Lake City

[redbeard1585]

My family is coming to Lake City in July and I am wondering what the best trails in Lake City or very close by. Also currently my inlaws are renting a couple jeeps for Engineers Pass and Cinnamon Pass. How built would you think a xj needs to be for those?

 

[exoedxj]

Stock Honestly - a Stock Jeep would run just about everything in the Area. Poughkeepsie Gulch would give you a little trouble.

 

[dark92xj]

My wife and I took her 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee v-6 up Engineer and up to A-Basin a few years ago in July (we go to lake city for the 4th every year) with no issues at all. Honestly I would have fun taking a 2wd 4 cyl up....that would be a challenge lol. This year we will be taking my Cherokee so I intend to have some fun!

 

[exoedxj]

We are going down for the 4th this year. Staying in Silverton. I am trying to talk the wife into letting me take the XJuggy (way overkill, but still a ton of fun).

 

[dark92xj]

Sweet maybe we can meet up for a beer this 4th

 

[redbeard1585]

I actually am lifting my jeep this week with a 4inch iron rock offroad long arm lift. So I am guessing i will have no problem with that and 31x10.5.

 

[exoedxj]

redbeard - you should be fine - again Poughkeepsie, may give you some issues (but you don't need to go that way and if I remember correctly there is a bypass)

dark92 - for sure, would be cool to meet up and have a couple of beers. My buddy is bringing his Early Bronco.

 

[DutchVDub]

4" long arm lift for 31's????

 

[exoedxj]

33s with some trimming would be perfect

 

[dark92xj]

Early bronco??? My dad has a sweet 67 6" lift and 35's too bad it's in Texas

 

[Fred]

Do the Alpine loop, Cinnamon and Engineer's pass, first. Be sure to stop at WOAH! point. It is the best view in CO, maybe the US, if you like mountains.

 

[planefixer]

Do the Alpine loop, Cinnamon and Engineer's pass, first. Be sure to stop at WOAH! point. It is the best view in CO, maybe the US, if you like mountains.

Here's a view from the point:

 

[exoedxj]

Early bronco??? My dad has a sweet 67 6" lift and 35's too bad it's in Texas

I think it is a 72?? It is on 35s - he is doing a trail restore on it. It looks great. And I am still working on the wife to let me take mine.... LOL If not it will be the bone stock 2009 Grand Cherokee (see even a bone stock not so much jeep, jeep, will make it down there)....

 

[redbeard1585]

yes 4 inch for 31s and just because i dont have money to replace axles right now. its a lift that i can keep upgrading around.

 

[redbeard1585]

Which pass is woah point on?

 

[exoedxj]

Just so you have an idea - I ran 35" Xterrains on the Stock Dana 30 and 8.25 - with a 6.5" Clayton Long Arm. Before that I ran 37" MTRs on a stock Dana 30 and 44 - with a 4" Skyjacker short arm kit. Never broke anything It is all about the skinny pedal usage

 

[old_man]

Which pass is woah point on?

Its formal name is O Point. It is on Engineer Pass, about 95% of the way to the top on the West side.