Trail damage at Silverton

[TrialByFire]

.... what I would give to go wheeling with you man! maybe us east coast guys can rent a car hauler one day to ship our rigs out west... then wheel them for a week and send them back!

ill check out the shocks lengths And mounting options from Rancho after I put the kids to bed tonight and let ya know.

I feel the same way about that California wheeling! I'll have to save up to afford driving out to the Sierras.

Looking forward to your advice on the Ranchos...

[HueyPilotVN]

I spent about five minutes trying various lines, then got stuck on 'The Wall'. I spent the next hour trying to get unstuck. A couple of guys in a JK had arrived a bit earlier and were entertained watching me before I let them winch me up as it was about to rain. I can't wait to go back with a broom! The easiest way up was covered with sand and I just couldn't seem to get any traction. 'The Wall' was steep but clean which is what enticed me to try it. My other problem (I have many, I know) was that my ESP/BAS and ABS warning lights had come back on (an intermittent occurance) and I'm not sure the system was working properly.

I think that you would have climbed right up that wall if you did not have that heavy "air compressor" in the back of your Commander.

[TrialByFire]

I think that you would have climbed right up that wall if you did not have that heavy "air compressor" in the back of your Commander.

I must say, it came in handy too! I was running 15 lbs and as they winched me up, the rear passenger tire 'burped' and dropped to 9 lbs!

[ScorpionCrawler]

.... what I would give to go wheeling with you man! maybe us east coast guys can rent a car hauler one day to ship our rigs out west... then wheel them for a week and send them back!

ill check out the shocks lengths And mounting options from Rancho after I put the kids to bed tonight and let ya know.

I'm working out a deal with a car hauler now for next year, yep, this is the guy that brought mine back from Rapid City...... He is located in Baltimore, we have been figuring him picking mine up fully loaded and hauling it to either Phoenix or Seattle, we would fly to either city do our adventures for 2 weeks hitting all the west coast states, on a one way route and he would meet us at the end for the XK's return trip home. Looking into doing it with a train as well. (just re-read this,OK sounded weird I'm not doin a train!) Planning for mid July departure, he could drop mine in Phoenix, take the others wherever you want, load yours up when your done and meet me in Seattle.
The "WEST" really is the "BEST". Unless you live for MUD, right???
TrialByFire thanks for sharing this and your pics..I don't get to do things like this but it's fun looking as others like you do.
I could never live west and be employed, I'd be pulling a nooner every day.

[Matt]

I feel the same way about that California wheeling! I'll have to save up to afford driving out to the Sierras.

Looking forward to your advice on the Ranchos...

good news and bad news..... the bad news is it looks like its much easier to find RS9000XL shocks that'll work with 2-3" budget boost style lifts. I'm sure there are a few in the spec catalogue that will work, but its determining which mounting options are compatible and going from there to find the proper length.

The good new? check out Rancho part number RS19287. Its their nitrogen charged pro-series reservoir shock and it looks like its PERFECTLY suited for the 4" superlift. LS38 for both upper and lower mounts (same as the Monroe shocks Sal just put on), compressed length of 18.5" (about 3.5" longer than stock) and extended length of 30.5" (about 6" longer than stock).

I haven't looked at the RS5000s.... not sure what direction you're looking to go. but with the wheeling you're doing I'd imagine you're looking at more performance based shocks...

[Holaday07 4.7]

I'm working out a deal with a car hauler now for next year, yep, this is the guy that brought mine back from Rapid City...... He is located in Baltimore, we have been figuring him picking mine up fully loaded and hauling it to either Phoenix or Seattle, we would fly to either city do our adventures for 2 weeks hitting all the west coast states, on a one way route and he would meet us at the end for the XK's return trip home. Looking into doing it with a train as well. (just re-read this,OK sounded weird I'm not doin a train!) Planning for mid July departure, he could drop mine in Phoenix, take the others wherever you want, load yours up when your done and meet me in Seattle.
The "WEST" really is the "BEST". Unless you live for MUD, right???
TrialByFire thanks for sharing this and your pics..I don't get to do things like this but it's fun looking as others like you do.
I could never live west and be employed, I'd be pulling a nooner every day.

Where I come from, a nooner is a good thing!

[TrialByFire]

check out Rancho part number RS19287. Its their nitrogen charged pro-series reservoir shock and it looks like its PERFECTLY suited for the 4" superlift. LS38 for both upper and lower mounts (same as the Monroe shocks Sal just put on), compressed length of 18.5" (about 3.5" longer than stock) and extended length of 30.5" (about 6" longer than stock).

Ouch! That's more than what I paid for the Bilstein 7150s! Then again, the Bilsteins didn't last six months. I'll probably grumble and procrastinate for a day or two, but maybe a deal will come along to make it a bit easier to take. They do look very nice!

[Matt]

it looks like RS999050 would work and be a bit easier on the wallet. They're 4.7" longer fully extended and 3" longer fully compressed (thereby not decreasing capabilities ).

The lower mount is an LS26 instead of the stock LS38. This means they have the same sleeve width (1.5") but the LS26 has a 12mm ID instead of the 1/2" ID that the LS38 has. So.... the bolt may be a bit tight in there. But you could always drill it out with a 1/2" bit if needed.

The upper mount is a universal L1 instead of the stock LS30. The L1 means it just has a bushing, no sleeve. Rancho has "parts packs" that contains sleeves, you would just need to call them and ask them which parts pack would adapt an L1 universal to either an LS30, LS38, LS39 or LS40. Any of those would work.... they probably don't have a kit for the LS30 since that's a metric 12mm ID. The LS38-LS40 are 1/2" ID sleeves with increasing widths, 1-1/2, 1-5/8 and 1-11/16 respectively. So depending on which one of those you get, you'll just need a few washers to make up for the excess width since the stock LS30 mount is 1-7/8" wide.

[El Cid]

A little late, but I just had to chime in with thanks for warming my heart with the pic. Poughkeepsie is my favorite trail in the land. I know those rocks you're smashed on FAR too well.

[TrialByFire]

I just ordered the RS19287s.