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This episode of the Off Road Podcast is Sponsored by WARN, Medical Gear Outfitters, and Colby Valve.

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Tonight, Aaron talks to lunchmeat, Coy crawls around, & Ben is yelling at some kids

Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off road industry.  Your hosts tonight are Aaron and Coy, that’s me and Ben should be joining us later.  Welcome to the show.  

Coy – rc wheeling, ultimate photo bomb

Aaron – Worked on the shop a little.  Got an alignment on the Frontier. Learning a little more about Ham & bought a mobile antenna for my handheld to use on the next trip.

Ben – 

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News brought to you by Colby Valve

• Car Scoops – Gladiators and Wranglers Recalled Over Exploding Clutch Plates
  • 2018-2023 Jeeps 
  • Almost 70,000 vehicles affected
  • In documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, that under some circumstances, the clutch pressure plate can overheat due to friction
  • If that happens, the plate can rapidly fracture with enough force to crack or even puncture the transmission case. In that scenario, heated fragments could fly out of the transmission and come in contact with an ignition source in the vehicle, possibly leading to a fire.
  • The automaker says that it is aware of 26 customer assistance records, 36 warranty claims, and six field reports of issues potentially related to this fault around the globe
• Motor Trend – Chevy Builds a Raptor & TRX Fighter
  • Code named “Project Meteor” as a dinosaur killer
  • Possible name of ZRX
  • Speculation is that it may get the Cadillac CTS-V 6.2l Supercharged V8 with 668hp & 659tq or the  Escalade V’s V8 with 682hp & 653tq
  • No real info out there other than that Chevy is working on something

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Fast Five Facts   

1. New or old vehicle? 

2. Summer or winter camping?

3. Rock, Sand, Snow, or Mud?

4. Favorite vehicle brand?

5. Favorite tire?

Any recommendations for someone new to off-roading 

Tell us about you

How did you get started in off-roading?  

A- Needed a truck for house projects.  I couldn’t afford the Tacoma so I bought the Frontier.  Made sure to get the top-of-the-line model which came with a locker.

C- started in an 83 Toyota mini truck and now we are here

B- 

What was the first vehicle you took off road?

C- 1986 Oldsmobile delta 88

B- 

A- Various dirt bikes, 2005 Subaru Legacy GT 

What’s your most embarrassing moment on the trail?

B- 

A- 2 flat tires at the same time when aired down too much.

C- crunched a radiator showing off

Current vehicle

A- 2008 Nissan Frontier Nismo

C- 2010 FJ Cruiser Trails Team Edition

B- 2006 toyota 4runner

Mods

C-  Radflo 2.5, SPC upper, total chaos lower, metal tech long travel rear suspension. All pro heavy-duty dimple die sliders, trail worx front tube bumper. Roof mounted dome tight and ham radio console garmin overlander gps, rubbermaid drawer slide cut down. Interco bird dog wheels

B- maltby fab skids prinsu style roof rack xo fab sliders  3 monkeys hitch mounted tire swing out nwti open top front bumper 3rd gen Tacoma struts with spacers kc highlights rock lights raptor lined baby poop yellow  warn zeon 10s power tank 10 and 20 # tanks jba upper control arms tons of flashy ambers and ditch lights rough country control panel dirty life dt-1s with milestar patagoinas 80 series snorkel because it was the only option at the time arc led headlights

A- Titan Engine & transmission with shorty headers and free flowing exhaust. Titan front differential with ARB locker and Titan axles.  Titan lower control arms with SPC upper control arms to create long travel.  Titan hubs and brakes.  ARB air compressor under the hood on a custom mount.  Trailgear rock sliders.  Full skid plates, some factory & some aftermarket.  Custom rear bumper.  ARB front bumper with Warn Zeon 10s.  CB Radio and soon to be installed Ham mobile radio. 9” LED ARB knockoff lights on bumper.  Snugtop canopy. HID projector retrofit,

Mods that didn’t work

B- used tires, factory skids

A- 2” puck spacers, 2” lift shackles, used plywood drawers, homemade roof rack.  Hard roll up tonneau cover.

C- spacer lift ,16’ wheels superwinch

Future mods

A- Titan brake booster, new headlights, plywood drawer system, fender flares, pre-filter for snorkel, pink underglow lights, 37s and gears, Rear swing away tire carrier.

C- portals ? gears,front locker, mule roof rack,rear bumper with swingout

B- skids, lockers, gears, new struts, more trimming , drawers, full rear bumper

Places you’ve wheeled

C- moab ut, ouray co,oregon cascades,oregon coast range,oregon dunes,oregon bcdr, central east and south east high desert. Nevada a little

B- tahuya montana little bit of idaho and south dakota christmas valley and nw navda 

A- Tahuya OHV, Barlow Trail, all over the Gifford Pinchot NF, Lots of areas in central Oregon, Circumnavigated Oregon counter-clockwise, Northern Nevada, some central & eastern Washington, Moab, San Juan mountains, CO.

Places you want to wheel

B- Canada 

A- Sand Hollow, Ozarks, Alaska, all the PNW BDRs, TAT, Upper Michigan Peninsula

C- ozarks, arizona, and sand hollow, Montana and the dakotas baja telegraph rd

Closing Statements

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