That’s awesome! It’s fun to take something different. Once made through with a stock crew cab f350, had to drive in reverse the last few miles after the transmission went out.I haven't been there since 2004. We took 3 Subarus through a bunch of it.
Rad pics!Snow has finally melted enough to make it to Buck Island. ( Can’t confirmed anything past that, rumor has it you can make it to Tahoe) But be aware the trail is wet and muddy. Typically busy weekend with slippery conditions causing a lot of broken vehicles, axles and drivelines mainly.
I was thinking sliders that stick out more are important (20 degree angle?). I read about older stock vehicles that do/have done the Rubicon on much smaller tires and I keep wondering if I can do it on stock Badlands 33s. I’m not afraid of body damage. It’s already pinstriped 4 weeks into ownership!I've done it in our completely stock Sas Badlands 4dr. I did replace the stock sas tires with TOYO Mts in factory sizing. I did get one pretty decent ding in the lower passenger front door. Had the doors been off I would have probably been ok. If I was going to do one improvement to help stop body damage it would probably be sliders that offer more strength and stand out from the body a little further than the stock sliders. Had I had sliders I would not have had any damage to the door.
You are right on with your thinking. It’s definitely something you need to grow into as a driver and vehicle. Try Eagle lakes trail , Dear Valley or Slick rocks. Experience helps a ton ,ground clearance on 33” is going to be a challenge.
Be prepared for the random rock that gets stuck between the axle and bumper.33"s won't do it unless you got skill, like MacGyver level skill.
When I was on Rubicon I took some damage to that same area...I went with ASFIR plates to cover those after that.My setup at the time was stock SAS with 35s Bfgs which are taller than the stock Goodyears. The only damage was on the cross bars under the transmission. Still straight but the lips are bent.
Exactly the same for me. Just a bit of a scratch, minor ding at the lower part where the driver and passenger doors meet. I got that doing Miller Jeep Trail and that convinced me that the ZroadZ were the way to go. They have been great, BTW. Protected me very nicely on Heartbreak Ridge Trail up by Big Bear.
