I am waiting for Mark at Detours to send me my Tail Bone for the rear of Babajeep. I ordered it in Sept. and Mark said it would take 90 days but now I need to inquire because I want to get bigger tires soon and need a place to hang the spare.

 

I am in North Carolina. Beautiful , but not like that. Thanks for the info on the sliders. I am looking into their square ones and also a custom job that I might be able to swing on my own.

John

 

Nice looking rig...I have been looking into the Backbone also, love the stock look of it. Have you had a chance to put it to the test?

 

The backbone has been put to the test and passed with flying colors!

I have used it mostly to pull over oak trees that are close to houses by hooking up the winch to a pulley and cutting the base of the tree. Sometimes the trees were really leaning over the house and the 9000 lb winch motor really strained.

This thing is bullet proof and I have on order the Tailbone to add more recovery point and to hold my spare tire. I can still keep the stock look which I really like.

The Backbone is straight forward to install and only took me three hours to do if I remember right.

 

Looks like your build is coming along nicely! Those are some awesome pictures too.

 

How are the shackle holes? I heard from someone else who had it that they he wish the diameter of the hole was slightly larger....

 

What was the name of that lake you were drivin around?

 

The lakes name is Gold Lake in the Lake Basin area outside of Downeyville. It is just beautiful up there and we go every chance we get.

 

Thanks man. I just got through painting my JCR Transfer Case Skid Plate http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/...r&Store_Code=J and I will put it on next weekend.


Ony going 31" tires this year, in the spring, so I need a little armor.

 

Strange, I was thinking about this when I was working on changing the stainless steel bolts on the winch to grade 8 bolts. I only have one shackle in because one holes bigger than the other. That is why I have two different shackles on the front.
I am going to drill it out so it will accept the same shackle on both sides.

 

Thats what another customer had said was the only downfall. He said to request the holes to be slightly larger when I order one.

 

I have a JCR Transfer all painted up and ready for installation now. I will get some pictures up of the installation such as it Will be.

I also order HD Off Road relocation brackets and a Magniflow muffler which should be here next week.

I am going to call Mark at Detours Monday and have him put shock cheaters and extenders in the box he is sending with my tail bone.

I will be doing some upgrading soon getting ready for summer wheeling in the mountains.

 

Put the JCR skid plate on but forgot to take my camera so I have no pictures.

It is very straight forward install but I don't like the order of the instructions. JCR wants you to put the side bolts in first then the front. On my last XJ I got a transfer skid from Rusty's, too much money for shipping to the west coast, and it came with no instructions so I winged it. I put the front bolts on first and it pulled it up and back at the same time. Following the JCR instructions I put the side bolts on first and in doing so the skid slid forward a 1/16" so it does not fit snuggly on the cross arm.
Other than that I like the way it fits and the 11 attachment points make a strong, secure attachment.

 

Ordered 5 soft 8's and 31's for Babajeep. Should be here next week. WHOOT!
Detours Tailbone is on the way and then it is saving up for a gear change to 4:10 and a selectable locker for the front.

then all the little things that will make it special.

 

what size wheels and backspacing did you go with? I'm assuming 31x10.50's for the tires right?