Canyonlands--Maze. Too difficult for stock 3rd gen 4Runner?

[Wasatch Rebel]

A friend just approached me about possibly accompanying him in the Maze. I have a stock 2000 Runner. Nice aggressive tires (Duratrac), but no locker and I don't have a winch. I do have a high lift jack and other supplies. Also, I don't have a lot of slick rock experience. I have driven on a few terrible roads with ledges near Kanab and Grand Staircase, but looking at videos of the Maze it's a step up from what I've done before, at least as far as distance traveled on such roads. The parts I've done before have been short stretches with ledges and stuff. Anyway, your thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[Tonkaman]

A friend just approached me about possibly accompanying him in the Maze. I have a stock 2000 Runner. Nice aggressive tires (Duratrac), but no locker and I don't have a winch. I do have a high lift jack and other supplies. Also, I don't have a lot of slick rock experience. I have driven on a few terrible roads with ledges near Kanab and Grand Staircase, but looking at videos of the Maze it's a step up from what I've done before, at least as far as distance traveled on such roads. The parts I've done before have been short stretches with ledges and stuff. Anyway, your thoughts would be appreciated.

I would do it without hesitation. I don’t mind a bit of rubbing and grinding here and there though. I took my 2004 Tacoma with 3” of lift through there in 2wd without issue.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Non-issue

 

[frieed]

I did it in a stock F-150
disclaimer: not the Doll House(yet) and I did drag the skids a time or two with this long pig (144")

 

[DAA]

Non issue, but if you are worried about it, the rangers at Hans Flat will likely talk you out of trying.

- DAA

 

[Stephen]

You’d be fine.

 

[Kevin B.]

It's a terrible horrible no good very bad road. You need a minimum of 37s and lockers to make it, or you'll die. There's nothing to see in there anyway, the Maze is super boring.

 

[Wasatch Rebel]

Non issue, but if you are worried about it, the rangers at Hans Flat will likely talk you out of trying.

- DAA

Yeah, that's what happened to my friend when he was taking his family there in his Nissan Frontier (stock).

 

[Wasatch Rebel]

It's a terrible horrible no good very bad road. You need a minimum of 37s and lockers to make it, or you'll die. There's nothing to see in there anyway, the Maze is super boring.

Thanks. Now I'm going for sure, with or without my friend.

 

[Wasatch Rebel]

Thanks for the input!