Stock jku rubicon on the rubicon?
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I guess the trail is always changing, but this Moses Ludel quote from his 2004 Jeep Owner's Bible always gets my attention:
"In 1967 I drove the Rubicon Trail, the tougher reverse route, (Miller Lake entrance, traveling west along Georgetown-Placerville) in a stone-stock '64 CJ-5. The vehicle had no chassis lift, the OEM side steps were in place, and the tire size was OE 7.00x15 [about 185x15] in Goodyear M&S tread style. These were bias ply tires in the 30" diameter range. The Jeep made the rugged trail without a whimper, coming out of the Ice House exit without a blemish. Driving skill is every bit as important as tires and lift kits."
A stock JK on 32" tires just hasta be a lot more capable than a leaf-sprung CJ-5 on 30s. A JKU probably needs more height to equal a JK. As Ludel says, driving skills matter.
"In 1967 I drove the Rubicon Trail, the tougher reverse route, (Miller Lake entrance, traveling west along Georgetown-Placerville) in a stone-stock '64 CJ-5. The vehicle had no chassis lift, the OEM side steps were in place, and the tire size was OE 7.00x15 [about 185x15] in Goodyear M&S tread style. These were bias ply tires in the 30" diameter range. The Jeep made the rugged trail without a whimper, coming out of the Ice House exit without a blemish. Driving skill is every bit as important as tires and lift kits."
A stock JK on 32" tires just hasta be a lot more capable than a leaf-sprung CJ-5 on 30s. A JKU probably needs more height to equal a JK. As Ludel says, driving skills matter.
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From: Twain Harte, CA
Originally Posted by Freewill
I guess the trail is always changing, but this Moses Ludel quote from his 2004 Jeep Owner's Bible always gets my attention:
"In 1967 I drove the Rubicon Trail, the tougher reverse route, (Miller Lake entrance, traveling west along Georgetown-Placerville) in a stone-stock '64 CJ-5. The vehicle had no chassis lift, the OEM side steps were in place, and the tire size was OE 7.00x15 [about 185x15] in Goodyear M&S tread style. These were bias ply tires in the 30" diameter range. The Jeep made the rugged trail without a whimper, coming out of the Ice House exit without a blemish. Driving skill is every bit as important as tires and lift kits."
A stock JK on 32" tires just hasta be a lot more capable than a leaf-sprung CJ-5 on 30s. A JKU probably needs more height to equal a JK. As Ludel says, driving skills matter.
"In 1967 I drove the Rubicon Trail, the tougher reverse route, (Miller Lake entrance, traveling west along Georgetown-Placerville) in a stone-stock '64 CJ-5. The vehicle had no chassis lift, the OEM side steps were in place, and the tire size was OE 7.00x15 [about 185x15] in Goodyear M&S tread style. These were bias ply tires in the 30" diameter range. The Jeep made the rugged trail without a whimper, coming out of the Ice House exit without a blemish. Driving skill is every bit as important as tires and lift kits."
A stock JK on 32" tires just hasta be a lot more capable than a leaf-sprung CJ-5 on 30s. A JKU probably needs more height to equal a JK. As Ludel says, driving skills matter.
