[badtux]

Definitely better than nothing, without the stock rail there I would have a rock-shaped dent in my rocker panel. Still, not satisfactory, not at all. Remember, I have Hammers-rated rock rails on my LJ, as in, they would have laughed at this rock and I'd have ended up with a scratch on the stainless steel rub rail at worst. Looking at this design there's nothing wrong with the actual rail itself, but the mounting scheme is ridiculously weak.

 

[Sludge Puppy]

Tux, are you coming to the meet and greet on the 3rd?

After Saturday there should be a few more posts in here

 

[badtux]

I might, I just need to check my calendar for other conflicts. I just got back from a week in the northern Mojave wheeling / hiking, so I'm not quite caught up! Yeah, I got my new JK six weeks ago and it already has 3500 miles on it .

 

[Sludge Puppy]

Thats what we like to see

 

[Bubblegoose1]

Completed my new aluminum tailgate cargo rack (only 10 lbs) and installed an additional Rotopax mount to the passenger side rail; added a second 8 gallon Rotopax fuel pack to the lower mount and moved water to the upper mount. Water packs are still lower than the roofline. Getting ready for more remote trips in 2012.

Added my tailgate holder over the Smitty packs.

 

[09rubicon]

Still waiting on my Ace Fenders.....so I put these on to satisfy my need to do something.

 

[cruzcode]

Still waiting on my Ace Fenders.....so I put these on to satisfy my need to do something.

Not a bad idea, Scott. I hate that damn hood rod!

RC

 

[badtux]

Not a bad idea, Scott. I hate that damn hood rod!

I'm still baffled as to why they moved the hood rod from the bottom of the hood to the top of the radiator crossmember. On the TJ you could use the hood rod as a handle to gently lay the hood back against the windshield when you needed more room or light than you could get by propping up the hood on the rod. On the JK you can still gently lay the hood back against the windshield, but you have to walk around the side of the Jeep to do so, you can't just extend the rod and gently push from the front of the Jeep.

Most of the changes from the TJ to JK I can understand. H13 bulbs vs. sealed beams... well, they look better, anyhow, and sealed beam bulbs aren't going to be sold forever. Gas tank between the frame rails rather than under the tail... well, the safety nazis pretty much dictated that. But then there's just utterly bizarre and random changes like this one that baffle me, because there's just no gain in functionality over the time-proven way of doing things and in fact it's worse. Hrm. issed:

 

[Tiburon]

Installed Vision-X fog light replacements.

 

[casaintsfan]

:banghead:

 

[badtux]

???

Did it take a nap on its side?

 

[Family-jk]

:banghead:

Ouch.

 

[HOGGSTATUS]

:banghead:

This is what happens when you try to keep up with DesertDog!! (However it's not funny) Sorry to see this, hope it was worth it....as in a BADASS TRAIL!! Hope to see you guys back up this way for next years JKation!! Next year TWO jugs of Apple Pie!

Edit.....Well by lookin at the pics on FB, I guess Chris wasn't even there. So it was caused by you taking it alittle to far over the edge!! Oh well it's all in fun!

 

[JkVooDoo]

First "mod" to my first Jeep. used knobbys.. because they are better than the street tires it came with.. they should hold me over until i can get a good set of m/t's

 

[Tiburon]

Installed Vision-X fog light replacements.

 

[casaintsfan]

This is what happens when you try to keep up with DesertDog!! (However it's not funny) Sorry to see this, hope it was worth it....as in a BADASS TRAIL!! Hope to see you guys back up this way for next years JKation!! Next year TWO jugs of Apple Pie!

Edit.....Well by lookin at the pics on FB, I guess Chris wasn't even there. So it was caused by you taking it alittle to far over the edge!! Oh well it's all in fun!

LOL, it was the V-notch at last chance canyon. Been through it a few times before and this happened the second time through on this day. The problem was I blew the passenger side front tire and that side of the Jeep just dropped. Had to winch myself through to the end of the V-notch with the passenger side of my Jeep laying against the rock wall of the V-notch with the tire off the bead and steering almost impossible. It actually sounded worse than the damage looks.
Looking forward to the 2012 JKation, just hope it works with my vacation schedule.

 

[Bubblegoose1]

That sucks man. Hope repairs go smoothly.

 

[badtux]

Bent the mounts for my right stock Rubi rock rail back into approximately the right shape and pushed the fender back into its plastic clip. Went from this:

To this:

If you're up close you can see the dent in the body where the rail hit (and I need to get some chip repair paint to sort of disguise the places where the paint chipped off), and you can see that the rail still isn't *quite* right (it's out and up slightly compared to the driver's side rail), but it looks good enough for now. I just have to remember not to wheel until I get real rock rails instead of these pretend ones. (Actually, the stock Rubi rails themselves aren't bad, it took the blow with little more than a scratch, but the mounting system -- two noodly brackets attached to the pinch seam and a clip in the footstep mounting channel -- sucks big-time).

 

[badtux]

LOL, it was the V-notch at last chance canyon. Been through it a few times before

LOL! Last Chance Canyon has definitely taken a toll on our Jeeps this past month . (That's what whacked my rock rail). But I was sane enough to take the bypass around the V-notch .

 

[cruzcode]

Saved the rest of NorCal from a 175 lb projectile (my spare 37" Toyo), by replacing the lug nuts on my tire carrier with ones that thread on.

Thank Les Schwab for the screw-up, and Jason, Paul, & co., for the discovery.

RC