Offroad trail

[RyansTBLS]

Not sure if this post should go here, but at Portland International Raceway there is an offroad course. During the All British Field Meet's the land rover would show off their skills and take passengers. Nothing on PIRs website of course, but if one of our moderators wanted to contact them they might let those of us in the Oregon/Washington area get a chance to try out 4wd, particularly before any real trails later in the summer.

http://www.portlandraceway.com/

Just a thought

[The Roadie]

Interesting find, but I'm not clear on the benefit. New Land Rovers can't stray more than a couple of miles from the nearest mall, or expose themselves to the risk of brush pinstriping, which is why the family butler precedes the vehicle down the trails with their pruning shears to trim the vegetation.

After all, it was the British who invented spray-on mud for the Landie wannabes.



I recommend: Just find a friend and go on real trails.

[fishsticks]

The green trails in TSF are easily passable by a stock TB during the non-snow months. The scenery is better and an ORV pass is $10 for 2 years. You can spend all day out there and not hit all the greens.

I've seen the demo course you're talking about. Its just that. I think you'd get bored on it after an hour or less. I've been to club runs on the actual paved track. You need a good sized group and it's $$$. You also have to tech in. I expect the same of the demo course if they would even let private parties do it.

I've offered to do a newbie TSF run in the past. There wasn't much interest.

[RyansTBLS]

Thanks for the info! I presume you're talking about Tillamook State Forest?

[fishsticks]

Thanks for the info! I presume you're talking about Tillamook State Forest?

Yep. I've been all over there in my TB. I'll run my Yota up there this year.

[the_asian_TB]

tsf is fun. we're getting alot of tbs around the area we will definitly need to make a run in the summer.

[OregTrailBlazin]

I've offered to do a newbie TSF run in the past. There wasn't much interest.

That's because it was a Newbie run

[fishsticks]

I've offered to do a newbie TSF run in the past. There wasn't much interest.

That's because it was a Newbie run

I think I'm the only TB around here who could make it up Waterfall.

[Trail X]

Fixed your post for ya Donny.

[RyansTBLS]

Been looking at the pictures of TSF, looks a bit tougher then my TB can handle. Not sure my TB can go above a trailrating of 2 without lift kits etc...

[djthumper]

ummm isn't that why you are here? You would be surprised what a stock TB can do.

[RyansTBLS]

Yea, I want her ready for an offroad trip in august, up outside of sisters, OR hopefully I am pleasantly surprised with what she can do but first she has to stay out of the shop

[navigator]

If you have any mechanical questions (not suspension/4wd related) search on GMTNation and even Trailvoy for the answers.
If you can't find the answer post a question on GMTNation, we can save you some shop time and it helps build the database of solutions.

I think most would agree if you are offroading where there are big rocks that radiator and oil pan armor are more important than lift. BartonMD has been a lot of places with virtually no lift and 30.5 inch tires.

[Trail X]

Or if you don't want to belong to more than one forum, you CAN post general troubleshooting here too. I do...

[fishsticks]

Yea, I want her ready for an offroad trip in august, up outside of sisters, OR hopefully I pleasantly surprised with what she can do but first she has to stay out of the shop

I could get you through a day of greens at TSF if you have something better than street tires on. Powerline is long, narrow and twisty but not particularly hard. Archer's is mostly green... including this part. (If I remember right)




Also this part...



You don't have to tear up it like we did.

[djthumper]

fishsticks hit it on the head with the street tire comment.

[RyansTBLS]

That's the main thing I'm waiting to get changed, is to get some descent all terrain tires, my car has better tires than my truck. I was debating about picking up some used all terrains, just because I'd like to have at least some offroad experience before august. I do need to pick up more recovery equipment as well, tow strap, recovery strap, etc.

also, it would be nice to replace that plastic grill guard, looking underneath the frame is the lowest part with the exception of the lower bar on the brush guard, though I'd still like to avoid the bigger rocks, seeing as this is my first vehicle with no dents

awesome videos, that is the kind of thing I would like to be doing with the TB

[navigator]

if you don't have tow hooks, get some or a recovery bumper or a front receiver.
You can likely fit a 265/70/16 with no lift or spacers thought that is really close to the max.
With a rad and oil pan skid you can go a lot of places with a buddy.

[RyansTBLS]

I don't have tow hooks on the front, going to see if I can get some. I have the shackle on the rear hitch. I'm currently running 245/65/R17 I think I can go a little bigger. Is the rad and oil pan skid the same piece? Or is one in front of the axle and one behind?

[RyansTBLS]

I looked under the vehicle and here's what I found..

looks like an oil pan skid plate, not sure why it's not sitting flush though

also on the front brush guard..

not sure where the rad skid would bolt in or if I need one with that lower bar