View Full Version : sycamore is not forgiving
TRDtacoma1985
10-17-2006, 06:53 PM
So i made a trip over to sycamore this afternoon, to test my truck before glamis and we found some carnage. This guy with the white ford was drunk at 10 am thismorning when he decided to go up widowmaker. Idiot. After rolling on his side, he apparently got in a fight with his friend who walked off into the desert. I dont think he found his friend. Anyways, he had to leave his truck up there and im sure it will get messed with or set on fire if he doesnt get it out quick. On the other hand, my truck did great with the new chaos on the front up until my shock started spraying oil or nitrogen everywhere. Not sure where the leak is cus everything was covered. Here are some pics.http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h170/polarbb/olympus357.jpg
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prerunnerguy
10-17-2006, 07:11 PM
There are always alot of bumbasses out at Sycamore.I was out there Sunday in the Tacoma and there were alot of people hauling ass on quads and bikes with no helmets.Get your shock fixed and lets all meet out there again.
what a dumn fuck! that is a hard line to take to the top of widow maker! I have only seen tube chassis crawlers and super built Toyota's and Jeeps make that line.
Pinky, Truck looks great! Too bad the wash is smoother than the road, Next time we go out I will show you the nasty lines through the wash!
NATE!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! you take sashquach out with out calling me!
You bastard................
what about Sunday? I will get on Scott to fix his Motor mounts in the ranger.
4holmric
10-17-2006, 08:18 PM
That's exactly why I would never wheel a full size truck, they just are too big in many situations.
~grant
prerunnerguy
10-17-2006, 09:00 PM
what a dumn fuck! that is a hard line to take to the top of widow maker! I have only seen tube chassis crawlers and super built Toyota's and Jeeps make that line.
Pinky, Truck looks great! Too bad the wash is smoother than the road, Next time we go out I will show you the nasty lines through the wash!
NATE!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! you take sashquach out with out calling me!
You bastard................
what about Sunday? I will get on Scott to fix his Motor mounts in the ranger.
Sorry Tim it was a last minute I am board lets take the truck out trip.No doubt the was is smooth I think I went faster through the wash then I did on the roads on the way up there.It took a little searching but we ended up finding a few good lines through the wash.It was a pretty good day in all the most fun was when i passed a quad through the whoop section at like 70 the look on the guys face was :eek: good times....
Sorry Tim it was a last minute I am board lets take the truck out trip.No doubt the was is smooth I think I went faster through the wash then I did on the roads on the way up there.It took a little searching but we ended up finding a few good lines through the wash.It was a pretty good day in all the most fun was when i passed a quad through the whoop section at like 70 the look on the guys face was :eek: good times....
Ah it's ok I'm just giving you a hard time, I didn't get home from the Las Vegas 300 till 3 am sunday anyway.
I pass bikes and quads all the time in my mid travel POS 4x4 and they all look at me like I'm nuts!
Tweeter
10-17-2006, 10:07 PM
Do I gotta fix your pics again...damn...
TRDtacoma1985
10-17-2006, 10:09 PM
i am down to go out agian soon once i get my shocks fixed but i will be in glamis at the end of this month, so after that im down.
Baja Belk
10-18-2006, 12:30 AM
Did you figure out where they were leaking from?
Shit man sorry to hear the shock probs.
I was bummed I coundnt make it out today, gotta give me a little more notice lol
Other than the obvious, howd the new set up feel? I know from riding in it on the street it must kick ass but i still want to hear it anyway :D
Intrepid
10-18-2006, 06:35 AM
I think he could have driven out of it, would have messed up the body, but it is possible. :D
Also looks like he got pisses and just started kicking the windshield or something since there are a bunch of impact marks.
Tweeter
10-18-2006, 11:12 AM
Nitrogen or oil?! Well if it smells like butt and is gooey its oil haha. Sounds like maybe a bad seal, what part of the shock was it leaking from?
TRDtacoma1985
10-18-2006, 11:22 AM
Im pretty sure it was leaking where the resi hose goes into the shock body and i dont know if it was leaking oil or nitrogen. There were some kids out there throwin rocks at the dudes windshield after he left.
TRDtacoma1985
10-18-2006, 11:25 AM
Also, the truck was doin great and i was doin about 50 through some of the more aggressive whoops sections. It seemed really really soft, so i think im gonna raise it about 3/4 of an inch. How much do you guys have your coils cranked up and how soft is your ride?
TRDtacoma1985
10-18-2006, 11:29 AM
Here is that guys rear wheel. I looked like he bent up his rotor guard and must have snapped his hard lines.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h170/polarbb/olympus353.jpg
Tweeter
10-18-2006, 11:51 AM
Im pretty sure it was leaking where the resi hose goes into the shock body and i dont know if it was leaking oil or nitrogen. There were some kids out there throwin rocks at the dudes windshield after he left.
That'd be oil. Did you call up Fox?
Glad to see your enjoying your truck. I'm enjoying mine, little more forgiving. It will be alot more forgiving when I get my rear done. When are you gettin your glass?
Baja Belk
10-18-2006, 06:13 PM
Im pretty sure it was leaking where the resi hose goes into the shock body and i dont know if it was leaking oil or nitrogen. There were some kids out there throwin rocks at the dudes windshield after he left.
Also, the truck was doin great and i was doin about 50 through some of the more aggressive whoops sections. It seemed really really soft, so i think im gonna raise it about 3/4 of an inch. How much do you guys have your coils cranked up and how soft is your ride?
Yah, Tweeter's right, that would be where oil would leak from, unless you've fried the floating piston seal in the resi and then the oil and nitrogen may have emulsified. Probably just a loose hose fitting into the shock body though. And if it was riding fine then started to get real soft, there's a slight possibility that you broke a couple shims, which can tear up the inside of the hose and cause it to leak - but that's pretty unlikely. What spring rate are you running?
MrSammi
10-18-2006, 07:20 PM
Here is that guys rear wheel. I looked like he bent up his rotor guard and must have snapped his hard lines.
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h170/polarbb/olympus353.jpg
I love the size of those lift blocks :eek:
I love the size of those lift blocks :eek:
That's how 98% of the Stupid duties are lifted out here. Some are 2 blocks stacked
TRDtacoma1985
10-19-2006, 01:50 AM
im running the 600 pound springs and the ride didnt get softer as i went, it was overall very soft. But thats probrably just me getting used to the LT.
andrewp24
10-21-2006, 07:12 PM
Lol that place is fun but there are tons of stupid people there all the time. Im suprised no one took the axles. I would have thought about it if i was there. I just laugh at all those BROS out there. Have fun at glamis man and call me and corry when you get back so we can head out and wheel. I want to ride in this thing.
NTAPHSE
11-04-2006, 11:47 PM
what a dumn fuck! that is a hard line to take to the top of widow maker! I have only seen tube chassis crawlers and super built Toyota's and Jeeps make that line.
Pinky, Truck looks great! Too bad the wash is smoother than the road, Next time we go out I will show you the nasty lines through the wash!
NATE!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! you take sashquach out with out calling me!
You bastard................
what about Sunday? I will get on Scott to fix his Motor mounts in the ranger.
I once saw an AWD turbo eclipse go up Widowmaker! Let me know next time you guys go out, I would love to go with some other tacos.
I don't understand how the 4 wheeling community can be so uptight about the environment, but do shit like steal stuff off of other people's trucks?
I like the guy who calls the guy dumb, then says that he'd steal his axles. What a fucking tool bag. "Oh man, that guy is stupid. I'm a thief though."
BLOWNYOTA
11-05-2006, 02:43 PM
He deserves a darwin award.
Kaistie
11-05-2006, 03:26 PM
I once saw an AWD turbo eclipse go up Widowmaker! Let me know next time you guys go out, I would love to go with some other tacos.
Is this the Widowmaker in Smelter wash? I just posted up a question in the Az Board about this http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50009
There is a guy at my job that says no one can make that hill. I guess it's out by San Manuel, or south of it along the power line rd.
NTAPHSE
11-05-2006, 03:47 PM
Is this the Widowmaker in Smelter wash? I just posted up a question in the Az Board about this http://www.tacomaterritory.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50009
There is a guy at my job that says no one can make that hill. I guess it's out by San Manuel, or south of it along the power line rd.
No its at Sycamore, which is up the 87 just past Bush Hwy on the left. It's not too hard to get up, people just try to do it in 2wd and rip up the hill. It has HUGE ruts from people driving up it, to the point where there are 10' tall walls on the sides of each little trail at the top of the hill.
yogiaz
11-05-2006, 04:22 PM
Nice truck color! hehe
yogiaz
11-05-2006, 04:23 PM
Where is widow maker? I wanna try it! hehe
Yogi
what a dumn fuck! that is a hard line to take to the top of widow maker! I have only seen tube chassis crawlers and super built Toyota's and Jeeps make that line.
Pinky, Truck looks great! Too bad the wash is smoother than the road, Next time we go out I will show you the nasty lines through the wash!
NATE!!!!!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!! you take sashquach out with out calling me!
You bastard................
what about Sunday? I will get on Scott to fix his Motor mounts in the ranger.
cabsturd
11-05-2006, 04:59 PM
I went out to Sycamore for the first time today w/ my GF. The wash is pretty fast. Does anyone know where it ends up. I followed it down, then took a trail to the left and ended-up at Fort Mcdowell Adventures.
NTAPHSE
11-10-2006, 06:35 PM
Where is widow maker? I wanna try it! hehe
Yogi
Go down the main dirt road at the entrance and turn left in the main wash. Can't miss it, it's on the left hand side.
NTAPHSE
11-10-2006, 06:38 PM
I went out to Sycamore for the first time today w/ my GF. The wash is pretty fast. Does anyone know where it ends up. I followed it down, then took a trail to the left and ended-up at Fort Mcdowell Adventures.
That's the farthest I've been down the wash too. There were a bunch of cows hanging around down there, it surprised the shit out of me when I turned and was face to face with 3 cows. I think if you keep going down the dirt road by the Fort McDowell Adventure place it must exit onto the highway or a street into Fountain Hills. We could see houses pretty close from there.
padesertboy
11-11-2006, 10:49 AM
I love the size of those lift blocks :eek:
HEHEHEHE, 8" blocks give you alot of flex-freakin idiot
Looks like someone fired a couple rounds in it.....sweet!
widowmaker is good entertainment
05tacofreak
11-12-2006, 03:13 PM
There were some kids out there throwin rocks at the dudes windshield after he left.
That Sux!!!!!!!!!!
Great looking truck man!!! i know your using dr's in the rear....how do they keep up with the front. I might go that route in the future (TC front and Dr rear) just until i save enough money for rear susp. Are you sitting higher in the front than in the rear?
TRDtacoma1985
11-12-2006, 10:33 PM
with my current setup im sitting about level. I completely demolished my spare tire carrier out in glamis and with that off, it sits a little higher in the rear(maybe a half inch higher than the front). Im doin my rear pretty soon, so all that will change.
Heatstroke
11-13-2006, 01:30 PM
Where is widow maker? I wanna try it! hehe
Yogi
Hey Ronn,
The original Widow Maker at Sycamore Creek isn't anything too tough, just gets a little narrow towards the top with a turn. Few years ago, a steeper line to the left of the original was getting its start. A little hp and you go right up. The big dune hill at DeMello's JT place is harder to get up.
cabsturd
11-18-2006, 02:43 PM
Heading out to Sycamore again on Sunday the 19th at around 9-10am. Would be cool to see some trucks out there from here and meet-up. My Taco is burgandy w/ a custom dent on the tailgate.
-Rob
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