Morenci Az

[jjust BLAZIN]

lookin to wheel around area, have been here around a year and have done the frisco thing to many times already!! anybody have any ideas and want to lead the way. my truck is a 89 blaze,8inch,35bfg soon to be 39s if i can find a set of wheels to do DIY bead locks!

[ashmanjeepXJ]

Las cruces, Florence and mammoth are around you but not very close.

[el ranger loco]

Rest of the rig specs? If there are none.. Then Ill be of no help.:flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

here i go its got a 10bolt 3/4 front and a 14 bolt rear built 350 trans & 208 case, yesterday i orderd 5:38s with detroit front and full spool rear, tires also got dropped off yesterday, 39.5/15-16.5 interco xts ,oh ya i cant forget the motor its a bone stock 5.7 tb.....so ther ya go:flipoff2:

[JackA]

Start saving your money, if you plan to wheel the tough rock trails. The 10 bolt is going to fail. In the meantime, run it and have fun.:D

[jjust BLAZIN]

ya i know it will im in the hunt for a 60 locally just havin a hard time finding one,but till then im gonna in gonna give it hell anyway:Dthanks for the heads up jack

[jjust BLAZIN]

ttt

[RufftyTuffty]

I'm planning a couple of trips to the Safford area in the next few months.

I'll let you know closer to the time.

To start with...it will mostly be tooling around the dirt roads checking out the lay of the land.

You got anything good local?

~Mike

[jjust BLAZIN]

ya ther is some pretty cool things to check out like old mines you can drive into with a mild built rig ther is also the two rivers here,(gila,frisco)that requires a lot of crossing. plus we got eagle creek upper and lower that i hear is cool but have not been yet due to no one to go with! this is a mining town that is owned by the mine and everyone works shift work so its hard to wheel with a group.... but hell ya man let me know when you get here and we will set somthing up were only 45min from safford:D:D:D:D

[IROK Cherokee]

To start with...it will mostly be tooling around the dirt roads checking out the lay of the land.



~Mike
:laughing::D:D

[jjust BLAZIN]

i know im not the only one on this hill with internet but i think im the only one that knows about PIRATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jopes]

here i go its got a 10bolt 3/4 front and a 14 bolt rear built 350 trans & 208 case, yesterday i orderd 5:38s with detroit front and full spool rear, tires also got dropped off yesterday, 39.5/15-16.5 interco xts ,oh ya i cant forget the motor its a bone stock 5.7 tb.....so ther ya go:flipoff2:

woohoo. we should go do something. Been a while since I heard parts breaking like that. :flipoff2:

[jopes]

I'm planning a couple of trips to the Safford area in the next few months.

I'll let you know closer to the time.

To start with...it will mostly be tooling around the dirt roads checking out the lay of the land.

You got anything good local?

~Mike

by the sounds of that your looking to make a move out this way for work? I am still on the hunt out here for more than dirt roads.

[RufftyTuffty]

No...not for work...just exploring AZ one piece at a time.

Get a topo program like Delorme's Topo 7 and find them there hills :D

[zzukizilla]

I'm in Florence but my rig's not going to be ready for about a month.

[jopes]

If everything goes right, I will be headed back to FJ in october for a 3 day trip.

[jjust BLAZIN]

i will be ready to go again in about a month also i scatterd the 10m bolt.... go figure,:flipoff2: but im in the hunt for a 60. If i cant find one here in the valley i will just fix it to finish out the summer!!! but wheelin around duncan whould be awsome:smokin:. jopes do you work at the mine?

[jopes]

jopes do you work at the mine?

you mean people work there? :flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

as far as they think..... ya:flipoff2:

[jopes]

Nice shirt you had on today. :flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

:flipoff2:

[jopes]

:flipoff2:

took ya long enough to finger it out. :evil:

[jjust BLAZIN]

took ya long enough to finger it out. :evil:

story of my life:laughing:

[CJ5_JEFF]

Hey there are a couple of nice two track type trails that run in the threeway area i am working on the bridge there. There is martinez ranch rd (dix mesa rd) (i think it also goes by FR 515 or 215, i don't remember) that runs down to the San Francisco river off from 78, or you can take skyline view rd and that runs into the ranch too. That rd also has some steep 25% grade stuff, not to bad.
Its fun to run the loop, takes about 5 hrs or so. You can take the San Francisco rd out of Morenci toward Martinez ranch, thats quite a trip 7 hrs or more for the loop, but is more challenging, it runs through the river back and forth. Even more now that the river is up alot more.

[b-dogg]

Theres always something going on in Tucson and Sierra Vista but its probably not worth the drive. Your closer to better trails! Safford has a local board too but I don't remember the name.:confused:

[jjust BLAZIN]

hey thanks cj5 like i said i will be ready in about a month or so that,ll let that river go down some anyway . i will pm ya then and maybe you can lead the way!!:smokin:

[jopes]

does that mean you will have a real axle up front in a month or so? :flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

DONT REMIND ME:flipoff2: i hope or the welder is gettin fired up:D

[TallGuy]

Wow, there's forums on here other than chit-chat?

First and foremost, don't go wheeling alone with Jopes. :flipoff2: There's a few of us around the Gila Valley. Not a whole lot of rocks around, only a few that I know of close by.

Have I done the Frisco with you? What color is the blazer? The weather is getting nice, I need to head up there again.

PM me, I might be able to point you toward the light... or at least a dull glow. :D

[jopes]

First and foremost, don't go wheeling alone with Jopes. :flipoff2:




Just because it took you a month to walk right after the first time is not a reason to keep telling people. :flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

i will keep my eye on him tall guy:eek:my blazer is mossy oak camo but aint real sure if i have done the frisco thing with ya or not.

[jjust BLAZIN]

got a front diff not a 60 but a 44 that has all the bells and whistles:D for the $ i couldnt pass it up :flipoff2: i hope to be ready to go in a couple of weeks!!

[jopes]

you need a 60 :flipoff2:

[TallGuy]

you need a 60 :flipoff2:

I heard they hold up better when not paying attention to cracks in the road....?


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[jopes]

Hey that was the wife's side she was not paying attention. :flipoff2:

[TallGuy]

Hmmmmm... sounds like you need a better spotter. :)

So is the rig all back together?

Rufty - Safford isn't known for it's rocks. There's a ton of BLM land around, which is open to drive, but it's pretty flat. The dunes are fun, but not necessarily in a big 4x4. Only rocky stuff around really are things near the mountain, which starts bordering into the Forest Service property. I've explored for years though, and still haven't done most of the roads around.

[jjust BLAZIN]

you need a 60 :flipoff2:

i know and i want a 60 but i got this thing for $500 and that will do for now:flipoff2:

[azhayseed]

I have a 10 bolt front end I need to get out of here , it's in Tucson. make me an offer I could meet you part way, Wilcox maybe. Call me @520-834-4242 if you are interested.
John

[jjust BLAZIN]

I have a 10 bolt front end I need to get out of here , it's in Tucson. make me an offer I could meet you part way, Wilcox maybe. Call me @520-834-4242 if you are interested.
John

sorry man trin to get away from 10 bolt just got a 44, that 10 didnt hold up to my 35s so i know it wont hold up to the new 39s

[TallGuy]

A 10 bolt and a 44 are pretty much the same strength in a stock form. :flipoff2:

It's not about the size - it's how you use it. :D

[jopes]

It's not about the size - it's how you use it. :D

is that what you keep telling your wife? :flipoff2:

[jjust BLAZIN]

this 44 is a long way form "stock" :p:flipoff2: