Post by fishsticks on Mar 15, 2011 11:31:44 GMT -5
Hey I'm Donny. I'm up in Vancouver, WA. I think I may know a couple of you from PNW4x4s.
Some people think I'm crazy. Why? I wheel a 2002 TrailBlazer. Yes, a TrailBlazer.
4" suspension/3" body lift, 4.56 gears, lunchbox lockers, armor, sliders, a winch and more... all strapped/bolted/welded onto the soccer mom SUV. Currently on a 32" tire but ready for something in the 33-35ish range. I daily drive it.
Everything is done by hand, and a lot of it is custom/one-off. There isn't much of an offroad aftermarket for TBs so those of us who do this steal other platforms' parts and make them work. I did my first two sets of gear setups on this truck (they're quiet!) and taught myself to weld. I'm too cheap (and poor) to pay someone else to do this stuff... plus I like to wrench. I've done my share of cars too.
I'll be up at TSF on the 19th-20th with a few others, maybe I'll see some of you around.
EDIT: Having trouble linking images. Nevermind.... figured it out.
Some people think I'm crazy. Why? I wheel a 2002 TrailBlazer. Yes, a TrailBlazer.
4" suspension/3" body lift, 4.56 gears, lunchbox lockers, armor, sliders, a winch and more... all strapped/bolted/welded onto the soccer mom SUV. Currently on a 32" tire but ready for something in the 33-35ish range. I daily drive it.
Everything is done by hand, and a lot of it is custom/one-off. There isn't much of an offroad aftermarket for TBs so those of us who do this steal other platforms' parts and make them work. I did my first two sets of gear setups on this truck (they're quiet!) and taught myself to weld. I'm too cheap (and poor) to pay someone else to do this stuff... plus I like to wrench. I've done my share of cars too.
I'll be up at TSF on the 19th-20th with a few others, maybe I'll see some of you around.
EDIT: Having trouble linking images. Nevermind.... figured it out.
