Ground clearance or wheel well clearance? Ground clearance says 9.6" stock so the tires probably add an inch. The coilovers probably add another 1.5" front as it's IFS but I gain nothing in the rear as it's a solid axle. As far as wheel well clearance, plenty. You can bolt up 33's stock and I have run 35's with the…

I live in Colorado, but frequently make it down to UT to play in the Desert. I drive an 08 FJ Cruiser, King Remote Reservoir Coilovers and Shocks, beefier metal-tech LCA's and 33" tires but otherwise stock suspension-wise. I have a 24" lightbar on the front bumper and a 50" curved lightbar on the roof with Putco LED's…

When you're going fast through the desert at night they are quite nice. It's easy to overdrive even the nicest of stock headlights in that condition.

Apparently I am doing this "Off Road" thing all wrong. When I get to camp my vehicle is covered in dust, mud, twigs, unidentifiable goo, bugs and other stuff I generally don't want cooked into my steak. I shall re-evaluate my technique so I may arrive freshly washed and waxed like the Defender in their product photo…

I would add "Buy a small beater bike to learn on" to this list. My first adventure bike was a 08 KLR650, bought it brand new, immediately added crash bars, skid plate, racks, luggage, basically all the "farkles" I saw on the bikes I was lusting after in advrider posts. Fast forward a year and a stack of repair bills…

If he were racing it... perhaps. The rebuild schedule on my Honda 250x is similar but mine went nearly 15,000 miles of dual sport riding and was still putting along before I finally did the top end earlier this season. I regularly do 2-5k miles on that bike in a single trip, at 70-80mpg with a 4 gallon tank and a 1…

That is a naive statement, people ride RTW on small displacement thumpers all the time.

Compared to the DR650 the KLR650 feels like it weighs as much as a small planet, due mainly to carrying nearly 7 gallons of fuel as high as possible. (Previous DR owner, current 2008 KLR650 owner). The KLR also felt significantly down on power compared to the DR until I installed a Schnitz Racing 705cc kit.

My problem with a lot of these "Dual Sport ADV" boots is the sole. During this type of riding you often want to get off the bike and hike around and explore the areas you are riding to. With a semi-smooth sole you are pretty much SOL should you encounter any mud or challenging terrain on your adventure.

I have been wearing the Gaerne Balance Oiled boots for a couple years and some of my riding buddies have jumped on the bandwagon as well, nothing but good to say all around.

Check out the Gaerne Balance Oiled boots, they are super comfortable once broken in and don't look outlandish.

Haha I suppose I am that one guy. Took the FJ out camping and exploring this weekend with my girl. Ran into some follow off-road enthusiasts at the summit of Webster Pass above Breckenridge and they were kind enough to pose for some photos!

The rear sags a couple inches with all the gear and the dirtbike on the back but it's not bad at all, the only thing I notice while driving is that the steering is a little lighter. I will go about 15% stiffer and 2" longer coils when I re-do the suspension but it performs great as is. The Bilsteins on the TT and…

Here's a couple more shots.

Its a 2008 FJ Cruiser Trail Teams Edition

I agree on the roof top tent. Here's my FJ Cruiser with a Hannibal RoofTop tent and an IronMan awning. I also use a Dometic CF50 Fridge/Freezer with a 210AH deep cycle battery and a solar panel on the roof rack to trickle charge instead of a cooler. I leave it on 24/7/365 for the past two years, I've never run the…

Sure it can. I have 4 Xbox controllers connected to my PC and there are a lot of games that allow 2-4 player split or shared screen on PC.

Awesome, I am reading this on my new gaming Comp that I literally just finished last night. I'm using an old Silverstone HTPC case that's now gone through 3 complete system upgrades and using the stock Intel Cooler while I decide if I ultimately want to go water or air cooling. Here's my specs, hate on fellow nerds:

Eh, I'm impressed. Hell's Revenge is an easy trail if you take the less challenging lines but for a independent suspension vehicle that appears to have about 2" of travel and only slightly more clearance it acquitted itself nicely. Amazing what a locker will do for ya.

Nice work, I'm always excited when I see any flavor of LandRover on the trails. I see the occasional Discovery/LR3/LR4 but only once in my years of 4wheeling around CO and UT have I ever seen a Range on an actual trail.