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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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Came across this nice looking custom lifted Dakota attempting to climb some rocks. Good lookin truck. Figured y'all might be interested:
 
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Old Jan 1, 2015 | 07:20 PM
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Those wheels have way too much negative offset for the axles he's running. They look kind of silly sticking out that far (just my opinion). Otherwise, it does look good. To good to be scraping on rocks.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom A
Those wheels have way too much negative offset for the axles he's running. They look kind of silly sticking out that far (just my opinion). Otherwise, it does look good. To good to be scraping on rocks.

He's running full width axles from a 3/4 or 1 ton, but could certainly tuck the tires in some with different wheels.


Very clean and good looking truck. You can run a lot of trails in Moab with low risk of body damage.....

but Pritchett Canyon ain't one of them!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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My axles are also full width, but my wheels keep them mostly under the fenders.

One of these days, I need to get out to Moab. It just looks like way too much fun.
 
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 12:03 PM
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My axles are also full width, but my wheels keep them mostly under the fenders.

One of these days, I need to get out to Moab. It just looks like way too much fun.
One trip and you will be hooked! Been making the trip out there for the last 5-6 years with my Jeep club.

We drive our Jeeps to where we wheel, no trailering. It's nice to be able to run into town and get gas and supplies, and then hit the trails.

From mild to wild, Moab has it all, and when we go (around Easter, but not for EJS) it's a really nice break from the brutal winter!
 
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Old Jan 2, 2015 | 12:59 PM
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One trip and you will be hooked! Been making the trip out there for the last 5-6 years with my Jeep club.

We drive our Jeeps to where we wheel, no trailering. It's nice to be able to run into town and get gas and supplies, and then hit the trails.

From mild to wild, Moab has it all, and when we go (around Easter, but not for EJS) it's a really nice break from the brutal winter!
My "real" wheeling rig is a Blazer that's street legal, but there's no way I'm driving it out to Moab. No problem going into town for gas, etc., but I trailer it to my destinations. I did have to drive it 150 miles home last year, though, when my tow vehicle broke down.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2015 | 10:43 PM
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Looks like the North Dakota. There's an article on it somewhere I think Fourwheeler Magazine did. Pretty awesome. The guy bought it wrecked and intended to do an extreme SAS on a more refined vehicle after having a jeep for years.
 
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