2008 Rubicon Trip?

[like its stolen]

I'm SO in.

My only question is where are we meeting?

[nwoods]

What would be a good local SoCal trail as a warm up for Rubicon? I have a rig that will do it, and I have a fair amount of off roading background, but not in this rig....

[igofshn]

What would be a good local SoCal trail as a warm up for Rubicon? I have a rig that will do it, and I have a fair amount of off roading background, but not in this rig....

Nothing really compares.

[paultyler]

try john bull in big bear

[dhsundance]

What would be a good local SoCal trail as a warm up for Rubicon? I have a rig that will do it, and I have a fair amount of off roading background, but not in this rig....

Try Bronco Peak in San Diego's Corral Canyon.

[nwoods]

try john bull in big bear

Should be a piece of cake with my new rig, a stock Land Rover can get through John Bull. I think we were talking about doing the Bull on 6/1?

Is it too late in the season (too hot) for Calico? I've done one portion of the loop in my LR3 (the part after the gatekeeper and then up to the mines at the top of the trail).

I've always wanted to do the Rubicon, and now I have a rig truly capable of doing it, but I am not as sure about myself in this rig quite yet. I have an ambitious wheeling schedule in the next few months, hopefully I'll be mentally ready.

[Mike]

Should be a piece of cake with my new rig, a stock Land Rover can get through John Bull. I think we were talking about doing the Bull on 6/1?

I haven't been on the Rubicon yet. I hope to make this trip though. But I have been on both John Bull and Bronco Peak. In comparison, you need to try to run Bronco Peak some time soon. Make sure that you take the back side of the Peak. It is not the hardest trail that I have been on but it is harder than John Bull.

Rat Patrol compared the feel of Sherman Peak trail to the Rubicon. If so, I can't wait to explore the trail! Sherman Peak has some great areas.

[igofshn]

try john bull in big bear

It isn't even close. We have taken completely stock vehicles through there without any trouble. You do that on the rubicon and you won't have any straight sheet metal.

[igofshn]

It isn't that the rubicon is so hard, it is obstacle after obstacle. It just doesn't let up. The constant flex is what gets people. You have to concentrate the entire time. If you have trouble then listen to the spotters. We always spot over the harder sections.

[mrchips]

You can get your rig and yourself ready for the Rubicon, with this http://www.4x4training.com/. Tom gives Rubicon ready classes, and on the rocks driving to get you ready for the Rubicon.

[RAT]

Nwoods,
Don't sweat the Rubicon. Everyone tells you it's really hard, one obstacle after another. It is a technical trail, but if you go with us you'll be well cared for and you'll have a great time. I'll spot you through anything you that you don't feel comfortable doing on your own. You'll be suprised how easy a time your rig has on that trail. A stock Toyota 4 runner made it through with a broken shock and some minor sheet metal damage. Breakage is definitely a possibility, but then, that could happen anywhere. You'll see stock Rubi's, TJs, Rhinos, dirt bikes, all kinds of rigs on the trail. The only thing I insist on is having as much in the way of spares as you can; tie rods, ball joints, u-joints, fluids and the tools to replace them if needed. If you do break on the Rubi, you're a long way from help and have to be able to drag your junk off the trail. With help, of course...

Rat

[50yj]

do most people trailer there rigs or drive them up there?

[igofshn]

Both. I will be flat towing my Samurai but I used to drive my TJ up there.

[GrimJeeper91]

The Rubicon isn't that tough. When I ran it I had a 4" lift, 31's (closer to 30's) and a rear locker (D35) and had no problems. I had also just installed a SYE thereby getting that skid up higher and this was huge. I was dragging the skid on a lot of rocks but never got hung up. The newly installed rocker guards were also a plus as they were worked over pretty hard. Here's a picture of the YJ back then half way up Cadilac Hill.

[igofshn]

I'm starting a new thread in the trail run section with the following dates 18-20 July. This will be for anyone that wants to run this on a weekend.