Originally Posted by Navyvetnorwich91

I don't know John. Jae ran all his open. You think lockers would be an absolute necessity for Tom's trail?

Originally Posted by AptPupil

Thanks for the advice Greg. But what happened to the ARB?
Can't wait for the JKX video
I just priced out ARB rear and gears. All I can say is wow, that shit is $$$
I'm going to have to save my pennies.
Thanks for all the candid advice guys.

Originally Posted by GCM 2

JK Experience Main Event 2011, Rocky Mountain Run. Day 1 on Holy Cross Trail, I ran the first two or three(?) obstacles in 4hi, no lockers engaged. On the fourth(?) obstacle, it was the first log jam of rigs and backed up due to some locals in non Jeep rigs(ford ranger, 4runners) that probably had bitten off more than they could chew. By the time the line of JKX's rigs had began to traverse the hardest of the small waterfalls at the top of a rock garden there were two lines of attack, I picked what looked to be the harder. When I reached for the transfer case shifter to drop into low, it felt like the linkage was bound up so I rolled backward about 20 feet to take some of the torque windup out of the drive train, the shifter was still overly tight, so I dropped it all the way back into 2wd and thats went it went to completely loose. The freaking 30cent plastic shifter cable bushing had broke and I was 30-40 feet from the obstacle with only 2wd. No big deal, I will engage my rear ARB lockers and get it done. My ARB failed to engage the rear lockers, the compressor was running nonstop, meaning insufficient or no air was getting to the differential, I had a leak somewhere in the system. There were only about 60-70 people and at least 10 movie cameras and umpteen point and shoot digitals about to capture me bailing on an obstacle. I got the approach angle set, used a little left foot brake to keep the drive train from getting shockloaded if I had to come on and off the gas and hammered up and over in 2wd hi with open diffs. Hopefully it makes the final cut in the JKX video, I will be the only JK bombing up an obstacle everyone else crawled. Because of the two injuries to my rig, I missed the next days "Carnage Canyon" run, which was only completed by 3 JK's, definitely bragging rights there!! Bottom line: GO BUY THE ADVANCE ADAPTERS JK TRANSFER CASE SHIFT CABLE......NOW, or keep a handful of the plastic bushings in the jeep and get used to working in hot, tight areas underneath the jeep.

here is the local traffic, just before the obstacle which is ahead of and bewteen two guys on the left and one guy next to the truck



my rig coming thru the rock garden in 2wd



my rig about to climb the waterfall



me up and over the fall, I think I am yelling at a photog to get the hell out of the way.



another perspective of the obstacle, the Falken Tire rig coming back down the same waterfall.

Originally Posted by HeatTreater

Your rig looks dialed in!!

Originally Posted by GCM 2

Thanks brother! Mel Wade and his EVO crew build some really solid Jeeps. I owe it to Offroad Evolution

Originally Posted by GCM 2

JK Experience Main Event 2011, Rocky Mountain Run. Day 1 on Holy Cross Trail, I ran the first two or three(?) obstacles in 4hi, no lockers engaged. On the fourth(?) obstacle, it was the first log jam of rigs and backed up due to some locals in non Jeep rigs(ford ranger, 4runners) that probably had bitten off more than they could chew. By the time the line of JKX's rigs had began to traverse the hardest of the small waterfalls at the top of a rock garden there were two lines of attack, I picked what looked to be the harder. When I reached for the transfer case shifter to drop into low, it felt like the linkage was bound up so I rolled backward about 20 feet to take some of the torque windup out of the drive train, the shifter was still overly tight, so I dropped it all the way back into 2wd and thats went it went to completely loose. The freaking 30cent plastic shifter cable bushing had broke and I was 30-40 feet from the obstacle with only 2wd. No big deal, I will engage my rear ARB lockers and get it done. My ARB failed to engage the rear lockers, the compressor was running nonstop, meaning insufficient or no air was getting to the differential, I had a leak somewhere in the system. There were only about 60-70 people and at least 10 movie cameras and umpteen point and shoot digitals about to capture me bailing on an obstacle. I got the approach angle set, used a little left foot brake to keep the drive train from getting shockloaded if I had to come on and off the gas and hammered up and over in 2wd hi with open diffs. Hopefully it makes the final cut in the JKX video, I will be the only JK bombing up an obstacle everyone else crawled. Because of the two injuries to my rig, I missed the next days "Carnage Canyon" run, which was only completed by 3 JK's, definitely bragging rights there!! Bottom line: GO BUY THE ADVANCE ADAPTERS JK TRANSFER CASE SHIFT CABLE......NOW, or keep a handful of the plastic bushings in the jeep and get used to working in hot, tight areas underneath the jeep.

Edit: deduct 10 style points, I just noticed my hood was not latched on the drivers side. So not cool :(

here is the local traffic, just before the obstacle which is ahead of and bewteen two guys on the left and one guy next to the truck



my rig coming thru the rock garden in 2wd



my rig about to climb the waterfall



me up and over the fall, I think I am yelling at a photog to get the hell out of the way.



another perspective of the obstacle, the Falken Tire rig coming back down the same waterfall.

Originally Posted by Navyvetnorwich91

Seems to me high end Jeeps are like boats. So many customizable options. No, I want a ProRock, this driveshaft that gusset, this front bumper that transfer case. Seems mind boggling to me. I guess when you are gonna spend $80k+ on a rig, you should probably be familiar enough with wheeling and the underpinnings of the machine that you're qualified to operate it. Seems like there is no right conglomeration of parts - every wheeler seems to have his own opinion about which to use. Feeling so unqualified to be wheeling when I see you guys' rigs and listen to how competent you are. I guess over time it'll come. Until them, I will web wheel through your postings and videos.

Originally Posted by HeatTreater

Dave you need to come on down to the trail I'll give you a crash course on some of the tougher sections you'd be surprise at what you can wheel with the right spotter! Until then enjoy your rig don't kid yourself your rig is setup nice!