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Re: Ramona CA to Needles CA
When I did this route I preferred heading out to the 15 and then out to the 40. Yes, it is longer. Not sure when you are going, but it's obviously hot too. I'd leave at 4am. I'm not in a hurry first day out. I went the inland way once. Too much two lane with semis. 15 to 40 has the one significant grade up to Victorville. I try to hit that by 6am. Anytime we went in summer I'd hit the road as early as I could to minimize the heat and traffic.175Views0likes0CommentsRe: Anyone towing an older Jeep YJ?
Same as some of these fellas. 93 YJ auto tranny. Easy, no issues. I'd go three hours and stop anyway and many times I'd start the jeep at idle for batteries. I had stock YJ front bumper and had smitty built drop down tow bar. cheap and was fine.793Views0likes0CommentsI-10 east from Inland Empire:refresh my memory
Challenging weather this coming weekend in SoCal. Need to get to Phoenix friday night from San Diego. Usually I'd go out the 8 and up from Gila Bend. But snow level is pretty low and forecast is hit and miss. I'd rather avoid snow possibilities entirely. Is the 10 a better option? Trying to recall the elevations. Thoughts? TIA814Views0likes1CommentRe: Base Plate question on Jeep Wrangler
Thank you all. Sorry again I wasn't crystal clear. But I think I'm getting the gist. To clarify...I don't have the jeep yet but while shopping I was trying to decide if I had to go straight OEM. That answer appears to be "depends on which after market it has." And yes, I would call the said manufacturers direct when I have a specific bumper to ask about. In the pic in my sig, the good ol days, I had a fixed structure type Smitty tow bar that attached to the jeep bumper. When we unhooked for short periods of time just tilt that thing up. But lining that ol fashion bad boy up, alone, in the dark, or the rain, was a challenge. But the simplicity was grand. Thanks again all984Views0likes0CommentsRe: Base Plate question on Jeep Wrangler
Sorry. Appreciate your effort. OEM is factory original equipment. I see that OEM front bumpers are fine with a base plate like Blue Ox. Do Blue Ox (or similar) work with after market bumpers? These are typically shaped differently (mostly bigger) then the factory bumper. So, does anyone flat towing a wrangler have an after market bumper and what base plate system did you use?986Views0likes0Comments
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