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  • Samurai

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Thread: Cant decide on a new mud toy, input needed.

  1. 07-23-2013, 06:45 PM #1
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    Default Cant decide on a new mud toy, input needed.

    Last time i did one of these polls, the options were a pathfinder, samurai and Raider. The people picked the samurai, i ignored them and got the pathfinder... which wasnt a horrible decision, my pathfinder turned out great and i had a lot of fun with it.... but in hindsight, the samurai was probably the right decision.....

    So now it's time for another mud toy and again, i cant make up my mind and would like the people's opinion.

    The options......

    Jeep CJ

    Jeep Wranger YJ

    Suzuki Samurai

    K5 Blazer

    International scout
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    CJ is cool but it has a shitty drivetrain.

    Sammy's are great but only with yota axles

    YJ is good, make sure to do the vaccum 4wd bypass

    Good luck finding a scout that's worth a shit

    Fuck the K5....too big

    Stick with a Jeep man.
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    scout all the way
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    No Bronco II WTF
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    get a pre-95 toyota pickup/sr5/hilux. had one as my first car and was my favorite vehicle ive ever had. did great in the trails and in the mud.
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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    No Bronco II WTF
    Yep....gonna need that man card back. I believe it's in your wife's purse....yep, right over there.
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  7. 07-23-2013, 10:44 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Yep....gonna need that man card back. I believe it's in your wife's purse....yep, right over there.
    Rellrrry ??

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    I mean sure it has 4wd....but it's the donkey of the offroad community.
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    I like the bronco 2s and yotas.... but there is kind of a theme going with my options.....


    I'll give you a hint.....



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    The cjs i'm looking at are all chevy powered, so that erases the drivetrain issue....

    So far i'm leaning towards a Jeep or a K5

    especially if i was lucky enough to find a 70s model





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    gave this particular bronco a 2nd glance..... but ultimately, whatever it is has to be topless.

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    get a 86-90 4 RUNNER then. most of them came with cloth tops.
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    Yea the four runners are sweet!

    Why do you wanna go muddin? You know how bad that shit is for your rig? Get something that crawls rocks. Mud is the worst.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Yea the four runners are sweet!

    Why do you wanna go muddin? You know how bad that shit is for your rig? Get something that crawls rocks. Mud is the worst.
    "mud toy" is just a generic phrase for 4x4, i dont really go mudding... if there's mud, there's mud... but i dont go looking for it. I trail ride and drive to fishing/hunting/camping spots and encounter some mud along the way.

    The 4 runner is something i looked at, but in the end, i just dont really care for how they look.
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    I can dig it!

    Get a YJ man. So much easier to work on. You can find good ones for 5K.
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    I can dig it!

    Get a YJ man. So much easier to work on. You can find good ones for 5K.
    Are the YJs as "rugged" as a CJ? newer jeeps scare me.... i've seen so many random cluster fuck electrical problems with newer jeeps. I want something that can get rained in, get wet and dirty and not have to worry about walking home.
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    thoughts on this specific truck, finger on the trigger to buy it.... those tires are 40"
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    YJ is rugged as hell. It's the same as a CJ but has a longer wheel base, wider(safer), and the same electrical problems as a CJ.

    I have never had carpet in any of my jeeps and driven in the rain with no top or doors. Jeeps are not about creature comforts. It's about no top, no doors, and waving to other jeeps. Also every douche bag guy in a minivan or compact wants to be you.
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    K5s are cool but they are so big and and suck gas like a motherfucker. Have you priced replacement 40's? Not fun.

    If you do it, check the driveshaft ujoints and axle seals(pretty much standard for any rig that has been in mud).
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    YJ is rugged as hell. It's the same as a CJ but has a longer wheel base, wider(safer), and the same electrical problems as a CJ.

    I have never had carpet in any of my jeeps and driven in the rain with no top or doors. Jeeps are not about creature comforts. It's about no top, no doors, and waving to other jeeps. Also every douche bag guy in a minivan or compact wants to be you.
    yeah, fuck the carpet and the cruise control..... if you dont want a jeep, then buy a ford explorer.

    what do you think about that last K5? seriously thinking about buying that one this weekend.
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    See last post
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    K5s are cool but they are so big and and suck gas like a motherfucker. Have you priced replacement 40's? Not fun.

    If you do it, check the driveshaft ujoints and axle seals(pretty much standard for any rig that has been in mud).
    When the time came to replace the 40s, id probably remove the lift and go with a normal sized tire. I prefer the smaller tire trucks myself. That K5 looks cool, but nothing something id spend a lot of money to make that way or keep that way.

    My ideal truck looks something like this... tire wise... i like the skinnier offroad tires, i dont see a need for the big ass wide monsters...

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    What happens if one pops? Gotta think about that, especially if you are in the middle of the woods. Can't limp out with a 33". Will blow out your rear end....no homo
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    What happens if one pops? Gotta think about that, especially if you are in the middle of the woods. Can't limp out with a 33". Will blow out your rear end....no homo
    Patch that mofo. If i got a truck with that severe of a lift, id probably keep 2 spare tires.
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    so $5-600 a tire... chump change..lol
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    Lol exactly.
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    I had a '75 K5, 7 inches of lift 38" super-swampers. Loved that damn thing, except for the fact you need 4 grown men to remove the top. One day after several beers (and a sawzall) we fixed that factory defect. Cut it behind the drivers seat, threw the back half away. Had a tonneau cover from a marine boat cover complete with chevy bowtie shaped plastic rear window.



    Unfortunately it wouldn't fit on any rental car trailer when I moved to Arizona. So I "sold" it to a (would be) friend of mine who never finished paying me for it.
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    I helped a buddy lift a 77 and throw in a 400 SB and it was great but kept throwing ujoint caps and it was a PITA. Especially at 65mph on the highway.
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    Take a Suzuki with the right setup and no mud can't stop you and it will fit trails also. A k5 is nice if you want to go cheap but it is only good for mud not climbing or trail rides...
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    Quote Originally Posted by -EnVus- View Post
    Take a Suzuki with the right setup and no mud can't stop you and it will fit trails also. A k5 is nice if you want to go cheap but it is only good for mud not climbing or trail rides...
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    At this point, unless something really good pops up.... looks like im goin with the K5 blazer
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    Get a jeep wrangler and call it a day, I enjoyed my TJ, I sold it to my cousin in New Orleans and is enjoying the shit out of it


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    This thread is now changed to the "talk me out of buying a K5 thread".....

    If you have insight or info on why not to buy a K5, please voice those concerns. The K5 i'm expecting to buy is the red one i posted a picture of last page.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sinfix_15 View Post
    This thread is now changed to the "talk me out of buying a K5 thread".....

    If you have insight or info on why not to buy a K5, please voice those concerns. The K5 i'm expecting to buy is the red one i posted a picture of last page.
    The only negatives I can see about the one you posted is you cannot do any serious wheeling until you downsize the tires. You get any articulation and those tires are going to be eating sheet metal. That being said, drive it until it needs new tires and then downsize to something a little more practical/usable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Echonova View Post
    The only negatives I can see about the one you posted is you cannot do any serious wheeling until you downsize the tires. You get any articulation and those tires are going to be eating sheet metal. That being said, drive it until it needs new tires and then downsize to something a little more practical/usable.
    yeah, i dig the way it looks.... but im pretty sure those tires will be for sale day 1.
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    now this is about perfect... as far as fitment goes.


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    supposed to have this delivered to me this weekend. As long as everything goes as planned, this will be my new mud toy.

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