Project-JK Sidewinder Bronco Peak Jeep Trail

by admin on September 15, 2009

Bronco Peak is a short trail that is situated within the Corral Canyon OHV area and is located just south of I-8 near to the town of Alpine or about half an hour east of El Cajon. According to the Southern California Back Roads & 4-Wheel Drive Trails book by Charles Wells, Bronco Peak is an difficult rated nasty hardcore trail very steep with tight brush large boulders and that several places are steep enough to cause a rollover if driver is not careful front and rear lockers are recommended. And, even thought its only 2.7 miles long, it is also recommended that you allow about 2 hours to complete it and more if you are going with a bigger group. Being that this trail was so short, our group of 3 Jeep JK Unlimited Rubicons, 2 JK Unlimited Saharas and 2 JK 2-Doors Xs decided to first run another short but difficult rated trail nearby trail called Sidewinder. Unfortunately, it would also be the only trail that a majority of our group would do.

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1PATRI0T September 18, 2009 at 2:59 pm

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Love it all twisted up at 5:35 . I miss my Jeep!

kddcc September 21, 2009 at 12:33 pm

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alright!! =D that makes me feal so much better about getting a JK in the near future.

amazing video btw!

wayalife September 23, 2009 at 9:13 pm

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LOL!! the 1st flat was caused by a rubbing issue unknown to the driver. the 2nd was caused by a bolt he picked up in his tread on the trail – totally a fluke. the drive shaft and axle breaks were caused by an inexperienced driver and one that was way too heavy on the gas. the track bar mount break was caused by a prototype bracket that was missing a bolt. needless to say, most of these were avoidable failures.

kddcc September 24, 2009 at 3:03 am

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wow you guys wheel hard! never seen so many parts fail in one trip before…

wayalife September 24, 2009 at 8:05 am

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trust me, we all started somewhere. congrats on your jeep to come and i’m sure you’ll have tons of fun with it.

wayalife September 26, 2009 at 12:50 am

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forgot to bring a welder. after tearing the track bar mount off the frame, i needed something to help hold things in place. without it, i would have had no steering what so ever.

redneck3913 September 28, 2009 at 7:21 am

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like in 6:00

redneck3913 October 1, 2009 at 3:35 am

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what is the purpose of the yellow strap on your jeep in this video?

alexander7350 October 4, 2009 at 11:49 am

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you guys are amazing i have never seen articulation like that !!! i cant wait to see your next video. good luck.

dave451pr October 7, 2009 at 6:27 pm

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that we come from a lesser than average income but we make the most of what we have. I just think jeeps are the greatest vehicles on the planet. Its a way of life of course. I am currently 17 and im lookin into buyin one soon, well hopefully i have to work for it. I want a yj now partly because they are the cheapest but i also find them to be my favorite kind. But hopefully in the future i would love to own a jk. Anyway this turned out to be longer than i wanted but congrats ur all doin great.

dave451pr October 10, 2009 at 1:35 pm

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I just want to say that I think this “club” and the people in general are great. You guys just look so closely knitted it looks so laid back and fun. I’ve been into jeeps ever since i was a child. I grew up in a hispanic household in the throgsneck section of the bronx and we had a couple jeeps in the fam. My father owned a 1986 cj-7, my uncle mark owns a cj-5/ 92 wrangler s, and uncle ray owns a sahara yj, a friend jr, owns a 94 yj and my cousin owns a tj. They are not really modified being

courtsm3 October 12, 2009 at 7:50 am

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thats awesome. im pretty much sold on the JK but i wanted a real opion from a real owner. thanks for the reply!

wayalife October 14, 2009 at 12:13 pm

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i love TJ’s and had one for 10 years before selling it last year. they are good jeeps but hands down, a JK is way better on road AND off. in fact, the JK is so much better, i replaced my old built up TJ with 6″ long arms, lockers and 37″ tires for another JK – seriously.

0IIIIIII0Sahara October 14, 2009 at 5:16 pm

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Thanks for the advice! Im trying to get as much info before i buy anything.

courtsm3 October 17, 2009 at 6:53 pm

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im looking at a jk rubi , but i found a good used 05 tj rubi. ive heard the jk’s have better road manors, but you ppl could really give me a more correct answer. thanks

wayalife October 21, 2009 at 5:09 am

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buddy of mine had one on his tj before selling it. he hated the ride and the rear 3-link broke on him. i wouldn’t recommend it.

0IIIIIII0Sahara October 23, 2009 at 1:48 pm

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Does anybody have a 6” long arm suspension from Fabtech? Cuz im thinking about getting one for my TJ and I wanted to know how they do off road.

wayalife October 26, 2009 at 8:08 pm

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use your e-brake. depending on how steep of a hill or rock you are on, it will hold or hold just enough. keep your hand on the e-brake and as you start letting off the clutch/applying gas, wait till you start to feel it move forward and slowly let the e-brake down. this will also help you to keep your rpm’s down and clutch burning to a minimum.

braaup October 27, 2009 at 12:09 pm

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Either nothing or your brakes.. most of the time you WILL coast back a little before going forwards…

DallasStars248 October 30, 2009 at 2:46 pm

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When climbing in a manual, lets say you stop, and you want to keep going, what prevents you from rolling back wards right before your plates engage?

rmsteinmet November 1, 2009 at 9:47 pm

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for the extra cost i can do it myself and save a hell of a lot of money. just not worth having jeep do it when you can add better stuff for cheaper. for what i paid for my base jk, a rubicon was 10,000 more. for half the price i can build a better rig than a rubicon

karbuckle1 November 2, 2009 at 10:56 pm

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yall are lucky hell i got a 95 wrang with 33′s and i get like 7 or 8 on the highway on a good day

mistertierney November 4, 2009 at 6:35 pm

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yea, agreed find the challenge in it.

jworthe November 6, 2009 at 9:01 pm

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2:24, what FJ people just can’t get through their heads. IFS = Poor RTI.

pajero146 November 8, 2009 at 5:29 am

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yes with a winch plane and some bumper trimming you can

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