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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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2WD offroading tips please

the weekend of the 24th im going up north with a few buddys i have a 1997 f-150 2WD with mods in my sig. we have a 1977 f-150 12" of lift 38" superswampers 400M, a V-10 exerction lifted 10" with 35" toyo all trains so i have more then enogh truck to pull me out. im making a bracket that goes frame rail to frame rail in the front were my lower valence used to be and get 2X4 box steel and weld 2 D hooks on the front up there. i was just wondering if anyone had some tips on 4 wheeling in 2WD? its sandy up there for the most part but theres a few muddy spots...i aint afraid to get it stuck just wanna know some tips...also im getting a prefilter because i have a hood scoop that is functional with my filter right there. i have 265/75/R16 Wrangler RT/S on the back and dunlap radial rovers 265/75/R16 on the front. any advice is helpful thanks guys
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:22 PM
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Sorry forgot the sig here ya go.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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Hit it hard..........
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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i'd ride with your buddys
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:26 PM
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Get some concrete boots so when you getting in and out of your truck from being pulled out the interior will stay cleaner!
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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haha thanks guys oh im deff hittin the trails with my truck...what about the sand what do i do there? Also is there any way to stop my truck from misfireing IE. Stop crap from getting down my sparkplug chambers and mis-firing the truck...anyway to seal that..every time i go offroadin i end up with a mis-fire from crap getting in the plugs and i have to get and get an air compresser and take off the wires and blow out the spark plugs then she runs fine...any ideas? lol thanks so far guys
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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haul butt thru everything!

my 2wd used to get stuck everywhere. and i would pull off your plastic valence. im sure you will be hitting that alot if you hit trails hard.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:43 PM
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lol that valence has been gone since day 1 i had my truck..it was cracked and half off so i just riped it off. im making a bracket on the front with 2 D hooks so they can easly hook me up and pull me out.
 
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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atleast your a nice 2wd offroader. every one i ever go with that has 2wd does not have one place to mount to the front so it makes it so much harder to climb underneath to find somewhere
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:09 AM
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Man, you really know how to tear up a truck. I feel bad for your truck. Go by a 4WD and do it right.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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haha my truck has ran on 7 cyl's more than 8 cyl's its been overloaded its been coverd in mudd its done its fair share of brake toqures and seen more mud then any 2WD truck should ever see. Also what about breathers what do i do for those? i need that bumper sticker my friend got me it says "This trucks been to hell and back" *hell michigan *
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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Stay as far away from the mud as possible. Before you even start, connect a tow strap to the front of your truck and just toss it over the cab into the bed, so you don't have to climb inderneath every time!

Don't break your buddies' trucks getting your truck pulled out.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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oh thats not fun! i dont mind getin a lil muddy but that aint a bad idea lol. oh and one of my friends stole those 2 tires right outta my bed last night and they wont admit to it so i gotta go find some more tires im not happy about it at all! ill take lots of pictures up there and some videos to.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Throw some boggers on the rear wheels and 500lbs of sand in the bed and keep the pedal to the floor
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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lol send me some money for the boggers or send the boggers nahh i wont throw anything in the bed...i might will see how it goes...to bad ur not at state any more u could bring ur truck and 4wheeler! lol
 
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