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Depends on the area, Montrose to nucla is an easy 25 mph, nucla to moab can be much slower in areas.

Thanks! It’s such a great area!

Yes, it’s not one way, but can be difficult to pass people going the other way.

Yeah lake San Cristobal is great, we were short on time this day and couldn’t stop. Lots of great fishing holes in the San Juan’s!

I have nittos on this Jeep, knock on wood, this is the second set over 9 years and no flats.

It would be easier to share on Facebook messenger or instagram dms.

Yeah, it’s those large imposing peaks surrounding it! Also, I have seen a vehicle slide off the road up on the optional one way route that goes up a little farther.

Well, the guy who designed our trailing\leading arm car is a go fast ultra 4 person. For positives I would say, smooth riding through whoops and rough stuff. Packaging big shocks is easier Longer travel suspension with shorter shock bodies Negatives Harder to get sharper 45 degree steering The shocks can unload more Trailing\leading arms are more work to build than regular control arms. Those are some things that come to mind.

@@wheelinoutwest thanks. and when you say unload more, do you mean it will push over more than typical coil over would?

@@chappychaplin7891 yes, as you have to run stronger springs than a normal coilover.

@@wheelinoutwest well. Would you do it again on a new build knowing what you know now?

Thanks! This area is one of the best parts of Colorado!

Depends on the vehicle they are on. However, those tires are mostly street tires, I had similar Michelins on my work vehicle, as popped a tire on an easier road just a week ago.

@@wheelinoutwest Tacoma with a small lift. The tires are 5 years old now. Will be visiting the area in a few weeks and thought I could hit up that trail.

@@The_Worldwides the vehicle is fine, the tires could be an issue.

I in management for a power transmission organization. Sometimes I have to travel a fair amount.

Thanks, I appreciate that. It’s hard to stay motivated to keep posting on social media, but comments like this are what keep me going!

Thanks! It really is an awesome area

@@wheelinoutwest My first time there I was in work van ( 2wheel drive) doing a job for a week , partner and I went exploring on some crazy trails we worked that van pretty good when we returned home boss was less than impressed as the van was full of scratches all down the sides lol , luckily wasn’t fired.

@@danielvalentin6852 wow! That had to have been wild in a two wheel drive !

No it didn’t.

😂 that’s true! It’s always a crapshoot buying used motors! That’s why in the past I just did full tear downs of them. This time I don’t feel like tearing it down, so it will be a gamble!

@@wheelinoutwest I hope this one works out for the time being. At least long enough to get you back on the trail before the end of the year. Let it be a winter project or something.

Thanks for the feedback! It’s tough because buggies are a smaller niche than say full body 4x4, so it’s hard to reach as many people as say full body builds. We will continue to have a mixture of both.

I hear ya, but we bought this Jeep new in 2015, and plan to keep it indefinitely, we get attached to things.

@@wheelinoutwest My wife and I were just in Ouray last month to attend the Rocky Mountain Toyota Roundup and fell in love with that area. We were in Montross for dinner and wow what a clean city; really impressed!

Thanks for watching and for the comment!

Yeah, it is great fishing too!

Yes, you just put it back to the stock location, which is pretty easy once you read the manual, or watch a video.

Thanks for the replay one last question if I take off the passenger head can I check the cam from there to look for damage or is it hidden? I am more of a body man than mechanic

Can I inspect the cam when I take off the passenger side head?

😂 it makes such a mess! No matter what I do!

That is a fantastic idea! Thank you! After you mentioned that I do remember seeing an article about that once, that’s what I am going to do.

I wish! We are pretty comfortable in our current house, but don’t have room to expand, unless I add on to my current detached garage. The biggest issue is we are locked in at a super low interest rate. Moving right now would be tough. Someday we may make a change, but the kids are in a great neighborhood with their friends.

That’s a great idea! You may have to send me a pic of what you made?

😂 it is worth it! But sometimes I think we got to be crazy to do this!

Thanks, That is good to hear about the hf trans Jack, I am going to look into it!

I agree, the heat kills me!🥵 I saw your buggy on Facebook I believe, it looked great, nice work!😎

@@wheelinoutwest thanks man you inspired me to get off my ass

@@don_crawla6195 I am glad to hear that! Thanks!

I noticed when on the road, the jeep had a lot of background noise in it, is that what you were referring to?

@@wheelinoutwest It comes and goes, but I noticed it in one of your previous videos and I figured you might not know about it. It's not going to help you grow your channel.

@@slickrock1371​​⁠, thanks. I have tried a number of things from the external go pro micro phones, to the Bluetooth type. The blue tooth seem very sensitive to accidentally getting scratchy, but the go pro external picks up back ground noise sometimes. I will keep working on it, thanks!

From my experience mid to late July has been pretty good for wild flowers. As you get deeper into August it can start getting cold up high, and they can start to wilt.

Yeah, someone got swept away in pole creek last year, it just goes to show how dangerous a seemingly unassuming pass like this can be. Unfortunately I read another post last night on Facebook of more emergency responders heading to this pass again.

Yeah, that would be really sketchy snow wheeling! People have a hard enough time in dry roads!

I agree that’s a great one, we have run it many times, here is last summer! czcams.com/video/z1-Tpg0MmAc/video.htmlsi=EPqEF3TmIQT67DoC

Thanks! Yeah, those tippy spots feel terrible!

That’s a good point, I was just surprised oreillys carries entire drivelines! Thanks for the heads up on the sensor.

Well, my crawlers are down for a bit, so we may be mostly hitting the mounts trails, especially through fall. What about the third weekend in September? That’s typically about peak colors in The San Juan’s?

Thanks, I couldent recall the name. I was really surprised o Reillys had entire drivelines in stock!

😂 yep! I am tearing the car down anyway, might as well swap axle!

I agree, we just live down the road a half hour from most of these trails, but this summer we had so many kids sports after work, we couldent do our usual evening runs.

@@wheelinoutwest When I lived in NYC during high school and college years, we never went to places like the top of the Empire State Building ,or the Statue of Liberty, or The Natural History Museum. They were so easy to get to, we figured we could go anytime. Tourists come from around the world to see famous and significant attractions that w were very cavalier about due to proximity.many residents of Manhattan never visit Empire State Building because they can do it anytime and end up never seeing it. Part of the allure of any attraction is its difficulty getting to it.

Maybe, the only problem is we never got a camp spot, are you going?

@@wheelinoutwest yes I will be there! I’m staying at the sand hollow resort.

It varies widely, but I think you could do a decent one under 10 grand, depending on parts availability. Thomas at Fabn 801 would know better.

There is so much to see and explore! When you coming out?

@@wheelinoutwest I want to wait until I can do a week long trip. I’ll probably plan it for next year.

Thanks! I agree, these mountains have been getting a lot busier, it’s one of the reasons I don’t go up there as much as I used to. The roads have definitely been getting rougher in some places, and that may be why there is such an uptick in accidents up there. As someone who also has side by sides, I see why so many people don’t like them, it can be pretty annoying when people want to race around the mountains in them, a lot of these people don’t understand trail etiquette. We prefer the comfort of our Jeep while in the mountains, also we stay dry in the rain.

The scenery up there in the middle of summer is just amazing!

@@wheelinoutwest yes it is and we found another spot we are definitely heading back to next year hopefully 🤞

We ran radical many years ago, which is up near Breckenridge. This video is more referring to the San Juan mountains area which is in southwest Colorado.

That’s awesome! Your jku is almost the same year and everything! I agree, we live near it, and forget how beautiful and amazing this area is! We are going to focus on a different trail/area of the San Juan’s for the rest of summer. We just need to get our fill in before summer ends! That’s great you know the basin, I am sure the secret is out, but at least people have to look for it.