The "SoCal" Crew Thread

[nwoods]

Hey Nwoods you said Cleghorn is 4-5 hours, maybe 6... is that for going in and coming out, total round trip?

Yes, Round trip from trail head and back to the freeway. It only takes about 15 minutes to drive from the terminus near Siverwood back to the McDonalds off the 138/15 offramp.
Cleghorn can be run in 2 hours, but most people go slow, and the group size and experience level modifies the net speed exponentially.

 

[Offroadmuch]

im planning on going to big bear saturday to do some trails but not sure which to take. anybody down to do a mini trail day?

Big Bear sounds fun. Is there snow up there still? I cannot make that trip this time....

 

[DONT_TREAD]

There is still snow up there. I'm going to look into some of the trails nwoods recommended

 

[nwoods]

There is still snow up there. I'm going to look into some of the trails nwoods recommended

I was up there two weekends ago, top down in a convertible, and it was sunny and +70 degrees. There was snow in the shaded side of some of the hills, but it was melting fast, and the roads and trails were totally clear. At the highest point, near Onxy Summit, there was a few inches of snow in the trees, but again, everything else was clear. In Big Bear itself, most of the snow piles from the road plows were also all melted away, with only a few remainders of the epic dump we received previously. Snow on the trail this weekend will not be a factor.

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[Offroadmuch]

Anyone know of a good place for a quality alignment after my strut spacers go in, hopefully this weekend?

 

[Offroadmuch]

I was up there two weekends ago, top down in a convertible, and it was sunny and +70 degrees. There was snow in the shaded side of some of the hills, but it was melting fast, and the roads and trails were totally clear. At the highest point, near Onxy Summit, there was a few inches of snow in the trees, but again, everything else was clear. In Big Bear itself, most of the snow piles from the road plows were also all melted away, with only a few remainders of the epic dump we received previously. Snow on the trail this weekend will not be a factor.

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Thanks for the Big Bear update Nwoods. Any trip up there and back down would be fun. You and I talked about going up from Pioneer town on the back road/trail (I forget the name of that road off he top of my head.) That would be a good group drive sometime.

 

[nwoods]

Thanks for the Big Bear update Nwoods. Any trip up there and back down would be fun. You and I talked about going up from Pioneer town on the back road/trail (I forget the name of that road off he top of my head.) That would be a good group drive sometime.

Rattlesnake Canyon.
http://www.rattlesnakecanyontrail.com

 

[Offroadmuch]

Rattlesnake Canyon.
http://www.rattlesnakecanyontrail.com

Woods, great info as usual, that looks like a great trip. I know you have kind of been everywhere in our area, would you be able to advise the group if we do this trip in the future? Day trip? Approximate start to finish time?

 

[LibertyFLS]

I'm thinking of going up to Azusa on Sunday, just want to spend a few hours between going there and back from Torrance, not trying to use up the entire day.

 

[Offroadmuch]

Anyone have two 22mm box end wrenches I can borrow? Need to remove my upper control arms for my spacer lift... I can drive and pick. OC area would be great.

 

[nwoods]

I've got 22mm sockets, but not box end wrenches

 

[nwoods]

You might be able to borrow them from AutoZone, NAPA, etc... they loan out special tools all the time. It's usually free, though they charge a deposit.

 

[kekela]

Anyone know of a good place for a quality alignment after my strut spacers go in, hopefully this weekend?

Doug,

See my reply to your question, in your "Question: 255-85-16" thread...

HTH,
Cecil

 

[Offroadmuch]

Cecil, thank you for the info about alignment.

I'm thinking of going up to Azusa on Sunday, just want to spend a few hours between going there and back from Torrance, not trying to use up the entire day.

Won't be able to go to Azusa, anyone else going?

 

[tyty13]

Anyone have two 22mm box end wrenches I can borrow? Need to remove my upper control arms for my spacer lift... I can drive and pick. OC area would be great.

I do have 1 22mm wrench and I have a adjustable wrench if that will works for you.
let me know