TSF Trip report & pic's

i am way to tired and lazy to do a complete recap of this one just yet. i will say this was a fantastic trip! HUGE group. was great to see some of the new folks out on the trail as well as our visitors from the north. here are a few pic's to tide folks over for a bit.















is it possible to bend 3 tie rods in one trip ? We'll go for a new record next time.

J/K its soooo time to upgrade. Thanks for a great trip everyone. :wave1:

yeah it was definitely a good trip with a good turn out. Hopefully next run i can stay both nights though
Next time I will have to make sure to torque down my trackbar more and make sure my shocks are tighter lol

I can't believe you bent another one. You should just order that Rugged Ridge Steering and see how that does. It's only like 160 bucks.

Nice turnout indeed. Looks like theres some pretty well built rigs there. I wish I could have made it. And three tie rods? Me thinks an upgrade is in the future for ya.

Whoever's XJ that is thats white, grey and black camo, I think I saw them at Fred Myers on 82nd and Johnson Creek today. Pretty nice if its the one.

mojojojo said:

is it possible to bend 3 tie rods in one trip ? We'll go for a new record next time.

J/K its soooo time to upgrade. Thanks for a great trip everyone. :wave1:

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Rod, Did you really bend another tie rod? or was that someone elses?
How have you done each of them, that isn't just bent, how do you bend it that much without knowing it is happening?

Wish I could have been there guys, I lookforward to my next trip to TSF!!

Did anyone run the crushers?

Michael

No, Michael, he didn't bend another tie-rod. He bent TWO!

The trails were SUPER sloppy and slick. Certainly a different animal when the Oregon clay gets wet. We ran a bunch of trails, though the only new one that surprised me was Archers Firebreak. There were a few obstacles where full throttle and tire speed was all that would get you through.

A bunch of us tried Little Rubicon and nobody was able to make it. Pathatten burned off several thousand miles of tire tread, I bent my unibody (a lot more) and a rim during a 2nd gear 5000 RPM attempt that ended up eating my fan shroud and Rod lost #2 tie-rod of the night. Lots of fun!

One of the cooler obstacles on Archers was one I hadn't run before called Waterfall. There are several lines, and almost all were impossible. There was just so much rain it was difficult to get any traction.

A Toyota that was running with us (on 40" Bias-Ply Iroks and 250:1 low range gearing) was able to make a few optional lines, and ran all of Crushers. Pat also ran the upper section and made it his bitch (though it took his fender as payment). I was hoping to run it also, but my front driveshaft was hitting my LA's and I didn't want to get stranded on crushers with 2WD.

Anyway, great trip, and it was great to put some names to faces. Looking forward to wheeling with you guys again in the future!

-----Matt-----

IXNAYXJ said:

He bent TWO!

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Rod, I REALLY don't understand how you can do that!! Hasta

Michael

nice pics. bent isn't the right word for that tie-rod

IXNAYXJ said:

I was hoping to run it also, but my front driveshaft was hitting my LA's and I didn't want to get stranded on crushers with 2WD.
-----Matt-----

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Hasn't that been a problem all summer? I thought a new set of arms were installed by now.


Looks like it was a sweet run. That Portland rain was a bitch this weekend.... But I was playing with BMW race cars indoors instead.

2xtreme said:

Rod, I REALLY don't understand how you can do that!! Hasta

Michael

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It's just this gift i have i quess :dunno:

Metal Thrasher said:

Hasn't that been a problem all summer? I thought a new set of arms were installed by now.

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It's been an issue since the HP D44 went under the front end. No matter what's tried, the DS keeps touching. I heard it impact twice this weekend and didn't want to press my luck 300 miles from home.

Unfortunately, I don't think anything besides a totally new LA kit will solve the problem...and I just don't feel like spending the money right now.

-----Matt-----

IXNAYXJ said:

A bunch of us tried Little Rubicon and nobody was able to make it. Pathatten burned off several thousand miles of tire tread, I bent my unibody (a lot more) and a rim during a 2nd gear 5000 RPM attempt that ended up eating my fan shroud and Rod lost #2 tie-rod of the night. Lots of fun!

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I have more damage from last night than I thought. When we stopped for food on the way home I noticed that my front end is wavey and my bumper is pushed in. Tons of fun though, the 4.88s and lockers rocked this weekend.

It looks like a great week end was had by all there... Wow, I just did the waterfall last month totally dry though.. But when it rains there, it's a whole different trail system. I love the winter trail runs... next time.

I can't wait, but here is my offering. I will follow with more in a bit. Matt I'm sure you'll smile :star:



PAT

WaXJ_Skier said:

I have more damage from last night than I thought. When we stopped for food on the way home I noticed that my front end is wavey and my bumper is pushed in. Tons of fun though, the 4.88s and lockers rocked this weekend.

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still on 31s?

Pathatten said:

Matt I'm sure you'll smile :star:

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:roflmao:

I finally got my own video to Steve Zissou music! I just wish I could have made the Little Rubicon. I gave it another shot later in the dark after our night run and really went for it...and didn't make it.

Thanks for posting it, Pat!

noutlawjeeper said:

still on 31s?

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Never was, I'm on 33s now.

The rest of the mini rubi.



PAT