Some of my trips this season will mean crossing "Texas Gates" to get into National Parks. Over the years with my pick ups and vans I have had no problems, but with the low profile on the Crossfire OEM 's I am little concerned as to possable damage to the rims. The typical gates are 4 inch pipe with a 3 inch gap (approx). Has any one some imput into this ???

 

I am assuming you are speaking of "cattle guards" which are used to curtail livestock from venturing across a particular roadway.
I would suggest, though most cattle guards are pretty much like crossing over a railroad track, to take each one with caution, most are attached to "asphault type pavement" and maybe sunken below the level surface of several layers of asphault.

Just my Dos Centavos !

 

You're worried about a 3" gap?

LMFAO..........come up to Michigan sometime.......If we have 3 inch holes in the road it's usually called "great" or "smooth", and sometimes "new"!

Small livestock has been know to disappear in Michigan potholes!

 

Same here. You ever see what snow, ice, and plows can do to a street surface? lol

 

LMAO Just shows to go ya, Ain't everything bigger in Texas !
Only after the fourth or fifth layer of asphault the "guard" is now a good six inches below the level surface of the roadway.
Been known to wreck undercarriages on cars like ours

Just my Dos Centavos !