Tested out the Rusty's Skids this weekend

JeepinMaxx · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:01 pm

My wife took the KJ on a local wheeling trip in Mass yesterday (I was stuck at work :twisted:

). Minimum trail requirement 31" tires + at least one locker. Everyone had at least 33's except one XJ on 31's. There are no bypasses. Scraped up the freshly painted rockrails :oops:

A little carnage.

Here's a few pics

Poser pics:

Oops (happened in the pic above)

2nd attempt

Helpin the guy on 31's out

InCommando · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:06 pm

Nice pics! Looked like fun even with a touch o' damage. War wounds just add character :shock:

2006 KJ · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:16 pm

really cool pictures... that's a strange colored KJ.. dont seem many of them. i LOVE your detour backbone.. how do you like it... how was the install... and what winch do you have on it? i'm going to get one sooner or later

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:50 pm

nice pics!! kj looks great, love it! id leave that trail damage, looks cool haha, if someone asks what you hit, just say i hit a pointy rock while offroading my jeep like it should be offroaded

love the backbone too, i want one

JeepinMaxx · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:02 pm

2006 KJ wrote:

really cool pictures... that's a strange colored KJ.. dont seem many of them. i LOVE your detour backbone.. how do you like it... how was the install... and what winch do you have on it? i'm going to get one sooner or later

That color is "salsa red" They only offered that color for the 1st 6 months in 2002. They added it again in 2005 or 2006

Detours did the install on the Backbone

Our KJ was the prototype for the KJ backbone.

The XJ in the photos has one too...

He has the shop up and running again http://www.detoursusa.com/

The winch is a Superwinch X9000 with MasterPull synthetic line. (Detours is a Superwinch dealer as well :wink:

)

The new Rusty's gas tank skid was well used on this trail. Last time on this trail (without the skid) the KJ got hit so hard that the fuel pump dislodged from the bottom of the tank :shock:

raceinfan · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:06 pm

that is ma belle correct

the other club I'm in was just there 2-3 weeks ago :twisted:

, unfortunitly I had to work

JeepinMaxx · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:10 pm

raceinfan wrote:

that is ma belle correct

Yep - that was Ma - it's getting over-used lately. There were 3 other clubs there that day... BTW - The bypasses on the left are off limits now.

Jeep Dawg · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:22 pm

Now that looks like a place I would like to visit. Great pictures.

JeepPilot · **Posted:** Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:40 pm

Great photos! I'm jealous of your Salsa Red color. I like my Patriot Blue just fine, but I really regret not choosing Salsa Red back in '02.

Video Guy · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:05 am

I saw a front tire spinning on one of those pictures. Glad you didn't pop your front diff!

Thanks for sharing.

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:16 pm

looks like fun, what locker do you have?

JeepinMaxx · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:33 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

looks like fun, what locker do you have?

ARB in the back - would put one in front if it wouldn't kill the D30A :evil:

The rear was unlocked on that action shot

Tested out the Rusty's Skids this weekend

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