Today was our first trip out in the 80. Only mod performance wise is the OME Med kit. Lift was put on last night. Still on stock 270/75 (I think thats right) BFG ATs.
Put a nice dent in a rear bumper corner, cracked the paint and plastic on a front bumper corner, have lots of pinstriping I hope mostly comes off and....got a nail in a tire on the way home.
Im gonna try and get the tire patched tommorow. Im afraid it's too close to the tread edge to be patched though.
The 80 did quite well. Only got stuck twice. First was on a soft hill where the front axle was hanging up and plowing dirt. Bigger, more aggressive tires would have helped on that one. The second was on 180 degree turn on the trail. The 80 just doesnt turn sharp enough and I got hung up trying to make a multi point turn. I knew it would be tough when a Cherokee almost got hung up, the 80 was a little too long.
Sure was nice to turn the diff lock knob when the going got tough and others were having to back down or skinny pedal thru stuff.
Truck ran great. My only questions are these. Is it okay to use the CDL button while moving? Ive done the pin 7 mod. I was coming to a complete stop when pushing the button in HI. Is that neccesary or can I keep moving slowly (5-10mph)?
The other is my Scangauge was showing coolant temps of 190-205 degrees while on the trail? Is that a normal range? Outside air temps were in the mid to upper 80s.
Put a nice dent in a rear bumper corner, cracked the paint and plastic on a front bumper corner, have lots of pinstriping I hope mostly comes off and....got a nail in a tire on the way home.
Im gonna try and get the tire patched tommorow. Im afraid it's too close to the tread edge to be patched though.
The 80 did quite well. Only got stuck twice. First was on a soft hill where the front axle was hanging up and plowing dirt. Bigger, more aggressive tires would have helped on that one. The second was on 180 degree turn on the trail. The 80 just doesnt turn sharp enough and I got hung up trying to make a multi point turn. I knew it would be tough when a Cherokee almost got hung up, the 80 was a little too long.
Sure was nice to turn the diff lock knob when the going got tough and others were having to back down or skinny pedal thru stuff.
Truck ran great. My only questions are these. Is it okay to use the CDL button while moving? Ive done the pin 7 mod. I was coming to a complete stop when pushing the button in HI. Is that neccesary or can I keep moving slowly (5-10mph)?
The other is my Scangauge was showing coolant temps of 190-205 degrees while on the trail? Is that a normal range? Outside air temps were in the mid to upper 80s.
