Show us yer 4x4

[blackwaterstudio]

2004 Ranger XLT 4x4
Arizona Beige, Xtra-Cab

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745657-L.jpg

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745662-L.jpg

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745686-L.jpg

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745704-L.jpg

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745726-L.jpg

http://jdsphotography.smugmug.com/photos/17745746-L.jpg

[John Mueller]

I have owned 7 Rangers the last 5 where 4x4 ext cab.
All had over 100,000 miles with out any major problems.
Recently I switched to a 04 Explorer.I needed more room for all my gear:D
Nice images of that bad ass boy:thumb

[ridetwistyroads]

There's just something about a man and his truck. (nice looking truck!)

[Mongrel]

I really like #'s 1, 2, and 5.

Great exposure and processing.

Someday I'll post pics of my '88 Jeep Cherokee, only 227,000 miles. Just breakin' her in :D . I made a choice about seven months ago-camera gear or new vehicle? Two camera bodies and $5000 (or more? actually more I think) later here I am. Boy my truck takes great photographs!

Take care...

[blackwaterstudio]

There's just something about a man and his truck. (nice looking truck!)
I've been told the same thing about being in uniform.

Thanks for the comments.

[fish]

I've been told the same thing about being in uniform.
geez, waxy is such a flirt. :lol


Congrats on the new truck.


Nice looking truck too. I had a Ranger (2wd) for a while, then sold it for a Dakota 4x4, then sold that for a Ram 4x4, then sold that for a Jeep GC 4x4, and when that thing started crapping out, I sold it for an '04 Toy 4Runner V8 4x4. I'm finally happy and won't look back. Ranger was just kinda small for me, and I shoulda bought a 4x4 anyway.

Now go out and get it REALLY muddy and show us some dirty photos. That's what 4x4's are all about. Otherwise, yer just another poser. Know what I mean, jds?
http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/5972654-L.jpg


http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/5972648-L.jpg

[blackwaterstudio]

In due time, I spent 2 1/2 hours washing and waxing today to go run through the mudd :)

I'm going to tint the windows today so I'll post pictures from teh install :)

[fish]

In due time, I spent 2 1/2 hours washing and waxing today to go run through the mudd :) When you open the hood and all you see are brown coated bits, you know you've had fun. :D

Enjoy.

[blackwaterstudio]

When you open the hood and all you see are brown coated bits, you know you've had fun. :D

Enjoy.
Been there and done that, took a high pressure washer to get everything clean :clap

[BridgeCity]

In due time, I spent 2 1/2 hours washing and waxing today to go run through the mudd :)

I'm going to tint the windows today so I'll post pictures from teh install :)
I just got mine tinted as well! As long as we are sharing pics of our 4x4's :D

http://bridgecitystudios.smugmug.com/photos/17780228-L.jpg


*Insert obvious "That isnt a REAL 4x4" comment here"

[Shakey]

Trucks Rule :thumb
http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/2548139-L.jpg



Congrats on the 04 Ranger JDSPHOTOGRAPHY:clap :clap :clap


Tim

[blackwaterstudio]

Thanks guys, this should turn into another "show us your motorbike" page :)

[BridgeCity]

Trucks Rule :thumb

Congrats on the 04 Ranger JDSPHOTOGRAPHY:clap :clap :clap

Tim
Nice lookin ride! I love how you very obviously backed in to that spot for a shot with the mountains in the background. My girlfriend makes fun of me when I take random Jeep pictures when we are out shooting. She swears I could make a coffee table book with all the shots I take.

Is anyone else addicted to taking pictures of their ride? :D

[fish]

Thanks guys, this should turn into another "show us your motorbike" page :)

good idea...want me to change the thread title? :deal

[blackwaterstudio]

good idea...want me to change the thread title? :deal
Sure works for me :)

And yea, I wanted to get the mountains in the background, add's to the picture I think :)

[fish]

Sure works for me :)
Done. :thumb

And yea, I wanted to get the mountains in the background, add's to the picture I think :)
Absolutely. Plus...it can't be on pavement. Needs to be in the dirt, preferably on a steep incline or with at least one wheel in the air. :)

[blackwaterstudio]

Done. :thumb


Absolutely. Plus...it can't be on pavement. Needs to be in the dirt, preferably on a steep incline or with at least one wheel in the air. :)
I'm gonna try for some flex pictures :)

[fish]

I just got mine tinted as well! As long as we are sharing pics of our 4x4's :D

http://bridgecitystudios.smugmug.com/photos/17780228-L.jpg

That looks a lot like my '00 GC ltd, but mine was taupe. Have you had any electrical issues? Maybe windows breaking or crank position sensor or tranny controller going out?

Here's my jeep in better days...before I figured out how unreliable it was. I never would have gone there, knowing what I know now. :nah

http://coyfish.smugmug.com/photos/8471-L-1.jpg


http://coyfish.smugmug.com/photos/8477-L-1.jpg


middle of freakin' nowhere, off of CA 108, no cell access. dumb place to be with an unreliable truck.

*Insert obvious "That isnt a REAL 4x4" comment here" I don't think you'll hear that comment on dgrin. People here are just so dang nice (except for Andy, he's an a*****e :D). Besides, my GC climbed like a mountain goat (quadra-trac II). There were only two other vehicles that I could find that climbed as well (or better) than the GC, but were more reliable and had similar amenities: Land Cruiser and 4Runner...and I couldn't afford the LC.

http://coyfish.smugmug.com/photos/8474-L-1.jpg



I'm in hog heaven in my new 4x4...of course I've only got about 10K miles on it so far, but I have no reason to doubt that it will go the distance for the next 10 years minimum.

http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/5934085-L.jpg

I'm even getting 17.5mpg around town with the DOHC V8! That's a solid 5mpg more than I was getting with my Jeep's pushrod 4.7l engine.




Let's see some more trucks, kids! :clap

[LiquidOps]

I'm gonna try for some flex pictures :)
OK OK OK... i'll bite...

http://www.wanderingthroughlife.com/gallery/albums/BigBearTrip/res139541127.jpg

http://www.wanderingthroughlife.com/gallery/albums/BigBearTrip/71716532606_0_ALB.jpg

http://www.wanderingthroughlife.com/gallery/albums/BigBearTrip/res_589838619.jpg

http://www.wanderingthroughlife.com/gallery/albums/Jeep/res5826.jpg

http://wanderingthroughlife.com/stf/DSC01345.jpg

Steven

[gus]

On the left...its only little ....................but its free !!



http://wadjelaphotography.smugmug.com/photos/3730038-M.jpg

[BridgeCity]

That looks a lot like my '00 GC ltd, but mine was taupe. Have you had any electrical issues? Maybe windows breaking or crank position sensor or tranny controller going out?
Mine is an '04 so I havn't had any real problems yet. My parents friends have a 2000 with like 60k miles and they have never had a problem.. maybe you got a lemon :dunno

I extended the warrenty to bumper-to-bumper 7 year 70k miles and I will probably be rid of it before then so we will see.

[patch29]

My truck, until May of last year.

http://homepage.mac.com/patrickaddy/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2002-11-26%2009.58.10%20-0800/Grandtruck_1.jpg

[blackwaterstudio]

Great shots guys. Keep'em coming.

[fish]

OK OK OK... i'll bite...





http://www.wanderingthroughlife.com/gallery/albums/BigBearTrip/res_589838619.jpg

Steven

Oh yeah...some good dirt there! :thumb

[fish]

Trucks Rule :thumb
http://shakey.smugmug.com/photos/2548139-L.jpg


Tim

What'd you do? Back it onto the snow to make sure you wouldn't get stuck or wouldn't get it dirty? :lol

[fish]

Mine is an '04 so I havn't had any real problems yet. My parents friends have a 2000 with like 60k miles and they have never had a problem.. maybe you got a lemon :dunno
No doubt.

I extended the warrenty to bumper-to-bumper 7 year 70k miles and I will probably be rid of it before then so we will see.
Very wise indeed. :nod

[blackwaterstudio]

Nice, I thought about a shell myself :)

[gubbs]

http://Gubbs.smugmug.com/photos/522379-L-2.jpg

Well its almost a pickup, 4x4 too, just different priorities.....Fits the camera bag in (just) any more space is a waste :D

[Kalamata]

http://edheff.smugmug.com/photos/5513435-L.jpg

My 1996 landrover defender 2.5 lt earning its keep and pointed in the right direction

[DoctorIt]

Funny I should see this thread today... yesterday I got my 4x4 stuck for the first time! I was pretty upset about it. I've pulled people out of the snow so many times, but yesterday, it was my turn. And I'm really mad at MrsIt for not taking any photos as I was digging like a maniac. I went off a fairly beaten down path into what I thought was also beaten down, yeah right, more like a sinhole. Front of the truck basically disappeared in about 4 feet of the worst kind of snow: packed enough to be really hard to dig, but not fluffy enough to blast out of.
:wxwax

I need lockers.

And here's my truck the day I got it - it's never been that clean since. Strangely, I don't really have any action photos of it.

http://doctorit.smugmug.com/photos/14142868-M.jpg

[blackwaterstudio]

I like the tires on the FX4's, I think thats what I'm going to replace mine with.

[Shakey]

What'd you do? Back it onto the snow to make sure you wouldn't get stuck or wouldn't get it dirty? :lolBoth I am a owner of the BTDT tee shirt club. My days of 4x4 gouging are over ,least wise in this 4x4. That is what the KLR is for

See dem mountains well just before dem dare mountains is some offroad paradise
that I spent many a weekend getting swallowed up by mudholes and muskeg.

Hard play costs big buck$.And I got sick of wrenching ,wrenching and more wrenching.:D

Now I just push 4 wheel drive to get into the garage when it is icy and snowdrifted lol. I call this truck my OLD man 4x4:rofl
And Fish before you say You Suck You Chicken I have to say ...I know:rofl
Tim

[trippy64]

I have an 04 Jeep GC, previously an 01, and an 98 before that and I've only had issues with the running gear. Not sure what my wife does to them:rofl !!!!

http://trippy64.smugmug.com/photos/17890574-M-0.jpg

As soon as they are no longer under warranty, I trade them in. Now if only we could get the new model, it is way cool, with a Hemi!:thumb

[wxwax]

http://edheff.smugmug.com/photos/5513435-S.jpg

My 1996 landrover defender 2.5 lt earning its keep and pointed in the right direction


:yikes Run!!

[trippy64]

[QUOTE=fish]That looks a lot like my '00 GC ltd, but mine was taupe. Have you had any electrical issues? Maybe windows breaking or crank position sensor or tranny controller going out?

Here's my jeep in better days...before I figured out how unreliable it was. I never would have gone there, knowing what I know now. :nah


I tried the Toyota, every time the bring out a new model. Seems the folks at toyota never met anyone over 6 foot, (I'm 6'6") and can never fit in their trucks. Try as I might.

[Kalamata]

What do cattle dogs and Harley Davidsons have in common, they love riding in the back of a truck

In this case its a Ford ute Australian style, smaller than the F150 I believe its a rebadged Madza put together in the same factory in Thailand. Tonne capacity 4x4 more suited for the road etc 2.5 diesel engine
ed

http://edheff.smugmug.com/photos/17908815-M.jpg

[Phil U.]

'03 Dodge RAM HEMI

This was taken less than a week after I drove it off the lot.

http://philu.smugmug.com/photos/1312830-L.jpg

[gus]

:wxwax

I need long pants.


http://doctorit.smugmug.com/photos/14142868-M.jpgMan now i know why they only show the top half at funerals.

[blackwaterstudio]

Man now i know why they only show the top half at funerals.
ROFL

[wxwax]

Man now i know why they only show the top half at funerals.
:rofl :rofl :rofl

[DoctorIt]

Man now i know why they only show the top half at funerals.the lighting was poor. :wxwax

[delux]

geez, waxy is such a flirt. :lol


Congrats on the new truck.


Nice looking truck too. I had a Ranger (2wd) for a while, then sold it for a Dakota 4x4, then sold that for a Ram 4x4, then sold that for a Jeep GC 4x4, and when that thing started crapping out, I sold it for an '04 Toy 4Runner V8 4x4. I'm finally happy and won't look back. Ranger was just kinda small for me, and I shoulda bought a 4x4 anyway.

Now go out and get it REALLY muddy and show us some dirty photos. That's what 4x4's are all about. Otherwise, yer just another poser. Know what I mean, jds?
http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/5972654-L.jpg


http://fish.smugmug.com/photos/5972648-L.jpgthey are good pics of your truck
:D

[NHBubba]

Old thread.. I know.. but I'm in a showin' off mood:

My 2003 Ford Ranger FX4 LII
http://www.pbase.com/nhbubba/image/35085659/large.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/nhbubba/image/35085377/large.jpg

[photodoug]

we just got her a few years ago. very stock, very well cared for.

http://photo-doug.smugmug.com/photos/5202946-M.jpg

and now she's got proper headgear

http://photo-doug.smugmug.com/photos/9608512-M.jpg

[bwg]

my 2000 wrangler. now living the good life out in colorado.

http://bigwebguy.smugmug.com/photos/36034709-M-1.jpg

http://bigwebguy.smugmug.com/photos/36026590-M-1.jpg http://bigwebguy.smugmug.com/photos/36034555-M-1.jpg

http://bigwebguy.smugmug.com/photos/36026581-M-1.jpg

[gus]

we just got her a few years ago. very stock, very well cared for.


and now she's got proper headgear



Now thats a great 4x4 doug...australia would stop without these vehicles.

[bwg]

Now thats a great 4x4 doug...australia would stop without these vehicles.

i agree...those old cruisers are sweet.

and she's mint!

[photodoug]

Now thats a great 4x4 doug...australia would stop without these vehicles.

she's got an aussie back row seat facing backwards...

[juliejules]

This thread seems like pretty much a guy thing, but I couldn't resist adding my AWD truck to the pile. Besides, I needed an excuse to try out my new 16-35mm F2.8L lens.

http://juliejules.smugmug.com/photos/63136065-L.jpg

[Onrey]

My 16yo daughters 2005 ranger 4x4, tricked out . She cried when I delivered it to her after her Softball practice was over. I bought 2 trucks in 1 day one for her and 1 for me, I got a 2006 F-150 4x4 crew cab :wink
http://fitephotography.smugmug.com/photos/63173284-L.jpg

http://fitephotography.smugmug.com/photos/63173282-M.jpg

[DoctorIt]

Dayum! You wanna be my dad too? :lol3

The car I got when I was 17 was worth less than just the front-end accessories on that rig! Actually, nevermind the bars and lights, I think it might have been an even trade for the winch alone.

[DanielB]

it aint no 4x4 but i'll be getting a 1999 Ford F-250 Lariat extended cab, 3 door...when i turn 16 from my grandpa.


:winkonly 2 more years.....

[rallymaniac]

here is my idea of 4x4 :D:thumb
http://rallymaniac.smugmug.com/photos/43594133-O.jpg

[pathfinder]

it aint no 4x4 but i'll be getting a 1999 Ford F-250 Lariat extended cab, 3 door...when i turn 16 from my grandpa.


:winkonly 2 more years.....
You ready for $60 for a fill up??:wxwax :D


Oh, 2 years, I forgot, Dan, make that $85.00


And I miss Fish, too!!:fish

[DanielB]

Oh, 2 years, I forgot, Dan, make that $85.00

:rolleyesno kiddin'


but i'll make-do... i think i'm gonna work at a local Wolf Camera, the manager seems to like me. *here come the boo's and hisses*

[ian408]

:rolleyesno kiddin'


but i'll make-do... i think i'm gonna work at a local Wolf Camera, the manager seems to like me. *here come the boo's and hisses*

Naw. You do what you like.

I'm just off the $80 fillups. I sure don't miss 'em and I didn't drive the truck
but once or twice a month on average :D

[NHBubba]

My 16yo daughters 2005 ranger 4x4, tricked out.Very nice! You got any details on that front end bar? I know a bunch of guys that would love to know details..

[Jeffro]

I've had a 4x4 or two over the years.... Subaru GL Hatchback, Jeep CJ-7 Renegade, Ford Ranger XLT, Ford Ranger XLT step-side, Ford Explorer XLT, Jeep Cherokee, and currently......

GONE!

I have a Jeep Liberty Renegade. I think it's about time for a change....:D I changed! Keep looking...

[rngprerunner]

I'll play..

Here's my 99' Ford Ranger 4x4.
Its has the DixonBrosRacing Long Travel front end and Long Travel Deaver springs in the rear. 14" of travel front 16.5" of travel rear. It works well in the desert and on the trails in the rocks.

I haven't taken any with the Rebel yet so these will have to do..

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9306/11mk1.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7716/22zf1.jpg

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6425/34ss.jpg

[Paul Thompson]

Well she's pretty clean for the moment, I don't have a lot around my area except some dirt back roads here, but they can be fun in the rain.....

ALthough at 14MPG it hurts, especially with a 35 gallon tank. LoL

Paul

[R Johns]

My Trusty RAM...

It gets dirty, but I won't drive it in winter (like it to last a while).

[Jeffro]

I let the wife trade off my Jeep Liberty for a new Ford Fusion...for her...this summer, and I was left with our minivan...yuck! Well I found me a Jeep Wrangler just a couple of days ago. It's a 1995 with 64,000 miles. Lots of goodies on it, looks and runs like new. Here are a few shots of it...

http://leiningerphotos.smugmug.com/photos/118493887-L.jpg

http://leiningerphotos.smugmug.com/photos/118494057-L.jpg

http://leiningerphotos.smugmug.com/photos/118494494-L.jpg

Now this is a REAL Jeep!

[DoctorIt]

My Trusty RAM...

It gets dirty, but I won't drive it in winter (like it to last a while).if a big 4x4 Ram with BFG AT's is your summer car, I'd hate to see what you drive in the winter! :huh

[kygarden]

Ok, here's mine....hoping for the F250 diesel some day...

2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 :D

http://nikon-photog.smugmug.com/photos/63641621-L.jpg

http://nikon-photog.smugmug.com/photos/63641624-L.jpg

[Phyxius]

I traded in my convertible to get a truck. :huh It was November '03 and I got an '04 Silverado 4x4 w/8' bed. I use it for horsey stuff and whatever else needs pulling/moving. :wink

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/_phyxius_/tack4sale/frosttruck.jpg
(My father makes fun of the horse grille, but I'm a girl so it IS allowed.)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/_phyxius_/tack4sale/truckkayak.jpg
Steve and Mike loading the kayaks back up after a trip down Big Gunpowder Falls. (The best part is from Bel Air to Jones Rd. ;) )

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/_phyxius_/tack4sale/truck.jpg
Val making the truck look small :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a43/_phyxius_/tack4sale/trucksentado.jpg
There it is, hiding in the background.

[jthomas]

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/37342027-L.jpg

[jthomas]

Just joshin'...

This is my actual 4x4, ready to start for Florida last February:

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/58456313-L.jpg

[anwmn1]

http://fish-n-float.smugmug.com/photos/37342027-L.jpg

Though it is dirtier than most of the other trucks that have been posted- this one is only 2 wd. Look at the front axle.

This thread as reminded me how much I miss having a 4wd.

Aaron

2wd drive Tacoma- requires really good driving skills to get into the backwoods!!

[jthomas]

Though it is dirtier than most of the other trucks that have been posted- this one is only 2 wd. Look at the front axle.

Yes, I know. But I thought it provided a meaningful contrast to some of the fancy sheet metal displayed here.:rolleyes

[Sean K]

Here's my 4x4.

[Sean K]

Hard to get decent pictures from the drivers seat. :dunno :D

[gus]

Ok, here's mine....hoping for the F250 diesel some day...

2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 4x4 :D



http://nikon-photog.smugmug.com/photos/63641624-L.jpg

Man thats a great shot of your 4x4 :thumb Nice light !

[Stan]

Here's my 4x4.

Has the SJ still got the original engine? 1 litre or 1.3 litre? Or did that go out with the mod suspension?

Stan

[Sean K]

The JX (aka samurai.) :D It had the 1.3l in those shots and now has a 1.6l 16v. Haven't gotten the wiring straightened out yet though... :cry

[Stan]

The JX (aka samurai.) :D It had the 1.3l in those shots and now has a 1.6l 16v. Haven't gotten the wiring straightened out yet though... :cry
I blew the clutch in my SJ410 this morning :cry

Stan

[Sean K]

I blew the clutch in my SJ410 this morning :cry

Stan

:cry indeed. At least the clutch on the 410 is one of the easiest to change. When I swapped out the engine I replaced the clutch at the same time. What felt like a perfectly normal clutch actually had just little bits of grip plate left and I'd say over 70% was worn down to bare metal. :huh I'd hate to see what yours looks like. :D

[thebigsky]

Does this count? :wink

http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/photos/119225769-M.jpg

[Phyxius]

Does this count? :wink

http://thebigsky.smugmug.com/photos/119225769-S.jpg

Hehe, look at that cute little 4x4 bouldering! ;)

Noone likes my truck, it's all good.

[Stan]

:cry indeed. At least the clutch on the 410 is one of the easiest to change. When I swapped out the engine I replaced the clutch at the same time. What felt like a perfectly normal clutch actually had just little bits of grip plate left and I'd say over 70% was worn down to bare metal. :huh I'd hate to see what yours looks like. :D

I lifted it up on the fork lift. I Dropped the box and the pad fell out looking like straw
http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/119286089-L.jpg
I love my SJ's. That's another one in the background I have had since new in 1987.

The bell housing was full of it
http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/119284475-L.jpg

The clutch plate was obviously bare
http://stan.smugmug.com/photos/119284578-L.jpg

I took these with my cell phone, not really where you want to be with a DSLR without gloves (lack of organization)

Happy New Year
Stan

[Jeff Fillmore]

Here's Mine...

http://SCL.smugmug.com/photos/119363351-L.jpg

And Here's one I saw in the Christmas Parade a few weeks ago...:lust

http://SCL.smugmug.com/photos/115776423-L.jpg

[nlatto]

Here's my 4x4 in action.
The only thing that is still Jeep is the body and frame, everything else has been modified, replaced or fabricated.

http://nicklatto.smugmug.com/photos/93610883-M.JPG

[Sean K]

Here's my 4x4 in action.
The only thing that is still Jeep is the body and frame, everything else has been modified, replaced or fabricated.

:wink

[douglas]

2006 Canon Sport Truck :rofl

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/119749398-L.jpg

[hyson]

:thumb 2006 Canon Sport Truck :rofl

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/119749398-L.jpg

That's great!

[Jeffro]

http://nicklatto.smugmug.com/photos/93610883-M.JPG

Now that looks like a blast!

[AZsnapper]

My 04 KIA. Now DOA :( Sorry about the poor image quality - Canon Powershot...

MOAB:
http://www.shadowlakes.com/moab/images/024.jpg


http://www.shadowlakes.com/moab/images/038.jpg


http://www.shadowlakes.com/moab/images/039.jpg

[Ric Grupe]

About an hour away from home, on our way to vacation, I T-Boned a car with my 4X4 ('04 Envoy SLT) at a hard brake from 80 MPH. $13000 damage...:cry

Anyway, after checking that we still had all our body parts in their proper places, we rented this Explorer and went anyway.

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/120755227-L.jpg

I figure it's about the path and not the conveyance!

http://rickay.smugmug.com/photos/94602554-L.jpg

Old logging road in northern New Hampshire.