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javelinadave

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Oatman AZ
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Negev Desert
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Golan Heights
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Welcome to Alaska
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blueboy

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Roverman2010 said:
Whats the elevation drop?
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The road climbs 4,618 ft (1,408 m) from an altitude of 1,527 ft (465 m) at the bottom to 6,145 ft (1,873 m) at the top, an average gradient of 11.6%. With drums in the rear and pretty heavy laden, down was more worrisome than up. It is a very cool road and location.
 
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blueboy said:
Descending View attachment 12207Mount Washington Auto Road.
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The problem on the NAS D90 models, probably the 110's too, was the height they choose to mount the spare on the rear door. Even with the original factory step bumper, the tire could have easily been lowered 5 to 6 inches without interference of hitting the step bumper. I did not like the way the tire obstructed the rear view and the weight of an 80 pound spare tire hanging off of the hinges seemed a bit much, so I took mine off. Even the swing-away spare tire mounts leave the height of the spare higher than it need to be. So I'm wondering how your spare came to be mounted at a height below the rear window glass ?
 
blueboy

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pmatusov said:
You really boosted my desire to ship one of my trucks to Europe and travel for a few months!
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Peter, it was an incredible experience especially with a V8 powered RRC. We hooked up with a company called Alpine Rovers based in GB. They guided groups through France and Italy where wild camping was still permitted. Most importantly they had the permits and routes where you could still travel. France will confiscate your vehicle if you are driving on a unauthorized route. Driving the high passes was also very enjoyable. Well worth the effort.
 
blueboy

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Viton said:
The problem on the NAS D90 models, probably the 110's too, was the height they choose to mount the spare on the rear door. Even with the original factory step bumper, the tire could have easily been lowered 5 to 6 inches without interference of hitting the step bumper. I did not like the way the tire obstructed the rear view and the weight of an 80 pound spare tire hanging off of the hinges seemed a bit much, so I took mine off. Even the swing-away spare tire mounts leave the height of the spare higher than it need to be. So I'm wondering how your spare came to be mounted at a height below the rear window glass ?
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The Rover (Blueboy) is a 1967 NADA Series IIa 109 SW. The rear tire mount is in the stock location. When ECR restored it, they reinforced the mount to hold the 235/85-16 tire. From a rear view criteria it is in a perfect location. However from an off road perspective it wasn’t - it actually dragged on one off road trip and the door had to be redone. From that point on actually took the tire off when off road or on longer trips very, very careful on approach/departure angles.
 
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