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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: SamuraiGuy7 on September 16, 2006, 09:08:47 AM
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hey guys i think i want to go to moab in april. its right on my birthday and that would be a blast. only thing is ive never been to moab or really wheeled my samurai in anything too dificult. Im working on it right now but by april it will have: 5.38's. a rear spool. 33-34x12.50's. i wont be running a winch. i doubt if ill have beadlocks. COULD but not likley unless you guys strongly advise it, a front locker. its on a spring over with wrangler conversion. have k and n and full 2 inch on the stock 1.3. rebuilt t case, ford shock towers,over the top steering, soon to have power steeruing. Is there anything i should really put my $$ towards to prepare for runs like poison spider and some of these runs at moab? i really need some imput here.
Appreciate it,
Taylor
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poison spider is a relatively easy trail
you gonna be just fine with the setup you have right now
80% of the trails in moab are fairly easy ;)
and you have a winch, so you will have no problems.
been there 5 times in different levels of vehicles and always had lots of fun
last year we took dad's 96 tracker 2"+2" lift, 30" bfg AT's, locked in the rear and t-case gears. we had a blast going thru obsticals with a tire 3' in the air. we only got stuck once, and that was because I had to try to be a tough guy and take the hard line ::)
you gonna love it
and i'll see you there :D
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You should be fine, friends of mine went there with all stock SPOA samurais, and did most everything but the extremely hard stuff.
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As long as you stay off the hard trails you should be fine. I would recomend a winch ahead ofa front locker, even if it is Harbor Freight special. It will help you get over more things then a front locker.
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poison spider is a relatively easy trail
you gonna be just fine with the setup you have right now
80% of the trails in moab are fairly easy ;)
and you have a winch, so you will have no problems....
he never said he had a winch, he said he would NOT be running a winch.
but a winch would be a really good idea
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poison spider is a relatively easy trail
you gonna be just fine with the setup you have right now
80% of the trails in moab are fairly easy ;)
and you have a winch, so you will have no problems....
he never said he had a winch, he said he would NOT be running a winch.
but a winch would be a really good idea
oops, my bad
jason
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I think another good thing to think about is a thurough inspection of your brakes, make sure everything is in great condition, brake fluid lines, etc. Loosing your brakes on any trail sucks.
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hey good to know, i could do a winch, but then i have a bumper, bigger alternator, the winch, a second bat....hmm if its going to be better than a front locker than mybe ill try and have a winch by then, or mybe even both :) ... appreciate the feedback
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I still run my stock 410 alt. But I did upgrade to a dual 6v battery setup to soak up the juice. After winching a long hill it usually take about 30 minutes to charge. :P
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I still run my stock 410 alt. But I did upgrade to a dual 6v battery setup to soak up the juice. After winching a long hill it usually take about 30 minutes to charge. :P
Is the SJ410 a 6 volt system, or are you using two 6 volt batteries in the place of one 12 volt battery?
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The 410 is a 12V system, I'm running two heavy duty 6V batteries in series to run as a 12V. My brother and a buddy put it together for me while I was at work because they decided my previous battery wasn't up to snuff. The 6V supposedly have more amps then the 12v batteries. He is the mechanic in the family, I just shadetree stuff so I took his word for it. But I have never run out of juice while winching. :D
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hmm, well if all i needed was a second bat, i might jsut go ahead with a winch.
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my cousin did pritchett canyon without any problems, the hardest one on the list. he just had lockers, 31s, 4:1 and spoa at the time. hes a really good driver though, i couldn't do it. so i think you'll be fine with anything there as long as your comfortable with the vehicle.