Back to School Run 2009

Big E 515 · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:27 pm

mtdewmike wrote:

Yeah, Eric, you gotta make it out to this run. Like Scott said, you can always leave the truck off to the side. I'm not sure if I'm wheeling mine since I don't have a good set of skids and I don't have a good approach angle on the front. But riding shotgun isn't bad - who do you think shot the footage for last year's video that Cornick posted?

If I can get out of work early enough to catch the caravan, I'll be there.

cornick · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:36 pm

Any info on this caravan yet?

RIXterra · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:19 pm

Not yet Jeff.. I'll get one going within the next couple of weeks though..

conman · **Joined:** Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:13 pm **Posts:** 54

I'm in

O1SalsaX · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:08 pm

Can you put myself and Sam (my wife) down as a possible?

If my truck is reliable enough by then, we'll take it and run the harder trail ride.
If my truck is unreliable then we'll take Sam's 07 wrangler unlimited on 33's on the easier trail ride and she'll probably drive too.

Then again, her wrangler has a minor lift, 33" AT's, sliders and some skids and the E-LSD's front and rear. Don't know if it's good enough for the harder trails.

What do you guys think?

Svendog · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:24 pm

I think that you'd do well enough either way.
The wrangler would be good in the tighter locations and, if anything was on the more challenging side, we could always either find a way around or break out a strap.

O1SalsaX · **Posted:** Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:41 pm

Svendog wrote:

I think that you'd do well enough either way.
The wrangler would be good in the tighter locations and, if anything was on the more challenging side, we could always either find a way around or break out a strap.

It's the 4 door wrangler, so the turning radius is probably slightly better than my X.

Either way, we'll have an awesome time.

Just have to make sure we have nothing else going on that weekend.

daggerdoggie · **Posted:** Sat Aug 08, 2009 5:56 am

Come on, Ken. You need to make it this year.

cornick · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:45 am

For those of you unsure if your truck will be able to handle the trails mine did fine. The only mistake I made was on a line I took.

To give you an idea of what I've got so you can compare.
33" MT
sliders
skids
2.5" lift
shrock front bumper

Rockaholic · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:36 am

I should be there unless something breaks on the X

MtDewMike · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:58 am

cornick wrote:

For those of you unsure if your truck will be able to handle the trails mine did fine. The only mistake I made was on a line I took.

To give you an idea of what I've got so you can compare.
33" MT
sliders
skids
2.5" lift

And the Shrock front bumper. I bring this up because there were some spots where you needed that extra approach angle.

cornick · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 12:47 pm

mtdewmike wrote:

cornick wrote:

For those of you unsure if your truck will be able to handle the trails mine did fine. The only mistake I made was on a line I took.

To give you an idea of what I've got so you can compare.
33" MT
sliders
skids
2.5" lift

And the Shrock front bumper. I bring this up because there were some spots where you needed that extra approach angle.

Good point!

O1SalsaX · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:01 pm

It's looking like we'll be taking my wife's Wrangler.
Are we still allowed?

I just have to remember to unbolt the sway bars and it should be fine with turdy trees.

Otherwise, we have recovery gear. LOL

ETA: It will be Sam and I and her (single) friend Amy.
Anyone with an open seat? We can kick her out of the jeep if need be. LOL
She is from Bainbridge, NY

RIXterra · **Posted:** Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:17 pm

Of course your welcome Ken..

mpm · **Posted:** Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:05 pm

would this be the 4th annual back to school run?

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