We had 3 xj's go out today... mine open on 31x13.5 swampers, brandons welded on 31x11.5 ltbs, wifes locked on 35" trxus mt's...got held up a bit pulling a yj buggy off the entrance of trail 4...poor guy broke down just off trail one,
I tried Guardrail , balanced on the drivers side tires for a second near the bottom, lined up again and failed about 1/2 way up when the tierod made a "V"...I dont think I ever have seen an unlocked front bend a tie rod...brandon made it 1/2 up too when he achieved significant lift under the right front tire and decided on the winch line assist...the wife in her xj made it look easy....go figure...thats kinda her thing...we helped winch over a pair of rollovers, a sami and toy buggy that tried guardrail right after we got up...we hit helicopter and I wound up winching, brandon and the wife drove right up...I'm really wanting to put in some lockers...its been a long time since I wheeled with open diff's....going down schoolbus was fun...wife almost rolled it trying that v shaped wedge climb between heli and schoolbus...we only had one camera but I think there area some great pics on it....
total carnage...
mine...tail light, tie rod
brandons...powersteering failing going down schoolbus, significant rocker rumpling,
michelles...bent b pillar, little rock rash on fender