Road Trip
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Road Trip
I just got back from a 1000 mile road trip with the 2008 R51 4x4. Took at ride from s.w. Chicago to Two Rivers Wis. From there a nice drive to Black River Falls Wis. Then Back home to Chicago. I did this trip for Technical scuba diving class. What a nice ride the pf did not give us one problem.
grats on the trip to 'Scony. im a Wisco native myself. i just completed a 960 mile trip in my '08 4x4 also. i was getting 19 mpg on the way there and got an amazing 20 mpg on the way back.
as i was thinking about the difficulty i've been having trying to find an adequate grill guard for my new ride, i blasted a deer going about 70 mph... get this, there is no visible damage.
im going in for my 3750 mile check this week and i will have the guys give it a once over.
so... does anyone know of a grill guard for an '08 4x4 SE i can look at. they are hard to find, and even harder to find ones that offer decent protection.
perhaps i should chop up this post and get the parts inquiry where it belongs... but im at work and just wanted to drop a quick line.
as i was thinking about the difficulty i've been having trying to find an adequate grill guard for my new ride, i blasted a deer going about 70 mph... get this, there is no visible damage.
im going in for my 3750 mile check this week and i will have the guys give it a once over.
so... does anyone know of a grill guard for an '08 4x4 SE i can look at. they are hard to find, and even harder to find ones that offer decent protection.
perhaps i should chop up this post and get the parts inquiry where it belongs... but im at work and just wanted to drop a quick line.
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MonkeyMike
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as far as i know, the only front bumper / grill guard (s) that provide any protection are made by ARB or Shrockworks.
ARB recently released their "Sahara Bar" for the 05+ PF. www.arbusa.com
I dont recall if Shrockworks has a PF specific bumper. They are not up to date on their website, and they actually sell some protection products for the 05+ PF. www.shrockworks.com
dont waste your money on the little bumper bars that only mount under the bumper (i.e. to the tow hook mounts)... if you hit anything heavier than a shopping cart, the "bumper guard" will be smashed into your bumper and radiator. yah!
~mike
oops... sorry to hijack the thread
ARB recently released their "Sahara Bar" for the 05+ PF. www.arbusa.com
I dont recall if Shrockworks has a PF specific bumper. They are not up to date on their website, and they actually sell some protection products for the 05+ PF. www.shrockworks.com
dont waste your money on the little bumper bars that only mount under the bumper (i.e. to the tow hook mounts)... if you hit anything heavier than a shopping cart, the "bumper guard" will be smashed into your bumper and radiator. yah!
~mike
oops... sorry to hijack the thread
Good to hear you didn't get hurt by the deer, sometimes they get flipped up and come through the windshield...think a half crazy 400 lb animal with four sharp hooves and maybe antlers sitting on top of you and trying to get out of the cab...Sven1olaf wrote:...as i was thinking about the difficulty i've been having trying to find an adequate grill guard for my new ride, i blasted a deer going about 70 mph... get this, there is no visible damage.
so... does anyone know of a grill guard for an '08 4x4 SE i can look at. they are hard to find, and even harder to find ones that offer decent protection.
If I was in the market for a grill guard / radiator protector I'd find a welder who works out of his home shop and could bend and fabricate some 2 1/2" schedule 80 heavy wall T-6 aluminum tubing from the frame up to just below the hood latch and in front of the grill by about 8 inches. The weight would be about 1/2 of steel for similar strength and for a weight efficient 30 to 40 lb aluminum guard addition I wouldn't have to worry about redoing the front struts and springs to carry a 150 - 200 lb, as most are designed, steel factory bumper guard.
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Last edited by Gray on Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:28 pm, edited 3 times in total.
08V8 or 4.0L ?, pretty good fuel economy either way for these trucks. As an aside I had to do a real quick trip recently and at 160 kms/hr on a curvy paved road this truck rides and handles like a dream...(wet, not nightmare).Captain caveman wrote:I was averaging of 20.9mpg on the trip. I went threw 2 tank fulls of gas, not bad for 900 miles.
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