Bent/broke my stock drag link in Moab.
John, Keith and myself this last Saturday ran the "Trifecta" in Moab. The trio of Poison Spider Mesa, Golden Spike and Gold Bar Rim. I came up to the golden crack on Golden Spike and figured I would give it a try being that I have decent flex on my Jeep. Turns out this was not a good idea with a stock steering setup. Ended up bending my drag link on the crack and later when we exited on Poison Spider I completely snapped my drag link coming down the V notch. After doing some quick google research it turns out that the crack on Golden Spike has bent/broke many stock drag links. If I had know this before hitting the trail I would have taken the bypass.
With the help of Jeff we were able to find a bent drag link in town and have it straightened enough to get me off the trail and back home. A HUGE thanks to Jeff for finding it and getting it up to me on the trail. Another HUGE thanks to Keith and John for doing the repair on the trail so I could get back to the hotel.
All in all it was a great trip! If anyone decides to do the trio I suggest starting at 6 or 7 am. By the time we got everything fixed and back down to the trail head it was 9:30. I ended up missing Hells Revenge on Sunday because I did not want to risk breaking it again seeing that the "new" drag link had already been straightened and the metals strength had been compromised.
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