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Old Oct 12, 2025 | 02:12 PM
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Finally took the G off road

Well its thanksgiving long weekend in Canada and due to my work schedule I wasn't able to get the vacation I had planned.. But instead I figured it would be cool to take my G out to the mountains and test out the off road capabilities.. I had never been in this area in the summer but frequent this spot in the winter when I do some climbing on my snowmobiles .. Truck handled it all perfect.. Unfortunately due to the trail situation I wasn't able to get to the base of the mountain but we did hike up to the same spot.

Went out yesterday and woke up to snow this morning.. Look forward to exploring this area next year









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Old Oct 13, 2025 | 08:16 AM
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Nice, that’s what she was built for!! I’m in Ontario, I’m jealous of your abundance of off road choices!
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Old Oct 13, 2025 | 04:50 PM
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Nice, that’s what she was built for!! I’m in Ontario, I’m jealous of your abundance of off road choices!
Yes for sure.. I grew up in southern Ontario but moved to Alberta about 17 years ago.. It is great being a couple hours from the mountains but I do still miss the great lakes.. I put some 37s on the g and the roof rack and wanted the offroader look and it's awesome to know that she handles it amazingly as well..
Now i just need my new spare tire mount to come in.
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Looks like fun, and beautiful landscape!
Is that a 4-inch lift on 35s?
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Originally Posted by Limey Hooligan
Looks like fun, and beautiful landscape!
Is that a 4-inch lift on 35s?
I was told it was a 6 or 8" lift when I bought the truck about a year ago. I am really not sure what the lift actually is.

The truck has 37x12.5r18s on it now (in these pictures). I upgraded after running some M/T tires 35x12.5r18 but thought they looked a bit small.
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That's a big lift with big tires! How does it handle? How's the acceleration?
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Gets up to speed fine and handles not bad (I changed steering damper to a fox shock and that greatly improved some steering shake I had). I don't push the g hard acceleration wise as I really understand the extra strain the big tires can take on the drivetrain. I also have other cars when I'm feeling like going fast or carving the mountains.
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