So I've been driving some dirt roads, first the back trail from Hyrum to Liberty in a Pontiac G3, then the back way from Bountiful to Farmington in my Cherokee, then the back trail from Hyrum to Bear Lake, also in my Cherokee, and Providence canyon in my Cherokee, and last weekend from Tooele to Wendover for a stop at the Dugway geode field, in my AWD Astro.
This has been very educational, not very fun, and except for the upper part of Providence, i could have gotten either of my Camaros through every bit of it.
Up Providence i finally found use for 4wd, and a use for low range other than descents, since the AW4 in the Cherokee has no way to manually hold first gear in either high range or low.
Being pure stock on worn out 235/75R15 highway tires on cast aluminum 15x7s, with no locking diffs, and missing the center skidplate, I chickened out before getting far enough up to escape the canyon entirely, and backing down between those trees wasn't fun.
I cant keep the Cherokee, or i would be fitting 31s on steelies, and an Aussie up front, swapping my welded Explorer rear, and returning to Providence to complete the climb out.
My Cherokee's death wobble has convinced me that if i ever swap a D30 under the front of my S10, it will be leaf sprung.
Since I have the Camaros, my S10 doesn't need to stay lowered, i have already bought 3 steel 15x7s for it, it needs 3 more, and test fitting with a couple other 235/75R15s shows that i can't go any bigger under the front until I do a D30 swap. So until then, it stays a 2wd pre- runner.
On the other hand, i am seriously considering a set of 235/70R15s on my 86 Camaro, for dirt roads, and the same on the Astro.
This has been very educational, not very fun, and except for the upper part of Providence, i could have gotten either of my Camaros through every bit of it.
Up Providence i finally found use for 4wd, and a use for low range other than descents, since the AW4 in the Cherokee has no way to manually hold first gear in either high range or low.
Being pure stock on worn out 235/75R15 highway tires on cast aluminum 15x7s, with no locking diffs, and missing the center skidplate, I chickened out before getting far enough up to escape the canyon entirely, and backing down between those trees wasn't fun.
I cant keep the Cherokee, or i would be fitting 31s on steelies, and an Aussie up front, swapping my welded Explorer rear, and returning to Providence to complete the climb out.
My Cherokee's death wobble has convinced me that if i ever swap a D30 under the front of my S10, it will be leaf sprung.
Since I have the Camaros, my S10 doesn't need to stay lowered, i have already bought 3 steel 15x7s for it, it needs 3 more, and test fitting with a couple other 235/75R15s shows that i can't go any bigger under the front until I do a D30 swap. So until then, it stays a 2wd pre- runner.
On the other hand, i am seriously considering a set of 235/70R15s on my 86 Camaro, for dirt roads, and the same on the Astro.
