I hit Slick Rock this past weekend as well during our family camping trip up to Lake Alpine and Utica. You're right, @jcardona1, the trail is more difficult now, but more fun! I hadn't planned to run the whole trail, but after coming down the S-pile and gauntlet sections, I didn't want to risk trying to climb back up. I was wheeling solo with only limited tools and spares.
We fished at the creek, then drove back up to the junction so my wife could walk back to the lake, then my son and I ran the rest of the trail to Utica in just about an hour.
Every time I go out, I'm impressed with the 80 series. How many other vehicles can haul 5 people and a dog, towing a trailer, 400 lbs of camping gear, mountain bikes and kayak, 200 miles, up 7,000 feet; wheel a tough trail, then drive home again in air-conditioned comfort.
And man, if it weren't for the quarter panel tubing, you would have put a nice dent on that huge boulder!
. Front installation was kinda challenging because the shocks had to be compressed and the working room for this was crowded. Had plenty of droop on the rear that the shocks lined up fine. These replaced a high mileage set of OMEs and I'm looking forward to see how the ride improves. While at it I mounted up a set of 255/85/16 Yokohama Geolanders, these tires have a few thousand miles left on them and we'll see how these feel on the road and in the dirt. The wheels are some steel 16x7 and I think with 3.75 or 4" backspacing. I bought these from Summit
yea, it looks cool, but I bet the “D” light is out in under 30 days. That’s just a cruiser thing.