Quote Originally Posted by roberth View Post
i was on mosquito pass today. man is that a rock garden, so much for riding my mtn bike up it. the motorheads were having trouble coming down in a couple of places. i think i floated my pass rear tire b/c i had chosen the wrong line down and was committed to a technical (for me) maneuver. so i went over and down the rock (it was cool feeling the truck ease down the rock face - thought i was going to smash my running board - so they are coming off) and then the back end corner seemed to float and then i kept going slowly down and the floating sensation went away when i got all 4 back on the ground.

it was very hard for me but i learned some lessons.

1. watch your line

2. don't go doing tech stuff by yourself

that 4runner is a GREAT truck - it helps build confidence b/c it is so steady
Very nice to see you get out and test you and your rigs abilities!

I made the same mistake this weekend. First time over an obstacle I scraped the crap out of one of my skids (something I'm working hard to avoid with this truck), second time over the same obstacle, I had my wife guide me with no issues. That was a rookie mistake, and I'm no rookie lol.

Definitely ditch the running boards if you don't truly need them. You can always throw them in storage and reinstall them for when you get old enough to need them, since we know Toyota's can last that long lol.