July 14-16 Choccolocco Mountain - Discussion Thread

[Grass Janitor]

Wish I’d made it, wasn’t a weekend I could get away though. Glad everyone had a good time.


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[classified]

Great weekend, great wheeling, great food, great weather, and great people. We had everything a man could ask for.
My carnage:
Broke another shock off the rear axle
Ripped off my gas tank skid
lost part of my exhaust

Like I said, Great weekend!!!
 

[TravisMac]

Weekend could have gone better for me, but weather was great.

Mine is a long story, but the cliff notes version is I lost rear brakes on a steep, loose hill. We were looking for the new trail near cherry bomb and the route I took was not it, so I was attempting to back down when I lost the brakes and hit a tree going at a pretty good clip. It could have been much, much worse, so I’m thankful I’m in one piece and only lost a coilover and some brake fittings.

Thank you to @patman and @clark123456 for human-centipeding me back to camp

[Jeepster1407]

Weekend could have gone better for me, but weather was great.

Mine is a long story, but the cliff notes version is I lost rear brakes on a steep, loose hill. We were looking for the new trail near cherry bomb and the route I took was not it, so I was attempting to back down when I lost the brakes and hit a tree going at a pretty good clip. It could have been much, much worse, so I’m thankful I’m in one piece and only lost a coilover and some brake fittings.

Thank you to @patman and @clark123456 for human-centipeding me back to camp

Man that sucks but glad you and the buggy are ok. What caused your brake loss? Brake lines?

[Trailabite]

Here's a video I took years ago wheeling with some guys up in Minnesota.

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[jd30005]

Here's a video I took years ago wheeling with some guys up in Minnesota.


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Damn - what happened there?  Hope he was ok.

[thudson17890]

Was able to drive the jeep all the way back home in front wheel drive with the rear driveshaft and carrier removed. Thanks to everyone helping get me off the mountain and Brian giving me a ride to get another axle for the front right. Luckily advance auto had an axle don't think I could have made it home without it.

[Big Dave]

I’d keep an extra stub shaft to run in your unit bearing in the event you toast a shaft & need to get home & you don’t have a spare shaft.

Without the stub shaft in place it will ruin the unit bearing.

[classified]

I’d keep an extra stub shaft to run in your unit bearing in the event you toast a shaft & need to get home & you don’t have a spare shaft.

Without the stub shaft in place it will ruin the unit bearing.

I know that's true for d30 up until the JK. Does the WJ share the same unit bearing?
Rabbit hole I'm not going down tonight.

[Big Dave]

Same concept.

[classified]

Same concept.

We tested a JK d30. Pulled the shafts, carrier, and drive shaft. Drove it for 2 weeks including 2 trips from Buford to Tallahassee. Unit bearings held. Probably around 1500 miles on 38's.

[TravisMac]

Weekend could have gone better for me, but weather was great.

Mine is a long story, but the cliff notes version is I lost rear brakes on a steep, loose hill. We were looking for the new trail near cherry bomb and the route I took was not it, so I was attempting to back down when I lost the brakes and hit a tree going at a pretty good clip. It could have been much, much worse, so I’m thankful I’m in one piece and only lost a coilover and some brake fittings.

Thank you to @patman and @clark123456 for human-centipeding me back to camp

Man that sucks but glad you and the buggy are ok. What caused your brake loss? Brake lines?

Yep rear brake line got pulled out.