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Duckman
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Postby Duckman » Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:36 pm

So when you think of wheeling in the Cascades, would you build a monster truck or a flat fender? I guess I am an old-school guy, see ya on the trail, maybe?

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Postby White trash » Mon Feb 07, 2011 11:37 pm

Duckman wrote:So when you think of wheeling in the Cascades, would you build a monster truck or a flat fender? I guess I am an old-school guy, see ya on the trail, maybe?



Totally depends on what you want to do. If you want to run the trails start with a <105" wheelbase with a couple lockers and 33's. That recipe will get ya 95% of the trails pretty easily. If you want the rest of the trails toss on some 35's and that gets you another 4%. That last 1% is expensive and requires the monster truck/tube buggyesque approach. The rocks in the nw are brutal on parts so you'd better have as much beef under the frame as you can afford.


I am building the antithesis of most rigs in the pnw. Rediculous 128 1/2" wheelbase, 92" wide and lower than most any tj on 33's. :lol:

Build a decent smaller rig and you'll have fun. :D


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