and for as much sh*t as the jeep guys gave me (and i told them "hey i'm expecting it, i'm totally crashing y'alls jeep party"), they were super helpful and super friendly. and like i said, i think i impressed them on a couple of the trails. i even got high fives for one of the difficult "boulderish" climbs

the whole set is here:
http://thelabphotography.com/gallery/120908-lsjc/
soooooo with the sway bar....after i disconnected it i realized something. i couldn't rotate it down/forward because the tires got in the way, even before airing down. i also couldn't rotate it back/up because the tie rod (i assume thats what it is, just in front of the propeller shaft) got in the way. i forgot to bring a bungie so i ended up tying it with some rope to the lower control arm. later i switched to a zip tie on one side which was actually a bad idea. apparently the rope gave it enough leeway so it wouldn't move too much when i would articulate. the zip tie then pretty much attached to the lca, so when the lca moved, the sway bar moved. will def have a bungie next time. (btw, notice the nice new sway bar bushings?


one of these things is not like the other....

another guy snapped these pics of mine:





my buddy standing on the climb for the previous pic, it was hella steep.

well, they WERE new tires. only seemed to be on my passenger side rear.

and only one real major scrach. goes from the passenger side rear door allllll the way back to the tail light. i think i can get most of it to buff out

