Trail Tricks
This page is dedicated to all of the times that you 4wheelers have broken or gotten stranded on the trail out in the middle of nowhere, yet you had to find creative "BOOTIE FAB" ways to get you out of your predicament. Now we at Lockitup have decided to collect some samples from our "real" situations and bring them to you for your viewing pleasure!
Need Grease to hold small parts for reassembly?
Got chapstick?
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Bent tie Rod fix utilizing high-lift or floorjack handle!! This fix holds up amazingly well!!
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Submitted by Jim Haskell on 06/21/2004
I Don't have pictures to go along with this but here is the idea. Take a spare seat belt with you on the trail. Mount the blade on your axle somehow. I welded one to each of my u-bolt plates. Sew in a hook on the other end of the seat belt. When you need to change a tire (especially on a flexy rig) you have an instant adjustable limiting strap to keep the axle from extending when you use a hi-lift or something like it. Makes changing a tire or working on hubs much easier. Also works great when your driveshaft isn't long enough and likes to separate (trust me, I know).....
Broke a shackle on your rig? Got two high lift jacks?
Easy fix thanks to 87JeepWrangler on Pirate4x4.com