I’m missing our new camera hard. Ran “Top of the World” on Sunday with a small group that included Ryan and his monsterous YJ. Monsterous? Well… maybe not but it’s certainly a capable rig. And even though it’s running what most publications would call a smaller tire size (35″), it has a lot of advantages over stockish rigs on 31’s. Out on trails and actually facing adversity… the ZJ has some major disadvantages over other more popular rig choices. Facing 2′ drops and gigantic walls of dirt and mud, polyurethane bumpers seem like the dumbest idea ever. Especially when they are as long and as fat as those on the ZJ… even after my trimming. And clearance… whether a stock XJ or Toyota or Nissan would hit bottom as often as I did I don’t know, but I hit it way to much for comforts sake. I was definitely glad for the armour I do have, and will certainly invest in some more. And the 318 that is so nice on the streets and highway… is pretty irrelevant on the trail.