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MoabFriends-For-Wheelin’ recently met with the BLM regarding the permit system forCoyote Canyon,and BLM has agreed toamend the permits for 2016. While permitted use will still be only on Fridaysand Saturdays February 16 through November 30, and the maximum number ofvehicles will still be 7 per...

IT PASSED! Last summer Moab Friends-For-Wheelin’ set out to attempt to get legislation passed that would allow us to register our trail rigs as “fullsized ATV’s”. We hired Mike Swenson (with Swenson Strategies and USA-All) to help with our efforts. Yesterday, our bill (House Bill 148) passed...

Would you like to be able to legally drive your non-streetlegal 4x4 or buggy to the trailhead? Moab Friends-For-Wheelin’ is trying tomake that possible! Because of Utah’s restrictive safety inspection law, many ofour modified trail rigs are unable to be licensed for street use. This meansthat we...

Four bias-ply Pitbull Rockers, 37x13.50x15, 1/3 to 1/2 tread left. $250 for all four. I'm in Moab, pick them up while you are here for Jeep Safari!

We had a nice turn out this morning for our NPLD project, I think we had 17 volunteers plus a BLM ranger that helped out. We also had a visit from Juan Palma (Utah Stae BLM Director) and Shelley Smith (District BLM Director), which was nice. Our project was to improve the parking area at the...

Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' celebrated the re-opening of Coyote Canyon today with the first official run since it was closed in 2008! We had six capable rigs, and made it through without any real problems, although we did have to stack a rock or two for the smaller-tire rigs. The trail seemed...

Found a couple broken teeth on my front ring gear today, so I need to buy new gears. I'm wondering what brands people have had good luck with (or bad). Price is definately an issue for me, but I will spend a bit more if the quality is worth it. My set-up is waggy D44, 5.38's, Detroit, with...

In case anyone missed it from the old Coyote Canyon thread, we learned a couple months ago that Helldorado (between Breakover Rock and the Waterfall) is on BLM land, and was never officially recognized as a legal trail. In short, that meant that it was closed. Area BFE was prepared to put a...

I just got the word from BLM that Coyote Canyon will be re-opened, although there are some conditions and restrictions. I haven't seen the full documentation yet, so everything I am listing is unofficial as of right now, but the basics are as follows: The trail must be reserved with the BLM in...

We had a good friend visiting for a day, so we took him out to BFE to check out the new trails. Here's a few picks from the latest. It runs from S&M to Dropkick, and we're calling it Blackout after the Dropkick Murphys album. It's pretty short, but lots of fun!

So I'm pretty familiar with how to set up air shocks, but I don't have any experience with coilovers. I'm doing a 4-link / 3-link / stretch on a friends Zuk buggy, and he is using Radflo 2" emulsion coilovers, 7/8 shaft, 12" in the front and 14" rear. I weighed each corner, and used the FOA...

The newest trail being built out at Area BFE will be named Dropkick. Thanks to everyone who made suggestions and voted in the poll in the other threads. We think that Dropkick is an appropriate name for a moderate to difficult trail. Hopefully we will soon be adding a much more extreme route...

Thanks for all the name suggestions on the other thread for the new trail at Area BFE. I've taken some of the names that were mentioned multiple times and put them in the poll. I'm not sure if these are all punk bands, but the names are cool :D. MFFW will make a final choice from the top 2 or 3...

Okay, so Moab Friends-For-Wheelin', along with help from Badbuggy, are making a new trail out at Area BFE. It will be rated moderate to difficult, with the potential for some great optional obstacles, and hopefully at least one extreme loop. We need to come up with a new name that fits in with...

My wife has a Sidekick 3-speed auto in her Samurai. Recently the tranny has started to stall on really steep inclines, such as Rockpile or White Knuckle. Any ideas what I should be looking for?

Moab Friends-For-Wheelin' is planning a clean-up day at Area BFE for Saturday May 22nd, 2010. We will primarily be concentrating on the trails, since the upper area will be used for a concert the following weekend and will probably need a separate clean-up after that. We will also be making a...

Those of you that have wheeled with my friend Jim in his gray "BADCAT" Samurai know that it is very capable, but he decided he wanted to take it up a notch. So we are gathering parts and starting on his new rig. It's going to be a slow build, but hopefully will be ready by next fall...

For those who get it, check out "Ride to Adventure" on Monday Feb 23rd. The BFG Outstanding Trail program for Pritchett Canyon is supposed to air then. This is the email I got from the producer: "Good timing. The shows airs next Monday the 23rd. It airs three times during the day, so...

I would like to thank everyone who submitted letters in support of designating Coyote Canyon as a legal 4x4 route. Including the form letter that NORA circulated, I recieved over 210 letters, plus 200+ signatures on a petition that we had at the U4WDA Winter Convention! We submitted all of the...

I've been running Waggy D44's with stock shafts and spicer joints on my samurai buggy for several years now with no problems, other than one rear shaft that I bent and twisted the splines. I may finally have some money to upgrade the shafts, so I would like some opinions one which brands to use...