NGPZC: Jeep trail Engineer pass CO

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Put some knobbie tires on the GPZ and ride that.

PT
x96

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "1KPerDay" <1kperday at gmail.com>
To: "GPZ List" <gpzlist at micapeak.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 10:22 AM
Subject: NGPZC: Jeep trail Engineer pass CO


>A buddy on a motorcycle forum posted this; figured some of you local guys
> might know a thing or two. Feel free to reply privately if you like. 
> Thanks
> for any info.
>
> "My mom had a awesome Idea, but there are a couple of hang ups for me. She
> wants to get a family outing (Uncles and Cousins and the whole works) and
> drive Engineer pass. Its a Jeep trail in the San Juan mountains in 
> Colorado.
> Almost all my family has jeeps. My sis is going to ride with a friend who
> has a jeep. Here is where my dilema comes in. I dont have a Jeep, nor can 
> I
> afford to rent one for three days. I have a truck, but its a lot bigger 
> than
> a jeep. So my question is, anyone here done engineer pass? know someone 
> who
> has? I'd like to know if my truck would fit on the trail. I'm not worried
> about clearance or 4x4 ability, I'm worried about lenth and width. Oh, and
> my fiance is freakin about the careening to her death down the side of a
> mountain. I have a 06 sierra 2500, ex cab regular (6ft) bed. By next 
> summer
> I plan on having it lifted two inches, new taller tires, and a front 
> bumper
> that doesnt suck."
>
> -- 
> Utah Jeff
> '96 SheePz1100
>