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MadMax
03-10-2009, 10:03 PM
...at least in Texas!

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0064.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0064.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0065.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0065.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0069.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0069.jpg)
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0070.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0070.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0071.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0071.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_0072.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_0072.jpg)
(Click on thumbnails for full-sized pics)

No, that isn't my truck. I have a Jeep, but it is nowhere near that lifted! I couldn't even figure out how they even got into it! But I thought pics of my Yaris next to it would be good for a laugh!

Cheers! M2
Tamago
03-10-2009, 10:04 PM
wow that truck is just.... awful....

i'd hate to be his driveline mechanic lol

if he drives that on the street he has to go thru pinion bearings like crazy. a dramatic tilt like that will leave the pinion starved for lubrication/cooling oil.
jinxor
03-10-2009, 10:05 PM
lolz... the yaris does look small in comparison....
Someone should make an off roader yaris to do rock climbing and stuff... I guess that yaris would be able to compete in height with that monster truck
Tamago
03-10-2009, 10:10 PM
lolz... the yaris does look small in comparison....
Someone should make an off roader yaris to do rock climbing and stuff... I guess that yaris would be able to compete in height with that monster truck

it would look awful.

like the SMART

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPnimAD_hj4

or the XB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YGV7AGxrI

:( both very sad :(
MadMax
03-10-2009, 10:29 PM
Actually, the shop that made that truck closed its doors several months ago. It was well known for über-mall crawler rigs like this that would likely self-destruct if used offroad.

Here is a Jeep they had sitting out one day a while back...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_3853.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_3853.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_3851.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_3851.jpg) http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/th_IMG_3850.jpg (http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/?action=view&current=IMG_3850.jpg)

Most of the guys driving these rigs are in high school. I think they spend all the money they make at Starbucks or HEB on their vehicles, or fixing them...

Cheers! M2
YAR1S
03-10-2009, 10:32 PM
compensation at its finest... LOL jk!
but still... a lil crazy.
talk about a workout to get inside that "thing".
Tamago
03-10-2009, 10:38 PM
it doesn't need to get much beastier than this to make me happy:

http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch02.jpg
http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch03.jpg
http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch04.jpg
AlexNet0
03-10-2009, 10:43 PM
^ something like that is nice, something beastly but not overdone, subtle but outstanding at the same time
MadMax
03-10-2009, 10:46 PM
it would look awful.

like the SMART

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPnimAD_hj4

or the XB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YGV7AGxrI

:( both very sad :(

Actually, I thought the Fifth Gear Smart Car 4x4 ForFun was hilarious; but it didn't go anywhere where my 2.25" BB-lifted Jeep couldn't go!

The David Choe Monster Scion xB less so, that thing is sad, very sad. And there are graffiti artists here that could do better than that. "Guerilla artist?" Give me a break!

But did you notice the blue Yaris ten seconds into that vid? It was about the only cool thing in the entire clip!

Cheers! M2
2006fronty
03-11-2009, 03:32 AM
it doesn't need to get much beastier than this to make me happy:

http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch02.jpg
http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch03.jpg
http://store.4wheelingplus.com/images/FJ-Cruiser-6-inch04.jpg

Meh ^^^^^^, drop bracket lifts are crap. I don't really like FJ's but this one is pretty cool
sroberts
03-11-2009, 11:13 AM
OMG that truck is just wrong. I don't understand why people lift trucks that high, it's dangerous and I find it hard to believe that it's legal. You can't use it offroad, it would probably break in the first 5 minutes....:rolleyes:
Thirty-Nine
03-11-2009, 12:44 PM
OMG that truck is just wrong. I don't understand why people lift trucks that high, it's dangerous and I find it hard to believe that it's legal. You can't use it offroad, it would probably break in the first 5 minutes....:rolleyes:

It's a show truck. I'd be it never sees anything other than pavement. With that being said, I agree with Tamago: I'm sure the driveline angles are all messed up.

Here's what I drove home one day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Truck2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Truck1.jpg

One of my fav FJs (that's me driving, too!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Toyota_FJ2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/AndyatSEMA.jpg
eTiMaGo
03-11-2009, 01:03 PM
this is a photoshop picture, right? or are you really short?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Truck1.jpg

do people actually buy trucks like these as daily drivers?
ChinoCharles
03-11-2009, 01:39 PM
Frenchy... welcome to America. :laugh: Ever seen a lifted Escalade ESV?
eTiMaGo
03-11-2009, 01:45 PM
I suppose, but not usually with a regular human or Yaris nearby for scale :laugh:
Tamago
03-11-2009, 02:13 PM
One of my fav FJs (that's me driving, too!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Tekka_Maki/Toyota_FJ2.jpg

i hope Warn paid you big money for that shot!

btw i'm a warn distributor/authorized repair facility :D
bkrownd
03-11-2009, 05:03 PM
...at least in Texas!


That's a fairly typical vehicle in Hawai'i as well.
Thirty-Nine
03-11-2009, 09:37 PM
this is a photoshop picture, right? or are you really short?

I'm 5'7", so not super tall, but that's a huge truck. It's mostly used for towing and shows. It was on an airbag suspension system; not sure what they've done with it lately. I drove it through the sand dunes along the Oregon coast, and then about 300+ miles of highway.

i hope Warn paid you big money for that shot!

btw i'm a warn distributor/authorized repair facility :D

LOL—I was the Public Relations Manager until November, so it was part of my job. WARN is now one of my clients, as I have my own writing/PR business. You can see my current Web site at www.LilienthalCreative.com <---shameless plug. :biggrin: