Maverick Tremor in the Dunes at Superstition Mountain

[Bwicka]

Went out to the desert to help at an off road race , did a little exploring after by myself .
It Dunes nice without airing down at all , flexing good and rear clearance is way better with the flip up license plate and cut bumper.
A few pics

And a video

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[Redline]

That looks soo fun. Be careful out there. Don't break it!

 

[Joe Strummer]

Sand mode by any chance?

 

[EONR24]

AWESOME!

 

[IHateSpeedbumps]

Wheeling alone?
Risky business

 

[Rivers90]

Awesome photos. The cut bumper is a great upgrade for off roading. That looks like an interesting area.

 

[Snox801]

That looks like a lot of fun. I wish I lived closer to that stuff. We do have a good set of dunes I’ll hit up this summer. But we mostly have mud here.

 

[Rivers90]

Wheeling alone?
Risky business

It is not like he is taking on the Rubicon alone. This is just some easy sand. And he is in a newer truck not something old and unreliable.
I have had more flat tires on the road than in my off-roading. And in both places I did the same thing, install the spare tire.

For you this may be risky as your Maverick is only 2 wheel drive and you may get stuck easily. But the OP was well within his skill set.

 

[IHateSpeedbumps]

It is not like he is taking on the Rubicon alone. This is just some easy sand. And he is in a newer truck not something old and unreliable.
I have had more flat tires on the road than in my off-roading. And in both places I did the same thing, install the spare tire.

For you this may be risky as your Maverick is only 2 wheel drive and you may get stuck easily. But the OP was well within his skill set.

I have taken my Maverick through worse than a little sand. It is also not my preferred wheeling vehicle.
I still don't go alone. Bad things have happened to those that venture out alone.

 

[Redline]

I admire your bravery for cutting the bumper down like that. That's commitment. I don't think I'll be doing that since it would probably end up looking like I chewed it off with my teeth. Nice idea though for some enterprising aftermarket parts company. I'd be interested in a nice low profile bumper, if it adds significantly to the departure angle.

 

[Dad]

Went out to the desert to help at an off road race , did a little exploring after by myself .
It Dunes nice without airing down at all , flexing good and rear clearance is way better with the flip up license plate and cut bumper.
A few pics

And a video

Maverick looks like it was born there.

 

[fossil]

I admire your bravery for cutting the bumper down like that. That's commitment. I don't think I'll be doing that since it would probably end up looking like I chewed it off with my teeth. Nice idea though for some enterprising aftermarket parts company. I'd be interested in a nice low profile bumper, if it adds significantly to the departure angle.

as a start how about a length of square tubing sitting atop of the hitch?
a good place to install license plate lights.

 

[Bwicka]

as a start how about a length of square tubing sitting atop of the hitch?
a good place to install license plate lights.

Going to rework whole receiver area , remove remainder of plastic and follow body line around sides and wrap under to center diff to make a departure skid plate mount too along with bash plate for diff.

I was alone on the mountain part but 5 miles over in the dry lake bed was the pits and start line for the race out there , so my friends were just a phone call and 10 minutes away!
I just went on a mellow ride .
Just locked in 4wd and rear locker ( more full time the better .) didn’t want to air down , so was at 35-36 psi whole time .
Had a compressor , jump box and basic recovery straps and shackles along with my off road tool kit and spares kit.
I have been going to this desert since I was 11 and grew up driving out here every 2 -4 weeks .Also have a 10 1/2 acre chunk of sand with my desert place north about 15 miles from here , has a 1 mile track on it .
If you add that with 10 years of co driving experience in various trucks and suvs in the off road racing I was involved with I have a decent sense( I like to think ) of what I can and can’t accomplish whilst alone . Definitely didn’t even push it yet . Once the chromoly subframe and bracing is done I will guarantee some airtime videos!

 

[Montana]

lol my man... you gotta rotate that video

 

[Rivers90]

as a start how about a length of square tubing sitting atop of the hitch?
a good place to install license plate lights.

The bumper should have come cut down from the factory. This looks good.

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