Cool Video - Bone Stock RR Conquers Hell's Gate at Moab (by American Adventure Lab)

[Lion77]

By American Adventure Lab (@AdventureLab)

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[AdventureLab]

Thanks for sharing the video. The truck did great with no issues except the obvious ground clearance problem. We'll fix that soon!

 

[pablo94sc]

You should consider making some sliders that work with the factory running boards.

 

[AdventureLab]

You should consider making some sliders that work with the factory running boards.

Consider it considered! We have already started down that path. Anyone have a good straight set of sliders sitting around? ???

 

[superj]

thats cool! we have nothing like that anywhere near where i live so i have never done that kind of off roading. we have mud and the beach here in south texas. no trails, no nothing like that, just sand or mud

 

[JB1]

wow that was awesome

 

[AdventureLab]

thats cool! we have nothing like that anywhere near where i live so i have never done that kind of off roading. we have mud and the beach here in south texas. no trails, no nothing like that, just sand or mud

Utah is just right around the corner from Texas. Road trip!

 

[rwolfcastle]

You should consider making some sliders that work with the factory running boards.

74Weld made some frame-mounted rock sliders that use the stock running boards. They have it in their videos and mentioned they were working on getting them out for purchase. Here's the timestamped video:




And here's a timestamped video with a closer look at the sliders:

 

[pablo94sc]

74Weld made some frame-mounted rock sliders that use the stock running boards. They have it in their videos and mentioned they were working on getting them out for purchase. Here's the timestamped video:




And here's a timestamped video with a closer look at the sliders:

Haven't seen a post of yours in a bit. Glad to see you're still around.

 

[superj]

Utah is just right around the corner from Texas. Road trip!

19 hours, closer than vegas. I live way down texas

 

[pablo94sc]

19 hours, closer than vegas. I live way down texas

Big Bend should have some killer trails near it. That's definitely closer. Maybe head up towards Carlsbad? Definitely not flat there as you make your way out of the Permian Basin. You are a bit of hike from western Arkansas and the Ozarks, and not Utah, but you got a few good options within probably a days drive.

 

[rwolfcastle]

Haven't seen a post of yours in a bit. Glad to see you're still around.

Thanks, yeah I took a bit of a back seat after I got the Raptor. There's a lot more people on here now too so my occasional comment gets buried a lot quicker, but it's fun to see what people are doing to their Rangers and all the new mods coming available.

 

[Lion77]

BTW, this is how NOT to send it.....: Ford Ranger Raptor Flies 280 Feet in the Send of the Decade

Completely totaled, hope nobody was seriously injured in that one. That' what happens when you jump 280 feet with no down ramp. MAYBE a trophy truck could have survived that without a down ramp due to being much lighter with 5x the travel, but a production truck? Nope.

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I'm gonna say it's TOTALED!

 

[Lion77]

BTW, from everything I've seen, the ride height really isn't the biggest bang for buck, nor are 35's. Since the gain in ground clearance by going from 33's to 35's is only 1 inch, Rock Sliders are the better bang for buck since the factory side steps tend to hang below the frame or at least at about the frame height but at the wheel trac where they seem to be the most likely to scrape / hang up. It's almost always the sliders that are dragging on break over.

The center line ground clearance is about the same as ZR2 (non-bison) and Tacoma's including the Trail Hunter.

RR listed at 10.7in clearance
ZR2 non-bison (33" tires) listed at 10.7in clearance
4th Gen Taco Trail Hunter listed at 11.0in clearance
ZR2 Bison (35" tires) is 12.2in clearance

So, outside the ZR2 Bison / AT4's with 35's, they are practically the same among the three mid sizers and both GM trucks are using leaf springs…not floating axles, so very "hobbyist" of them.

Since my goal is to preserve the high-speed performance capabilities of the RR or even enhance them, I'm personally sticking with the factory 33's and looking into getting some lightweight Method bead grip wheels to shed about 8-9 lbs per wheel of unsprung weight plus some sliders next year.

That should balance it out a bit more for typical trail work without upsetting the high-speed nature of the truck. Remember, higher ground clearance = higher CG, that is the OPPOSITE of what you want during cornering. With race bread trucks, it's about balancing ride height / clearance and handling at the limits. Just my 2 cents.

 

[AdventureLab]

BTW, from everything I've seen, the ride height really isn't the biggest bang for buck, nor are 35's. Since the gain in ground clearance by going from 33's to 35's is only 1 inch, Rock Sliders are the better bang for buck since the factory side steps tend to hang below the frame or at least at about the frame height but at the wheel trac where they seem to be the most likely to scrape / hang up. It's almost always the sliders that are dragging on break over.

The center line ground clearance is about the same as ZR2 (non-bison) and Tacoma's including the Trail Hunter.

RR listed at 10.7in clearance
ZR2 non-bison (33" tires) listed at 10.7in clearance
4th Gen Taco Trail Hunter listed at 11.0in clearance
ZR2 Bison (35" tires) is 12.2in clearance

So, outside the ZR2 Bison / AT4's with 35's, they are practically the same among the three mid sizers and both GM trucks are using leaf springs…not floating axles, so very "hobbyist" of them.

Since my goal is to preserve the high-speed performance capabilities of the RR or even enhance them, I'm personally sticking with the factory 33's and looking into getting some lightweight Method bead grip wheels to shed about 8-9 lbs per wheel of unsprung weight plus some sliders next year.

That should balance it out a bit more for typical trail work without upsetting the high-speed nature of the truck. Remember, higher ground clearance = higher CG, that is the OPPOSITE of what you want during cornering. With race bread trucks, it's about balancing ride height / clearance and handling at the limits. Just my 2 cents.

I agree with not making it extra tall, but there have been several situations where an extra inch of ground clearance would have kept me off of the rocks. We're going to do both, fully cover the under belly with the skid system from Next Venture Motorsports, and do a little bit of lift (springs) and 35's, plus good sliders/roost protectors.

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