NOT Practical Off-Roading in a Full-Size

Whether you are considering buying a full-size truck, or have one and want to get into offroading, there are a few things that you should know before you hit the trails. If you guys have experience running a full-size truck on the trails, let people know what they can expect or some things that they should know BEFORE heading out on the trails.

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[mikepaoletta]

I’m in NE Ohio. Spend more time on road than off, don’t hunt in terribly remote areas, and wanted to pull my boat or a camper.

Vehicle of choice was a GMC Sierra Double Cab 5.3 V8 4x4. Only “mods” are a hard tonneau cover and stick sized Cooper Rugged Treks. Gets me everywhere I need to go while carrying everything I want. I think the biggest key to vehicle selection is being honest with your needs and expectations

[michaelfincham]

I've used a full size truck off road for the past 40 years I would never use a under powered vehicle with little towing and hauling capability for taking my family out. Without having to worry about weight. And I plan all my trails where size is no issue.

[mtower]

Yeah my trail boss got pretty pin striped on the jeep trails but sure came in handy winching them cause of its weight. I just occasionally play. It’s a workhorse more than anything.

[jamesngotts]

Power Wagon: because sometimes Rubicons need someone to winch them out of a difficult trail. Also because sometimes you want something with 1 ton axles that can run 37+ tires.

[jmillerv]

I decided to have both, Tacoma TRD and a PowerWagon. I put a shell on the PW to carry gear and sleep in, so it has a clean look to it vs the urban assault vehicle / Beverly hillbillies look. To each his own.

[MartinsGarage]

I'll take my Excursion all day long. Best 4x4. Can't beat a super duty. Save everyone and have room for everything. Reliable af

[jessicamathews]

We have a 2006 Nissan Titan 4x4 and we turned it into a overlanding truck. It has a 285/70R/17 and new Bilstein 5100 shocks and struts. We love our truck.

[rockie]

Got a 2013 f150 fx4 crewcab dents and scratches from going down jeep trails. People are always surprised to see me at the end of the trail. Spend the summer every year camping in the mountains a good percentage of that in my truck sleeping in the camper shell. My kid and dog are growing so just bought a new super duty to fit us and the prospecting, camping, fishing backpacking, toys, fridge solar panels in. We stay in the backcountry for weeks at a time several hours from the nearest walmart so nothing less than a crew cab full size will work for us. If you remove the sway bar and add about 1500 lbs of gear and lower tire pressure off road the superduty really rides pretty good. If you ride around with no weight and max psi like most folks i see it rides horrible heavy duty trucks are made for weight so adjust psi accordingly. I run between 20 and 30 psi depending on the trail with zero trouble. Obviously on highway air back up to about 40 and if towing heavy about 65.

[damiensintes]

05 ford f150 XLT ext. cab 4x4. 6" lift, 35' snow and mud hybrid tires with 4.56 gearing, and Torsen Geared limited slip diffs front and back and upgraded brake pads and rotors. I have it set up for Overlanding and occasional towing. Works great.

[Airforcefd]

Love my 2021 Titan Pro4X! Fits all my needs for Texas feral hog hunting in the piney woods of East Texas.

[Mazda]

I have a 2016 F150 4X Sport. I got it to haul stuff but not super heavy. So far it hauls a flatbed trailer totaling 8000 lbs with no issues. I did get it stuck in 10 inches of snow one time. It has new General Grabber ATX tires but some day I would like to get a 2.5 level and a taller tire. Maybe 33". Really like your videos. Would like to see more pickup's out on the trail

[negativefishermen]

My swb 93 k1500 has a wheelbase only slightly larger then that of a jeep. Does great

[adriancampos]

2020 ZR2 Bison, mostly weekend warrior trails, drifting and a little bit of crawling, hope to do more intricate trails after bigger tires and steel drive shaft.

[Jacobbunt]

I’ve got a 92 pickup and a 98 4 runner and I would say that I love them but I’ve only ever worked on them and now I’ve owned them for 6 months lmao. Lookin forward to seeing how they do out on the trails this summer tho

[kingfish]

Currently own a 2011 Chevy 1500 on a 2” level with heavy duty leafs on 295/70/17 duratracs. It’s daily driven but I also tow and bomb quad trails with it. Just upgraded my front and rear bumpers to RC steel bumpers and threw a RC 12K lbs winch up in the front bumper. Wish I could post pics because people really don’t believe me when I say it bombs quad trails.

[shawnriddle]

I would stick to selling tires lol. Ill take my 15 AEV power wagon over all 4x4's. Dodge H.D. 4x4's since 1934. The original 4x4 truck since 1946. See you out on the trail.

[wyattpedersen]

I love my 08 f150. Good aftermarket for it and seen a few people SAS them 🤷🏼‍♂️ interesting and unique.

[joshuaterry]

My 86 s10 did great in a swampy mud bog trail ride I had half tread mud tires peg leg junky 2.8 and I was the only truck other than my buddy's dakaota that didn't get stuck out of 30 trucks. I had 31s buddy had 33 everyone else had 35s and 38s on silverados f150s toyotas. Later put 31 new mud tires and a better 2.8 never had to lock in 4wd except to pull someone out had it buried to the doors still crawling.

[charlesnickell]

I have had big trucks like dodge ram 2500 to extra small datsun single cab and in between and ibeen a off roader since I was 15 years old I'm 44 now and my favorite for off roading and most towing I do is my 2020 jeep gladiator rubicon

[redgrom]

Second gen 4 door long bed Tacoma 4X4. Great in the desert at speed, not so much in tight areas. Long wheel base is great for going fast but likes to high side when trying technical stuff.