Scrambler project test run in Moab

[DaveB]

I've enjoyed wheeling so much in my Commando with 4 links that I decided to link up the Scrambler this winter. I decided to go try it out in Moab this weekend. We knew that it was the car show weekend but I have never seen so many people on every trail. The trails were packed with UTVs, ATVs, dirt bikes, mountain bikers and Jeeps. Most all of the primitive camp sites were taken and people were just camping wherever they could pull off. Some were even camping in the ravines and I imagine some got washed out on Saturday. We ran Poison Spider, 7 Mile Rim, Metal Masher (in the rain) and Cliff Hanger. The exit from Cliff hanger has gotten really chewed up and is giving some folks trouble. When we were there it was a traffic jam from all the rigs trying to get out. My nephew's Rubicon had a tire catch his left front brake line and rip it in half coming out on the final climb and we had to winch him out. After pinching off the brake line with vice grips one of the jeepers who was stuck with a broken front axle shaft loaned us some brake fluid. After topping it off with brake fluid we went into town and fixed it up. We discovered the next day on Metal Masher that he also damaged one of his lower control arm axle mounts possibly at the same time he caught his brake line. The Scrambler performed great and only had some minor issues pop up. The brand new wiper blades kept blowing off in the wind and rain which made for an interesting ride during the storms. I ended up stealing the passenger wiper off the Commando and using that one on my drivers side so I could see coming home in the rain. The brand new mirrors wouldn't stay in place in the wind and my tilt column mounting bolts decided to work loose on Metal Masher. I didn't have a steering wheel puller in my tool kit so I busted off the plastic housing on the column so that I could try and tighten the bolts. I was able to get it tight enough for the trip home but now I have a messy repair job. We had a great time even with the repairs, here are a few shots.

 

[DaveB]

A couple from Metal Masher in the rain. We didn't get out to take many pictures because it was pouring. Mirror gulch was fun with a stream coming down the rocks.

 

[Kiel]

that's a good looking bunch of jeeps

 

[I Lean]

So are you as happy with your Scrambler's new suspension as you were hoping?

 

[Jinx]

So are you as happy with your Scrambler's new suspension as you were hoping?

X2

i have been looking at doing mine, but it's hard to fix something that's not broke.

 

[DaveB]

So are you as happy with your Scrambler's new suspension as you were hoping?

Yes it worked great, rides much smoother and doesn't lift wheels like it used to. I can get much more rear axle movement. The spring under lift springs that I had would shove the axle back into the fenders when they were articulating so I had to limit the up travel. The only issue that I may address a bit is that my short wife has trouble getting up into it since I added a couple of inches of lift.