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Ok guys, here's the damage report from this last weekend.
We hit a trail up in Northern California first, rated a 4-5, depending on the time you go. It's really not that difficult and is very easy for the 5th Gen 4Runner, but it proved to put some marks on the 6th Gen - in all the right places, thankfully. No damage to the body except for some minor scuffs and scrapes in the paint. But both front and rear bumpers are getting replaced at some point, so I'm not too concerned with lower bumper damage. And we will eventually swap out the fender flares with an upgraded gloss or carbon fiber set. I'm glad I figured this out before getting a new set of fender flares. Now I know what to expect going into a new set. Before I put new fender flares on, I for sure need a full suspension with correct height bump stops, front and rear.
Both fender flares got ripped off early on in the trail, and we eventually snapped them back on once the trail mellowed out, but they kept falling off - even on the road, and each time they fell off, we seemed to lose a clip or two, so after the third time it fell off, I just threw it in the back of the 4Runner to deal with it later.
The CBI sliders took some insane hits all day long and held strong.
The CBI skid plates and lower control arms took some hits as well and held strong.
All in all, it wasn't too bad. Just a few hits on the front bumper, rear bumper, wheels, sliders, skids, all the fender flares, felt liner got mangled on both sides, and a few pinstripes from the manzanita.
We hit a trail up in Northern California first, rated a 4-5, depending on the time you go. It's really not that difficult and is very easy for the 5th Gen 4Runner, but it proved to put some marks on the 6th Gen - in all the right places, thankfully. No damage to the body except for some minor scuffs and scrapes in the paint. But both front and rear bumpers are getting replaced at some point, so I'm not too concerned with lower bumper damage. And we will eventually swap out the fender flares with an upgraded gloss or carbon fiber set. I'm glad I figured this out before getting a new set of fender flares. Now I know what to expect going into a new set. Before I put new fender flares on, I for sure need a full suspension with correct height bump stops, front and rear.
Both fender flares got ripped off early on in the trail, and we eventually snapped them back on once the trail mellowed out, but they kept falling off - even on the road, and each time they fell off, we seemed to lose a clip or two, so after the third time it fell off, I just threw it in the back of the 4Runner to deal with it later.
The CBI sliders took some insane hits all day long and held strong.
The CBI skid plates and lower control arms took some hits as well and held strong.
All in all, it wasn't too bad. Just a few hits on the front bumper, rear bumper, wheels, sliders, skids, all the fender flares, felt liner got mangled on both sides, and a few pinstripes from the manzanita.
