Ok, here's the deal. One of the jerks at work (who doesn't four wheel but has "buddies" that do) is talkin smack about the huge hole up at Westvaco Papermill. Sayin there is no way in heck I'm gettin my truck thru the middle of that. He's dead serious and a jerk to boot.
The guys I know who've gone up there only go around the edges and a little towards the middle. One guy made it thru with his Chevy with 33's and no lift, and took some damage (blower motor, heater core, and his auto tranny because water/muck got down his dipstick). Being that I have 6" of lift plus the 3" blocks, and 35's I have alot more ground clearance (probably 7" more) than he did. And I have a manual tranny so no dipstick to worry about.
My question now is, what little stuff do you guys do before hitting a big mud/water hole?
I have to relocate my axle vent from my frame to inside the cabin, it wasn't high enough for the last hole I hit and I sucked water I'm sure. Gonna change that oil tommorow cause I'm off. I'm going to RTV the distributor cap to help waterproof it. I'm thining of making a snorkel for my carb. Other than that I'm really not sure what else needs to be protected / waterproofed. Any ideas?
Thanks,
-Chris
The guys I know who've gone up there only go around the edges and a little towards the middle. One guy made it thru with his Chevy with 33's and no lift, and took some damage (blower motor, heater core, and his auto tranny because water/muck got down his dipstick). Being that I have 6" of lift plus the 3" blocks, and 35's I have alot more ground clearance (probably 7" more) than he did. And I have a manual tranny so no dipstick to worry about.
My question now is, what little stuff do you guys do before hitting a big mud/water hole?
I have to relocate my axle vent from my frame to inside the cabin, it wasn't high enough for the last hole I hit and I sucked water I'm sure. Gonna change that oil tommorow cause I'm off. I'm going to RTV the distributor cap to help waterproof it. I'm thining of making a snorkel for my carb. Other than that I'm really not sure what else needs to be protected / waterproofed. Any ideas?
Thanks,
-Chris