Wheeling in Utah

[dirtwheeler]

This is some video from Sunday. I thought I'd share it since it shows off the '25 4Runner on the trail.

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[dirtwheeler]

And a couple pics from this trip....

 

[chouser]

Great video! Any damage? Did you remove the spare?

 

[dirtwheeler]

Great video! Any damage? Did you remove the spare?

No significant damage (that I am aware of). I had some scraping on my front bumper (including the shackle tabs and my winch hook) and my rear bumper (dragging the hitch pretty hard at one point). Surprisingly, I don't remember scraping my skid plates much. Maybe just a couple times, but no hard impacts.

I left the spare on. I am thinking about getting some kind of tailgate/hitch holder for a matching spare. Right now, I have the stock spare which is smaller than my aftermarket tires.

TBH, I didn't think I would come across any interesting rock obstacles like the ones in the video based on the TrailsOffroad reviews. I did end up taking some optional routes though. I have a much longer (more boring I suppose) video that documents the whole trail for anyone interested in seeing the whole trail:

(Don't watch this longer cut and then tell me it's too long or boring -- you've been warned!)

 

[NotApplicable]

That’ll make you pucker and clench

Nice vid!

 

[SC4Runner]

Wow! Dang Billy goat! That is incredible.

 

[Rellims]

@dirtwheeler what weboost pole is that?

 

[dirtwheeler]

@dirtwheeler what weboost pole is that?

The post on the front is for mounting a camera. It extends so it's higher the the vehicle and I mount an insta360 on it. I record a lot of rides that way so I can watch them later... Sped up and edited.

 

[NineOh4Runner]

No significant damage (that I am aware of). I had some scraping on my front bumper (including the shackle tabs and my winch hook) and my rear bumper (dragging the hitch pretty hard at one point). Surprisingly, I don't remember scraping my skid plates much. Maybe just a couple times, but no hard impacts.

I left the spare on. I am thinking about getting some kind of tailgate/hitch holder for a matching spare. Right now, I have the stock spare which is smaller than my aftermarket tires.

TBH, I didn't think I would come across any interesting rock obstacles like the ones in the video based on the TrailsOffroad reviews. I did end up taking some optional routes though. I have a much longer (more boring I suppose) video that documents the whole trail for anyone interested in seeing the whole trail:

(Don't watch this longer cut and then tell me it's too long or boring -- you've been warned!)

I see high cut front and rear bumpers in your future.

Did you lose something on that bumper drag around 5:45 in? Looks like something sitting on the rock.

 

[dirtwheeler]

I see high cut front and rear bumpers in your future.

Did you lose something on that bumper drag around 5:45 in? Looks like something sitting on the rock.

That was just the rubber hitch plug. I retrieved it and left it off for the rest of that ride.

I had a little scraping on the hitch and the front bumper, but nothing too bad. The weather was warm yesterday so I wire brushed the hitch and the part of my front bumper that scraped and touched them up with some rustoleum (just for rust prevention). I also cleaned/painted a couple spots on the skid plates, which is arguable overkill, but I had the wire brushes and paint out anyway.

The front bumper is an aftermarket bumper built by RCI. The scraping there was mostly on my shackle tabs. I'm not planning to replace the rear bumper right now, but I'm thinking about a full-size spare wheel/tire carrier on the back. My spare right now is/was full size for the stock ORP wheels/tires.

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