"I... I always think it's useful to see pics of your rig on steep stuff, they help you see how much worse it feels than it looks. ..
You got to the Wedge, so as I said in the other post, you did what people run PSM for. My bet, given how much you seem to dig Utah wheeling, is your next mod is a rear bumper because Moab tends to drag rear ends pretty badly if you want to get a bit more technical, both on ascent and descent. I think if you had the bumper and a couple inches of lift you'd do everything you wanted to do out there at the reasonable 4+ level (say Golden Spike, but not Pritchett) - we had a stock 80 on 33's on Spike at CM08, and while he left half of his tow hitch on the trail he made it without any major issue (lockers do help when you are dragging your arse all over the place).
In Colorado I tend to spend a lot of time mangling my rear control arm mounts, but in Moab it's all rear bumper. I don't think I hit a mount the entire time at CM08 but had to repaint my bumper when I got home
Looks like a great trip, I'm jealous
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It did feel as steep as it looked!
I was actually more concerned with the front end on some of the descents on Fins. I seem to have a decent approach angle but I would like to protect the lights and radiator should something go awry. I did beat the crap out of my tow hitch, I think that is what it is for since I do not tow anything. I don't like leaving marks in the rock, but I would like it even less if I were leaving a trail of pieces of bumper. I think the hitch lets me get down without damage, beyond paint scrapings off said hitch.
I would like a couple of inches of lift, ideally 2" all the way around, but that is a whole nother thread (and is somewhere around here) that is still in the R and D phase. And regarding the mounts, I will do my best to get the 'after' pictures posted tonight. I did whack twice, just enough to prove the plates over the CA mounts worked.
I must say, I like wheeling in Utah better than here. I enjoy the techical challenges offered in the desert, the slickrock and the scenery. Nothing against CO; there is much to be said for foliage and reasonable temps, but I do prefer sticky domes over sandy, gravelly boulder fields.
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