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    Desert Rock Rat briaros6's Avatar
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    So as some may know we just recently had our "wonderful" president decide to turn just under 500,000 acres of the southwest into a national monument. It's a rather big blow to the off roading community as it contains probably one of the best areas for crawling in what's known as the Chile Challenge area. We decided that after it was signed in we'd take a little tour of the area to see what and IF any changes have been made or look to be made and decided to run Sandia Gulch and Amatista Ledges. This was also Rebelcrush's maiden voyage to the rocks and so the intent was to really put it to the test as much as possible.



    Splitting the V-notch (also known as the license plate keeper since that's what it usually does) in Sandia Gulch







    After clearing V-notch it was off to the other obstacle in the Gulch which threw a nice little 4 ft. ledge into our midst...





    and right up she went...



    From here a quick jaunt over to Amatista, which in the past we always have run in reverse since it's considered more entertaining that way but decided on running it north to south as it's supposed to be run...



    I wound up walking right through oil change and headed down to between a rock and a hard tree and decided to make the attempt to run it...



    The initial rock garden had it's share of surprises but the big obstacle really had a lot more to deal with...





    In the end we realized I needed a few feet more behind me to really get the Jeep in position but the wall just was too close and I went ahead and got turned around and went out through the easier line...



    We hit a couple other minor obstacles on the way out and called it a day...

    Overall, the rear definitely needs the bumpstops cut down by an inch or so and the front needs about an inch added. I also need to figure out a better way to route the front brakelines and sensor lines as I keep hitting them...
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    Desert Rock Rat briaros6's Avatar
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    So, one of the guys has a new tube bender... We HAD to test it out...







    And of course had to test it out as well as make up for missing Hopping Jalapeno on the last run...





    I will say one of the most awkward feelings is sitting sideways on a loose pack hill trying to maneuver onto a rock gap...





    Overall I'm still adjusting to the feel of the coilovers and couldn't be any happier with how they're handling. On the flipside I do realize I need new wheels with less backspacing because I'm contacting the springs and the brakelines when I'm in full turn. Maybe even convince the wife 37's should be attached...
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    Quote Originally Posted by briaros6 View Post
    Maybe even convince the wife 37's should be attached...
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    With the rear cage set up for the coil overs, can you retain the factory tow hitch? It looks like the rear mounting points attach directly to the frame cross member
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    Desert Rock Rat briaros6's Avatar
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    Nope, the hitch had to go... Now I'm looking into bumpers with integrated hitches or going custom.
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    So I was able to get some use of an RTI ramp this morning to get some actual measurements for Rebelcrush. Overall it looks good but I do still need to adjust the bumpstops both front and rear.

















    Overall, here's the breakdown:

    As per Rebel's page:
    Front compressed 19"
    Front extended 31"
    Overall travel 12"

    Rear compressed 22"
    Rear extended 31"
    Overall travel 9"

    With the Front on the RTI ramp (measured from edge of spring to edge of spring)
    Overall height 36" clearance
    Front compressed 16" (completely maxed out)
    Front extended 27 1/4"
    Overall travel 11 1/4"
    bumpstop travel 1 1/8" (max out 2")

    Rear compressed 19 1/2"
    Rear extended 26"
    Overall travel 6 1/2"
    lower bumpstop sat 1 1/2" away from upper

    With rear on RTI ramp
    overall clearance 32"

    I didn't see any binding on the rear so I'm not sure how to gain the 2 1/2" I'm missing especially since the bumpstop was never touching.
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    Small little update... I needed a smaller cooler for day runs and picked up one of the AO soft sided coolers from Rebel Offroad and bottom line definitely the smart move on this one.



    Without having to spend 300+ bucks on a Yeti I got something that I can tie down securely for once in the back the Jeep and keep my stuff cold in 100+ degree heat. Gave it a good test on Sunday with a little outing that proved to go a little longer than expected. We were only expecting to be out for 5-6 hours on a little recon run and had a bolt back itself out on a caliper and snapped a u bolt on my rear driveshaft and had to have parts brought up by a good friend to do the trail repairs which in the end had me out in the desert for a little over 12 hours... Ugh... On the bright side I found the Jeep did an excellent job of self-extraction and pushed me to reevaluate my trail repair bag and it's contents.
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