Found a cool place to wheel.

xjnation · 10-13-09, 03:16 PM

I FINALLY got the old 40 out for some wheeling. A friend of a friend has 300 or so acres just outside of Springfield with a decient # of trails. Lots of woods, slick climbs, etc. Everything was pretty sloppy Saturday night with all the rain we had gotten. Add to that I was one of the only rigs out there without a locker ( my wifes XJ being the other one) which made for some interesting climbing. It was kindof fun keeping up with them and seeing their faces as I made the same obstacles as them in fewer tries. The 40 is a TANK!!! I used a little more throttle than I like to when wheeling (Maybe it was going to the XRRA finals in CO Springs sub-consciously making me do it) but I made every obstacle except 1. There was a steep climb with a ledge at the top that I gave it hell to make. Doing wheelstands at the top was a blast. I couldn't believe how stable the truck felt. I didn't get a single pic of wheeling all night, but here is one of the aftermath:

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Tore up the fender, creased the body behind the fender, broken mirror, antenna dead, and the paint is very tattood, but all in all a great time.
The owner was waay cool and I'm sure he'd have no problem with some new people coming out next time. Let me know if ur interested.

REKCUT · 10-13-09, 08:31 PM

Where is the place at? What direction and how far. Also whats up with your shackle? It looks like it not attached to the spring on the driver front.

xjnation · 10-13-09, 09:14 PM

Near FF and M highway in springfield. I have been crazy busy and havent trimmed the shackles yet. I had lift shackles I cut the centers out of and made back to stock length. I just haven't had the plasma cutter out and the 40 in the garage at the same time. All 4 are like that. I tell the jeep guys it adds flex.