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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 08:54 AM
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I'm going to be driving cross country in my xj to wheel The Rubicon with a group of friends. If anyone see's this xj sitting along the interstate somewhere, stop and give a guy a hand....


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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 11:22 AM
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Good luck, have fun and most important be safe!
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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 02:01 PM
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Be safe. I can say I am truly jealous. If I see a jeep broke down, I always stop to lend a hand. Which way are you taking to get there?
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Old Jul 7, 2017 | 05:18 PM
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I70 and I80 is my route out, might run I44 back up out of Texas on my way back so I can run parts of RT66
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Old Jul 8, 2017 | 08:30 PM
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Out of curiosity, I checked google maps. It's about 2,700 miles for me to get there if I wanted to drive there.
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 02:47 AM
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Well join him on the run. Put about 6k miles there and back just to wheel one of the best trails in the united states....
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 02:50 AM
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Not too far from me
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Old Jul 9, 2017 | 07:20 AM
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It's a long ride for sure, I was going to fly and ride on this one but lost my seat when a guy had to cancel. I moped around awhile then decided to just drive the xj out, I might leave the xj out there and fly back. It's only a 5hr flight so I'd like to fly back out next summer and spend 2 weeks just wheeling/sight seeing on the west coast...
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 12:47 PM
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You will pass very near me if you take 70 thru KS.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by tacklebox
You will pass very near me if you take 70 thru KS.
OP hits the KS leg of the route.

*rapidly taps detour button on GPS.
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by CurrySoSpicy
OP hits the KS leg of the route.

*rapidly taps detour button on GPS.


LMAO... well then, NO FREE BEER FOR YOU
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Old Jul 10, 2017 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tacklebox
LMAO... well then, NO FREE BEER FOR YOU
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Old Jul 25, 2017 | 08:36 PM
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5100 miles and the Rubicon Trail, the little xj did everything I ask of it. I was invited out to run the Crawl Magazine "Crawl the Con" ride and it was a bucket list trip for sure.....Nothing broke but I did have to change out a wheelbearing and trackbar before I headed back..


























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Old Jul 25, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Good stuff, trip of a lifetime I bet. The wife and I were talking about renting an RV and heading out west with a kid(s). Would love to tow the Jeep out with me. That's many years off though. Have to save up some dough.
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Old Jul 26, 2017 | 02:29 AM
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Looks awesome. Glad you had a safe trip
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