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Toyota Trucks - East Coast 4 Runner Jamboree, Pennsylvania

Wheeling At The East Coast 4 Runner Jamboree
February, 2009
By Jay Kopycinski
Photography by Jay Kopycinski
Toyota 4Runner Front View Blue
Broderick Pfetzing enters... 
   
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Toyota 4Runner Front View Blue
Broderick Pfetzing enters Rock Creek. The 36-inch Swampers spun with 5.29s and ARBs helped this '84 4Runner walk the rocks on this piece of trail. Unfortunately, a rock would take a nip at his rear driveshaft, necessitating a parts swap for the highway drive back home.
1988 Toyota Truck Rear View
Jason Durand of Broad Run,... 
   
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1988 Toyota Truck Rear View
Jason Durand of Broad Run, Virginia, wheels an '88 truck with Inchworm transfer-case gearing and a spooled rear axle. Despite the IFS up front and no front locker, Jason piloted his rig over many of the harder trails. He made up for lack of hardware with his excellent driving abilities. Nevertheless, he's got a solid-axle swap in the works.
Toyota 4Runner Jamboree Rausch Creek Sign
Toyota 4Runner Rear Drivers Side View
The rocks at Rausch Creek... 
   
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Toyota 4Runner Rear Drivers Side View
The rocks at Rausch Creek are varied and mixed in with patches of dirt, mud, and trees. The park proved to be a great location for the Jamboree. Allen Dickenson and his 4Runner have made the trek to all five events to date.
1994 Toyota Truck Drivers Side View
This '94 Toy truck belongs... 
   
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1994 Toyota Truck Drivers Side View
This '94 Toy truck belongs to Michael Jamison. He's been tweaking his ride for rockcrawling for years. The front fender area has been narrowed and a tubular flatbed added. The mods allowed him to easily traverse the boulders in Rock Creek.
Toyota 4Runner Buggy Rear View
One particularly difficult... 
   
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Toyota 4Runner Buggy Rear View
One particularly difficult climb is an uphill run near Keystone Krawl. Large outcroppings combined with loose dirt approaches make it tough to move upward. Big tires and skillful throttle work seemed the ticket to coming out at the top.
Toyota 4Runner Repair
The Friday runs saw their... 
   
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Toyota 4Runner Repair
The Friday runs saw their share of trail carnage. That afternoon found a number of the participants back in camp with tools and spare parts in hand. Rigs were repaired and readied for the Saturday trails.
1985 Toyota 4Runner Rear Passenger Side View
This '85 4Runner is owned... 
   
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1985 Toyota 4Runner Rear Passenger Side View
This '85 4Runner is owned by Ben, aka "Toaster." Wheelin' hardware includes 35-inch Goodyear MTRs, 5.29 gears, Detroits, and an Advance Adapters 5:1 transfer-case setup.
1999 Toyota Tacoma Front View
Showing that Tacos can crawl... 
   
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1999 Toyota Tacoma Front View
Showing that Tacos can crawl rocks too, Shawn Turner of Centreville, Virginia, wheels his '99 Tacoma. Those are 34-inch Swampers on locked axles. Marlin Crawler transfer-case components yield a 173:1 final drive ratio for the bumpy stuff. Shawn suffered a broken CV joint on Friday, but a replacement had him running trails again the next day.
Toyota Truck Front View Toyota 4Runner Buggy Drivers Side View Toyota 4Runner Rear View

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