Decided to do a little stock wheeling today
10-19-2013, 06:35 PM
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Decided to do a little stock wheeling today
So I bought my '14 about 2 weeks ago and have been doing lots of reading up on mods and planning out a build and what have you. I have come across a lot of people saying that these JK chassis are rather capable in stock form, so I decided to test this out, and I am impressed.
Now mind you, I am rather new to off roading, and my experience is a few dirt bike rides and a beater truck I forced through about any mud pit I could find. Now I live in the desert, so instead of fast cars, I want capable trucks, and Jeep was the answer. That being said;
The idea was to take the truck out to a small town called Goodsprings and follow a rough dirt road about 20 miles to the top of Potosi Mtn.
I took the wrong road and ended up on a much more interesting "road". This was a cross road that would lead to the road I had originally wanted, but hadn't been used by many people in quite some time. Many areas were washed out and I honestly expected the Jeep to get stuck a few times. It didn't. I was impressed. I definitely need upgrades for what I would like to do, but today helped guide my path, and a big bravo to the Jeep.
Anywho, good thing I found this "road" becuase when I got to where I had originally wanted to go, the road was closed.
I had mounted my GoPro to the hood, but for some reason, it cut off after about 12 min. Had space on the disk and it was still on when I pulled it off the truck when I got back to paved roads, but, from the footage I got, I put together these two shorts of the trail / jeep in action.
The first one, the rain wad washed out about 18 inches deep, the right side was banked with loose rock, I decided to throw it in 4wd and hug the left bank, turning into it a bit to keep the nose up. Was this the right line?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPUmFBpU94 Second one came upon an area the rain washed out, had about a 10" sheer drop into a small wash then immediately back up a rocky hill, where the initial incline was about 40 degrees then leveled out to about a 20 degree incline. I wasn't so worried about the drop as I was the entry and exit angles, but again, the Jeep proved better (and yes, I was a bit rough on the clutch, still not used to its catch points).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIj3QDKP9Jc The video cut out after that, but there were a few more rough spots, one I almost high centered on.
Here are a few pics from the gate.
Thanks for looking, and any advice on lines, or anything else (including decent trails in the area from any other locals) is always appreciated.
Now mind you, I am rather new to off roading, and my experience is a few dirt bike rides and a beater truck I forced through about any mud pit I could find. Now I live in the desert, so instead of fast cars, I want capable trucks, and Jeep was the answer. That being said;
The idea was to take the truck out to a small town called Goodsprings and follow a rough dirt road about 20 miles to the top of Potosi Mtn.
I took the wrong road and ended up on a much more interesting "road". This was a cross road that would lead to the road I had originally wanted, but hadn't been used by many people in quite some time. Many areas were washed out and I honestly expected the Jeep to get stuck a few times. It didn't. I was impressed. I definitely need upgrades for what I would like to do, but today helped guide my path, and a big bravo to the Jeep.
Anywho, good thing I found this "road" becuase when I got to where I had originally wanted to go, the road was closed.
I had mounted my GoPro to the hood, but for some reason, it cut off after about 12 min. Had space on the disk and it was still on when I pulled it off the truck when I got back to paved roads, but, from the footage I got, I put together these two shorts of the trail / jeep in action.
The first one, the rain wad washed out about 18 inches deep, the right side was banked with loose rock, I decided to throw it in 4wd and hug the left bank, turning into it a bit to keep the nose up. Was this the right line?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvPUmFBpU94 Second one came upon an area the rain washed out, had about a 10" sheer drop into a small wash then immediately back up a rocky hill, where the initial incline was about 40 degrees then leveled out to about a 20 degree incline. I wasn't so worried about the drop as I was the entry and exit angles, but again, the Jeep proved better (and yes, I was a bit rough on the clutch, still not used to its catch points).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIj3QDKP9Jc The video cut out after that, but there were a few more rough spots, one I almost high centered on.
Here are a few pics from the gate.
Thanks for looking, and any advice on lines, or anything else (including decent trails in the area from any other locals) is always appreciated.
