April 5th-6th, @ the Badlands!!!.. Attica, IN.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 7:37 pm

Ms5490renegade wrote:

you guys mind if i run with you. dont know what all i can do with you. i've been there before. i have a stock renny. i may have my friend come if he stops being lame.

Definitley come out if you can...hope to see you there.

swmpthg · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:31 pm

alright Im coming for sure.. I couldn't get my buddy to ride with me, so ill be riding alone.. he said im gettin up tooo early for him.. so the meeting time is about 9-930.. iv never been there but im sure i will get there okay. and ill have my cb on 26.

cant wait to meet you guys..

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:08 pm

New shocks.... ON
Lightbar.... ON, except wiring......

Goodnight... see you tom morning

john jr · **Joined:** Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:50 am **Posts:** 161

well iguess ill meet ya all at the gate at 900 sunday since no one can seem to answer me

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 2:05 am

http://www.mapquest.com/mq/6-HpNd

im taking this route. if anyone else is going on this part of the highway there are rarely any cops out there. once you get on I-74 you can go az fast as you want.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:22 pm

So who is going to be the first to post some pictures of the "breakage"???? :wink:

InCommando · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 12:45 pm

pics period! I have to live vicariously through others right now. D(*& job.....

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:41 pm

tommudd wrote:

So who is going to be the first to post some pictures of the "breakage"???? :wink:

MEE

Bakerkj · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:08 pm

The Double hump is a ball buster.

tommudd · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:10 pm

So how bad is the swmpthng?? Could or did he get it repaired? Chris called me and told me there was a little mishap! :wink:

meduncan · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:49 pm

When I left he had the u-joint replaced and the driveshaft back where it should be. However I believe his tri-link (or track bar) was still hosed. Part of the carnage that doesn't show on the pics is that his tri-link had sheered all but one bolt off the diff housing. He was visiting the local dealership to see if they had any parts that would help repair that.

meduncan · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:07 pm

Here are my photos from the run. The large versions (and extra pics) can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43437443@N00/sets/72157604400616924/

swmpthg · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:42 am

so the news.... :twisted:

Im staying here in indy with my gf and Im going to try and get one of her roomies bf to go and pick up my jeep and trailer it back to cincy.. park it and ill work on it at my house.. be the easiest and cheapest for now at least... right now the tri link casting is trash i need to get a new one from a dealer or a used from a junkyard.. after that i need to extract the two upper bolts on the housing, the single bottom bolt is fine. the u joint is okay and i put new clips on so thats done.. only thing now is to get a new tri link and extract those two bolts and tap them if needed to 9/16 i believe..

im thinking my wheeling days are over or put on hault at least until a can get a trailered rig.. so what im doing as of now is taking the the 2.5 spacers out all around and run with the 3 inch lift for awhile.. then after I get new (stock) tires put on I will take the 3 inch coils out and put the stock springs, struts and shocks all back on. and sell everything I have on it..

or...

I might just keep the 3 inch on if i end up keeping my jeep and just use it to pull the trailered rig...

well guys thanks for all of your help again today!

I had fun besides the sheared bolts. who would have thought the kjs u joint would be bigger than the tjs... and that wasn't gonna fail so the darn grade 5 bolts did..

well ill keep you updated hopefully all goes well and i can get a trailer and the guy from indy to tow it to my home..

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 1:13 am

Good luck in getting it back home and repaired Wes!

Tom

Joshua · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:10 am

Yikes Wes!! Thats no fun at all! With that much lift, you'd probably be better off with an xj.... no upper arms to break, no tri-link suspensions...

Hope you get everything fixed!

modular · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:35 am

Wow, Had a great time!! Lots-o-fun!! Great people and terrain. Can't wait to go back. Here are a few pictures of the fun...

bugnout · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 4:19 pm

Looks like a good time. Wish I could have been there. Sorry to hear about Swmpthg's breakage.

Time to go SFA??

Ms5490renegade · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 5:48 pm

im uploading the vids i took on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfhNID64jwA

03CDKJ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:19 pm

Wow! what a great birthday!!!! It was nice to meet all of you and thanks for coming, It wouldnt have been as fun without you!!!

Ok so for all of you that didnt stay on Sunday.... First.....Lets just say I have the best jeep pic ever, with NO jeep in it!!!! and my girlfriend should win an award!!! ill post it later :twisted:

Second. I got a little Mud/ Water crazy at the end of the day today! :twisted:

No damage but a lot of water in the interior........ post pics later....

Third... We got a little LOST on the green trail and ended in some crazy crud...But It was Awsome... Post pics later... :wink:

Evan thanks for being a sport and spotting all of us on the first day! I know you wanted to drive your rig REAL BAD!!!

Wes... Good luck on Swampthng.... I'll keep you posted on my bumper....

Gotta go unpack and clean the KJ!

Later Chris

I'll Give ya at least one pic....

The best jeep pic ever, with no Jeep in it!

tommudd · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:24 pm

great picture for sure!!!!!!!!!

April 5th-6th, @ the Badlands!!!.. Attica, IN.

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