It was one of the best songs by James Marshal Hendrix... In ode to a blues giant long gone by I am changing my screen name to reflect one of my favorite Junior Wells Songs.... Hoodoo Man Blues. My 2012 JKU hasn't been completely stock in a while as I got new Duratrac tires about 50K miles or 2 years back. They served me very well in the snow and on the street and were significantly better than street tires. they worked well on the trail but it was a low rider for sure. Last may before Rausch I added a bunch of RockHard4x4 skids under the tub covering the engine and T case. I also remounted my old "Body Armor" rock sliders/steps that I took off of my 07 JKU before trading it in. The build worked surprisingly well at Rausch but was supposed to be a one off minimal use wheeler as it was my DD. I got lots of pin striping and a decent dent/scratch on the passenger door that trip. It handled a number of black, blue and greens nicely. The Jeep had a nice stable stance and I liked the LCG in it compared to my slinky like TJ.
Over the summer I had the misfortune of buying a RockHard front bumper which allowed me to mount a winch and take the low rider on more difficult trails and go deeper into the black trails... well because those are the trails that matter to me and are where I find my zen.
It was all down hill from there... 
A few weeks after Fall Crawl I sold off my RCV Shafts and then almost immediately fell into a deal on 03 Rubicon having just bought a set of D60 axles for my 71 Jeepster.
Ok the sale of those shafts funded that purchase of the D60s. 
The 03 Rubicon has some rust issues with the body mounts and despite some amazing efforts between Kurt and myself doing a marathon refresh of plugs, belts, fluids and more followed by a second session with Ish, 
Sadly I ran out of steam and the TJ wasn't quite ready when Crawling For A Cure rolled around on the calendar. I'm still pissed at the Dip Chit that tore my TJ apart and left it in little pieces... being exhausted after the event I still wasnt able to get the body mounts resolved. So when the ENH Fall Crawl came around the JK got dusted off for yet another trip. With no lift I was able to go places a stock Rubicon got stuck.
The JKU now with a Winch was also tapped to head to Stumpridge where my lowrider was stumped and I broke my winch and badly damaged my bumper.
Sadly I ran out of steam and the TJ wasn't quite ready when Crawling For A Cure rolled around on the calendar. I'm still pissed at the Dip Chit that tore my TJ apart and left it in little pieces... being exhausted after the event I still wasnt able to get the body mounts resolved. So when the ENH Fall Crawl came around the JK got dusted off for yet another trip. With no lift I was able to go places a stock Rubicon got stuck. I also went up a number of ledges and small rock gardens better than I could have imagined.... Then I was able to drive it home with all my gear and plenty of room to spare.
It was time for a change....
I spoke in vague terms to my incredible wife of wanting to put a small lift and bigger tires on it.
2.5" BDS or Terra Flex maybe... and the 35" MTR/K off the TJ perhaps.... 
So around the fall meeting I sent out a few messages and posted up about an improptu wrench fest. Thankfully The Kurt and Ish once again were free and it was on! A quick run out to Offroad Elements after the meeting had a lift kit in my trunk and a chance coversation with a friend from Crawling For A Cure Offroad lead to spacers to run my old 35s.... We're getting the old band back together... We're on a mission from God.... 
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You were an amazing beast in your day, Karma will get the POS that broke you and nearly broke me... 
