mud tires - what lift do I need?
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Not even sure they would fit on a MOG...
rode with these guys this past Saturday up near Amicalola SP
rode with these guys this past Saturday up near Amicalola SP
That guy with the tan one is from Easley I believe.
Not even sure they would fit on a MOG...
rode with these guys this past Saturday up near Amicalola SP
Can you tell us more about Almicalola I saw it posted over on southern jeeps and had never heard of it.
Amicolola Falls?
Yes Amicalola Falls SP. We just hit the FS roads that circle around the park and actually go into the back of the park (no day use fees!). The roads we were on are FS28-1 "Winding Stair Gap Rd", Nimblewell Gap Rd & Old Bucktown Rd. And accessible from Hwy 52 via Nimblewell Church Rd.
Nimblewell and Winding Stair are easy. Old Bucktown is rutted and has a couple of ledges, but any stock/unlocked LC could handle it. If its wet, then all bets are off. Old Bucktown is the most fun and its better to go down it and then back up it instead of accessing via the county roads at the bottom of the mountain. If you go up Winding Stair, you can connect to FS58, FS42 which have plenty of camping options along the roadway. If you continue up FS42 "Hightower Gap Rd", then you will arrive at the Gap and can continue on Rock Creek Rd, very scenic, or take a right onto Appalachian Blue Ridge Rd all the way to Cooper Gap.
Nimblewell and Winding Stair are easy. Old Bucktown is rutted and has a couple of ledges, but any stock/unlocked LC could handle it. If its wet, then all bets are off. Old Bucktown is the most fun and its better to go down it and then back up it instead of accessing via the county roads at the bottom of the mountain. If you go up Winding Stair, you can connect to FS58, FS42 which have plenty of camping options along the roadway. If you continue up FS42 "Hightower Gap Rd", then you will arrive at the Gap and can continue on Rock Creek Rd, very scenic, or take a right onto Appalachian Blue Ridge Rd all the way to Cooper Gap.
One thing about riding with MOGs, they are slooooooooow. We stopped to work on Daniel's front ADD switch near the top of Nimblewell Gap and we were there for about 20-25 minutes while the rest of the group proceeded down the SP access road above the falls. After getting it straightened out, it only took us about 5 minutes to catch up with them!
The other interesting thing (beside portals) is they basically have a "1-link" with a panhard on each axle. Drive shaft is basically enclosed in a HD housing that attaches to the t-case with a birfield type moving joint. The coil springs at each corner are anchored to the frame and axle housing. So picture this. You disconnect the springs from their brackets and the panhard, then you could basically flip the entire axle over 180 deg and the linkage wouldn't complain one bit, it would just rotate on the birf at the t-case. Almost no moving parts are exposed.
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