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This is only my second trip to Moab. On my first trip I took a Ram 1500 Rebel and stuck with easy stuff. I've got a lifted Jeep TJ, but I don't like the idea of driving it all the way to Moab for a number of reasons (otherwise, it's pretty much built out for Moab-like wheeling). I'll be able to compare my Jeep and 4Runner more closely on local (northern Colorado) trails as the trails open up (after snow melts). But they're different beasts for different purposes, so I'm not sure how valuable comparisons are (still interesting to me though). My plan is to stick with 5/10 rated trails and below for Moab trips with the 4Runner (for now at least).
Not that I have a hell of a lot to share now, but I had zero slip going up and down baby lion's back on my first pass. I think there was a little slip on the second pass because I was screwing around more, but nothing major. Just a tire and acceleration thing, not a 4Runner thing. I was at 20 PSI in MTS rock mode and tried with and without crawl mode. I'll need to play with crawl mode a little more before I judge it. As predicted, the cameras were pretty damn cool going up baby lion's back. It can be unnerving not being able to see over your hood in that type of situation, so the cameras make the experience 10X better. I was in 4L of course. I also locked the rear diff, although I probably didn't need to in that situation (might be a bad idea on that hard surface too, but I wasn't sure how slippery it would be). We're going to be on a lot more trails in the next couple days and I'll try to get some video when we come across cool parts.
FWIW, I had my son film this so I could see how the suspension reacted. I thought others might find the video kind of cool though.
This is only my second trip to Moab. On my first trip I took a Ram 1500 Rebel and stuck with easy stuff. I've got a lifted Jeep TJ, but I don't like the idea of driving it all the way to Moab for a number of reasons (otherwise, it's pretty much built out for Moab-like wheeling). I'll be able to compare my Jeep and 4Runner more closely on local (northern Colorado) trails as the trails open up (after snow melts). But they're different beasts for different purposes, so I'm not sure how valuable comparisons are (still interesting to me though). My plan is to stick with 5/10 rated trails and below for Moab trips with the 4Runner (for now at least).
Not that I have a hell of a lot to share now, but I had zero slip going up and down baby lion's back on my first pass. I think there was a little slip on the second pass because I was screwing around more, but nothing major. Just a tire and acceleration thing, not a 4Runner thing. I was at 20 PSI in MTS rock mode and tried with and without crawl mode. I'll need to play with crawl mode a little more before I judge it. As predicted, the cameras were pretty damn cool going up baby lion's back. It can be unnerving not being able to see over your hood in that type of situation, so the cameras make the experience 10X better. I was in 4L of course. I also locked the rear diff, although I probably didn't need to in that situation (might be a bad idea on that hard surface too, but I wasn't sure how slippery it would be). We're going to be on a lot more trails in the next couple days and I'll try to get some video when we come across cool parts.
FWIW, I had my son film this so I could see how the suspension reacted. I thought others might find the video kind of cool though.
Any feedback to share? Have you been up there with previous off-roady vehicles? How does this compare?
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