VA trail run in Off-road Adventures (1 Viewer)

[Max.Powerzz]

I know "Off-Road Adventures" is a tad on the cheezy side since they're just pushing 4-wheel parts stuff, but it's a decent magazine for being a freebie. There's an article in this month's issue featuring some VA trails and Fran Bitzan's fj40.

 

[jcj_78FJ40]

DA LINK

http://www.4wheelpartsadventures.com/pastIssues/0605-issue/tidewater.asp

 

[Felix]

That's pretty cool. I can't believe it took them 6 hours to get back to the waterfall!

 

[WckedMidas]

how long should it take to get to the watterfall?

 

[Felix]

Last Saturday, it took three of us about 3.5 hours to get to the waterfall. I guess we had a small group, but we did spend a while getting a certain 80 out of the water after a driver chose the crazy line.

 

[WckedMidas]

COULD A STOCK 62 NO LOCKERS SITTING ON 34 10/50S MAKE IT DOWN the trails your talking about?

 

[Felix]

I think there was discussion about your truck running these exact trails a couple months ago when we got a group of 'mud guys together to run Devil's Ditch. Your main problem wouldn't be traction; it would be your rocker panels.

All my 40 has a 1.5" shackle lift and 32"x11.50 MTs. I don't have a locker either, but I do have sliders. I get through this trail okay, but I use those sliders. Without them, my rockers would have been crunched. Now, you do have bigger tires (and therefore more clearance), but you also have a longer wheel-base, so that probably cancels out.

Bottom line: I think you'd make it through okay, but there are a couple spots where you'd take damage to your rockers w/o sliders.

Oh, and this is all with the exception of the last hill climb that actually leads to the waterfall. I can't even come close to making it up that, and likely neither would you w/o lockers. But the rest of the trail is a lot of fun, definitely worth it even without doing the hill climb.

Edit: here are Riad's pictures of us on this trail last weekend - http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2105936094

 

[WckedMidas]

I love honesty . Well since you guys seen me the last time i floped my truck on the drivers side. if and when i get my act together and buy a new altinator . i will be getting my exhuast fixed shortly after that. Running both pipes inside the fraimerails. Once thats done i wana try these trails. im not realy worried bout my rockers. As long as i would be able to shut my doors. CHICKS DIG SCARS RIGHT? And i have to have both the altinator and exhuast done by the 6th of july. for emissions.

I have a question how do u think a 60 or 62 would do with dual handbrakes? I been thinking of haveing a friend weld me up a bracket to seperate my e brake lines on rear dif. and installing a second hand brake. So i could cut brakes when one wheel in the air ,

I came to the conclusion that if i had that done the night i fliped my truck it wouldnt have fliped.

Any ideas on a easy way to set this up?
I was thinking have a piece of pipe cut and flair it on both ends to prevent chafeing of the wires . seperate the two where they join each other above the dif. mount second hand brake beside original one. and have both cables run threw the flaired pipe? I figured hand brake out a camaro would work or a cavalier

I hope that made some sense.



ps i cant wait to wheel with you guys again.

 

[Felix]

That sounds cool, but that question is probably better suited for the 60 forum. I don't know the first thing about that.

But, it does sound cool, though. Although, couldn't you just get a rear locker?

 

[WckedMidas]

Yeah i could get a locker. Buttttt they cost couple hundred bucks. I can get hand brake for dam near free. Pick up some cable and conectors to conect it together. drill a hole mount the brake and have seperet hand brakes. one wheel spinning with no traction lock it up alittle bit make other wheel with tractions start moveing the vehicle. I seen heeepers do it. Thought it might be cool on the cruiser.

 

[apcoleman]

You could get an aussie locker which is a lot cheaper than an ARB. Plus it is much easier to install.

 

[Rosscanup]

yeah and you wouldn't be f***ing up your brakes and be trying to drive with one hand on a brake, one on the wheel and your feet going back and fourth on the pedals. I think in the long run an auto locker would be cheaper. Installation is a breeze.

 

[WckedMidas]

i got a automatic. so it wont realy be that difrent. Just when a wheel in air use the apropriate handbrake and got threw the obsticle

 

[Felix]

Looks like this trail might be closed.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=96701