The official/Non official 2010 Rubicon Trip

[BigJerm]

This could be a good tool in our Rest Stop plan.... Can search each state by Rest Area or Weigh Station

http://www.dieselboss.com/restarea.asp

[Krawler00]

Not a bad little rental Jeep. But shoot if I break it and have to pay for it I will drive mine!

[Krawler00]

Ok, Now I have been on youtube watching rubicon movies all day! Jerm, you better get a lift more than 2.5"! I want to hit this little trail... looks like alot of fun!!!

[BigJerm]

Where is that trail? I think I could do it all on 2.5" and 35's easily and not hit the body like that XJ did... that guy took some horrible lines!

I kinda want to stick with 33's due to MPG but I don't plan to buy new tires until about this time next year. The more money I spend on the Jeep, the less I have for the trip so got to watch that.

[DOUG]

Man, we've got to lay the camera down like that!  That's awesome!  Check out dem twanks from underneed.

[Jimmy]

Man, we've got to lay the camera down like that!  That's awesome!  Check out dem twanks from underneed.

I can't see the video at work, but I watched a video the other day where a guy mounted a camera inside his t-case skid facing the front axle, it was pretty cool.

[Krawler00]

Jerm, you would kill your jeep without a good lift on that trail. You is one long effer! Now Mikes Jeep on 37s would probably not even touch!

[BigJerm]

I wont be able to run that one then! Cant spend to much money on the Jeep or I cant afford the trip, run watcha brung!

[Krawler00]

BETTER GET A WINCH THEN!!!!!!!!!! I start charging after 2 pulls!

[BigJerm]

I plan on it son! Lift, 33's (maybe 35's, who knows), winch, Expedition one front bumper, Rugged Ridge front skid, diff covers, evap canister skid and more I am sure.

Anyways,

Alright, just to add in some mileage facts here:

-From my apartment in Smyrna to Placerville, CA (nearest town for hotel and food): 2,506 miles
-From Placerville to start of the Rubicon at Went Worth Springs: roughly 53 miles (little hard to tell on map program at work where it starts)
-From end of Rubicon at Lake Tahoe to Moab is about 800 miles
-Moab to my apartment is 1,744 miles

Only problem I see with a tow rig is at the Rubicon you need to drop it off at one end or another and then have to double back to get it. Not sure how long it takes to drive around but from the point I figure as the “Start” point and the End point (which my program actually has the end of the Rubicon listed) is 75 miles, about 2 hours worth of driving due to back roads.

[BigJerm]

Here are some video's I like... makes 35's look a little better too...

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[Matt]

Those guys wheel without spare tires