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Originally Posted by cl4Rk
Hear, hear!
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Yeah, that’s been my experience also. It’s actually a bit comical how capable a set good 32”s air’d down, good 2 inch lift, (bilstein 6112/5160s has been what I’ve used can’t comment on the rest), duro bumps and a locker will do.
Places I would have thought I’d gotten hung up on have never even been close. You have to get into some really gnarly gnarly terrain to have to tap out. Steepness is almost always the biggest issue unless your just going over a straight up Boulder garden.
The thing is, at that point you probably need a legit rock buggy/jeep. I’m going over some stuff that I thought was really questionable with my family. Afterwords it really was no big deal at all. It really comes down to driver skill/spotter and good decision making.
The one time we descended into part of the canyon rim around here, it was a good 30° tilt sideways while rock crawling over all kinds of lava rock. Most pickups would have had no chance. But being narrow, light, and nimble it made short work of it. It’s not a keep TJ, but it’s not terribly behind it either. Rear departure is the biggest issue by far in my experience.
That all said, I’ve never done the Rubicon, that one looks like it would be quite a bit of work. The south loop of fins and things and hells revenge weren’t an issue at all and kept up with a JL sport without question. Now to be fair, I didn’t do hells gate, or the escalator. Hells gate was clearly just picking the right line. Put the wheels in the right spot and it’s easy Peezy from the looks of things. Screwup and you pay dearly.
I’m sure it would do it, but the risk/reward for me just isn’t there. i’m just there for a good time, not looking to see if I can flip my rig over.