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Jason and I took our stock YXZs on a rock-crawling trip with some friends of ours who enjoy trying to get up the biggest obstacles they can find in their crawler Jeeps! We headed out to the Florence area East of Phoenix and did a trail called "Highway to Hell" with these guys! I know the YXZ is made for going fast in the desert and the dunes, but we also enjoy exploring the limitations of a new machine's capabilities! Also, because so many said it couldn't be done - lol!
This stuff is definately out of my comfort zone......but I was really surprised by the ground clearance and ability to get up and over things. I stalled it a few times in the beginning, but by the end I was getting the hang of just how much throttle I needed and just how much clutch. I also made use of the parking brake a number of times! We did all of this with stock tires, but Jason found a rock ledge early in the day, hit it too hard, and pinched his sidewall. The guys we were with took that sidewall cut as a challenge to see how many tire plugs it would take to seal the hole - haha!! (yes we had a spare but saved it in case we REALLY needed it!)
We did most of the big stuff, but there were two that I chose a bypass on. Jason only bypassed one, I think.....and it was a lot of fun to see him work to get that machine up and over some of the crazy stuff we were going through!
Here are some pics of the trip, along with a pic of the cholla that we always have to watch out for! It found our friends leg - we still aren't sure how! He swears it came out of nowhere - haha!
This stuff is definately out of my comfort zone......but I was really surprised by the ground clearance and ability to get up and over things. I stalled it a few times in the beginning, but by the end I was getting the hang of just how much throttle I needed and just how much clutch. I also made use of the parking brake a number of times! We did all of this with stock tires, but Jason found a rock ledge early in the day, hit it too hard, and pinched his sidewall. The guys we were with took that sidewall cut as a challenge to see how many tire plugs it would take to seal the hole - haha!! (yes we had a spare but saved it in case we REALLY needed it!)
We did most of the big stuff, but there were two that I chose a bypass on. Jason only bypassed one, I think.....and it was a lot of fun to see him work to get that machine up and over some of the crazy stuff we were going through!
Here are some pics of the trip, along with a pic of the cholla that we always have to watch out for! It found our friends leg - we still aren't sure how! He swears it came out of nowhere - haha!







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