Took a trip to the coast; pictures!

[Mack_T]

My wife & I went out to the Ocean today, hitting Salmon Creek beach & Bodega Head.

This seagull was rather funny, hopping up on my hood. We weren't feeding him or anything, I guess he just wanted to hang out:

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Then on our way to Bodega Head, my wife confinced me to hit the mud holes.

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The holes were deeper than they looked. Through the last hole, the front axle started pushing mud & the water was rocker level:

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My wife was having a blast, but when we started slowing down I was a little nervous. There was nobody with us to pull me out if needed! But, good use of the right foot got us through. She got a little nervous when we started getting squirrely in one of the holes, but I was expecting that since it was really rutted through the same area in the summer time. She had a lot of fun going through those holes though :)

I also got some poser shots, checking for tire rub. Even though I extended the rear bumpstops by 2 inches, I was still getting some tire contact on both sides in the rear. The spot made for some nice pictures though.

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Clay

[armyfsj]

NIce pics, Looks like a good time.:thumbsup:

[misfittom138]

Looks like you had fun! :D

[NVJEEPER]

Cool pics. That bird is great!

[BarryL]

Nice pics. Looks like an east coast gull.

[NVJEEPER]

Nice pics. Looks like an east coast gull.

Ride?......Ride?......Ride?......Ride?......Ride?

[etjeep]

Funny, when I saw that gull I thought of the movie "Finding Nemo" where they are constantly going mine....mine...mine...

Anyways, any day you get to flex the rig is a great day.:cool:

[Mack_T]

Heh heh finding Nemo :) you should have seen the seagulls down on the beach! Hundreds of them.

Thanks for the compliments. I was just thinking about the tire rub in the rear; I'm wondering if I go back to the stock rims (like I'm planning on doing), if the tires will be a little bit more inside the fenders to prevent that horrible issue. I thought I solved that issue with the addition of the 2" spacers between the bumpstops & framerails... but I guess those rear springs are flexible enough to just let those tires tuck even still.

The rims now are 15X8, I'm unsure of the offset. I guess I'll just have to try the stock rims to see how they fit :)
Clay

[Jeepstress]

Funny, when I saw that gull I thought of the movie "Finding Nemo" where they are constantly going mine....mine...mine...



Thats what I thought too! :D All you needed was a little Kung Fu crab up there to compete the image!