Welcome aboard mlmorris88!
When I think about my past rockcrawling days, lots of things come to mind.
Other than my 8 years of sandrailing in the dunes, my 18 years of very active rockcrawling and 4-wheeling was the most enjoyable time of my life.
One aspect 4-wheeling is of course the
vehicle and three words come to mind –
crawler gears, body armor, articulation. 
Beyond that, there are decades of experiences and an infinite number of opinions.
Asking for forgiveness usually implies that you have done something wrong. Jumping into the best rockcrawling online forum is a very “right” thing to do.
I would bet that in the annals of this website there are discussions and information about every aspect of rockcrawling and early Toyota 4x4s.
Gnarls.
