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Old 04-10-2005, 10:52 PM   #31
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Re: Re: Re: Best Off-Road Truck

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Yeah those Wranglers can really do well. They probably have the same power to weight ratio as a K5 too.
I think the 6 cylinder Wranglers have more power to weight, the Wranglers are pretty light compared to the K5s, and the newer 6 cylinder engines have more horsepower than the old V8 engines, but the V8s have more torque. Really, anything with 4x4 low has plenty of power. I've never seen anyone who couldn't spin the tires in 4x4 low.
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Old 04-20-2005, 08:41 PM   #32
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

Im on a $4000 dollar budget so i was wondering how an s-10 or a ford ranger would do with suspesion and tire upgrades under light offroading conditions, mostly trails. I would be looking at v6 mainly and it would be 4wd.
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Old 04-20-2005, 11:02 PM   #33
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

Ford Ranger would be real nice. Personally, i'd go with a 2door cherokee.
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Old 04-23-2005, 10:08 PM   #34
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Im on a $4000 dollar budget so i was wondering how an s-10 or a ford ranger would do with suspesion and tire upgrades under light offroading conditions, mostly trails. I would be looking at v6 mainly and it would be 4wd.
I would go with the S-10. There's a lot of upgrades for them and well...I'm a little biased against Ford. I've just never had a good experience with them. Just my opinion though.
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Old 04-26-2005, 02:04 PM   #35
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for 4 grand id get an older 4runner (late 80's with removeable hardtop, friend had an 88, lots of fun) but try to get the v6 or if u can find one that had a 350 swapped in cause those things are extremely gutless.
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Old 05-12-2005, 02:06 AM   #36
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

I HATE Chevy, but I have a little S-10 Blazer with a 2.8L, auto and that thing goes anywhere, and through anything where I live. What a mountian goat

I don't think that it has enough power to do serius mudding though. Good thing that I live in the semi-desert
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Old 05-27-2005, 10:17 PM   #37
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

My 4.3L s-10 has yet to leave me stranded, but all I have done is some mud. It has gotten me through mud roads that I thought i was gonna have to walk out...they were BAD. 4lo and up it went over one bad hill leaving 6" ruts.
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Old 05-27-2005, 10:28 PM   #38
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

I found the nicest steep solid mud hill last week 1 day after about a years worth of rain here in 1 week.
There was actually water still running down this hill and I thought, like you that I couldn't make it up. But I knew that I could always back down if I had to.

Well my little Blazer proved me wrong. With the posi rear end I hardly even spun a tire. Although I don't know how deep the ruts I left were.
I live in the mountians in BC Canada, so were not talking mole hills here
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Old 05-30-2005, 10:23 PM   #39
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For trails/sand I would definitely go with Toyota Tacoma TRD with rear locker, however for mud slinging...you need power...Chevy Z71.

get the supercharged toyota tacoma. it will have just shy on 300 hp in a package 1500 lbs lighter then a chevy

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Old 06-09-2005, 10:26 PM   #40
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Best off-road truck?

How about the 2006 Hummer H1 Alpha?

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Old 06-09-2005, 11:51 PM   #41
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for the money of an H! like that i could have a bad ass buggie built and still have the money to get a trailer and a nice tow rig. thebuggie would hand it to the hummer any day of the week off road also

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Old 07-08-2005, 04:44 AM   #42
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

I like the Heeps, the really old jeep wagoneers have stock dana 44's. But they look like crap. I was thinking about my next rig, and was pondering the Tahoe, or an old Blazer/Jimmy fullsize, 1960's. But I might go with a Grand Cherokee, and cusomize it with Dana 60 rear, 44 fronts with arb air/detroit lockers. Spring suspension. 350 engine. But the style I want is like the Avalanche, so I would chop the cargo area off to make it a truck bed.
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Old 07-08-2005, 08:34 PM   #43
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I like the Heeps, the really old jeep wagoneers have stock dana 44's. But they look like crap. I was thinking about my next rig, and was pondering the Tahoe, or an old Blazer/Jimmy fullsize, 1960's. But I might go with a Grand Cherokee, and cusomize it with Dana 60 rear, 44 fronts with arb air/detroit lockers. Spring suspension. 350 engine. But the style I want is like the Avalanche, so I would chop the cargo area off to make it a truck bed.
dont do that the lack of a frame makes them poor choices for a wheeler espesially after they h ave been cut up

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Old 08-29-2006, 09:01 AM   #44
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Re: Best Off-Road Truck

Jeep is the best way to go they were one of the originals. If you want the best stock performing offroad rig get a rubicon you dont have to lift it right away to do good on a trail. With a budget like that i would find an older cherokee, dont get a post 80 pre 96 wrangler terrible transmissions. Honestly wouldnt recomend a ranger or s10 unless you wanna get a new one evne then only a ranger. An International scout would be great but hard to find.
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Old 08-30-2006, 01:57 PM   #45
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OK I gat to go with the toyota lightweight awsome traction good size tires standard, great aftermarket, long enough to be stable without having a bad breakover angle.
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