Actually I'm closer to Ohio then Utah. I live in Minnesota. We just go out to Moab once a year for a week for some real challenges, the 2600 mile round trip is a challenge in itself

The group of guys I build with has a moto of "streetable rigs". It doesn't mean street legal, It just means we can get to the trails, push our rigs to the extreme, and drive them home (trail repairs or not, hopefully not). My goal with this one was to have a mild looking rig that could tackle more difficult trails. The driveline is mostly either 1ton or 3/4 ton components. I'm a big fan of overkill.