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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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This is humorous..
 
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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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It's not a very common mod whatsoever in the offroad scene (not a big concern for scratches). If you're going to take it offroad you're going to have to deal with scratches Pat, last weekend I went through a tight trail with what I'd call soft brush...well the truck had new scratches everywhere (and I noticed this among the previous ones). Your truck is pretty new and in good shape, if anything brushes up against your black paint even in the slightest, especially if your paint is in good condition it's going to scratch it shockingly easily. Stick to the mud, and light trails for now until your truck ages. Break a branch off a bush in your yard and test it out by lightly running it against the truck. If that makes you squeamish you better ask yourself what you were thinking. It's really not a big deal as you can buff most out but you're going to get some that are unconcealable. Everytime I come off the trail I underestimate the scratches.

I do encourage you to wheel your truck but I won't encourage you to follow any beater Jeeper trails.
How did I do with this explanation, practicing for an upcoming pursuasive speech.
Very well put, Josiah, I think you did very well in your explanations, you should do well in your class.

Pat, I do think you should take Josiah's advice and seriously how long you need your truck to last before you start wheeling it that hard. A cheap beater truck for wheeling may cost you less than all of the protection equipment for your truck, and it will save the wear and tear. That's why i bought my '85 Bronco. I only paid $500 for it, so if I destroy it its disposable. To tell you the truth, my '05 does better offroad than the Bronc (at least at this point), since it has better tires, a posi, and better ground clearance, but I'll take it places off-road that I'd never dream of taking my '05. After all, I really don't care if it comes back in one piece.

I know from experience just how bad an automatic car wash can scratch black paint (won't do that again), so I can only imagine what trees and brush will do!
 
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