Hows a J10 do offroad?

[tj10]

How does everyone feel there j10 does offroad compared to other trucks? Anyone wheeled with any newer trucks how did you do?

[onesunJ10]

I love my J10 and it does fairly well for what it is. The things are pretty **** heavy and i would sometimes sink in sand and mud, whereas smaller jeeps would be ok. When i bought my first J10 it had 33s, a 3 inch lift, and it was open/open.

Throw a locker in the rear and go wheel. :thumbsup: You'll find with a little skill and that rear locker you can push it pretty far.

I'd say, compaired to newer trucks, fuel injection is the only real thing they have over the J10.

[Elliott]

Seen how far the belly hangs down on a Chevy truck? ;)

[janie]

Well, I'm still stuck in 2wd with the Honcho(not for long though) but I know what our son has done with Peso. Even when he was still running AT's he went thru area's that left the F0rds and Chebby's stuck.

Like Elliott said, the Chebby's got a pot belly.:D I should know. Own one of those as well.

[BRUTUS]

Seen how far the belly hangs down on a Chevy truck? ;)

I love wheelin' mine offroad. I don't really have any other experience that I can compare it too. I can tell you this... the other day I pulled up next to a new stock F350 and my hood was only a couple inches above his stock height and I have 10" lift and 38" tires. That's a pot belly!

Here are some videos... nothing too extreme but with 4" lift, D44's and open diffs the extreme stuff isn't really an option.
http://www.jasonhabrock.com/jeep/Ouray06/Ouray06194.mov (10Mb caution)
http://www.jasonhabrock.com/jeep/images/jasonvideo.mpg
http://www.jasonhabrock.com/jeep/images/moodyV5-060610.mpg

[tj10]

Ok guys thanks for the info. Liked the videos Brutus. I have wheeled with a stock yj and a modified yj in different types of terrain. The stock yj and I were climbing muddy hills and going through mud and I owned him but i do have a mild lift and tires. Well come to mention the yj isnt stock it has lift shackles and the swaybars removed. My good buddy has a 94 yj thats got about 4.5in of total lift and he runs a lockright in the rear and 33in mud terrains and this winter i went basically everywhere he did and he has more gc and ALOT more power than me. Cant wait to build my 258!

[Elliott]

100 years ago, or so, I used to wheel a '67 J3000 with a buddy in his '65 J200 and there is no way a long bed will keep up with the SWB in the trees... I can tell you that much. By the same token, the Chero and Wags have an edge over the shorty Jtrucks in that regard.

[8379qtj10]

When I get mine done then I will respond

But the only local guy who still drives one day to day has a 79 Golden Eagle LWB J-10. He brought a new Chevy 4x4 in 78...kept in stuck at the beach and traded for the J-10 and has wheeled ever since.

[J10Mike]

My J10 does great offroad. But, I have added a few goodies since I bought it.

[kazeevil]

I don't have a J truck right now, but my wagoneer is Awsome offroad. I went out with my buddy in his CJ a couple of weeks ago and the basic routine was me go through the hole, him get stuck, me pull him out, repeat.

[Kali]

Most of the wheeling in NH is on class 5 roads (old non maintained dirt roads), unless youre into mudding which im not big on. My favorite trail just happens to be about 5 miles down the road. Its not the most difficult stuff, but its got a stream cutting its way through it in spots so it has a little bit of everything on it. With the 4.10 gears and enough clearance the thing seems to be able to go anywhere. My only complaint would be that its a little too wide for some spots.

[jepj2000]

I have not done any wheeling in my J10 yet. I have done some pretty good trails in my J2000 though. It was all stock execpt for the tires. I was out with plenty of small jeeps locked f/r and larger tires and had no problem keeping up or out wheeling them. It really can come down to the drivers experience. If you can drive well then the truck will do well. As you as a driver progresses and gets better driving it off road then so will the mods for your truck will come so you can do more extreme stuff. You just have to know the limts of you truck so you won't break it. These Jtrucks are really tough though so go wheel it and see what it will do. Thats the best way to find out if it is good or not.

Rankin

[Jeep_Guy]

My honcho is mostly stock and tho I havent taken it offroading yet, I have done my share of testing it around the yard, hah. I must say even with factory 25 year old leafsprings, it has alot of flex. the only downside I can see so far is I'm sure it wont fit on alot of the trails I take the yj on.

[ArmyGreenSexyBeast]

My 1973 J-2500 is completely stock, except tires, which are only 31's and i take it offroad a lot. I havent found many trails, so I always go to the same place just to play around, but I am always surprised at what general will do. My buddy who goes with me a lot drives his dads yj when he is at home, and that thing has EVERYTHING(rich retired dad), he is also surprised at what a stock 34 year old truck will do without locking diffs.
The only thing I have ever driven offroad besides my fsj is my dad TRD tacoma, and while that thing is obviously a bit more capable at times, I much prefer my jeep. here are a couple pics to prove my point.
http://a317.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/34/l_9fe826fb42a515077da4ce2fb9179884.jpg
http://a835.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/4/l_d557c7589ad6f106d79a881dcd59bcc2.jpg

[waggin'ear]

Just like virtually every other rig they are good at some things and worse at others. i have a long wheelbase J10, that is locked front and rear and has a manual (sm420) wtih a decent crawl ratio (65 or so) on 33's. It climbs WAY better than the SWB rigs. I have to make 11 point turns on some switchbacks, and I have bashed the driveshafts and drug the belly over stuff. I like it and it definitely crawls over some stuff that "cooler" rigs with open diffs or shorter wheelbases struggle with. It's like a rockcrawling sleeper.

[Rod2]

My '73 J4000 looks a lot like "Army Green" which I run a lot of URE with in 2hi. (Check out "ECI" in "events" for info on URE.) When I have to, I engage 4hi first, then the rear E-locker, and haul the long wheelbased J along with everyone else.
My advice? Go wheeling!

[dngrs1]

I live in the desert, on the Colorado River; We have alot of sand. I have pulled out many newer Ford and Chevy "4X4's" from the beaches along the river with my J-10. 401, TH400, QT. In lowrange I can walk on sand (almost on water). They just don't make four wheel drive systems like they used to. I think the wheelbase on J trucks is too long for rock crawling.

[jeepfan93]

When I had my J20 it did great. Now mind you, it was completely stock, with 31's and a utility body. I went everywhere modified TJ's and YJ's went.

[big71j2000]

j truck good as in pic
chevy just as good maybe a lil better as in pic

[BRUTUS]

These Jtrucks are really tough though so go wheel it and see what it will do. Thats the best way to find out if it is good or not.

Best advice in this thread so far!

[bigun]

Run it on propane and you'll make the baby jeeps cry when you are able to keep running at all angles

[Rhino Racer]

Don't know if it's a J10 but it definitely does off-road !

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[BRUTUS]

Don't know if it's a J10 but it definitely does off-road !

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4279

Pretty sure that is a cherokee. Definately not a J-truck... the taillights are a dead giveaway.