Tremor Maverick offroad towing hill climb!!!

[Dmthomp32]

That is awesome. I haven't towed with it yet but I've taken it up to my mountain property in Boone, NC with some 12 degree rutted out roads getting up to my property, and up to 15 degrees on a little hill in my brothers front yard.

It has impressed so far. However I scrapped the underbody on a fairly low curb. Really need to be careful as we don't really have 9.3 inches of ground clearance and the suspension components are fairly low hanging.

I work in Boone for App State! Great place to hang your hat!!

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[710-oil-614]

I work in Boone for App State! Great place to hang your hat!!

I got my masters at App. Wife and I and lived in Alexander County, got engaged on Howard's Creek and now we own property up above Howards Knob off of Junaluska - actually the very top of Rich Mountain.

If you look up at the eastern most cell phone tower on the ridgeline that is right near our property.

 

[Dmthomp32]

I got my masters at App. Wife and I and lived in Alexander County, got engaged on Howard's Creek and now we own property up above Howards Knob off of Junaluska - actually the very top of Rich Mountain.

If you look up at the eastern most cell phone tower on the ridgeline that is right near our property.

Nice! good to know a mountaineer when you can find one!

 

[Maverickman74]

Nice! good to know a mountaineer when you can find one!

It's funny one of the places I was talking about going to soon in this thread was Plenty Kiawe, well known for fishing, camping, isolated moon parties and climbing. It may be right on the beach but it's halfway up the 20,000 ft mountain of Haleakala.

 

[Nw_adventure]

Where it has clearance it will go. Where it doesnt, it will still go but scrape lol. Really cash strapped for atleast the rest of the year. But I'm hoping a lift spring set comes along with a equal 1.5 or 2 inch lift. Im not gonna do a shorter rear spring unless I also find someone selling just a rear spacer to go with it. I guess I have a while until these tires wear out. For now Im gonna keep putting it to the test stock. Next week we are taking some freinds to Hana in it. Should have a few opportunities at some obstacles out there. Atleast a couple sand tests at Honomanu and Plenty Kiawe.

The HR 1.5 inch lift springs are pretty level all around - Removes 90 percent of the OEM/Rake-

 

[Grabber Rick]

So my Tremor has been home just 3 weeks now. So far it has nearly replaced our Bronco as our tow vehicle. If I have to do any bigger trailers or two a vehicle very far I will probably still use the Bronco, but for short strap car tows or our little 5'x8' Karavan trailer from Home Depot, the Tremor does the job perfectly. So far I have done a 500lb dump/recycling run, a sub 1000lb greenwaste run, and today I did the big bad heavy dump and scrap metal run. Loaded up was 6 trash can varying from 50 to 100lbs, a 50 year old stove, a camp oven, a couple bikes, a dissasembled eliptical machine, a stationary recumbent bike machine, old iron gate chunks, a 3x5 chrome steel mall display table, a rim firepit, a bunch of random metal chunks and a few parts from a squat rack, 2 45lb plates (for forward weight), some old T posts, 3 soggied bus seats, a soggy 3 place bucket/bench seat out a Dakota, and a few other bits of crap.

It was a big load and I could tell it was way over its 1483lb weight rating. But I felt it was safe enough for my 20 mile straight drive to the dump. Including its empty weight I was probably towing 2500-2600lbs. Reasonable enough considering the one difference between the Tremor and the 4k is radiator size. Also the trailer was tail heavy and I had to add 90lbs of weight to the front to balance it so that takes alot of the suspension issues out of the equation. The only real thing standing in the way of my dump run is our 16-17 degree, U-turn, rutted gravel driveway. Here is the footage.

Here is the second half of the climb. It did really well. Pulled solid the whole way up, never slowed. I used Mud N' Ruts mode with the rear locked. Its hard to tell but there is offset alternating dips along the way starting right when you see the Tremor. They are about about 6-8 inches deep. So it rocks the vehicle back and forth to find traction. Im so impressed with this truck.

I am not getting any video only audio.

 

[Maverickman74]

The HR 1.5 inch lift springs are pretty level all around - Removes 90 percent of the OEM/Rake-

Thats the opposite of what I need. I would even be into rear springs over the front height. I beleive the HRs are 1.5 and 0.9 inches. I would prefer equal height since I have the topper and it weighs a few hundred pounds. Plus the 130lbs of dogs and other supplies I am always getting.

Now you got me thinking I could get Eibach rears and HR fronts and be leveled at 1.5". Along with 255/65s that would get me 11.55" of clearance. Thats decent.

I am not getting any video only audio.

I just checked em on a different device and they worked fine.

 

[Nw_adventure]

Thats the opposite of what I need. I would even be into rear springs over the front height. I beleive the HRs are 1.5 and 0.9 inches. I would prefer equal height since I have the topper and it weighs a few hundred pounds. Plus the 130lbs of dogs and other supplies I am always getting.

Now you got me thinking I could get Eibach rears and HR fronts and be leveled at 1.5". Along with 255/65s that would get me 11.55" of clearance. Thats decent.


I just checked em on a different device and they worked fine.

They r equal - HRs measurements didn't exactly translate to real life regardless of printed specs -

 

[Maverickman74]

They r equal - HRs measurements didn't exactly translate to real life regardless of printed specs -

Yeah but I dont want to "remove any rake". I load up big, I need all I can get lol. When money permits(things are tight on the island right now) I will see what I can put together. I always liked making my own kit to get the characteristics I wanted.

 

[fossil]

I am not getting any video only audio.

same here, might be a Apple/Android thing

 

[Maverickman74]

same here, might be a Apple/Android thing

It was taken on a iphone and loaded on a PC then loaded on the website. I checked it on a android tablet and the PC. On both my devices I have a volume level on the system and the video window on the forum has a volume level. Maybe? I dont know.

 

[fossil]

It was taken on a iphone and loaded on a PC then loaded on the website. I checked it on a android tablet and the PC. On both my devices I have a volume level on the system and the video window on the forum has a volume level. Maybe? I dont know.

heck idk, was able to watch your other vids.

 

[Maverickman74]

heck idk, was able to watch your other vids.

Try whacking the side of the box and then wiggle the rabbit ears counter clockwise

I will just put em on youtube tonight or something.

 

[Maverickman74]

I am not getting any video only audio.

heck idk, was able to watch your other vids.

Youtube links!

 

[Nw_adventure]

Yeah but I dont want to "remove any rake". I load up big, I need all I can get lol. When money permits(things are tight on the island right now) I will see what I can put together. I always liked making my own kit to get the characteristics I wanted.

Here is the HR lift

with a 220LB tongue weight camper- Not too bad.

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