Rallycross!!

[MasterOfPuppets]

Class 3-4 is just fine with a lifted Jeep with no reinforcements. I guess if they are doing higher grade rock crawling with major articulation you might want to reinforce stuff, but either way the ability for a stock XJ to offroad is incredible. Expecially for the price of them.

Yeah, for rock crawling or anything involving big torsion loads on the body you would want welded seams and frame bracing. But for high speed it holds up fine as is.

just a short raw clip, for Sam (who's chomping at the bit...)

Don't forget to post Sam's valence-adjustment in that section. And judging from that awesome vantage point and your camera work, some of my Jeep vids should be epic... standing by!

[iamsam]

^^ AWESOME! Well, now it looks like i was driving all slow and stuff... Next time it's balls to the walls

[monkeytaco]

Raw footage of e30 rally

just a short raw clip, for Sam (who's chomping at the bit...)

[iamsam]

^^WHAAAAAAAT that looks freakin awesome!!!! Can't wait to see the rest of the vids!!!

[monkeytaco]

I was playing with some effects on video since the guy driving this car asked to see the video. I still haven't gotten to the e30 vids yet (sorry sam). This only took about 20 minutes...

[blefevre]

I have heard from some buddies back in MD that the frame rails can crack fairly easily and that they should be boxed before undertaking any serious off-roading.

Class 3-4 is just fine with a lifted Jeep with no reinforcements. I guess if they are doing higher grade rock crawling with major articulation you might want to reinforce stuff, but either way the ability for a stock XJ to offroad is incredible. Expecially for the price of them.

[clarkkey594]

I have heard from some buddies back in MD that the frame rails can crack fairly easily and that they should be boxed before undertaking any serious off-roading.

[MasterOfPuppets]

I hear they have weak suspension links.

From the hours I've spent underneath looking at the suspension wondering what will break, I'd say the weak points are where the control arms attach to the unibody, just like any time anything mounts to any unibody (full frames FTW). But I've beat the living daylights out of it constantly for years with no big issues.

[blefevre]

The front upper and lower CA mounts will need to be replaced (40$ for an entire control arm) at some point and ball joints can get clunky like any car overtime. But there is no obvious weak FRAME points like E30s where the rear shock mounts suck, sway bars tear out, E36 front strut mounts, etc.

[Bene]

I hear they have weak suspension links.

[blefevre]

Jeeps are built very well. Well cherokees at least.

[iamsam]

Hulk Say: JEEP SMASH!

ha ha! The jeep actually survived quite well, like Mike said, my E30 would have probably bent in half if I pulled the same stunt he did!

[Bimmerman325i]

Hulk Say: JEEP SMASH!

[blefevre]

It sounds so boring and bleh, but once you do it....

yeah, I wasn't expecting it to be fun. But being outside, windows down, fresh air, pretending your Jeep is a tank and rocks are little villages...it's just fun.

[iamsam]

^^ what??