The nut, a crush washer, and the oil. The tech said (and after looking, I agreed) that the bearings all looked good.

Shame. Because that oil was brand new.

 

We started the day with breakfast at a 50s diner and geared up.

IB even provided fancy stickers.

 

TEASE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


More pics !!! or are you having to much fun to stop and take pics ?!?

 

Hey all! We camped last night in the Mojave. We are out of the park, headed for Vegas. Over 200 miles were clocked off road in the desert, on some fantastic trails.

I will get all of your questions asked of course, and pictures and updates to come.

 

Here is a teaser photo. The rest to come soon.

Also, I will have your questions answered soon hopefully! I havent met anyone from BFG, hopefully there is someone here. If not, I will be talking to the 2 guys who have them on their trucks!

Mojave Camp

BFG T/A KO2

 

Sorry for the delay guys! Following my Rocks to Riches trip, I spent 3 nights in Death Valley camping.

So heres the low down on the BFG trip. It was awesome. There were 3 groups represented, Yotatech, JK-Forum and Ford-Trucks. There were many Jeeps, 3 Toyotas (one was a 2015 Tacoma on loan from Toyota as a press vehicle), and myself and my friend from FTE. He wasnt initially on the list but another FTE'r had to drop out.

One member from Yotatech and one from JK-Forum were each given a set of new BFG KO2 tires prior to the trip to drive and test. From what they said, they loved them. One I can quote saying "I'm used to sliding through corners. But I couldn't break them loose." The tire is, to me, very similar looking to the T/A KOs.

Unfortunately I did not get a set, so I dont have any first hand experience of the tires. I am going to try and get in touch with someone at BFG to get some questions answered for you guys though, as I'd like to have something more than stories and pictures to bring to the table (speaking of pictures....)

The trip was a blast. All who attended were awesome, and I even got to meet some IB people along the way. We started off in Barstow at a small diner for breakfast. We then traveled 200+ miles in the Mojave preserve. We stayed one night at a small campsite, where dinner was catered, and left the next morning for out final destination at the New York New York hotel in Las Vegas. We arrived in full dirt covered gallantry to full valet service right along side some unamused Merc, and BMW owners, as a line of beat up off road rigs pulls along side them. No, not all of the vehicles fit in the parking garage We checked into our rooms, cleaned up and headed out to dinner at a restaurant in the hotel for food and drinks. Did I mention that all of this is paid for on a nice shiny BFG credit card?

The trip was a blast, and I couldnt have asked for better company to go along.

There were a few battle wounds. A yota had starter issues following a water crossing, and later broke a shock mount, Jeep smashed a hole in its oil pan with a high flying front diff, and my buddies Ford had a ground wire come loose. And gasoline was a rationed commodity among the spark plug owners. But that's all part of the fun!

I would like to thank all of the FTE members, as they all had a small part in this as a member making this forum as great as it is, and to IB for allowing me to participate in this event.

Now, on with the pictures!

 

DSC_0045 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0063 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0015 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0037 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0093 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0114 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0120 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0155 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0072 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0032 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0049 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0076 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0079 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

DSC_0208 by Trey Spooner Photography, on Flickr

 

Awesome scenery and trails out there. Good thing everyone made it back in one piece.

Pics are top notch Trey.

 

whats with the yellow Jeep with the blue LED on the left side of the spare tire carrier? Have any idea or is it just how the pic turned out?


Looks like an awesome time, I love the NYNY.

 

There is also an amber one on the right side of the tire.

Blue and yellow lights are used off road as navigation lights, similar to what airplanes and boats use, to identify orientation and direction of travel at night or in dust.

His were cool, but that is a SEMA Jeep, and I think those were more show than function, because I was behind him most of the trip and they werent quite bright enough. But they look SWEEET. The amber actually cut through the dust. The blue was easily obscured.

 

Man,

That looks like a great time!! Doing that route has been on my bucket list for a long time.

 

Our sister forum JK-Forum.com has released an article on this trip.

In it you will find narration skillfully crafted by a gentlemen who works for IB, who was on the tip with us. Also you will find many pictures, many taken by an IB photographer. Also a video, made by a Yotatech.com (another sister site) member.

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