I've done that trail a few times, from that first Pig run (when was that 2000? it got writ up in TT...) when I was on 32s with 2 kids in an overloaded 55. We all got beat up pretty bad. I twisted a rear dive shaft, used an unbalanced trail spare to get out, Morgan blew a pinion gear right at little sluice. We turned around there the next morning, I was leaking coolant from the radiator due to the flexing, gave my spare tire to a guy that kept blowing sidewalls, seems like we all gave him our spare. Long friggin' weekend, barely babied it back home, late, and got my kids to school the next day. I do recall Mark Whatley mentioned me getting my Pig up on two wheels and bicycling it for a couple Piglengths on the trail (unintentionally). I remember that as well, always steer in the direction of a roll, much like a skid.
Had to trim the rear quarter panels off, wherever they was bent up too bad.
Next time (2005?) second Pigrun, I was SOA, on 35s with a doubler, power steering, front discs, rear Detroit locker. I spanked that old Gatekeeper (it's gone now). Did pretty well, needed a tug on gas can hill just outside of deer lake, otherwise not bad into the Springs.
Still got the "BANG...scraaaaape" of my big butt coming down
over the rocks. But no sheet metal left, just the frame and the IPOR bumper, no worries.
Lastly, on my last Wagon runs, on 37s, with the ARB up front, it was slightly easier. It's never really easy, that trail never lets you relax, there's always something difficult coming up.
Jeeps can do it on little tires because they're light. Not so much a Pig. But a Pig can make it in and out on the stock gas tank without resorting to jerrycans. And can carry enough beer for a week.
I got rockrash on my doorhandles, I got rockrash on my rear vents and side marker lights, take off your door mirrors, they don't stand a chance.
