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I'm staring at my jeep sitting on 38.5SX tires. Damn near brand new, I doubt there's even 20 miles of easy trail on them.
Due to gas prices, I'm looking at driving to the trail more often. (15-17mpg vs. 10mpg towing w/ 92 octane) To do that I have to get street legalish. Bumper height my worst enemy, I'm only allowed 22"/22" (front rear) and I'm 26"/29". The bumper has to go to the outside of each tire.
Pondered the bumper solution. Out back isn't so bad, the gas tank sits below my bumper 3-4", so building a bumper that sits that low is no real loss of anything. What more, I could tie a skid plate in to the bumper for the gas tank.
The front is a challenge. Dropping a bumper 7" to make myself legal and not look totally rediculous is nearly impossible. Never mind my loss of approach angle.
So here I am thinking, 38.5's, I could drop to 33's, now my front bumper is only 26" and I'm only making up 4" to get completely legal.
The rig would also end up more road friendly in the process.
Has gas prices sent anyone else down this road yet? (or even selling a more capable rig for less so you can drive to/from?)
Due to gas prices, I'm looking at driving to the trail more often. (15-17mpg vs. 10mpg towing w/ 92 octane) To do that I have to get street legalish. Bumper height my worst enemy, I'm only allowed 22"/22" (front rear) and I'm 26"/29". The bumper has to go to the outside of each tire.
Pondered the bumper solution. Out back isn't so bad, the gas tank sits below my bumper 3-4", so building a bumper that sits that low is no real loss of anything. What more, I could tie a skid plate in to the bumper for the gas tank.
The front is a challenge. Dropping a bumper 7" to make myself legal and not look totally rediculous is nearly impossible. Never mind my loss of approach angle.
So here I am thinking, 38.5's, I could drop to 33's, now my front bumper is only 26" and I'm only making up 4" to get completely legal.
The rig would also end up more road friendly in the process.
Has gas prices sent anyone else down this road yet? (or even selling a more capable rig for less so you can drive to/from?)