I am thinking maybe we can all get some wheeling in Saturday or Sunday June 19 or 20. What do you guys think? I know I really need to get out for a day so I can do something other than what's been going on around here... Tom, Randy, Glenn, Daxe, Jim, others?
CTBrent
Man, I had a blast! Glenn and Daxe definately have two very capable rigs albeit on different levels. I loved getting out there with them. My rig made it home so I have to say it did it's job once again.
We missed you guys (Randy and Tom). When I get back from my trip, it's on for sure!
Thanks again Glenn for the dogs! My dad and brother had a great time; it was all they talked about over dinner.
We missed you guys (Randy and Tom). When I get back from my trip, it's on for sure!
Thanks again Glenn for the dogs! My dad and brother had a great time; it was all they talked about over dinner.
glad you guys had a good time, I especally wanted to see Daxe in action, it must have been an eye opener for him! I managed to get 6 hours of overtime and 15 hours of double time this weekend but I would rather have joined you. Next time for sure.
I really missed being there! Glad all went well and you had a good time. Daxe must be loving the front locker! Did ytou like the rocks?
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im glad that everyone had a good time and again im sorry for not being able to make it out there i cant wait to see some pics so lets get them up
andy
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Yeah, I had a great time on that trail... I was surprised that it had so many options. I can't wait to take the other rig through there. With some lockers, extra wheelbase, and some 40's -I'll go full-out there! The streeter did pretty well, I have to say; I LOVE LOW RANGE. Maybe locking the rear will be a good thing. I just really like the challenge of being open.
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Daxe did really well, his rig does well too. I think as his experience increases he'll be able to see what his rig can really do. Being locked F&R is a great thing, his rig went wherever he pointed it (nice to see).![Image]()
His kids are fearless too, which in my opinion is a great thing.
When I come back, I am going to scout out a place up near Otis, MA. I hear it is a pretty good place. Maybe that can be the next stomping ground? I still want to check out that area you and I were talking about too.
Tom, I am pretty sure I'll be up dropping parts off to Glenn Tuesday if you want to meet up. Oh and by the way, I got your pics, the zook is coming along really well... Should be done pretty soon huh? Looks great, it has come a LONG way from when I first saw it.
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Oh and by the way, I got your pics, the zook is coming along really well
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hey... I didnt get any pics yet, must be lost in the mail...![Image]()
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Glad you guys had a great time. Like Glenn said you couldn't have asked for better weather. Jim
Hey! Yes we missed you 'almost made it' guys but managed to have fun anyways. The small size of the group (3 trucks) made progress very smooth. I wasn't keeping track of how long we were in there but it went as well as any ride I have been on.
Part of the smoothness was nobody tackling the really psycho stuff. Glenn was still nursing his tennis elbow, CTBrent was open and I had no protection over my transfer case ebrake disc and no rollcage over my children, sitting in car seats in the back.
Putting that locker in the front is nothing short of an amazing upgrade. I would wager to say that it made more of a difference than putting the spool in the rear, but I'm making that comparison with the spool already installed. What sticks in my mind is how much time I didn't spend spinning my wheels and instead just crawling forward.
I also think it has some of that effect that the YJ springs did of making such short work of some stuff that the lack of drama makes it feel like nothing is going on. There were a few step things there that I recall struggling with in my hardtop when it was open and still struggling with when it was spooled and on YJs and this time I just walked on up with zero fuss.
The whole front locker thing is making me rethink and relearn the way I approack obstacles. For one thing, the truck doesn't turn too well.
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I had to do quite a few 3 (or 5 or 7) point turns to get pointed the way I wanted to go. There's nothing like having the steering wheel pretty much at full lock and having the truck continue to go straight forward.
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I continue to be cursed by the stumbling and flooding pony carb. However there is a complete 93 1.6 EFI setup sitting in a big storage container in the back of my zuk. That is going to cure that annoying problem permanently. The spidertrax rock magnet -errrr- transfer case ebrake is a great addition and works really well for keeping me from rolling backwards when starting on steep hills, etc. It also works when the motor dies because of the flooded pony carb, so I dont have to just squash the lifeless unboosted brakes trying to stop my truck from careening down some rocky slope. Once a little protection gets appended to the mighty kong and covers up that disc I will be less reserved about mashing the throttle to get over/through some stuff.
And for myself, I was very comfortable except for those crazy tilt angles. They gave me max pucker when I started doing this and still do. I can't seem to develop a good sense of when I'm close to going over. This was my first real wheeling trip as a driver in about a year, so getting used to the stuff again is to be expected. I'll figure it out eventually. I'll be less paranoid about it when my kids aren't sitting in the back of my softtop truck with no rollbar.
I took some pictures, but exactly none of them are of trucks in action. I was busy driving. And since there were only three of us, it went smoothly and there wasn't as much "in and out to watch people get over obstacles" as there is with a larger group. I did get over a few things I have n ever been able to do before and wish there were pix of that, but in a couple cases I was in the back of the pack and out of sight of the others anyways. I'm happy about being able to get through some things by myself that previously had me crying for a spotter. I'm looking forward to getting back on that trail to tackle some of the harder stuff once the truck is fully protected. I already know it can do a lot of stuff it couldn't do before, but now I want to know how much!
carnage included two fender flares dislodged by tires, but that confirmed for me that I need to do the virtual lift and throw the zukboys flares back on.
~daxe
Part of the smoothness was nobody tackling the really psycho stuff. Glenn was still nursing his tennis elbow, CTBrent was open and I had no protection over my transfer case ebrake disc and no rollcage over my children, sitting in car seats in the back.
Putting that locker in the front is nothing short of an amazing upgrade. I would wager to say that it made more of a difference than putting the spool in the rear, but I'm making that comparison with the spool already installed. What sticks in my mind is how much time I didn't spend spinning my wheels and instead just crawling forward.
I also think it has some of that effect that the YJ springs did of making such short work of some stuff that the lack of drama makes it feel like nothing is going on. There were a few step things there that I recall struggling with in my hardtop when it was open and still struggling with when it was spooled and on YJs and this time I just walked on up with zero fuss.
The whole front locker thing is making me rethink and relearn the way I approack obstacles. For one thing, the truck doesn't turn too well.
I continue to be cursed by the stumbling and flooding pony carb. However there is a complete 93 1.6 EFI setup sitting in a big storage container in the back of my zuk. That is going to cure that annoying problem permanently. The spidertrax rock magnet -errrr- transfer case ebrake is a great addition and works really well for keeping me from rolling backwards when starting on steep hills, etc. It also works when the motor dies because of the flooded pony carb, so I dont have to just squash the lifeless unboosted brakes trying to stop my truck from careening down some rocky slope. Once a little protection gets appended to the mighty kong and covers up that disc I will be less reserved about mashing the throttle to get over/through some stuff.
And for myself, I was very comfortable except for those crazy tilt angles. They gave me max pucker when I started doing this and still do. I can't seem to develop a good sense of when I'm close to going over. This was my first real wheeling trip as a driver in about a year, so getting used to the stuff again is to be expected. I'll figure it out eventually. I'll be less paranoid about it when my kids aren't sitting in the back of my softtop truck with no rollbar.
I took some pictures, but exactly none of them are of trucks in action. I was busy driving. And since there were only three of us, it went smoothly and there wasn't as much "in and out to watch people get over obstacles" as there is with a larger group. I did get over a few things I have n ever been able to do before and wish there were pix of that, but in a couple cases I was in the back of the pack and out of sight of the others anyways. I'm happy about being able to get through some things by myself that previously had me crying for a spotter. I'm looking forward to getting back on that trail to tackle some of the harder stuff once the truck is fully protected. I already know it can do a lot of stuff it couldn't do before, but now I want to know how much!
carnage included two fender flares dislodged by tires, but that confirmed for me that I need to do the virtual lift and throw the zukboys flares back on.
~daxe
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Here's the best one of the kidcam pix
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