OFF Road Mental Acuity
03-05-2022 | 09:24 PM
#21
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Joined: Feb 2022
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From: Spanish Fork, Utah
Another tip: If you are new to wheeling, and buy a 4WD vehicle most of us want to modify it (lift, exhaust, shocks, suspension stuff etc etc $$$$) but the single most effective first mod you should have is a good set of off road tires with a lower load range (usually C to E). C is softer so one gets more grip and rides nicer. E is harder riding but better for on road wear life. And first set with a basic stock vehicle for Jeep anyway is recommended no bigger than 33". 35" and larger you are starting to get into suspension add ons or fenders etc. Think $$$$$. Next is a winch for those lonely days out by yourself.
03-06-2022 | 03:00 PM
#22
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From: Calgary, AB, Canada
Another tip - as most of us are aware a good addition to the trail pack is a shovel. Also consider a small adze for making steep contours more shallow. Way easier than shovelling but consider this story - back in the 70's I worked with a lot of WW2 vets and one guy said he was in Egypt in 1940 and he said you could not believe how fast you could shovel dig a foxhole to jump in through rocks and boulders when the shells were raining down. Bless his soul.