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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 06:15 PM
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I know that there is threads on trail damage but I want to see how you got off the trail!

Sunday we had a zj rip his lower control arm mount clear off the unibody. We used my xj to hold it still and then recentered the front axle with the winch of another jeep. We then took ratchet straps and secured the axle to get it back to a flat bed!
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Well this happened at spring creek, got it out and someone drove over it to kind of straighten it out, drove 75 on the hw with it like that too. It was really sketchy ,
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCK4x4
Well this happened at spring creek, got it out and someone drove over it to kind of straighten it out, drove 75 on the hw with it like that too. It was really sketchy ,
That high lift jack could have straightened that out without even removing it.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sthon

That high lift jack could have straightened that out without even removing it.
Believe me we tried and it kept coming off.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Lol the first pic of the tie rod looks like your jeep wet it's pants
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCK4x4
Well this happened at spring creek, got it out and someone drove over it to kind of straighten it out, drove 75 on the hw with it like that too. It was really sketchy ,
Ouch! hope you've got rid of that stock tie rod since then? Lol. At least for a zj one...
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:03 PM
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Haha it does! And no I havnt. I put a old tj tie rod untill I can get beefier steering
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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From flexing; my tire punched my fender in. My repairs before/after:


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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by thatXJguy
From flexing. Before/after:
So you fixed a dent from flexing? That's awesome
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:46 PM
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How the hell did that work??? I'm baffled.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Guys I think the pic is supposed to be reversed hhahah
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCK4x4
Guys I think the pic is supposed to be reversed hhahah
Naw he fixed that somehow lol looks great
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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I was flexing and my tire actually pressed my fender inward. I had to pull it back out and it's still scarred. :|

Being that I like having a clean Jeep, it was a pretty sad day for me. I didn't get it cheap.
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:12 PM
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So you flexed and it dented in? Correct. If so you got your words and pic messed up
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Old Sep 10, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TheCK4x4
So you flexed and it dented in? Correct. If so you got your words and pic messed up
How? I got it from flexing and it shows a before and after picture of me repairing it, in that order.
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