Sometimes we cling to words like a drowning man to a straw… Some people find comfort in their familiarity, some use them to comfort others and help. However, some use words to feel superior while others wield words like a knife to cut down anything different.
This point was driven home to me the other day… [...]
Entries from June 18th, 2009
What’s In A Word
June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Celebrate Our Differences and Diversity
The Wheels On The Rig Go Round And Round
June 16th, 2009 · 4 Comments · How To Info, off road adventure accessories
Yup, I’m talking beadlockers. IHRA Pro Stock cars, CORR trophy trucks and vertical wall scaling rock crawlers all use them. But how exactly do they work and what does it take to install them.
When an IHRA Pro Stock car travels down the quarter-mile in under eight seconds or an off road rig airs down real [...]
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Get The Lead Out (it is all about balance)
June 12th, 2009 · No Comments · How To Info, off road adventure accessories
No more shakes and shimmies, better gas mileage and longer tire life what’s not to like…
Spinning tires wobble if they’re not perfectly balanced. To avoid having your rig shimmy and shake while bombing down the back roads, usually means taping lead weights on the sides of the wheel until a bubble level reads top dead [...]
Tags: dyna beads·off road adventure info·tire balance·tire balancing·wheel shimmy
Off Road Trail Bonus
June 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Trail Runs
Remember the Lady’s Off Road Adventure? I know you do… it was the previous post… While the women grabbed the spotlight, one of the moms got a surprise when she looked back and it was her son in the drivers seat of another 4WD rig coming up the trail. And Mother like son, he did [...]
Silly Boys Off Road Adventures Are For Girls
June 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Trail Runs
Who ever said off road adventures were for guys never met the women of the Northwest…
If you hang out on any one of a dozen FJC forums you probably ran across MrsCheweys post that started the whole thing :
“Hey Ladies, are there any of you who love to ride in the rig while the boys [...]
Tags: 4x4 driving·FJ cruiser·Ladys·off road adventure info·tahuya state forest·trail run·wheeling







