometime later this year I need 34s first.
     
  4. Jun 13, 2019 at 8:07 AM
    #4
    Large

    Large New Member

    Joined:
    Nov 28, 2015
    Member:
    #1234
    Messages:
    292
    Gender:
    Male
    First Name:
    Red
    Sounds like a blast, good thing is a knuckle isn't hard to replace. I usually had a spare set laying around when I had my taco
     

Products Discussed in

To Top