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Alabama Off-road/ Mods/ Meets Thread

Discussion in 'South East' started by SuthrnTaco07, Apr 18, 2012.

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  1. Jul 31, 2012 at 12:56 PM
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    mac424205

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  2. Jul 31, 2012 at 1:19 PM
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    FlawedXJ

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    FlawedXJ mall crawlin', web wheelin', concrete cowboy

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    damn, that trail looks weak on video. I'm gonna have to do the right side for sure next time.
     
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  3. Jul 31, 2012 at 1:29 PM
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    mac424205

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    haha. only because of the angle. I told you that you could have tried it and if all else failed, gotten pulled out, or backed out on your own! lol
     
    mac424205, Jul 31, 2012
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  4. Jul 31, 2012 at 10:00 PM
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    Rebel Taco 22

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    Ill be there.
     
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  5. Aug 1, 2012 at 7:01 AM
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    FlawedXJ

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    FlawedXJ mall crawlin', web wheelin', concrete cowboy

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    I actually have a jeep now. Imagine that.
    Yeah, The rocks were steeper and almost every approach I would have put a tire in soft dirt and one on a rock. I would have been screwed by an open diff. I did enough bouncing and bumping with my open axle that i didn't wanna risk blowing it up.
     
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  6. Aug 1, 2012 at 9:47 AM
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    dang. I woulda thought more people would want to comment on it.....
     
    mac424205, Aug 1, 2012
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  7. Aug 1, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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    trailhead98

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    Got my new bumper on finally. Its a Savage Offroad bumper that is a slightly older model with a winch mount. Got it from a guy in TN for $180!! Fresh paint and were good to go.

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    Next on the list is sliders and hopefully be ready for a fall meet!
     
    trailhead98, Aug 1, 2012
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  8. Aug 1, 2012 at 1:45 PM
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    How bad was it? Not gonna lie... it did look pretty weaksauce on video. :p

    Just giving you a hard time, the couple of spots you had to reset the line it looked like minimally a rear locker, for sure front, would have made a big difference.
     
    xodeuce, Aug 1, 2012
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  9. Aug 1, 2012 at 1:48 PM
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    FlawedXJ

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    yeah, it was a lot of rocks and soft dirt. I could have handled taller rocks as clearance wasn't my issue but you are correct, I did have to reset my line to approach rocks at a perpendicular line so I could get the same grip at both wheels. I would have attempted the harder route if I had sliders and a front locker. I don't wanna drop to hard on the rocker panels of a unibody.
     
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  10. Aug 1, 2012 at 1:52 PM
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    xodeuce

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    Yeah, makes sense to me. which brings up a question that I've never pondered before... how do you go about putting a set of sliders on a unibody?
     
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  11. Aug 1, 2012 at 1:56 PM
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    One or two things modded... Check out the build thread
    buy a frame first?????? ha ha!! jk
     
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  12. Aug 1, 2012 at 1:57 PM
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    JK's do have frames. :p:p:p:p
     
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  13. Aug 1, 2012 at 2:38 PM
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    I actually have a jeep now. Imagine that.
    cherokee's are the only sfa jeeps with unibodys. You bolt the sliders directly to the "frame". It has a "frame" per say, its just a thinner material and welded to the body. You use the rigidity of the body to help reinforce the "frame". It really isn't a hindrance at all until you talk about chopping up body panels to fit bigger tires.

    If I had to choose a "dream" wheel-able and relatively daily driveable vehicle it would be the JKU's. 2.5" lift, chop the fenders, and slap 37's under it with ease. Not to mention the extreme aftermarket available to them.
     
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  14. Aug 2, 2012 at 5:51 AM
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    Some good pictures and videos so far. I hope the laptop will get itself sorted out soon. I saved all the files off the camera to it, and now it is throwing fits when trying to transfer them. I will have mine up hopefully this weekend. So anyone have video of me in the longer mud trail? I really wanted that on video.
     
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  15. Aug 2, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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    mat where is the rest of the video of me making it up that hill!?!
     
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  16. Aug 2, 2012 at 7:51 AM
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    And the video of me in the ruts and doing the same hill haha.
     
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  17. Aug 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM
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    Id like to see the video of everyone going through the longs ruts that no one wanted to do
     
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  18. Aug 2, 2012 at 11:24 AM
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    Sweet!!!! Dude that thing is freaking sick!!!
     
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  19. Aug 2, 2012 at 11:41 AM
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    Alex, I don't know what happened to that video. I think I hit the off button on accident. I coulda swore I got the whole thing on video

    Paul, you didn't wait for me to get to you and video on both times. Kyle might have yours, IDK.

    As for getting video of Bill, I didn't have the camera....
    :notsure:
     
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  20. Aug 3, 2012 at 9:11 AM
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    Aww man. please SOMEONE tell me they got video of me going through the muddy ruts! That was the only reason I did it was so that I could get video of it!...lol
     
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