For our adventure travels I run the same tires and rims on our M416 trailer as on the FJ. With the larger 295 tires additional fender clearance was needed as well as additional width. The M416 fenders have a lip that is about 1.25 inches that adds additional strength. By cutting this lip off I…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
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FJ Cruiser Re-Gearing Completed
by tomas •
With my re-gearing project complete and tested it is time to let everyone know how it went. With the change of tires from 265/70-17s to 295/70-17s the re-gear was needed to keep my crawl ration where it needed to be. The gears installed are 4:56s that combined with my new tires lower my crawl speed…
Expedition Trailer, Expedition Travel
New RoofTop Tent – Ezi-Awn T-Top 1800 First Look
by tomas •
I finally received our new rooftop tent. The ARB tent was not large enough for 3 people so we are upgrading to a Ezi Awn T-Top 1800 RoofTop Tent. The 1800 is going to give us and additional 17 inches in width which will allow the 3 of us to have enough room to sleep.…
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Elk Park Wetland Damage
by tomas •
During day trip last week we went to Elk Park in the Pike National Forest. Elk park is a large sub-alpine wetland fed by a number of small springs. The area is a very soft marshland with a few small ponds. The pictures included here show the damage that 4×4 and ATV do to this sub-alpine…
Trip Reports
Fathers Day 2010
by tomas •
This last Sunday we took a picnic trip in the Pike National Forest for fathers day. Living on the west side of Colorado Springs we are lucky to have the national forest right out our back door. Our destination was a sub-alpine park at the base of Almagre called Elk Park. Looking west from the park.…