Trail-Gear New Product Give-A-Way

[Shep]

Mr R2FJ previously said:

I think tibaal89 should get it. There isn't a single person on this forum who can say that they've done as much with a stock FJ as he has. He really knows and understands the limitations of the vehicle and has taken it to that extreme with mostly stock components the entire way. If he says he needs it, it's not because he wants to show off new shiny armor, it's because he knows the car needs it. You want to see what a skid can do in the hands of a person not afraid to punish their car? Then he's the person for you.

++ for tibaal89!

I'm with the R2's!! You'll never find a better testing opportunity or a guy that could truly use it more than Mike.

I throw my hat in for tibaal89!

[FJammin]

I'd love one!

[WPCrzr]

I'm in no damage yet!! HAHA!! Trying to avoid it this will help.

[River Runner]

thats what iam talking about....a vendor like trail gear stepping up to give joe sixpack a chance at a well engineered product....count me in....i am currently skidless and would love to have/show off the product....RR

[thugasaur]

ok toss my name into the hat! and if i am not lucky enough to win this how much will it cost?

[FamilyJ]

Gimmee...the wife needs to go to the mall again. And, they have, you know, curbs and suff.

And, what's a "transfer case"? My 4x2 FJ's manual doesn' mention it. Hmmm...

[COcHef]

I am in DIRE need of transfer case skids,
I would post a photo, but my camera was tored on my transfer case and was destroed. I would have pictures in the future ...IF...

[BIG DAVE'S FJ]

Count me in. Just now looking to start putting the armor underneath. This would be a great start!

[VooDude]

Count me in too! A real man always uses "protection"...

[crazycarwes]

tibaal89 previously said:

I would like to humbly submit why I would make an excellent recipient of this awesome giveaway.

Currently I am a grad student in Mechanical Engineering. Going to grad school and doing research for a university is not exactly a get-rich-quick scheme. As such, nearly all of the short list of mods to my truck has been accomplished either creatively or with the generous help of others.

I do not have skids of any kind (beyond the stock tin foil).

I believe that, more than most anyone, I wheel the hardest, rockiest trails with the least amount of modification to my truck. Sometimes this involves going places that in fact are not passable, and being dragged over things by the buggy I'm following. The only additional under-armor I have on my FJ is a set of Trail Gear sliders which I have abused in the largest fashion possible!

This summer I will be taking a break from the rock crawling to embark on a nearly 50-day expedition covering over 7,500 miles from far north in Canada down the Continental Divide to the Mexican border. Of course there will be a stop in the middle at the FJ Summitt in Ouray!

In preperation for this trip I had planned to purchase a T-case skid from a different vendor, but not having to do so would allow me to use the funds to help cover escalating fuel costs. This would be a MASSIVE boost for me!

Here are a few pics of my typical trail outing...




Note all the rock rash on my Trail Gear sliders...



Here you can see the massive amount of punishment my undercarraige has withstood. Smashed muffler, holes in the gas tank skid, sliders gouged to hell, exhaust crossover smashed, Tcase skid smashed, frame crossmembers bent and beaten, etc... in this pic the stock skid plates look OK, and that is because the morning this was taken I had replaced them with a new set given to me by a forum member.



Frequently, this kind of wheeling brings my Tcase dangerously close to destruction!


Based on the information you have provided and the massive success I have had with my Trail Gear sliders, I am confident the new Trail Gear Tcase skid would more than stand up to the abuse that I would put it through.

I am in a unique position to run this product through the entire spectrum of 4x4 settings - Arizona rock crawling to long distance expedition driving.

Thank you for your consideration and for this great offer to our community.

I was present on all of these wheeling trips and attest to the fact that Tibaal89 beats on his truck in many different ways and forms. He is currently running the two stock black skid plates and no one else on this board needs or deserves this giveaway skid plate more than Tibaal89.

Oh ya he's been whining about the tcase getting smashed and doesn't want to go wheeling until after he drives from AZ to Canada(crazy fawker) this summer. I need my wheeling buddy back so please send him this skid, I promise we will use it the way it was intended and send you some great pictures back!

Cool giveaway! I have your sliders and they rock!