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  1. R.J.

    R.J.'s New New Rig

    I'm sorry guys. It's not an RBV. It's not even a Ford. It's a... 1999 Toyota 4runner limited, 4wd with factory rear E-locker. Bought it back in March with 178k miles on it. It was bone stock. It's slightly modified now. Explorer Forum, you guys are my family. This forum is the reason I got...
  2. R.J.

    Jeep seats. Has anyone made them fit?

    Looking for some new front seats for my bronco ii. Has anyone put seats from a Jeep in an rbv? After market is a lot better for Jeeps.
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    Big Bear in Sept

    I went up recently to Big Bear CA for some 4wheeling. Want to make it back up there and see who else would able to join. I'm thinking either September 22nd or 29th. Whicher works better for everyone. How hard of trials do we want to do? Difficult trails are: John Bull Deep Creek (dishpan...
  4. R.J.

    Anyone going to TDS 2018?

    I might run down there for the day. I've never been. But I'm not doing anything else that day so I was thinking about going.
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    Heater only works on panel/floor setting

    It's been cold lately, and the only time I get heat out of the climate control is when the setting is on panel/floor setting, but only the panel vents come out warm. I don't get heat through the floor vents, the defroster, and if I put the setting on panel only, then it's cold again. But slide...
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    King of the Hammers 2018

    Anyone going to king of the hammers this year? Its big a crazy and chaotic. Some people hate it, some people love it. I'm planning on being there Thursday to Saturday. The main race is on Friday the 9th.
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    Dead in the water

    Went in too deep. Engine took in water and hydrolocked. I don't have any photos from the outside. Here's one of the water and me on the hood hooking up the tow strap. Instagram post by Robbie Krumm • Dec 24, 2017 at 2:16am UTC Instagram post by Robbie Krumm • Dec 25, 2017 at 12:03am UTC
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    RJ's B2 Build

    I started building my second RBV, a Bronco ii. This thread is to post about and document the work done to the car, so it can help others that are building a b2 or ranger based vehicle. This is actually my second build thread about this rig, the first one was accidentally deleted. I picked up...
  9. R.J.

    Pomona Off Road Expo

    Anyone going to the off road expo this weekend? I think I'll go Sunday afternoon. Kinda busy the rest of the weekend.
  10. R.J.

    Will 33x12.5 tires fit with 1.5" lift?

    Yes. They technically they will. At least on a b2 they can.
  11. R.J.

    Cleghorn Trail March 19th

    Hey local SoCal offroaders, I plan to go out to the cleghorn trail on the 19th. It's my local "test n tune" spot so I want to do a few things to the bronco and go see how it does. I have work in the morning so this will be an afternoon run, but the trail is short and the time change will give us...
  12. R.J.

    Cleghorn trail, July 10th (SoCal)

    Me and some friends are going to run the Cleghorn trail Sunday July 10th. this is actually my second attempt, this thread originally was for our run back on memorial day, but my car broke at the beggining of the trail so lets get some more Fords going on this trip so I'm not surrounded by...
  13. R.J.

    Explorer on top, Bronco on bottum??

    Seems like what i want to do with the Navajo (explorer 2dr) is put full width rear axle and full width dana 44 ttb in front. and another thing that would be cool is a v8. So when thinking about doing all that the question comes into my mind "could i swap an Explorer sport body onto a Bronco...
  14. R.J.

    5.0 vs. Doubler T-case

    Pondering some options. what direction should i go with the navajo? Option 1: 4.0ohv engine, c5 tranny, and 1350 t-case with doubler or Option 2: 5.0 engine, 4r70w tranny and single t-case things im thinking about are difficulty, price, and the fact that i already have the doubler...
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    Cleghorn. Sunday March 29th

    come on out and run cleghorn this sunday. me and justin will be going to try out our stuff. anyone who wants to join in would be great. not sure about the time, probably 10 or 11am. the Cleghorn trail is off the 15 fwy going up the cajon pass.
  16. R.J.

    Azusa Canyon, Jan 4th

    hey thought i'd throw a thread up inviting anyone that wants to go. Me and justin are going to Azusa Canyon tomorrow, Jan 4, with some friends. azusa canyon is mud bogs so if anyone's into that, come on out. sorry it's short notice.
  17. R.J.

    c5 transmission rebuild questions

    for any of you that have a c5, two questions; 1) how much does it cost a shop to rebuild it? meaning whats a fair price. the trans shop down the street said $1k and they'd also put in a shift kit. 2) how hard is it to rebuild it yourself? how much does that cost. 3) going along with...
  18. R.J.

    R.J.'s Elite Navajo Registry.... I Think It's About Time

    Me and Jim have been a member on here for a while and haven't made an Elite Registry. so here goes! 1991 Mazda Navajo 4x4, 5spd 4.0L ohv KKM intake Flowmaster exhaust Port and Polished heads Front Suspension: custom cut and truned, extended, and plated beams (2.5" each side) 14x2.5" King...
  19. R.J.

    Return from Johnson Valley

    first time anyof us had gone there. a lot of open space and didn't know the spots to go reall well, but we all had mucho grande fun blasting through washes, climbing hills and rocks. eferything went well and it was a great day, but the last two hours unleashed hell on my car. so the navajo had...
  20. R.J.

    Flexxxed....

    out the daily driver today. found a baby flex ramp. didn't even lift a tire. pimp justin's 4runner out flexxed me though :p:
  21. R.J.

    Pick Your Part 50% Off Sale

    just in case anyone needs some junk yard stuff before truckhaven, there's a 50% off sale the 11-12-13 http://www.pickapart.com/
  22. R.J.

    Coilovers, what spring rate do you run?

    anyone running coilovers, what srping rates do you run (main/tender) or what would be good for a 4.0 explorer with a ttb? obviously i need something to be flexy but i don't know which numbers are good. whatever Paul be is running, would probably work perfect for me.
  23. R.J.

    Project Baby Runner/Mini Crawler: R.J.'s Navajo Build

    this thread is going to be just a thread posting any mods or work being done on the Navajo. I'll also make a registry which would kinda like a summery of whats in the vehicle and i already have a thread started about the work im doing to the front beams/axle...
  24. R.J.

    Return from TDS '08

    windy. sand going everywhere and getting in your eyes.
  25. R.J.

    to widen, or not to widen?

    ok, i have a set of cut and turned beams that im going to truss, plate, and enlarge the axle hole. but, should i keep them the stock width and run all stock parts/axles, are should i widen them about 2.25" each side and use a d44 axle which is around 4.5"s wider? widening the beams by the...
  26. R.J.

    Front end work

    bye bye! see you again soon!
  27. R.J.

    Glamis in February

    its been to long since i've been to glamis, so it's time to hit the dunes! we're goin out the 15-17 of this month (february) and inviting anyone who wants to come! (copied from post #28) This will be presidents day weekend, so it will be very busy! party people, drunk people, bros, quads...
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    Jim's new toy

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    Off-Road magazine

    If anyone reads "off-road" magazine (off-roadweb.com) there's an article in the february edition about the mcneiloff-road d35 4x4 suspension kit. i searched around and couldn't find any pictures of it on the web and don't have a scanner to uploads pics from the magazine. so i knw this is...
  30. R.J.

    4" lift springs with add-a-leaf?

    just thought i would ask, i have 4" stupid lift springs that saged down pretty good. if you put and aal in would it raise it at all? or would aal only help on stock hieght springs? i would assume they wouldn't work since the arch is already four inches more then stock, but i have a set of aal's...
  31. R.J.

    best front locker/ls?

    my 91 navajo, i might be having problems with my aussie locker. ym truck's in the shop and if he says the locker is broken/worn what should i go with? i like the aussie when it worked, but my diss guy says they wear out pretty quick and that it could be the cause of my hubs breaking so much...
  32. R.J.

    Ok, just for you bii people

    i just want to let you know that i think bronco two's are bad ass! i've always kinda liked em, but now i think they're awesome. me and some friends wen to azusa canyon today to play in the mud. one fullsize 92 bronco on 35's and one little baby bronco 2. the bii was COMPLETLY stock as far as...
  33. R.J.

    daily driver project

    sooooooooooo who wants to help me swap my engine and transmission? :D so i flipped my daily driver explorer on its side, being cheaper to buy a new explorer and swap engine and trans (trans rebuilt 15,000 miles ago). so thats the plan. old explorer new explorer (good body, blown...
  34. R.J.

    what does this mean?

    my 91 navajo was driving like it had a miss fire, the autoshop said no codes came up and that mybe we could try changing the spark plugs. so pulled a few out and the driver side closes to the fire wall didn't look to good to me. why is the bottum threads messed up? and i don't...
  35. R.J.

    Bfg or Mickey-T?

    Bfgoodrich mudds or mickey thompson mtz? ive always liked the bfgs and think they look pretty good, but ive been hearing some really good things about the mickey thompson mtz's. which do you think is better?
  36. R.J.

    my car is gonna die

    400$ to instal an aussie locker? no thanks. me trying to put it in? not gonna go so well. am i gonna try? yes i will. have i ever worked on a diff or even understand them? nah. but tomorrow the pieces or coming out, i just don't know if i'm gonna be able to figure out how to get the new pieces...
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