Russ' Ridge was the perimeter road and is moderate, can be hard in the wet if you have a bigger rig like an FJC or 80 and care about body damage. The new perimeter (at least on the NW side) is called "Everything Sucks" or trail 8, and is a winch-fest even for the buggies. Don't take a wrong turn...
I have seen a pickup run easy street and I have seen a YJ run it too, both with a fair bit of winching. Neither was close to stock and they were caged, but they were leaf suspensions and weren't buggies. I would be surprised if you could physically fit an 80 through even with total disregard for...
Just noticing this now...
I have seen this rig in action many times and it goes as well as any FJC out there. Well built and well maintained :clap:
BUMP for a great price, somebody will make out on this one...
Bias plys just need to be aired down more.
Assuming the same pressure, a radial will have more sidewall flex than a bias because its sidewalls have less plys. That kind of sidewall flex is easy to see, but not that important as far as offroad traction is concerned. It also makes a radial...
I am trying to get a low pressure line made up for an FJ60 steering box, but I can't find a definitive answer on the size of the flare fitting. I have been told M16x1.5 and also M17x1.5.
I got a M16x1.5 fitting to try out and it felt really slack until the flare engaged. A bit too slack...
A fellow cruiser owner (FJC and 40) and builder, BellyDoc (Jon), is a finalist for the essay contest on Pirate. If he wins he gets to pilot a buggy in the King of the Hammers Race.
Here's a quote from Pirate:
You, the Pirate users, get to vote who will be the driver of Camo's Buggy #4407...