Off Roading
#91
Super Moderator
#92
I'm lazy and sometimes go offroad with my bike rack on. This one doesn't get hung up on anything since it angles up.
https://www.1up-usa.com/product-category/bike-racks/
Haha, no it didn't even really touch the floor. I do leave it on as a "feeler." I've gone up hills where its dragged, but no where that it has hung me up....yet.
#95
Spent Saturday in the dirt this weekend off-roading and shooting guns with my cousins. We headed up the 15 just passed Victorville, it was a beautiful day out and the weather was perfect. Everything was going great until I decided to descend a steep rocky hill. As we were going down the hill, I could hear the rocks slipping below the tires and finally the sounds of a puncture. Luckily the air didn't come out very quick and I was able to get to the bottom of the hill before I needed to stop and do a repair. After assessing the 2 inch gash in the sidewall, I thought well I have 2 options; attempt plugging it or put the factory spare on. Since I didn't know how far we were from the main road, I went ahead and started shoving 2-3 plugs in the hole at a time. After 15 plugs or so, the air stopped leaking out. I waited a few minutes for the sealant to dry up a bit and then began driving again. Surprisingly this held up for the rest of the day. I didn't feel safe driving on the freeway like this, so I stopped at Americas tire in Victorville and they put on a Pathfinder AT (I'll use this as a spare tire when my spare rim comes in). While waiting for the tire repair, I lightly yanked a plug and it just fell out...not sure how it was holding in, but glad I changed the tire out. The second picture is the descent that blew out the tire.
#96
Racer
Bummer on the punctured tire. Glad to see you made it out. Are you replacing all 4 with new tires? I got a nail on the side but up on the thread **** area (really odd spot for a nail) and not sure if it is still safe to drive.
#98
I only have about 4k miles on the Goodyears, so I will just be replacing the cut tire. I'll be getting a 17" spare and will put the Pathfinder AT on there.
I was hopeful they would hold up. I had worse luck with BFG KO AT's on my Ford Ranger, paper could cut those sidewalls. Also when balancing BFG's, I've had bad luck with them; I had to buy 8 tires to get 4 good ones for my dad. The 4 that wouldn't balance were requiring nearly 1 pound of weight, that's just excessive, even for a 50lb tire. The balance problem with the BFG's happened more than once. I've not tried the K02 on my balancer yet, but have heard those are having issues as well.
#99
Racer
Not offroad by any means but on a recent trip to Eastern Sierra, I found some dirt roads and a lake shore to play on. It was fun just to get it off pavement for a bit. Some pics.
It was nice taking the dirt road down to Mono lake.
It was nice taking the dirt road down to Mono lake.
#100
Super Moderator
Nice!! Heck those could have been GX brochure pictures :-)
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#101
#104
Off=roading
I apologize that I did not see your reply and question before now. I use crawl control only very occasionally. However, when I do use it, it is really a nice feature as it literally allows you to both accelerate and brake without taking your foot off of the throttle pedal. Going up or down a very steep hill is where you would use it the most.
#105
Super Moderator
I apologize that I did not see your reply and question before now. I use crawl control only very occasionally. However, when I do use it, it is really a nice feature as it literally allows you to both accelerate and brake without taking your foot off of the throttle pedal. Going up or down a very steep hill is where you would use it the most.
Crawl Control - 1 to 5 MPH
DAC- appears to be around 3 MPH
Last edited by Acrad; 12-10-17 at 07:23 AM.