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Spring Break Soft Road Meet 2014

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#1 ·
Hello Cherokee Trailhawk Owners!

Join us for some off-roading fun. We will meet at the off road park and head out onto the trails around 9:00 AM. We will have a lunch break around noon (Bring a picnic lunch). After lunch you can choose to continue on the trails or go home.

A/T tires are recommended. There are sharp rocks and some water crossings that you would not want to get stuck in.

You will need a current Texas OHV sticker (2014) that you can pick up at most ATV shops (Grapevine Kawasaki, for example). The sticker is $16 and is good until August. Entry is $25 cash only.

We will have at least one recovery vehicle with us at all times.

There will be plenty of picture and video opportunities, we will take our time on the trails.

Here is a summary of the trails we take...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G504HUF8ffA

OHV Park Website...

http://www.cityofbridgeport.net/index.aspx?nid=322

Here is the event for Facebook users...

https://www.facebook.com/events/722998691052450
 
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#6 ·
First, Kudos for having the nearve to do that.

Second, that is a prime example that just because you can does not mean you should. The brakes on that Subaru must have been fried by the time he got to the bottom of Black Bear. Without a low range he would have been riding the brakes all the way down.
 
#7 ·
One of our guys did Black Bear in a stock Subaru Outback. The capabilities of the driver plays a factor. He used to drive a Cherokee and had some experience.

The Subaru owner in the video has since lifted his Forester and went down Black Bear again. He said it was a lot easier.
 
#9 ·
Here is a section of a Level 3 trail that I'm sure you Trailhawk guys can tackle easily, especially with the diff locker...
Nice job, checked some other vids with people walking that ahead of their jeep and it looks pretty hairy. Your subie have an mods, or is it stock?
 
#11 · (Edited)
I have driven Mino's bypass in my old '72. It is a cake walk on 35s locked front and rear. But, with 3 wheel drive (broke a front axle on Mino's) I had to use my winch in several places to get the front end over obstacles that should not have been an issue. There are some tight places that I would want the rocker protection due to the lack of ground clearance on the TH. The bypass is not that easy. In the video you can see them stacking rocks to get it up the hill.

Also if it has been raining you want to avoid the spider web. It is all creek bottom trails and gets very muddy.
 
#13 ·
Haha it's good to know you recognize what I drove into and what it took to get up that trail. The reason I stopped was because my rocker panel was sitting on that boulder. Just the plastic, not the jacking rail thank goodness. It had rained the day before, the Liberty in front of me took five attempts to make that first uphill. The Dakota behind me took four attempts because his truck was too long.

I had a water line halfway up my doors because of the spider web, I didn't know Subaru made boats.

What was Mino driving, because when I got down to the bottom I thought to myself, "how the **** do you get out of here?"

I know we're in a drought but I'm hoping for little to no rain for the march trip.
 
#14 · (Edited)
He drives a highly modified Jeep and has a complete disreguard for breakage and body damage.

I am curious how the TH would do on No-Winch hill. It is called that because there is no place to hook a winch too if you have a problem.
 
#19 · (Edited)
Here's the current list of attendees in case any of you guys may be interested in going:

Vinay (Me), Athena - 13 Subaru Forester XT
Josh A. - 14 Subaru Forester XT
Ryan D. - SG Subaru Forester, Toyota Tacoma 4x4
AB - 04 Subaru Forester XT
Andrew D. - Jeep Liberty Diesel 4x4
Wade S. - Jeep Rubicon
Brian B. , Cody Y. - Jeep JKUR (2)
Young, SR. - Toyota T100 4x4
Dan - Dodge Dakota Crew cab 4x4, 96 Jeep XJ V8
Bradley - 07 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
Mike R. - Dodge Ram 4x4
William W. - 14 Subaru Forester 2.5
Adam M. - Ford F150 4x4
Fernando D. - 1992 Toyota PU 4x4, Honda 400EX
Jarrad T. - ?

Maybe list

Shay A. - 12 Subaru Forester
Andrew D. - Subaru Outback
Ian W. - 14 Forester XT
Mike C. - 14 Forester XT
David B. - 14 Forester XT
Don J. - 95 Yamaha Timberwolf
Ryan H.- Nissan XTerra Pro4X
Graham C. - Dodge Durango
Dennis F. - YZ250F, Ford F150 4x4
Brian R. - Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4
 
#23 ·
Zzjdzz, it would be great to see you out there. All the Forester guys will have rear locker envy, including myself.
Right! Got some good testing in this last weekend in Big Bend, it's super nice on loose large rocks
 
#28 ·
Roll call as of 3-6-14

Texas Oklahoma Off Road Subaru / North Texas Subarus
1. Vinay (Me), Athena - 13 Subaru Forester XT
2. Josh A. - 14 Subaru Forester XT
3. David B. - 14 Forester XT
4. Derrick N. - 14 Forester XT
5. Dusty - SG Subaru Forester
6. AB - 04 Subaru Forester XT
7. William W. - 14 Subaru Forester 2.5
8. Ryan D. -Toyota Tacoma 4x4
9. Mike C. - 14 Forester XT
10. TUGG - 03 Forester XS

Park Place Off Road Team
11. Don Johnson - 95 Yamaha Timberwolf
12. Andrew Darr - Jeep Liberty Diesel 4x4
13. Bradley - 07 Toyota Tacoma 4x4
14. Bryan R. - 99 Jeep YJ V8
15. Dan - Dodge Dakota Crew cab 4x4, 96 Jeep XJ V8
16. Mike R. - Dodge Ram 4x4
17. Adam M. - Toyota 4Runner 4x4

Expedition Portal North Texas
18. Wade S. - Jeep Rubicon
19. Brian B. , Cody Y. - Jeep JKUR
20. Tylor B. - Jeep JKUR
21. Young, SR. - Toyota T100 4x4
22. Fernando D. - 1992 Toyota PU 4x4, Honda 400EX
23. Omar - 04 Toyota 4Runner (Project, DARK HORSE)
24. 2002tii - 02 4Runner Sport 4WD
25. Ryan H. - Nissan XTerra Pro4X
 
#32 ·
We're putting another one together for August, if you guys are interested please post in this thread(I'm subscribed) because I do not frequent the Cherokee forums much.
When in August? I have a 2 week mountain road trip planned starting the 8th.
 
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