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Entries from January 27th, 2009

Opening New Roads and New Markets

January 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Rants, Raves and the Zen Art of Road Trip Management

Anyone who considers them self an overland adventurer knows the name Scott Brady and Expeditions West. He also publishes the Overland Journal which is filled with amazing photos and stories.  Scott is one of the lucky few who has turned his passion for adventure into a business and now Forbes has recognized his efforts [...]

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2 Pauls, 2 FJs and 1 Great Day

January 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Trail Runs

The great thing about the Internet is that no matter how obscure your obsession, there is someone else out there like you looking to get together and have some fun.  Paul sent out a note asking if we (Hula Betty & me) would be interested in exploring the Tahuya State Forest ORV trails in a [...]

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Too Much Wheel Travel, Is There Such A Thing?

January 15th, 2009 · 9 Comments · FJ Cruiser Mods and Articles

As the saying goes “you can never be too thin or too rich”.  We’d add, your rig can never have too much wheel travel.  To that end we finally took the plunge and threw out the stock independent front suspension (IFS) and replaced it with Total Chaos’ 2″ long travel kit…
FJ Cruiser Long Travel Buildup [...]

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Guaranteed Not To Turn Pink In The Can

January 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Rants, Raves and the Zen Art of Road Trip Management

Step right up, bargains galore. That’s right, you too can be the proud owner of the quality goes in before the name goes on.  We got service after the sales, in house service, drive up service! You need shirts? we got shirts, how ’bout a sticker? Something for the little lady, something [...]

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Knuckle Buckle Buster (say that fast 3 times)

January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · How To Info

Turns out there is a weak spot in the FJ Cruiser’s front knuckles that can give out under the right circumstances.  Now those circumstances include speed, suspension extension and brute force, all in the right combination…
Since we look for places that set up situations where all those circumstances come together, we thought we would see [...]

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