Well...I finally had a weekend off this past weekend and I had just
installed the Daystar lift and Wrangler Rubicon wheels and tires last week on
my 07' KJ so I was ITCHING to get out on the trail so we decided to head out
oursleves and we choose the back way to Crown King. I have been wanting
to do this run since I first read about it and how much fun everyone has
running it but I had to wait for the lift and tires before attempting
it, good thing I waited.
The first 2/3 of the trail turned out to be easier than I expected
but the last 1/3 was VERY technical and demanded slow going, carefull
tire placement and a little rock stacking. We had a BLAST, though it
took a little longer than anticipated, the mountain views were second to
none and it was great to be out in nature. The KJ performed
outstandingly well and gobbled up everything we attempted. We took most
of the easier bypasses; I will wait untill I do this run again with a
group to attempt the tougher ones. On the way down from Crown King to
the 17 I stopped to help a group of 3 Wranglers that one of them had
broke down, he had fuel pump failure so we could
not get it going beside the road and they hooked him up to a tow-strap
and pulled him to the highway. You should have seen their faces when I told them that I must have been
about 30 min behind them the whole way up the trail, they were amazed a
Liberty could get through there at all, much less without a locker! I wasen't suprised... It was a good day
dont attempt to take a stock height KJ up there... you need at LEAST a lift, agressive tires and stock skids.