damasodeljr
Member
- Joined
- January 13, 2010
- Messages
- 40
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- City, State
- Albuquerque NM
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 94 XLT 4dr
Noob "off roader" if you can call it, last Sunday was my first time taking the X out and about, as i said earlier it has been my daily for the past years, needing some work i decided this year to start fixing some stuff on it, i did most of the maintenance and finally fixed the 4x4, installed the Jeep front manual hubs and have been itching to try them out.
I am for sure a noob, been out before done plenty of camping and small wheeling trips but never behind the wheel, until Sunday, I went out to Sandoval County, a spot called Puerco, mainly sand dunes and such for dirt bikes and side by sides. I did not try to go up the main dune, but found a small trail that goes north from there, http://www.captainswoop.com/trails/abq/rio_puerco/index.html this will give you guys a better idea. Found some nice hills and plenty of spots to get stuck, and to my surprise the X performed a lot better than what i imagined. Ill admit most of the terrain was packed dirt and this was more of an overland driving trip, it was still lots of fun. Planning on a few upgrades as she is basically stock now.
One question i had, given my limited experience, because of the terrain it didnt seem necessary to be in 4x4 all of the time, i drove around for a while on the dirt, on my first hill where i couldnt get up i engaged 4x4 and locked my front hubs, 4x4 worked excellent, after that i left both hubs locked but kept engaging and disengaging the 4x4 switch as i seemed necessary, is this normal or even ok? is there a better way i should be doing this?
Any input is appreciated it, or if you want to laugh about it thats fine too, gotta start somewhere
I am for sure a noob, been out before done plenty of camping and small wheeling trips but never behind the wheel, until Sunday, I went out to Sandoval County, a spot called Puerco, mainly sand dunes and such for dirt bikes and side by sides. I did not try to go up the main dune, but found a small trail that goes north from there, http://www.captainswoop.com/trails/abq/rio_puerco/index.html this will give you guys a better idea. Found some nice hills and plenty of spots to get stuck, and to my surprise the X performed a lot better than what i imagined. Ill admit most of the terrain was packed dirt and this was more of an overland driving trip, it was still lots of fun. Planning on a few upgrades as she is basically stock now.
One question i had, given my limited experience, because of the terrain it didnt seem necessary to be in 4x4 all of the time, i drove around for a while on the dirt, on my first hill where i couldnt get up i engaged 4x4 and locked my front hubs, 4x4 worked excellent, after that i left both hubs locked but kept engaging and disengaging the 4x4 switch as i seemed necessary, is this normal or even ok? is there a better way i should be doing this?
Any input is appreciated it, or if you want to laugh about it thats fine too, gotta start somewhere
