I might be in, just need to see if i can get a trailer
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I might be in, just need to see if i can get a trailer
open diffs...wah! I've wheeled my range rover all over w/ open diffs. I started wheeling the thing w/ 205/80 R16 Michelin tires. I agree w/ Doug about you need to get out wheel your stuff the way it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
Things you'll learn (and this is for anyone):
where all your low points are. If you haven't yet, get out on the driveway and look under your vehicle...find the low points, where your diffs are, low hanging shock brackets, tranny crossmembers. I can visualize in my head where all the low points are on my truck and can make a pretty good guess to where they are going to hit.
open diffs are going to make you a better wheeler/driver and also make you be a better judge of the terrain and how to read it and pick a line. Anybody can take a rig w/ 44's, two lockers and point it straight.
when your open you have to think of how your axles are going to articulate, when and where the wheels are going to unload, and what type of traction are you going to have.
If your open, you have to try and keep the same amount of traction on both wheels and do a lot of left foot braking. I don't think my foot ever leaves the brake. It also firms up the suspension on a coiler and cuts down on bounce once over an obstacle. You can learn a lot of basics w/ a stock vehicle and can have just as much fun w/o getting into too much trouble on the trail. If you have the clearance try and hit the obstacle square or at ever so slight of an angle and use a little skinny to bump it over one axle at a time.
remember that torque will find the easiest path out and if that path happens to be in mud or in the air it will go that route every time.
and lastly follow the motto of:
as slow as possible and as fast as neccessary
then every thing will be just peachy!
yesQuote:
Originally Posted by wturner3
The reason I was asking was to get a good idea of the level of difficulty, as I have never seen the place. I have had my fair share of three wheel motion, trails, and the like. If I saw the terrain I could tell you weather of not I could make it. I have a good bit of experience and confidence in the Rover truck.
there's trails rated from 1 to 4. 1 being that any stock vehocle will make it, 4 being you better have lift, tires, and a locker or two.
In a disco w/ mild lift and a decent size tire you will be able to hit most of the 3's, just have to watch your rear overhang. If you still have the front spoiler I would suggest to remove it along w/ both bumper caps front and rear. I might even loose the tail/fog lights in the rear bumper...I've seen plenty of those destroyed out there as well.
Also. I don't know how long you have had your disco or its history, but make sure the center diff is working. I've seen a few where the previous owner never the diff lock and when someone finally used it it wouldn't lock and the slider was stuck fromlack of use. mine on the other hand glides over there almost too easy.
edit: they may have added a five by now...don't know for sure, but all the trails are well marked and rated fairly well.
yeah i wheel my Jeep wrangler stock w/ 31s all over clayton. i Really enjoyed wheeling stock because no one thinks you can do anything and then your truck works great and everyone is suprised
so are you coming?Quote:
Originally Posted by Graystroke
for future reference, TAMOR really doesn't plan trips anywhere that doesn't have terrain for stockers...don't let a "non-hardcore" rig stop you from going on a trip
Well I'm completely out. After wrangling with my conscience, my bank account, and my hard headed girlfriend, I decided to go, and even got a trailer and a tow rig set up. So of course my manager decides to schedule me to work that weekend. A whole ****ing year of the same two weekends working, one weekend off pattern, and he decides to change it now. And of course, he won't change it because its already posted. So one guy gets back to back weekends off, and I get screwed out of having fun.
no show
that sucks, too bad you have to work Ill take some video and post it for you so you can imagine that you were wheeling
you're gonna have video? :D
rollem!
I'm going. Jeep's not sure what it's doing this weekend yet.
oh thats fawkin low. Not only am I getting screwed out of this trip, but my tow rig for clayton just called and canceled so he could go to padre. And now I gotta listen to this? thats just wrongQuote:
Originally Posted by AggieTJ2007
work sucks, quit.
Padre Sucks. Tell'em its not worth it....