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    May Moab Mania

    Well folks, this was my best Moab trip yet. This XK is really starting to rock--literally!
    I went up with three other rigs from Albuquerque this time. We repeated the 'Trifecta' again (Poison Spider, Golden Spike, and Gold Bar Rim) but since it was my 4th time on it I wanted to do a little variation, so my buddies in the Sami and I headed off on Where Eagles Dare, a newly-created two mile detour off Golden Spike. After rejoining the group and crossing Golden Crack, I got talked into "going to look at" Rusty Nail, an extreme trail that leaves Golden Spike and rejoins the end of Gold Bar Rim. Besides being on the edge of a canyon, looking pretty off-camber, and having some ugly-looking ledges, I thought it looked 'doable,' so off we went. The following video is the hardest obstacle when running the trail the normal direction (we ran it backwards).



    More to come...
    '06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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    A few pics from Rusty Nail.













    '06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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    WOW that was awesome! I thought for sure you were gonna slam that rear bumper but it barely tapped! Can't wait for more...
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    Wow... just wow.

    Makes the crap I wheel look like a nature walk

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    Love the video! The end made me laugh! So the front setup is working nicely?

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    Very cool!
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    Why oh why did my wife have to get a job on the east coast?!

    Looking good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stites-xk View Post
    Love the video! The end made me laugh! So the front setup is working nicely?

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    The front setup worked well. There wasn't time to install the replacement OME strut, so I had one OME and the old Bilstein on the other side. The front is still sitting at 39.5 - 40" and the back at 38" so the hood was a little harder to see over on the steep climbs, but the extra front clearance was a big help. It didn't feel too tippy with the front drop limited the extra inch and I even had the front sway bar still connected. Gas milage seemed to drop a bit with the increased CV angle. Overall, I'm pleased with the new setup but thinking about new springs for the rear so I'm not so gangsta'.
    '06 XK Limited, 5.7 Hemi, QDII, OME struts & HD springs, JBA UCAs, 285/70R17 BFG KM2, 4XGuard Sliders, 4XGuard Diff Guard, Fox 2.0 reservoir shocks, custom bumpers and Warn xi9000
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    http://www.fuelly.com/driver/Blade/commander

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    Nice! Did you cut a coil off of the springs? JBA has some nice 6" lift rear springs that I have and I like them a lot!

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