Then and now

[Fivepointfive]

first time I logged into pirate I had some massive desktop computer on my kitchen table with an aol cd. It was a shithole post college apartment next to the foosball table. I was building my first rig, a J20 on Q78s.

Yesterday, I found this place on my phone, in my hand. I was on my comfy chair in the house in the woods I've owned for 15 years. I have a couple jeeps now, and still building a big stupid jeep.

Kinda funny when you think about it.

 

[Roc Doc]

Bump.

 

[Pony_Driver]

Funny how things change.

 

[PoBoy84]

Took two days to download a pirated movie on my pc in those days.

 

[Grendel]

Pics took forever on 2400 baud.

 

[1981K20]

Then: could say any words we wanted.

Now: people are getting banned for retarded shit.

Times sure do change

 

[Fullsize80cherokee]

I had to look up what Q78s were, I always called them TSL’s

 

[Roc Doc]

Pics took forever on 2400 baud.

I went to a concert and you could download the FOH mix. So I did, at 52k, took several hours...several hours of me praying nobody would call in and fuck up the connection.

 

[Benny]

I had to look up what Q78s were, I always called them TSL’s

I thought Q78 was a specific size.

 

[Roc Doc]

I thought Q78 was a specific size.

It is.

 

[Chevy_man]

I was explaining dial-up to my kids. They were very confused.

 

[Squamch]

I thought Q78 was a specific size.

35x9 or something like that wasn't it? With really deep lugs.

 

[djljeep]

35x9 or something like that wasn't it? With really deep lugs.

It was like 35.5x10.5R15 in a TSL tread.

I'm not sure the OP keeps tabs here anymore, but I saw one of his Jeeps last week...

 

[Roc Doc]

It was like 35.5x10.5R15 in a TSL tread.

I'm not sure the OP keeps tabs here anymore, but I saw one of his Jeeps last week...

I just bumped it because it was one of the oldest posts I could find.

 

[wagfabulous]

It is.

It depends on what hes referring to. A old school Q78 gateway buckshot will wax a TSL Q78 in the mud all day long . But they're no longer made so theres that.

 

[M92PV4U]

It depends on what hes referring to. A old school Q78 gateway buckshot will wax a TSL Q78 in the mud all day long . But they're no longer made so theres that.

4 New Tires Grip Spur Buckshot Wide Mudder P78 33 9.50 16 Mud Stud p78x16 | eBay

 

[Fullsize80cherokee]

It was like 35.5x10.5R15 in a TSL tread.

I'm not sure the OP keeps tabs here anymore, but I saw one of his Jeeps last week...

Be a nice size for my LUBR

 

[LittleMan]

Co-op farm stores sell the same old school tread pattern as the grip spur / buckshot, bias ply.

 

[wagfabulous]

Yes that is the tire but back in the day they made a q78 and r85 in both 15 and 16 in wheel . The Qs measured 36" and the Rs where like a 38.5". The co-op grip spurs are no where near the quality the gateways were . I meant thoses sizes are no longer available . You can still get the Ps and Ns . Rumor has it that gateway sold the molds and rights to some company south of the border.

 

[ArTi54N]

Pics took forever on 2400 baud.

I remember when 300 baud came out.. and we thought the future was then

 

[LittleMan]

Yes that is the tire but back in the day they made a q78 and r85 in both 15 and 16 in wheel . The Qs measured 36" and the Rs where like a 38.5". The co-op grip spurs are no where near the quality the gateways were . I meant thoses sizes are no longer available . You can still get the Ps and Ns . Rumor has it that gateway sold the molds and rights to some company south of the border.

All True. I had more fun in a welded up 85 yota on N’s than I ever have in anything I’ve built since.

 

[wagfabulous]

All True. I had more fun in a welded up 85 yota on N’s than I ever have in anything I’ve built since.

A welded up toyota with the bed off was hard to beat for along time.

 

[surpip]

First time I logged into pirate was on a work computer in a different country.
Now its the same but in this country.

 

[TrailTamer]

I went to a concert and you could download the FOH mix. So I did, at 52k, took several hours...several hours of me praying nobody would call in and fuck up the connection.

I remember seeing “56k warning” in thread titles

I’m not even sure why websites still have and default to low # of displays per page. I usually change that to show all or whatever highest can be selected.

 

[AKnate]

I had to look up what Q78s were, I always called them TSL’s

Roughly a 36x11x15. Ran a set on a 98 Grand Cherokee for many years. Worked darn well on it.

 

[45acp]

The gateway buckshot Q's worked better than the tsl swampers in this region in the mud because you didn't have to have big motor to clean them out. Once you got lots of HP it was pretty equal.

The grip spurs where for grandpa who needed to get his cattle trailer across the pasture or the folks that liked winching.

 

[gunracer1]

22 years ago i signed up, i have met some pretty good folks over the years.

 

[PoBoy84]

All True. I had more fun in a welded up 85 yota on N’s than I ever have in anything I’ve built since.

Same. I'd trade my buggy for mine back.

 

[gunracer1]

22 years ago i signed up, i have met some pretty good folks over the years.

looks like 21

gunracer​

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