2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon - Crumple Zones - Four Wheeler Network
We knew from the very start that the factory skidplates on our 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon were no match for some of the carnage that we were going to dish out at our JK. After only a few months of ownership, we installed Synergy... We thought that we had all of the bases covered, until we ran the Dusy Ershim Trail in the fall of 2013. In a nutshell, the Dusy Ershim Trail is a test of driving skills and equipment. Located in the middle of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California, the Dusy Ershim Trail is a scenic and high-altitude adventure (ranging from 8,000 to 9,500 feet). The JK Unlimited’s wheelbase and overall length was its Achilles’ heel on this trail, always within inches of scraping rocks and trees around each and every corner. After returning home from our trip and assessing the damage, we were blown away at the amount of bending the factory fuel tank skidplate and the frame mounted lower control-arm mounts had taken. The thin-walled factory steel fuel tank skidplate was no match for the constant pummeling of granite rocks, which crumpled it from the weight of the JK. This is especially evident between each fuel tank skidplate crossmember. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
