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 Post subject: If you've never seen a KJ flip over...
PostPosted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:40 pm 
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Then you missed out today! I'll let USAFCOP tell you all about it, but for about 30 seconds it looked like he was going to roll the KJ!!! :shock:


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PostPosted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 6:57 pm 
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See kids are good for something.... Counterweight!

No damage except a brocken locker switch, a tree branch went throught the lower valence (that was the squeek when on bumps, it was through the valence, into the bumper cover, and hit the swaybar when bouncing) and the upper arm of the knuckle rounded off the head of the swaybar link upper bolt.

All little stuff, but that shows how far the front was compressed and under preasure!

Here is the story, I see a wash out,

I get out to check it out,

Looks doable, so I get on the CB and tell Joel he shouldn't due to lack of rock rails... Put it in 4 lo 1st gear...

And lurch down, all fine, then I start up to straddle the gap and uh oh spin and bounce and then the...

Front driverside falls in!!! Tommy screams, I almost piss myself then look and try to see what happened. Joel repositions to get ready to strap, but I flip switches and slowly back up. I regain level (probably when the branch/root speared me) then adjust wheels and went for it again and I made it out easy... Thanks to the ARB's

Too bad no camera :x

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 10:44 pm 
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Picture the rear axle at about a 45* angle with the passenger side tire 4' off the ground! If it weren't for the driver's side rock rail hitting the side of the trench it would have been all over. The Jeep was literally free falling until that rock rail hit...coolest thing I've seen on the trail! :lol:


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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 5:05 pm 
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That sounds pretty cool and lucky too.

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