I try not to. I take skills courses a couple of times a year at AOAA here in PA and i've worked on my water crossing/mud crossing skills. But going that deep in my daily driver is not the smartest of ideas. That first pic was an accident I actually slid sideways into the mud when the bank...
I think the drain plug was loose, I don't think it came in through the door. I've been about as deep with no intrusions since, but the water was also a lot muddier.
AOAA and Kyle are awesome! Great trails and Kyle is an excellent teacher. The blue trails will definitely beat up your skid plates and rock rails if you don't have a lift, but don't let that fool you. Even stock there's amazing fun to be had!
I have LOD destroyers and their Transmission plate. So far I've been impressed with the quality, granted this is a mechanical system and a few people have reported squeaking, but it sounds like a few extra washers on the rubber stops and everything holds up well.
This is the option I'm going with once the black friday sale rolls around. Let's me keep my traction boards and other items on the outside where they'll get muddy. I did consider the turn off-road option, but my bumper is a little beat up and I wanted to add in the 7-pin tow connector so...
So far so good on my KO3's. Way quieter and they did great on the trail. I blew a bead but the tire itself is perfectly fine. I've had about a 0.5 MPG drop in fuel efficiency. They balanced just fine, I've got over 1000 miles on them about 500 highway. I'm honestly really impressed.
I will say I've only lost about .5 MPH running the KO3's city/highway. Was at 14.5 City/ 19.5 Highway and I'm now at 13.9 City/ 19 Highway. I've got about 1000 miles on them.
Ok so I've got 1000 miles on them and just got back from AoAA in Pennsylvania where I did a recovery course and part of a Blue trail Ride. Overall really happy with the tires. I've noticed a roughly .5 mpg difference running them at 34 PSI, so 13.9 City 19 Highway as opposed to 14.5 City 19.5...
Frankly too little too late. Tim was great helping me with getting new kit the first time 2.5 years ago! But thanks to your policy of completely remove everything before you'd send me a new kit my options were drive around with a half assembled car for weeks or take everything apart and put it...
Here's my morrflate attached. It's pretty annoying as the the locking sleeve gets caught on the edge of the ring and you have to use your other hand to get the valve stem lined up. They also had free air at the trailhead with a ball end. That was annoying because it barely fit once fully...
So I got the rings and am out wheeling with them for the first time and the valve stem access is way worse. The factory beauty rings are notched where the valve stem sits, it's not perfect but it's far less in the way. As they are they're accessible but much more of a pain in the ass...
Glad to hear it was a fun event, I'm sorry I missed it. That's the first place I took my Bronco 2 months after i got it. They thought we were crazy, taking it out there. It's where I did this:
When we got back to the desk they asked us if we'd found the mud pit. I think they conveniently...