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Old 06-30-09, 09:39 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DanS HJ-45 View Post
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Is the rubicon doable with 33s and a single locker?

Dan
Not really. Sure you'll "make it" but...

You'll beat the truck with momentum shots on every hard spot.
You'll shy away from all the challenging sections.
You'll get more body damage than you need to.

The ingredients for a fun Rubicon trip, in order:

1-Gear reduction, the more the better. Crawl boxes, low geared transmissions all work.
2-Generous lifts. I know sky high SOAs look dangerous, but they work on the Rubicon
3-Lockers. There is no substitute.
4-Big tires help.
5-Winch, and the humility to spool it out and use it.


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