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Old 06-24-2011, 08:24 AM   #59 (permalink)
JeepNmpg2
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Aeromod mudhole durability test

Well, I was playing around in the mud yesterday and ended up finding a "Georgia clay" sinkhole that buried me up to my door sills (could still open the door by about 1/2 and inch (not what I had intended). Normally I wouldn't post this on Ecomodder, however, it ended up directly testing how sturdy my mod ended up being.

I ended up having to winch myself at nearly a 90 degree angle, which I figured would for sure shear off my mod as it was a good 6-8 inches in the muck but it turns out I built in a failsafe by mistake:

Front - you can see the left side of the air dam pushed up about an inch, exposing more axle



Right side - support arm still fully intact and straight



Left Side - support arm pivoted at the bolt, allowing the pressure not to break the angle alluminum supports.



Here's an after picture of the whole vehicle after the ordeal



I am extremely pleased with this outcome, now if I can only get my other projects finished.
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