Tundras to Sedona 2022

You all getting your trucks ready? On my final checklist and preparing to depart next week.

 

Awesome... safe travels see you there

 

Oh yea. Oil change and trans drain and fill this weekend and it’ll be gtg. I was underneath to assess all the damage I’ve inflicted since last year so I’ll know what’s fresh and what’s old.

Turns out I needed another half inch of clearance here…

 

I’m clearing the garage out to get everything laid out for packing and Tetris into the truck bed.
Looks like the weather will be great!!!

 

I don’t normally go around spending other peoples money but we need you to swap the white Roto pax for this one and make it a Toyota retro banner theme…

 

Napalm holder

 

Actually, I do have an extra 2 gal red one. I switched it out for a 3 gallon one.

 

Did my oil change this past week. Changing out the air filters this weekend.

BTW, what trail did you do that damage on? I’m interested in doing Broken Arrow but concerned with my rear departure clearance.

 

You can take off your rear bumper and I’ll look after it for you. Might want to take the mirror caps and door handles off too so they don’t get scratched

 

It wasn’t in Sedona. I think it was on an offshoot of the Copper Creek trail near Mammoth. We were trying to make it to some abandoned mansions and it got sketchy.

You’ll be fine for Broken Arrow - just make your you don’t have a trailer hitch in the receiver.

 

Thats the thing. My spare carrier is in the hitch receiver. It is a DirtCom carrier and they do angle it up a bit for more clearance. I have seen some videos of broken arrow where full size trucks are dragging their rear bumper.

 

They are probably doing optional stuff like this…


I kissed a slider and frame on bottom but no bumper/hitch contact.

 

Nicely done!

I don’t have sliders either so you think I’ll be ok as long as stick to the simplest path?

 

Should be okay but you’ll be puckered in a couple spots and have to stay vigilant with tire placement. They definitely recommend skids/sliders. I was prepared to run it last year without sliders but they ended up being delivered 48 hours before I left so we threw them on.

 

Could have been a variety of factors, but I got my hitch on that obstacle.

 

Looks like the best gen should try that line when we do broken arrow

 

Absolutely!

 

Last October I hadn’t quite ran my truck as much as I had wished, to know its yays or nays. So I took it easy and had fun, also taking it easy, I definitely bottomed out on whoops at the cinders haha, so i learnt I need better leafs while on the trip. But since then, I’ve done quite a few more trails with it and feel more confident in its abilities. The boathauler said I should be good on that trail, I trust his judgment.

 

For sure!

Do not hesitate to ask for a spot either. Take your time and you can do any obstacle on that trail

 

I'm gonna give the truck a one-over and make sure nothing is about to fall off. Also going to remove the front swaybar, cause I like to party.


Do many people do smiley rock? Watched a couple videos and it looks cool.

 

my first actual offroad other than desert was Smiley rock... a few wtF moments. but came out ok...ish

 

LOL, the “ish” part is the concerning point. From what I’ve read, it’s a pin stripe magnet.

 

I don’t care about stripes, I thought it was a rock garden kinda trail……

 

What size tires and lift height are you running? Just trying to compare your height to mine so I can guatimate clearance.

 

yes a big rock garden and branches. sliders are a must... 295s and a 3" lift

 

The rains down south have done a number on our trails, washout and over growth has been insane!

 

Last year I was on 275 / 70 18s. Just shy of 33”. I have 2” of lift up front and a little over an inch in back.

 

Yea, I’ll probably be skipping Smiley Rock for lack of sliders. I have AMP power steps for the family.

 

Hmmm didn’t know that. If it were mine, I’d take them off before running the harder trails.

 

Anyone else having issues with the website? I tried to go on and purchase some shirts/raffle tickets and when I click to checkout the page refreshes and takes you back to the homepage. Maybe I missed the cutoff? I thought it was tomorrow (4/15/22).