First of all, big thanks to STEEEEVO for getting the Calmini front arms and rear coils to us so quickly!!! My buddy wanted to lift his 95 so I referred him to Rugged Rocks. He told me afterwards that he was very pleased with the good price, level of service, and fast shipping.
We installed the calmini 3" lift (with Bilstein shocks) just a couple weeks ago and figured, what better (or worse) way to test the suspension than to go down to Baja CA?
The Baja 1000 had just ended. Thankfully, all the race fans had already left but there was still race signage everywhere (go this way, peligroso, checkpoint, racers stop here, etc) So we actually did a 400 mile portion (one way) of this years Baja 1000 road. (but we totalled over 1600 miles in Baja altogether!! with about 800 of those miles being off-road)
The weather was great in most areas we visited (with only San Felipe and Bahia de los Angeles being very windy).
Anyways, here are the pics.
After you pass San Felipe and Puertecitos, this is the view from the highway to Bahia de Gonzaga.
Near Gonzaga, the freeway ends and the road turns to this:
These dirt roads were used for this years Baja 1000. We averaged about 30-35 mph with a few bursts of 65+ when the road allowed for it - in comparison, Baja trophy trucks average about 55 mph with bursts of 100+
There were nice sections and there were awful, nasty sections. This was a nice section.
This structure is the only remnant of the old mining town "los flores" near Bahia de Los Angeles. There is a mine nearby called San Juan. The walls were about three feet thick and it was nice and cool inside.
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Well we made it to our destination - a tranquil beach with a population of 6