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Patrick ODay
Gen III
 
7/16/2001
01:36:28
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 Subject: 800 miles of off road fun
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Just got back from our two weeks driving through 800 miles of back roads/trails in Oregon. We traversed the state from California to Washington. It was fantastic! We saw herds of 50 to 75 elk up close (too close). Mule deer, Antelope, white tail deer, wild horses, Bald Eagles, Pelicans! and lots more. Got stuck twice, once fast and hard and took two days to dig out. Wiped out the front valance, back bumper and both nerf bars (they saved the rockers and doors). Busted a bolt on the front shock.
Found a dinosaur tooth fossil, 60lb chunk of obsidian, petrified wood, jade, and a 25lb chunk of gold bearing quarts. We saw only 6 people while on the trail.
No rain, 117 deg on one day, 70 to 100 on all the other days with little humidity, 20 percent or so. slept under the stars, ate like a king and saw 14 of the most beautiful sunsets of my life.
We took some video and notes and will post a trip report soon. Nurf bars are on order and I plan on having a custom front bumper made ASAP. The rear bumper will be replaced by a smitty built tube type.
It's good to be back but I can't wait to do that again. It was the best vacation of my life.
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mudslinger
Dodge Dakota
7/16/2001
08:25:21
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that sounds like alot of fun! were the trails pretty moderate, or did they get hairy at times? also, what other mods have you done to your dakota?
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Hawkeye
Gen III
7/16/2001
09:09:44
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Glad to here you made it back ok and that you had a good time. Sounds like the Dak did great and is no worse for wear aside from the few bumps and bruises. Check out this site. I really like their rear bumpers. http://www.toughcountry.com/dodge.htm
'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
32x11.50 BFG AT's
Green Thunder
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Patrick ODay
Gen III
7/16/2001
14:45:42
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The trails were easy most of the time. We run 32" Goodyears and I have lifed the rig 1" all around with a block in the back and a tweek to the front. No rubbing.
We had Ranch RS9000 adjustable shocks and found that I needed to make adjustments to accomadate the different conditions. For ruts and crawling we ran them stout to control body roll. For wash board we ran them softer to save out teeth, for gravel roads we set them soft so we could go faster. We did air down the tires oto 20psi also.
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