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Snail Trail 4x4 Offroad Podcast

474: All About Lowrance GPS With Steven Lutz

Snail Trail 4x4 Offroad Podcast

Tyler and Jimmy: Off-Road Enthusiasts

Leisure, Hobbies, Automotive

4.6694 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Please consider donating to our good friend Sue Lee Bun and help her fight Cancer. gofundme.com/teamsuebun https://venmo.com/u/Bun-TrailWelder Steven Lutz likes to solve problems for the recreation wheeler. Taking established software and converting it to the off-road industry. The Lowrance was developed for the marine industry starting with sonar. In 1995 they introduced GlobalMap 2000, the world's first LCD product to offer integrated GPS, mapping, and sonar capabilities. It was here that Steven figured he could convert this to the offroad industry. Find Steven over at Rugged Routes and Rugged Rocks Don't forget about the Fissure Mountain night run on Wednesday night. We are meeting across from the main gate at 7 pm. We will be meeting rain or shine but we will make a quick decision if we will go up the mountain depending on the weather. Want to win some Tires? Our friends at Yokohama are donating a set of tires for the 750 Apple Podcast reviews giveaway winner. Also, like before, we will give away swag packs every 50 until we get to the main giveaway. All reviews need to be left on Apple Podcast to be entered. Congratulations to TannerIsCooler for winning the 550 reviews swag pack. CALL US AND LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL!!!! We want to hear from you even more!!! You can call and say whatever you like! Ask a question, leave feedback, correct some information about welding, say how much you hate your Jeep, and wish you had a Toyota! We will air them all, live, on the podcast! +01-916-345-4744. If you have any negative feedback, you can call our negative feedback hotline, 408-800-5169. 4Wheel Underground has all the suspension parts you need to take your off-road rig from leaf springs to a performance suspension system. We just ordered our kits for Kermit and Samantha and are looking forward to getting them. The ordering process was quite simple and after answering the questionnaire to ensure we got the correct and best-fitting kits for our vehicles. If you want to level up your suspension game, check out 4Wheel Underground. Episode 474 is brought to you by all of our peeps over at patreon.com and irate4x4! Make sure to stop by and see all of the great perks you get for supporting SnailTrail4x4! Discount Codes, Monthly Give-Always, Gift Boxes, the SnailTrail4x4 Community, and the ST4x4 Treasure Hunt! Thank you to all of those who support us! We couldn't do it without you guys (and gals!)! January's Giveaway is with RollerCam. They make quick and easy tie-down straps for everyday purposes. Their new patented design helps you sinch down the strap tightly and helps hold a tighter strength than traditional cam straps. Their new Rope Roller works with Paracord and allows you to tighten any situation quickly. If you need some tie-down straps make sure to sign up for the giveaway tier on Irate4x4.com Congratulations to Alex who is getting a gift from Jimmy and Nate who is getting a gift from Tyler for the end-of-the-year presents. This is a little contest between Tyler and Jimmy to see who gives the better gift. Tyler won the event last year, will he win again? If you want a chance to win a present from Tyler or Jimmy you need to be signed up for the Giveaway tier on Irate4x4.com Listener Discount Codes: SnailTrail4x4 -SnailTrail15 for 15% off SnailTrail4x4 MerchMORRFlate - snailtrail to get 10% off MORRFlate Multi Tire Inflation Deflation™ KitsIronman 4x4 - snailtrail20 to get 20% off all Ironman 4x4 branded equipment!Sidetracked Offroad - snailtrail4x4 (lowercase) to get 15% off lights and recovery gearSpartan Rope - snailtrail4x4 to get 10% off sitewideShock Surplus - SNAILTRAIL4x4 to get $25 off any order!Mob Armor - SNAILTRAIL4X4 for 15% offSummerShine Supply - ST4x4 for 10% off4WheelUnderground - snailtrail for 5% Midroll Music by ComaStudio

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0:00.0

Where does the four-wheel underground suspension shine more?

0:04.6

Creeping crawling on the Rubicon or going crazy fast out on Johnson Valley desert floor?

0:10.0

Yeah, good question.

0:11.4

It honestly does great in both scenarios.

0:13.7

Whether I'm going through the Rubicon or doing 50 to 60 miles an hour through washes at Johnson Valley,

0:18.6

it's really impressive what the suspension does. I think that

0:21.5

goes a lot to show how well it's engineered, how well the roll center is controlled, and how well the

0:27.3

geometry all goes together. No matter what I'm doing, I feel stable. I feel predictable. It's fantastic.

0:32.8

That makes a lot of sense because they are designed to be great on and off road. That's true. I do drive the

0:39.2

rig to and from the trails as well. And I noticed on tight, windy mountain roads, I don't feel like

0:43.6

I'm throwing the body off the chassis anymore. I just have one question. What's that?

0:47.4

When are we putting some four wheel underground parts underneath Samantha? Soon. Very soon.

0:51.4

And I'm excited to do so. And if you are looking to move your vehicle from

0:55.6

Lee Springs to a linked suspension kit, make sure to check Snail Trail 4x4 Offroad Podcast.

1:19.2

If you like going offroading in Toyotas, rinching on Toyotas, camping in Toyotas, and maybe poking a little bit of fun at Toyotas.

1:29.6

And of course, hearing about how awesome GPS low rances are in Toyotas, then this is the podcast for you.

1:40.6

Welcome, everybody.

1:41.7

I am Jimmy Jett and we are happy to have you here on episode 4774 i know it's crazy

1:50.2

we're already almost up to 500 which is wild but i do think we're going to do something fun for 500

1:56.0

we'll give more information about that here in the future but there's a little sneak peek for you guys

2:00.7

tyler and i had a lot of fun down at king of the hammers this year i I'll give more information about that here in the future, but there's a little sneak peek for you guys.

2:04.4

Tyler and I had a lot of fun down at King of the Hammers this year. I did come home earlier than him, but while he was down there, he did get a special interview for you guys.

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