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why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:49 pm
by Blooddrive
after spending all my extra time, plus some raid time, i finished the jeep, with time to spare,
and headed out to easter jeep safari in moab, utah. if you arent familiar with it, it is the jeep
sturgis, basically. we ran golden spike the first day, a 7 rated trail (lockers, 35" tires, winch
are all required) as my first run on this new jeep. mine only rides on 33" tires, and i know,
most of the ladies will tell you that extra 2" makes all the difference, right? well, not this time!
skill and a tuned suspension set up by the guys at Rokmen.com here in denver let me crawl thru
the whole 35 miles of this trail without a single scratch to the body, and only 2 scratches to the
rear undercarriage from two 3foot drops (very minor at that!)
we started the trail at 8 am, and hit pavement again at 730 pm. we had to leave one jeep on the
trail from a massive break up, one doofus went over on his side (minor scratches only), had 3
broken u-joins all on rear axles (they finished in front wheel drive only, being towed over the major
obstacles. and two broken rear carriers, and somehow, one guy lost his entire brake system. over
all, not bad for the 41 jeeps that made up our group. i had some nice compliments after, since
several of the bigger rigs had major problems getting over the same obstacles that i casually drove
over. i picked a single pic for now and might post more, depends how they look.

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and my friend scott doing the same spot in his jeep

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and here is the same spot, with an idiot showing how to look stupid (to jeep people) doing the
same run.

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Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:30 am
by Nannwin
Wow man nice pics. Grats on the jeep it looks sweet and looks like it could run over even Balday's big ass.

Oh and don't worry.... I've been keeping Aglaca's mom warm for you when you get back.

Ciao!!
Nann

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:17 am
by thadius
that looks like an awsome good time bub

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:54 am
by Jorrell
That looks like a hell of a good time. I wanna go!

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:41 pm
by Zzzapp
looks expensive.

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:59 am
by Blooddrive
like most hobbies, its as expensive as you make it :mrgreen:
ill post more pics, some with the snow we got, and some video links, when i get home today.
i think im finally rested again :)

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:28 pm
by Sofearra
WOW Thats looks like a lot of fun!!!!!! :D :D :D

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids?

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:27 pm
by Blooddrive
snow coming
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wedgie. not hard, but can lead to body damage if done not stradled right
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launch pad. 2 story drop and right back straight up. with a nice bump at top to make your front
wheels come off the ground. and your butt pucker
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standing around admiring the scenery. and it starts to snow
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scenery
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lining up to head to trail head off the highway
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at the trail head, starting up
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SNOW!
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someone got too excited. flipped it. we pulled him up and he finished
with just a couple of scratches. his mom and dad in the jeep with him
only had a bruise each
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mirror shot :)
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trail repair. this guy broke his rear axle, had to pull the halfshaft and run with
only front wheel drive
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another guy who broke a rear axle. had to be towed up the major
obstacles too
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Re: why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:05 pm
by Aaidian
Did you notice an advantage with your Unlimited?

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:57 pm
by Blooddrive
huge advantage. im running a 104 wheel base with it. it was stable as hell, and i didnt end up in the same
groove so man others got stuck in. i love it just for the extra foot of storage in the back too.
the most telling thing was the suspension kit i put on. the guys at rokmen jeep have been tweaking their
setup on TJ's since they came out, and have it dialed in. i was flexing and keeping all 4 tires on the ground
with only 2.5 inches of lift, compared to many people with 6 inches who were still lifting tires on the same
obstacles.
the only complaint i have right now is i need to re-gear it to about 5.13, or at least 4.88. i struggle a little
on the freeway hills and im only running 33's. ill have to regear before i get my 37's later this year :)

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:43 am
by Venusia
I don't know anything about it, but it sure looks like you all had a blast! Way to go!

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:23 am
by Blooddrive
video of the trail we ran. not our video, but same trail :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XLtpdFe2EQ

Re: why BD hasnt been at raids? ***EDIT MORE BIG PICTURES***

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:38 am
by Blooddrive
done right...
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done wrong :)
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