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Haha, I was thinking the same thing when it happened. Now, where have I seen this before?

A few friends had more serious issues, but we got everyone off the trial and back home safely.

Two day testing at Rausch went well….mostly for me.

Not the Alex that inspired me, but another Alex I know who made it simple way to get it done: https://theartisangarage.com/product/rear-lower-control-arm-bracket-skids-ramps-weld-together-weld-on-100-s Thanks man! Should have this at COTR this year. Hoping to get it out to Rausch this next...

Dude, it’s been a project and a half up to this point, and I still have more to get done. I’m just super happy to have it mostly “trailable”. You need to drive it next time, though. It’s (as my oldest son calls it) “a lot”. 😂

September 2026: Finally got the chance to take it out on some mild trails this past weekend. Not many obstacles to really test it, but enough for a shake down and see what rubs. I hope to get back out in another few weeks for a more serious test on some familiar trails.

Thank you. Went back and widened the bolt holes on the front of the skid and added a rubber insulator to help with vibration transfer. Still working to get the skid acceptable for me. Went ahead and hacked the front skid to protect the radiator and give some support and coverage for the PS...

Then I trimmed, bent, drilled, and welded the trans skid to make it clear the driveshaft. I used longer bolts at the bottom of the trans to extend out the front end and mount to that. Not 100% on this idea for multiple reasons, but for now it’s okay.

Appreciate the kind words. I’ve been working on modifying a set of Slee skids to fit. Like 90-95% happy with how they turned out. First was the transfer case skid with trans crossmember. I had to notch a section out of each side for the radius arm mounts.

Next up was a bit more protection. Using scrap metal for rear arm sliders (another idea from Alex):

My guess would be steering, but I’m new to front solid axle as well. I figured I would get it front and rear solid and then play with 3/4 link setups.

Yeah, was starting to have overheating issues when hauling family and trailer up mountains in higher elevation. Used a few different companies to get the look I was after: https://rodlouvers.com/ https://genright.com/categories/products/hood-louvers.html It’s been a few years but from peak temps...

It’s not as severe of an angle as the rear shocks but I thought I could get away with a little spacing for the lower shock mount. Later on I might move the upper out as well, but for now here’s what I did to gain some extra clearance: Made a plate with factory and secondary location. Trimmed...

July-August 2026: While normal driving around town is fine, when you start to flex some issues become apparent. With the front panhard bar already being at a sloped angle and the 100 series frame being wider than an 80, when you drop the axle it swings driver side. That’s when I noticed the...

I used an oil cooler for the power steering return line from box to reservoir. I had a local hydraulics shop make a custom pressure line with 100 series pump side fitting and 80 series box side fitting. That’s the blue hose you see in some pics. I’ll secure it more once I make a little skid to...