Back Way to Crown King, AZ
JeffP
Senior Jeeper
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- Peoria, AZ
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- '75 CJ5, 304, T18, D20, D44s w/3.73 1974 CJ5, 304, 4 spd., Dana axles 3.73 gears. 1973 CJ5, 258 I6, T18, Dana 20, Dana axles 4.27 gears. 1972 CJ5, 304, 4 Spd, Dana 20, 4.27 gears. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150. 1976 CJ5, 304, T150, J20 w/4.10 gears. 69 CJ5 Hurricane 4 cyl, 4spd all original! ‘53/‘54 M38a1 100% original but also 100% apart! Low 3 digit Vin! One of the very first m38a1s!
Around the first week of this month I drove one of my CJ5s up to Crown King, AZ by way of Lake Pleasant.
Conditions were good to excellent except for two places. The first enounter was a giant boulder with a matching ditch in front of it. Both passengers bailed out for safety and I darn near flipped my Jeep getting over it!
Thinking back it would have been much smarter to winch it over.
Without the added power of a V8 or compound low, it’s doubtful someone would make it.
The 2nd encounter required a spotter. More boulders buried in the road and a spotter is required to prevent hanging up on the differentials.
Other than the two places mentioned and eating more than our fair share of dust, it was a good trip.
Besides a Forest Ranger the only others we saw were a small group of people with a broken driveshaft (in the easy part lol) who were just finishing up repairs.
Conditions were good to excellent except for two places. The first enounter was a giant boulder with a matching ditch in front of it. Both passengers bailed out for safety and I darn near flipped my Jeep getting over it!
Thinking back it would have been much smarter to winch it over.
Without the added power of a V8 or compound low, it’s doubtful someone would make it.
The 2nd encounter required a spotter. More boulders buried in the road and a spotter is required to prevent hanging up on the differentials.
Other than the two places mentioned and eating more than our fair share of dust, it was a good trip.
Besides a Forest Ranger the only others we saw were a small group of people with a broken driveshaft (in the easy part lol) who were just finishing up repairs.