Jeep Renegade Winter Wheeling on the Rocks

Discussion in 'Renegade Tales & Trails' started by wayoflife, Jan 8, 2016.

  1. wayoflife

    wayoflife Administrator Staff Member

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    Okay, so it wasn't exactly snowing but, there was enough melting snow on the trail to make things super slick and the rocks weren't exactly the biggest in the world but, for a Renegade without rocker guards, they proved to be plenty big enough. With that disclaimer out of the way, I'd like to share some pics that Cindy and I took from a fun filled day out on the trail with our Daystar lifted Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. I hope you enjoy :)

    Our original goal for the day was to visit an old cold war era top secret rocket test site north of Reno but unfortunately, the road to it was locked up and there signs everywhere telling us of the dire consequences if we were to trespass beyond the gate.
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    So, we decided to head back down the hill and go out to an area that we knew we could have some fun.
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    WooHoo!! Renny getting some 3-wheeling action in ;)
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    Exploring some of the routes in the area.
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    Time to play on some rocks :)
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    Thanks to the melting snow, the trail was really slick but amazingly, the traction control system on the Trailhawk kept us moving forward even with just 3 and sometimes only 2 tires making contact with the ground.
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    With all that, we only hit the pinch seam just behind the rocker trim once and you can't even tell. What sucks is that I know this little Renegade could have done much more but, without rocker guards, it just wasn't worth the damage we'd sustain. Still, we had a great time on the trail and now it was time to head back for home.
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    What tires and size you running?
     
  3. wayoflife

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    225/75R16 Cooper Discoverer STT Pro's. We have them mounted on 16" Chevy HHR wheels with 1.25" wheel spacers which are needed to clear the front brake calipers. We also have a 1.5" Daystar lift installed to clear the tires themselves.
     

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