Moving to Colorado from California. Should I protect my under carriage with something??

I just thought, you didn't get far enough north. Much better in the "Future State of Jefferson".

 

WA drivers = worst in history. end of internet.

 

DEF not... I lived in HB california for 4 years and drivers were relatively the same (other then CA drivers like to be dick heads and tailgate) but if you drive near oregon drivers.... it gets scary sometimes...

 

You guys have obviously never been to Florida.

 

Magnesium Chloride is a salt much like sodium chloride. It will oxidize metal too.

The biggest pro for mag chloride over sodium chloride is that it is much more water soluable. So the trick is to rinse off the undercarriage soon after driving on mag chloride treated roads. And you should be fine.

Plus the roads here dry out/off quicker and more readily than in the rust belt. The benefits of having warm sunny days in winter. So there isn't much product on the roads versus those states that have to use sodium chloride a lot.

 

Yeah man!! I'm all over the place. Same screen name.. haha

 

I appreciate all the feedback guys. I even like that the thread is heading off into a lifestyle discussion. It all is very well accepted and appreciated.

 

my bad. it's those WA drivers... they really get my blood going!

Colorado = no salt state. good job Centennial State! i had to google that.

 

Haha small world! I went by OCMoto on there. I still keep in touch with Dino Brown and not sure if you know him, but RogerDodger lives in Co Springs now too, he's a close firend of mine.

 

What happened to wall we were going to build? Guess we will just have to continue to ride how incredibly hard the winters are for a few more years. Think I'm on 3rd week of short wearing now.

Anyways, save yourself some money and wait to get here before you buy $10K in Artic rated gear, etc. Might find out you don't need any of that here.

 

Haha! Reminds me of the movie Snow Dogs, when Cuba Gooding flys out to Alaska and gets off the plane wearing a down parka. Guess maybe I should return all the Patagonia fleece.

 

Yes I know of Dino Brown, just not personally. But he's legend right

 

To be honest I had same perception, what do you mean 4x4 is not a must on all vehicles.

 

Why do you think I put kings and KO2's on my truck. Was it all for nothing??

 

Uh oh, get ready for the @aero3685 Duratracs lecture

Edit: btw, I have KO2's and they have been great up here, even while snow wheeling

 

I even plasti-dipped all my chrome badges to protect them from the road salt!!

 

I can give those too, but I prefer Asher to be the receipant

 

Armor, that helps on are trails. Unless you don't mind bending metal.

 

I had dura tracs on my van. They got really loud. Don't like them. So don't bother with the lecture. Haha

 

Btw, what city will you be working in? And do you already know where you're going to live?