[fusseli]

I guess I was on the rails a lot, too :blush:

 

[Wheyman]

I guess I was on the rails a lot, too :blush:

I didn't miss a skid plate

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[Wheyman]

Ok, so here is the first video. I still have several trails that I have to edit but will try to get them done this week. Unfortunately I missed the beginning of the trail. It had more challenges on it. All in all, I don't think it is too bad for a dashcam.

 

[fusseli]

Cool, nice first trail video! The dash cam is good to have. I rarely think to get out to take pics of the action.

 

[Wheyman]

I am trying really hard to get all the good bits in the videos but not make you feel like you are sitting in the passenger seat for the whole run. So I am breaking some of the videos into different parts. That being said, here is part 1 of the Top of the World run.

 

[Wheyman]

Part 2 of The top of the World trail is now uploaded.

 

[taatmk]

@Wheyman Was the KL able to make it all the way on its own, or did you require any winching, being pulled over obstacles etc?

 

[Wheyman]

@Wheyman Was the KL able to make it all the way on its own, or did you require any winching, being pulled over obstacles etc?

It did everything on its own. It was rough driving up on a couple of spots but coming down was harder than going up.

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[taatmk]

What made coming down more difficult? Usually having gravity on your side makes it somewhat easier...

 

[Wheyman]

What made coming down more difficult? Usually having gravity on your side makes it somewhat easier...

Bigger steps and more of them and just a rougher tail in general. Now this is just the loop the trail makes to get back to the way you come in. In part 1 where edge600 went up the first obstacle is where we met back up.

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[taatmk]

Bigger steps and more of them and just a rougher tail in general. Now this is just the loop the trail makes to get back to the way you come in. In part 1 where edge600 went up the first obstacle is where we met back up.

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Is the final loop one way, preventing you from coming back down the same side you went up? Or maybe at a time other than EJS one could take the "easier" way..?

 

[Wheyman]

Is the final loop one way, preventing you from coming back down the same side you went up? Or maybe at a time other than EJS one could take the "easier" way..?

You could probably go back the way you came up but we had 75-100 jeeps coming up behind us.

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[edge600]

You could probably go back the way you came up but we had 75-100 jeeps coming up behind us.

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Now that you've done Steelbender I bet you'd think the loop back down wasn't that bad if you did it again! Lol
"Drove all the way up here and there's cars up here" Dan Mick. Ahaha ha

 

[Wheyman]

Now that you've done Steelbender I bet you'd think the loop back down wasn't that bad if you did it again! Lol
"Drove all the way up here and there's cars up here" Dan Mick. Ahaha ha

No, it was still bad. Maybe if I had a couple more inches and wasn't loaded up.

 

[edge600]

No, it was still bad. Maybe if I had a couple more inches and wasn't loaded up.

Good point, I didn't think about you being loaded down.

 

[edge600]

No, it was still bad. Maybe if I had a couple more inches and wasn't loaded up.

Dobinsons. 10% stiffer springs!

 

[Wheyman]

Good point, I didn't think about you being loaded down.

Timing had me loaded down for all of my runs except Dome Plateau.

Dobinsons. 10% stiffer springs!

I think that is going to be my next upgrade. Have to balance between that and a new computer system though. The 8350 I'm running is sooo slow.

 

[fusseli]

The Dobinson adds 1", but also adds/keeps the 1" of travel right? I am thinking about saving up for this for when I hit the 50k mark or so and my stock stuff is more worn out.

I noticed that wheyman with the hazzardsky lift didn't scrape as much as me on Dome, and watching the videos it looks like Edge has even a slight edge on that.

 

[Len1304]

The Dobinson adds 1", but also adds/keeps the 1" of travel right? I am thinking about saving up for this for when I hit the 50k mark or so and my stock stuff is more worn out.

I noticed that wheyman with the hazzardsky lift didn't scrape as much as me on Dome, and watching the videos it looks like Edge has even a slight edge on that.

Dobinson lift gains 1" of lift and 10mm or 1/4" of additional downward wheel travel. That's directly from Dob.


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[fusseli]

Timing had me loaded down for all of my runs except Dome Plateau.

I think that is going to be my next upgrade. Have to balance between that and a new computer system though. The 8350 I'm running is sooo slow.

fx-8350? Me too