Moab - the aftermath. Show yours!

We got home the day before yesterday, so today was the first day we took the time to really look at the jeeps, and to do some maintenance. I hit 10k miles on this trip, so @Rotsam wanted to change my oil and rotate my tires. NBD, and watching him putter around the garage is fun (my husband is a tech bro, him puttering around the garage is a fairly new concept for him/me).






We cleaned up the interior of mine the other day because it was just plain filth, so I didn’t have to mess with that today. Checking out my rig though, we found a few bumps and bruises. There is super minor scratching/pin striping from Kane Creek Canyon. I’m sure we could buff them out or something, but I’m not bothered by it.

I sheared off one of the bolts on my steps/rails/whatever those are called, and scratched the crap out of them as well. I 100% claim my own user error for sure. Sorry, honey!



Jason says that’s no problem tho, and will be a problem for Beau at Jeep Master’s to handle, lol. We also noticed that I smashed in my tailpipe someplace, and I’m pretty sad about that because I had it put in like 5 days before we left for Moab, lol!



I decided to fuck off and go clean out the inside of his jeep while he was messing with mine, and the minute I opened his door I had deep seated regrets about the choices I’d made up until this point.



I finished cleaning the filth bomb (omg…as I’m writing this I realized i did not even open the trunk part of the jeep…so that’s just as dirty as it was in the beginning) and went ahead and snapped some pics of the damage of Jason’s rig, and somehow he sheared off the *exact* same bolt on the same side on his stairs/whatever those are called



He also banged up his stinger— he’s got some crimp situation going on so we’ll just replace it.




What about you guys? Any of you come home with bumps and bruises on your rigs?

Looks like you guys had some fun out there.

CloakedWillys said:

Looks like you guys had some fun out there.

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It was so much more fun than I thought it would be. I was stressed and nervous about most of it, but met some amazing people who I think will be lifelong friends.

If your Jeep doesnt look like that or worse after Moab, you are not doing it right.

A little damage helps tell a story and lets everyone know your jeep isnt a mall crawler :P

You should post some of your Moab pics!

IceBerg said:

You should post some of your Moab pics!

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I did a whole write up already!

The bead lock rings tell the story.

Gotta say your story telling is very entertaining lol. Looks like you guys got off easy

RhinoJLU said:

Gotta say your story telling is very entertaining lol. Looks like you guys got off easy

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Thank you — it’s an entertaining sport, lol

Looks like you guys did pretty good overall.

I got a bit of a boo boo on my 392 this year in Moab. It happened on Cliffhanger trail. Did I mention previously that the ledges keep getting bigger, and even a 4 1/2" lift and 40s are not enough. Either that, or my driving is not enough, probably the latter. At least I didn't scatter the stock axles all over the trail though (UD60s are another project for another day).

I managed to bend the right side RSE Stepslider enough to push in the rocker panel a small amount. There is a large dent in the bottom of the Stepslider and the step is jammed and won't deploy, even with a little persuasion from a crowbar. I haven't figured out exactly how the rocker panel got pushed in, because the top side of the Stepslider where it is against the rocker panel still looks straight. The really rusty scrapes are from Rubicon 2 years ago. The less rusty scrapes are from the Rubicon last year. The new scrapes and the dent are from Cliffhanger last week. I feel bad for not getting my Jeep cleaned up yet. Work has been crazy after a week off for Moab.




I didn't bother to take pictures of the new scrapes on the bumpers or skid plates.

I cannot imagine what the armor underneath looks like. I should go look in the morning

Rock Sliders, Stinger, Armor (and unfortunately, wheels/rings); those are all contact points, and it looks like yours are doing what they're supposed to.

i figure if i came home with all the original paint and my body panels are straight, that's a win. looks like you did that!

R4NS0M said:

I cannot imagine what the armor underneath looks like. I should go look in the morning

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Moab, Oct 2021

Only real damage was the tailpipe got scrunched and the rock slider lost some paint.

We pay extra for Moab mud bath and pinstripe!! Great time!

west tex said:

Moab, Oct 2021

Only real damage was the tailpipe got scrunched and the rock slider lost some paint.

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Is this color ‘snazzberry’?