Whispering Pines: 27 OCT 2007

[Guest]

is that the RIT crew.... haha!   looks like a stocker.... GSA\'s + Mud = Flop

[smichaelR22]

whooaaa is that the whinny power steering kid?  im glad i at least had the sence to try again when my jeep walked up the side like that.... he must have been in the mode of \"bomb it in 3rd\" which i herd yelled out more than once while standing trail side watching other events.....

now that i re read, i seem to remember wingman almost in a slightly similar situation if it wernt for some TMN lbs on the frontend....

[Scooter]

That mud hole looks familiar. I am disappointed that I missed out on this trip. I am gonna be workin on the truck over the winter to make it more trail worthy. Some new tires, front locker, and of course some better tow points. Also, if all goes well I am going to finally have my chance to make it to the first meeting tomorrow night. I look forward to finally meeting everyone.

[Vanillathunder]

That looks an awful lot like the place Psycho Steve cemented his nickname.  We thought his wife\'s TJ was gonna flop there but he saved it, while she gasp\'d so loud I think all the quail flew away back at the office.  Luckily she was watching from outside and not in his ear in the passenger seat.

[smichaelR22]

After a long a drawn out discussion today in a design review meeting, i couldnt resist not to bring up that YJ flop pic on the overhead to the team and convey my view on the importance of understaning foolish failure limits when designing component test to failure plans....

[Guest]

HAHA!!

[MassiveAttack]

I had lots of fun at the pines, thanks!

There were a few things I\'ve been meaning to \"clean up\" after the ride, some questions and whatnot...

1. I was talking to Dave in Palmyra before we left, he said he needed an alignment, so for Dave and anyone interested, here\'s a good deal.
Firestone has something called \"Premium Alignment\" it\'s a lifetime alignment for between $120 and $150. (got mine on sale for $120)
I went to Webster and they were really good to me. The guy told me, lifts, aftermarket parts, doing my own work, and off roading don\'t void the service. He said, \"you can bring it down every weekend if you want.\" I think it\'s a good deal if your planning on keeping your Jeep for any amount of time because it pays for it\'s self after two alignments, as well as protecting your investment in those expensive tires!

2. Someone said something on the radio in the afternoon about how A/T can sometimes be better at clearing in mud than other more aggressive tires. I\'ve heard this before and am interested in talking more about it. Could whoever it was that said that start a discussion in the correct forum so we could share ideas and past experences  with this. :)

3. On the same subject of tires, I\'d like to discuss Saturday\'s conditions and the tires you (those who were there) had and how they performed.

I posted here because I want to talk particularly to those who were there on Saturday. Oh and I want to ask Mike, (I believe, forgive if I\'m wrong) what kind of exhaust was on his TJ?

[smichaelR22]

im going to have to bite my lip and refrain from bashing firestone alignment people, but i do say i just had a 29.99 coupon for the standard 6month alignment service.  it was for a 2wd S10 which i new i messed up the front end putting in coil spacers.  After the third trip and 2 striped bolts off my frame which i was told were already messed up and i was responsible, i walked away...  Maybe this different plan sounds a little better and i just had a moron hopefully.

on the cj, i just us a pice of wood and make it an 1/8\" wider from sidewall to sidewall in the rear.....   :)


Tires: i run 35x12.50 procomp mudds.  I love em, they clean very well in WP mud (usually pretty wet).  My first set of \"real\" tires so dont have much comparison.   O and for you crazy people trying to get me to buy MTR\'s for the scrambler.... i am not paying $515 for a tire.... i have morals.   (40x13.50\"?)

[MassiveAttack]

agreed. I have heard so many bad things about Firestone, then theres those who just bash without any reason...Thanks for explaining what happened instead of just \"they suck\". My experence in webster was really good, it\'s too bad so many other places hire retards.

I\'m going to move the tire discussion to tech. I agree too that MT/Rs are way overpriced.

[Guest]

Hmm.. I\'ve always just done my own front end alignment with a tape measure. Given the tires and the abuse, it comes out close enough and I don\'t notice any excessive tire wear.

[MrMindless]

Firestone in Henrietta has done well on my Jetta....

Discount Tire is $500 for the 40\" MT/Rs *with* warranty (as of about a year ago).  where are you seeing $515?  I got my 4 for I think $420 or so from a place in Colorado.  They were the same price (+/-20) as Irok radials, so I figured I\'d give them a shot.

I have run GY Wrangler RTS in 235/75r15, Yokohama Geolandar A/T+II, in 30x9.5r15 and 265/70r17, BFG A/T KM in 35x12.5r16.5, Swamper SX in 38x11.5r16.5, Irok in 39.5x13.5r17 (bias) and MT/Rs in 40x13.5r17.  How in depth would you like me to get?  I\'m pretty sure I\'ve typed it all here before....  definitely before the Great Scottie of 2007.

[Guest]

Mr.Mindless wrote:
 I\'m pretty sure I\'ve typed it all here before....  definitely before the Great Scottie of 2007.

 :banghead:  :computerpunch:

[smichaelR22]

ill probably be going with the Irok in 39.5x13.5r17 (bias).  i have a bit of time to do some research, i think the $515 was the first thing that popped up on google from tirerack.com


that AMC motor is piss pore compared to the remanufactured one i put in my CJ.  She really chugs out of the hole, but seems happy at 55ish (45 on the spedo) in 2nd at about 3500rpm i would imagin.  Thruway will be rough, it must have 3.55 gears or mayby 3.07\'s   pretty hard on it with 35\"s

[wnepwrsteernkid]

no that was not me...i have the sense to know my limits unlike other people..im not an idiot...but i enjot being a \"newbie\" and i will stay that way for a while.. good times had by all.. and yes that was a kid from rit who had never wheeled before i believe..