Colorado or Front Range Gladiator owners

[WILDHOBO]

Only have partial video of that one. What's the fun of having skid plates on everything if you don't try them out.

It just stopped. Very funny. Oops.

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[MaysvilleStig]

How many folks plan on going tomorrow?

 

[Mightytalldude]

Currently have 4 confirmed rigs going tomorrow, 2 Gladiators, Wrangler TJ and a Toyota, with a possible Colorado ZR2. We're meeting at Webster turn off at 285 & Road 60 at 8am. All are welcome.

 

[Sank]

Manual transmission vs automatic JT. Thanks @Summitdan for an excellent trail run.

hey @Mightytalldude you weren't in low range? IT's really hard to kill the engine in low range.

 

[Mightytalldude]

hey @Mightytalldude you weren't in low range? IT's really hard to kill the engine in low range.

Oh it's definitely in low range. Don't forget that a non-Rubicon Sport has a 55:1 crawl ratio, vs a Rubicon's 84:1, so that extra little bit of torque multiplier isn't there. The electronic throttle needs something like an idrive module to better control throttle tip in though, as it's very much nothing or too much. I drove most of the trail at idle.

 

[Sank]

Oh it's definitely in low range. Don't forget that a non-Rubicon Sport has a 55:1 crawl ratio, vs a Rubicon's 84:1, so that extra little bit of torque multiplier isn't there. The electronic throttle needs something like an idrive module to better control throttle tip in though, as it's very much nothing or too much. I drove most of the trail at idle.

ah, that is a bit of a change in crawl ratio. Thanks! and sorry!?

 

[Mightytalldude]

ah, that is a bit of a change in crawl ratio. Thanks! and sorry!?

Eh, if I could go back to 2019 and order it again, I would have upped to a Rubicon trim level. Also, I got very spoiled for almost 2 decades with a Super Duty V10 manual transmission with loads of torque, that would climb over everything at idle, where I have much less torque now.

 

[WILDHOBO]

ah, that is a bit of a change in crawl ratio. Thanks! and sorry!?

The pictures don’t do the size of the boulders justice. It needed to be super slow, but continuous, as the rocks and tires were wet from the dozens of water crossings and rain. And the line choices were limited greatly in that spot. @Mightytalldude makes most obstacles look easy, and I was mostly cheating with very different transfer case and differential gearing.

 

[Sank]

The pictures don’t do the size of the boulders justice. It needed to be super slow, but continuous, as the rocks and tires were wet from the dozens of water crossings and rain. And the line choices were limited greatly in that spot. @Mightytalldude makes most obstacles look easy, and I was mostly cheating with very different transfer case and differential gearing.

Yeah I appreciate all that...been over those rocks with my LJ a few times.

I'm glad you guys got out and flexed a bit, show some videos! I'll come along one of these days when the schedule matches up. Hopefully this year.

 

[MaysvilleStig]

Looked for you all this morning but I think I got there a little earlier. Hope you all had a safe trip. I think I may have caught you on the drone?

 

[Mightytalldude]

Looked for you all this morning but I think I got there a little earlier. Hope you all had a safe trip. I think I may have caught you on the drone?

We were about 20 minutes behind you. Saw you on the climb up to the peak and at Webster's Pass when we were at the peak of Red Cone. Saw your drone flying around. That definitely was us.

 

[Mightytalldude]

@MaysvilleStig working on the next one in 2 weeks. Will most likely be around Georgetown area, trying to balance out the trips for everyone as @Summitdan has driven the most for the recent outings, and would be good to get more of the trails in his area.

 

[Mightytalldude]

Of course, glamour shots of the trip. Videos coming later.

 

[Mightytalldude]

@Summitdan flexing articulation on Red Cone Pass

 

[Deleted member 28696]

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Mile high customs does ceramic coating
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