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Cece & I are going to miss out this year because we are going to Maui to celebrate her college graduation. However, we will be in Moab from the 10th to the 12th, and hope to see some early birds. We are road-tripping from Chi-Town to California in her Mitsubishi, so my VX will be absent as well.
We really look forward to Moab, and hate missing out. Petr... We HAVE to get together. Glad you didn't get squashed by a meteor!
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It will be great to finally meet you Jo!Originally Posted by JoFotoz
Sweet..I see a bunch of you Colorado peeps on the Stoop...
...Sunday afternoon ish
jo
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U 2 Tom...!!
The trails are great , and the Stoop meetings and greettings...It will be great to finally meet you Jo!
... are the icing on the cake IMO.
Jo
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Heya Gill/CeCe....
...I'm gonna try and get there Sat afternoon, to hang with you guys...( photo shoot CeCe??)
.....I'll know more nearer the time.
But certainly see you guys Sunday
Jo
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It's a '91 and almost completely rust free! You guys won't even know it's me
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You guys we plan on getting in Sunday to see Gil and Cece before they run off to the island! What time are you guys leaving?
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Wow, that thing is purty, looks like new!It's a '91 and almost completely rust free! You guys won't even know it's me
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It'll be great to see a few more Troopers there this year...some years recently you could count them on the fingers of one hand.
95 Trooper with a buncha stuff nobody here cares about...
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I just need to transfer all the good junk over from the '86. I could get a lot more stuff done to be ready if the weather would warm up a bit.
40 degrees today
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She's a beaut, Clark...It's a '91 and almost completely rust free! You guys won't even know it's me
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Wish it was that warm here, not bad today but they are talking a high of 7F on Tuesday.I just need to transfer all the good junk over from the '86. I could get a lot more stuff done to be ready if the weather would warm up a bit.
40 degrees today
I have been trying to keep the Trooper running all winter even though I won't drive it in road salt, been doing good but I waited too long this time, just tried to start the Trooper and the battery is pretty much dead, so I brought it into the house (the battery, not the Trooper) to warm up and then give it a charge.
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Hey guys, driving in from Louisiana (over 1300 miles), and had a tire question. Do I need anything special for Moab? Was thinking of getting some mudding AT tires but as there will be ALOT of road driving just to get there, I wasn't sure what the best options would be for me. Right now I've got the stock 18" Rims with 245/60/R18 on em. Would prefer not to replace the rims or spare if possible. Can I just use regular road tires or is there a nice hybrid AT available. Also, limited budget... can spend maybe $150 per tire.
thanks, Mike
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Don't buy mudders for Moab. If you want to get them for LA mud, then fine, but in Moab you are driving on sandstone bedrock most of the time, or dry sand. ATs are better than MTs out there, and street tires work very well traction-wise (right, Jack?) although they don't have as much sidewall durability as I would prefer.
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Many owners have done fine on street tires. No problem! I was on 255/50-18 street tires the first time. There's always a group that want to go on the easier trails that are doable by all. The harder trails (with names such as Steel Bender, Metal Masher..LOL) are usually only done by the gang that's lifted and has larger tires.
Some decent A/T hybrid kind of tires - Yokohoma Geolander AT/S, General Grabber AT2. And I'd even add the Nitto Terra Grappler as a great A/T yet great on road tire. I've had them for 10,000+ miles and they're very nice on road/highway. Most of these tires are near the $200/tire price.
I think you're price point may be a little hard to hit, but I'm sure others will chime in with some suggestions.
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I speak from personal experience...
I switched from Pro Comp ATs to the cooler looking Xterrains, and the were GARBAGE in Moab. Bigger voids are good for mud, but you end up losing so much grip on any other surface that they are pointless. The stock all-season Duelers were better than the Xterrains! The looks do not balance the loss of performance, so I am back to ATs (this time BFGs).
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The only time I did any offroading I was wearing Kumho Ecsta STX tires in a 265/60R18 size, and had no problems keeping up with the group. They're great on road, too; handling is super, and there is absolutely no fit problems with cladding. They are currently $149.00 at Tirerack, so they also fit your budget.
Gregg
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