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Posted by jeepdave
Yeah. Tell that to all them guys out there in the world of Pre running. Driver skill > vehicle. I have taken an zx2 escort places that buddies in Jeeps have backed off of. He can do a lot with that lil Nissan. The most important thing is learn skills to keep him from always having to use the "magic get me unstuck" leaver.
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you use your head, know your ride better than yourself and you can make it do things that it never was intended to do without breakage.
I had a 91 Cavalier that doubled as an offroad machine... there wasn't anywhere that little shit wouldn't go.
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The tires I got are considered a highway tread. They seem to do dirt roads perfectly fine. With the extra weight of a bed in the back, I don't see having any problems with anything short of a mud pit.
The model of tires is Michelin X Radial LT. They still have plenty of tread. I think the lack of even an AT tire will teach me a lot more than jumping in a Jeep that can get even an idiot out of a sticky situation.
Most of what I need to do is a lot closer to prerunning than anything else.
I'm a lot like you guys that have taken FWD vehicles where people won't take a vehicle that's built for the terrain. I've never done it with a RWD vehicle, so it will be a different experience for me.
I still need to figure out the clutch situation. It doesn't disengage until almost the floor. I can't adjust it out any more, and I can absolutely confirm there's no air in the system. I'm at the point where I think I might just replace the master and slave cylinders with better units. I know the clutch has some miles on it, but I don't think this is clutch related.
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Yeah lets compare everyday driving (5-40mph) to prerunning (60-120mph, +). Riiiiight guys, all wrong.
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The only time I've ever wished for 4wd is when I was going slower tham about 10 mph. Keeping speed up isn't an issue.
I think I'll be fine with what I have now. After seeling the truck sitting up where it should, I know that up is the right direction for me. Remember that this is a mild trails rig. Once I can afford insurance on my Honda, the truck won't even be daily driven.
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