Jeep cherokee recovery

We were out at Allwheels when we met a guy in an XJ with a bad starter. what started out as a bad starter turned into a bent/broken control arm and relocated bumper.


They used the winch to hold the front axle in place controlling the broken jeep's decend down big daddy. which is a long rocky (or stumpy) incline.

sorry im missing a tape that had more detail of the damage. but ill try to explain
what happened to the jeep from the begining.

he had a starter issue. so they were gonna give him a little tug to get him going down the hill. unfortunatly i think he had it in 4 low then he tried to start it.

so the force of the bump start broke the pass side upper control arm bolt (at the axle). if fact we never found it! When that broke the ds upper control arm bent and broke.

at this point the guy used his front winch to pull/hold his axle in place while he rolled down the hill.
despite the fact chris offered to drive him to the hardware store and fix it on the hill.

side note the jeep started when it broke, but i think he had to shut it off.

soooo with the axle in place he starts rolling down the hill again, thats when the axle folded under and took the bumper and steering with it.

at that point chris pulled the jeep up on to the back of thier truck. he had thier rear winch around the front axle so it pulled the axle into place and the jeep could be rolled down the rest of the hill. they then led it down the hill.

this is actually a 2 hour event but i had to cut it down to 10 minutes to fit on youtube, all and all i was interesting to watch.

This is the first time i got to see Dave use thier truck as a tow truck. it worked surprisingly well

our other 4x4 videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KqohgREn2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1O90pK3jBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWGl_kYiNrA

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• jeep
• cherokee
• broken
• axle
• 4x4
• offroading
• xj
• lewiston
• maine

[MoNsTeR4LiFeX]

anyone know the specs on that badass warthog lookin thing? what is it n whats on it?

[Goodbyejoeproduction]

stock 4.0, f350 axles, stock trans and tc. The cowl, windshield and roof are 98 cherokee. everything else was built by the owners. The radiator sits above the engine, thats why the hood is so high. It's sits on a custom frame and suspension.

Since this video it's gotten bigger tires,a storker 4.6 a revised hood, removable suicide doors and a more capable power steering set up. but as you know the mods never stop....

oh yeah cups holders after years of building they finally built cupholders

[rickygerhardt]

What size tires are those on the cherokee? I had some 34x9 TSL's on mine but those look bigger

[Goodbyejoeproduction]

I'm not sure what tires he had. Thats the one and only time we've ever seen the guy in the regular cherokee.

[KickAssShack]

Both jeeps are awsome! The one that did the recovery has amazing metal work

[wifebeater756]

@Goodbyejoeproduction how hard is it to put f35o axles on i have a 350 and a jeep and love the jeep more

[bcbudonaut]

does the owner or yourself have anymore videos of that heavily modded green cherokee? i saw that really bad quality one..any better more recent ones...or is he on a forum with pictures of the mods??

[rtql8nxj38]

the tires on the xj are 38 x 12.5 swamper sx's by the way i never got my helpers names we just had something in commen and they had been there be fore. awsome. i want to wheel with you again. let me know when you want to come back to maine. my add. is rtql8nxj38@yahoo.com

[rtql8nxj38]

I own the xj i think i finally got all the bugs worked out i havent twisted off on axel since then. its got jeep j 20 axels 5.13 gears a spool and a detriot plus a few other things all wheels park is a testing ground and a good one at that.

[bolig88]

why carry a full tool kit when you could just bring a few pairs of vice grips and a cresent wrench! haha thats awesome

[sotik]

@Goodbyejoeproduction Would they be willing to sell that thing? Or make one like it and sell it?

[thepeeve]

@StephenPeever yeah i was thinking the same thing...