Minimum clearance

MidOH said:
Dusther210 said:
I am currently helping a friend purchase an adventure rig and I am coming to the conclusion of what @Billiebob said. A well armored JK on 33s does so much. Add a little lift for good measure and with a winch and a lockers and it’ll go anywhere. Put 35s on it to go anywhere more comfortably and with less fuel economy
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True.

But when you arrive at your destination, and every darn time, there's a crew cab fullsize truck there, you'll be hating the jeep pretty quickly. If there's crazy Subaru women circling a Mercedes Sprinter thing.........arrgh, that's even worse.

That's what happened to me. Going from YJ to a Superduty, was like going from ultralightweight backpacking in a dust storm, to drinking fine wine on a cruise ship. Real AC, 90mph = no problem, two giant coolers, driving in a tornado, snow, etc. etc.

Doing wide open spaces, park roads, places Hmmwv's can go, in a small rig sucks. Taking a fullsize to tight trails sucks.
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This comparison explained with a good example is what I was looking for in all my time on overland bound

Thanks MidOH
 
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You can store a great deal in the rack on the rear of the turret, and the steel storage boxes on the sides. The hull has boxes for tools etc.
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Now I'm wondering if the US Military would "give" me a tank to use as an off-road vehicle? They seem to be Ok leaving them laying around in Afghanistan... just sayin
 
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Now I'm wondering if the US Military would "give" me a tank to use as an off-road vehicle? They seem to be Ok leaving them laying around in Afghanistan... just sayin
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17 gallons per hour at idle. 56 gallons per hour at speed. Overall operating costs (maintenance, etc.) over $100 a mile. If they gave you one, could you afford to operate it?
 
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17 gallons per hour at idle. 56 gallons per hour at speed. Overall operating costs (maintenance, etc.) over $100 a mile. If they gave you one, could you afford to operate it?
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Only if that whack-job currently squatting at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, DC gave me the pallets of cash he gave the Taliban so I could afford to fuel it...
 
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A tale of 2 trucks…
The frontier in front is lifted with many bells and whistles and on 32” M/Ts
The xterra in back is not lifted, stick and on 32” ATs

This past week we did about 800 miles and spent 2 days totally on dirt. We were unable to find any info on these trails beforehand so we went in blind and not knowing what would be thrown at us. I wasn’t able to get many pictures but I think these 2 say a lot.

Both trucks made it back without issue. The trails were NOT smooth roads lol. Large rocks, large dips, very off camber bits, deep sand, steep hills with scary break overs.

I was surprised we didn’t have to tow the xterra out. It did everything. It seems clearance wasn’t a big factor for this trip or our trips to Flagpole Knob, TNJT or NEBDR (all done with a stock 4WD)

Just thought I would share as encouragement to put gas in the rig you got and get out there :)
 

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MidOH said:
Dusther210 said:
I am currently helping a friend purchase an adventure rig and I am coming to the conclusion of what @Billiebob said. A well armored JK on 33s does so much. Add a little lift for good measure and with a winch and a lockers and it’ll go anywhere. Put 35s on it to go anywhere more comfortably and with less fuel economy
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True.

But when you arrive at your destination, and every darn time, there's a crew cab fullsize truck there, you'll be hating the jeep pretty quickly. If there's crazy Subaru women circling a Mercedes Sprinter thing.........arrgh, that's even worse.

That's what happened to me. Going from YJ to a Superduty, was like going from ultralightweight backpacking in a dust storm, to drinking fine wine on a cruise ship. Real AC, 90mph = no problem, two giant coolers, driving in a tornado, snow, etc. etc.

Doing wide open spaces, park roads, places Hmmwv's can go, in a small rig sucks. Taking a fullsize to tight trails sucks.
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I felt this lol
Maybe a lot of that for you was the change from a 2 door jeep to a full size truck
 
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