Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais

lostzuk
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Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 24, 2008 13:44:01 GMT -5

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Post by lostzuk on Mar 24, 2008 13:44:01 GMT -5

Well yesterday started out as a pleasant little run out in a new trail we had opened a couple weeks ago. Like usual the poor little Zuk had to go first to make sure everything else could get towed through if needed. Well the entrance was entertaining in its self. Most of the trucks behind me got a yank or two coming in. The real fun began about 200 yards in when we started snaking through the trees and my rear tire fell through the ice and disappeared. Well a quick bit of throttle and she climbed back out no problem. The TJ behind me was not so lucky. He went into the hole and stopped dead, tried a bit to get out and gave up. They tried to winch him forward and gave up when they saw both his upper control arms bend back and the left tire touching the firewall. We managed to get him out and to the CAA truck, but the list of damage keeps growing.

So far

Both Upper control arms
1 Lower Skyjacker arm
Steering arm
Front Axle housing Bent
Transfer case go Boom
Several lights and a Flare.

This should be entertaining.

The issue is not should we try that trail, the issue is why haven't we already!

lowrad Administrator XJ's are superior Jeeps RIP WAGGY...RIP Posts: 1,702	Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 24, 2008 14:37:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lowrad on Mar 24, 2008 14:37:10 GMT -5 What ya expect,....it's a TJ
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lostzuk Senior Member Posts: 368	Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 24, 2008 14:43:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lostzuk on Mar 24, 2008 14:43:54 GMT -5 HAHAHA! I will get the little video of the mess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTervCH8S0g
	Last Edit: Mar 24, 2008 15:18:26 GMT -5 by lostzuk The issue is not should we try that trail, the issue is why haven't we already!

wranglerboy Administrator Posts: 954	Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 24, 2008 19:06:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wranglerboy on Mar 24, 2008 19:06:29 GMT -5 Looks like some fun, but I never seen a big green Zuk hit any of that! Hmm... was it left at the gate? LOL Just buggin Lost
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lostzuk Senior Member Posts: 368	Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 25, 2008 9:48:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lostzuk on Mar 25, 2008 9:48:12 GMT -5 No I was out front, I never seem to get caught on tape, the Jeeps are all too far behind. No worries Wrangler, I am not worried about being bugged, it is all part of the fun.
	The issue is not should we try that trail, the issue is why haven't we already!

lostzuk Senior Member Posts: 368	Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 26, 2008 13:05:20 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lostzuk on Mar 26, 2008 13:05:20 GMT -5 Both Skyjacker shocks are pooched as well as a couple other brackets that may need to be tweeked.
	The issue is not should we try that trail, the issue is why haven't we already!

longzook
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Jeeps should NOT Follow Samurais Mar 31, 2008 19:16:43 GMT -5

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Post by longzook on Mar 31, 2008 19:16:43 GMT -5

that was scarey snap at the end

, so did you fall through the ice as well or was it just the heavy weights ? EDIT maybe i should learn to read .. thats been my experiance as well, theres no substitute for weight reduction....I learned on the hell trail along time ago, all the zooks made a swamp crossing everybody else sunk like rocks... owned a zook a year or so later and wont ever change