Huh... so, uh, has it been wheeled to death yet? I'm assuming all the glass is gone by now... and every body panel is a dirtier of a whore than twenty pornstars combined...
... I'll be waiting for the action pics... eventually...
No action pics, as usual. Izzy busted out the drivers window and by a fluke accident spider webbed the windshield. Most of the drivers side looks like shit now thanks to him. I earned 2nd place in the race for most damage, all I did was bend 1/4 of the bumper 90 degrees and leave a small (for me anyway) dent in the bed. We dont really know who decided the exhaust was over rated but it ended up in the bed of the truck. Oddly we had everything but the kitchen sink in the bed and to the best of my knowledge nothing flew out. The ranger reminded me why I need to wheel a truck and not a SUV. When you wheel a truck the bed is acceptable damage, the rear doors and glass in a SUV is not acceptable.
kyle posted up what Izzy had to say about the whole adventure.
The Ranger performed well but the stock v8 ZJ coils are just to soft. I am going to be picking up some 3 inch lift XJ coils I had in my b2 from a friend and trying them. The radius arms are going to get heim joints or johnny joints depending on the prices.
I am happy I have finally got a firm grasp on how to tune these TTB bastards. It is frankly a PITA but I am reasonably sure the heim jointed radius arms and the XJ lift coils will finally yield the results we want.
After wheeling 3 RBVs with the stock front axles I have finally decided that I would rather have a open front axle and locked rear. Locking the front just causes way to many mechanical failures when you beat on it. If we are able to gain enough suspension travel I think not having the front locked will allow us to beat it harder and still complete most of the challenges we would of locked F&R. Sadly my willingness to take on challenges has exceeded the limits of a RBV without major modifications so its doubtful I will be purchasing another one for a wheeling rig again. But I will continue to recommend others use them as beginner rigs because they are reliable on the trail and cheap to build.
I will try and find some pictures for you whores.
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