We've been talking about getting a 4Runner for awhile, and with our second vehicle dying the other day it kind of sped up the process of purchasing the Off-Road Premium we had been looking at. The vehicle won't be here for another week or so as it's still in transit and all of that, but wanted to ask for an opinion on what I should do first.
Obviously our CR-V was only capable of so much, and now we'll probably be getting into the deeper stuff (not necessarily mud, but just further into the woods). I still don't plan on doing anything I'm not comfortable with yet, or think I'm not good enough to manage (or that the vehicle can't handle), but want to make sure I'm not going to get us stuck or put more stress on the vehicle than needed.
I was thinking I should probably do some A/T tries, along with straps, but then I start thinking is it better to just use the stock tires it comes with, and buy a compressor to air them down? Along with some straps? I keep going back and forth, but I'm thinking A/T tires are what I should do?
Does anyone have any recommendations? Maxtrax's at some point will be in the books, but if I'm going to do A/T tires that's going to take most of what I can spend extra.
Just want to make sure we can do some of the roads I've said "no" to before because the CR-V couldn't handle it. Most are forest roads that are still used, but do have semi muddy areas and rocky sections. Some are steep as well. Again, I wouldn't do anything I wasn't comfortable with.
Obviously our CR-V was only capable of so much, and now we'll probably be getting into the deeper stuff (not necessarily mud, but just further into the woods). I still don't plan on doing anything I'm not comfortable with yet, or think I'm not good enough to manage (or that the vehicle can't handle), but want to make sure I'm not going to get us stuck or put more stress on the vehicle than needed.
I was thinking I should probably do some A/T tries, along with straps, but then I start thinking is it better to just use the stock tires it comes with, and buy a compressor to air them down? Along with some straps? I keep going back and forth, but I'm thinking A/T tires are what I should do?
Does anyone have any recommendations? Maxtrax's at some point will be in the books, but if I'm going to do A/T tires that's going to take most of what I can spend extra.
Just want to make sure we can do some of the roads I've said "no" to before because the CR-V couldn't handle it. Most are forest roads that are still used, but do have semi muddy areas and rocky sections. Some are steep as well. Again, I wouldn't do anything I wasn't comfortable with.
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