@vet-180
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Great Idea! My wife is in
Was a fun drive. Good to see some other Jimnys out there!
Been oversea’s for a while, but could be keen on this one, will check with the wife. Been too long!
All you need is the axle housing. Very common on jeeps, less common on other solid axle cars such as patrols etc.
Ironically a lot of places actually bend the housing welding re-enforcements due to the heat warping the axle (try and use a place that has done it before and has a solid jig to stop this happening). It is always a good idea to get straightened or at least check it’s straight after anyway.
If its only slightly bent I would have no issues straightening, then welding on re-enforcement and straightening again. Will be much stronger than stock. Or buy a spare housing (or whole diff is you want a spare R&P and axles, god idea on a wrangler anyway) in sharjah, get it re-enforced while driving on your bent one and then install later.
p.s. I would change the title to “warning to all wrangler drivers…..your axles are piss weak! ” =)) =)) =))
I would love to join this trip, but have been sick past few days. Would prefer the spot go to someone who might not cancel last minute. Looks like an awesome drive!
Wow, a full day trip!
Was a really fun drive!
I’ll have to sit this one out. It’s the wife’s 30th Birthday so will have to look after her.
wow, looks like a missed a good drive!
Wow, this is a nice unexpected surprise!
Look forward to hitting the dunes more with you blokes (and ladies) and continue learning.
As much as i want to go, I wont register yet Joe, as I have a private drive and BBQ on sat. If I can convince the wife to allow me to do 2 drives in 1 weekend I’ll be there. I will leave the registered spots for people that can definitely make it for now. Hopefully I can smash that “I’m in” button later in the week.
Was a fun drive. Broke off with a few friends at the end and had an epic BBQ.
Hope the pathfinder is feeling better after puking it’s guts!
quote John.Xterra:Skid plate is steel. I didn’t carry it myself but it should be between 6-8 kgs. No recovery point on the plate.TBH If you are just hitting the sand it doesnt make much of a difference, but if you plan to hit up wadis and rocks the steel plate is a much better choice as obstacles “dig” into the alloy as its a “softer” metal where as the steel will just slide on over
Looking forward to this already
Was a good drive. Finally got to drive with Joe and enjoyed it a lot!
