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Johnson Valley OHV recreation area. Means dry lake. Home of the King of the Hammers off-road race.
Don't break down out here because the rattle snakes and scorpions won't help you and the ravens only laugh.
They picked a Sabre for the comparison pic in this article about mid size truck sales!!
Guess we know which color is the best.
https://www.tfltruck.com/2019/10/bad-news-as-toyota-tacoma-chevy-colorado-see-declining-sales-numbers-ranger-and-gladiator-are-gaining-ground-q3-sales-report/
In my experience OEM tires are built to lesser specs and are CRAP. My Dad purchased a 2018 tundra and it only had 4 ply tires. 4 ply tires on a 1/2 ton pick up is just a cheap way out by Toyota. We blew a tire while hunting and the local tire shop had no 4 ply replacements because no 1/2 truck...
I'm sure these tires are fine for a DD and mild off road use but they are not AT tires and I can obviously feel the difference. I'm not trying to dis hankook, just trying to let people know the limitations of the tires so they don't end up stuck in the boonies. Lol
Went to another part of the dunes today and used the terrain management for the sand. Tires still suck but i noticed the TM kept the truck in a lower gear so the revs stayed up which kept power going to the wheels even at lower speeds. And it didn't skip gears when shifting.
Would have been a...
I forgot about the sand terrain mode. Lol. Let me first say that the stock tires are HORRIBLE in the sand. They were a little better after I aired down but still felt like I was going to get stuck if I even slowed down when in the soft stuff. I mostly stayed near the beach in the packed sand and...
I will never run a newer car without a catch can anymore. Put one on my 2017 Mustang GT and the amount of oil that was separated was disgusting. I couldn't imagine that much oil going back into my injection system.
Gave up forums a few years back because people like to act like know it all douche canoes but going to give this one a try. Hopefully Ranger owners are a nicer crowd. Just purchased one yesterday.
Had to drive 500 miles to get the color, options and price that I wanted but we'll worth it.