Things to do when you return to pavement...

The whole idea of this topic is to have us collaborate and share what should be done after an adventure. I'll start...


Do a thorough inspection of your undercarriage. Especially after playing in rocks. If you think you have spotted one or two things, get another set of eyes to find what you missed. If both of you think you got it all, you are probably wrong, so get a 3rd set of eyes. Repeat this inspection, with the same eyes, routinely so you can track things to see if they pose an issue or not and triage your build plan accordingly.

I always check my steering and whole drive train immediately after wheeling. If required get a alignment

Usual fresh scraped metal will look sorta white , so if you hit something while on the trail it stands out.

Also if in deep water check the fluids. replace if milky.

Connect Swaybar(s), Air up tires, check for leaks, and away ya go.

Put mud flaps on.

Last few trips, used pry bar to straighten steering and big hammer and bar to straighten control arms.

Solved control arm problem but ran into bending control arm mounts. Have to break down and upgrade steering this year

Check your skids to prevent reallocated ones from damaging other things.

Jammed up high like this OK, bent into transfer case housing where it can slice through it NOT OK. Those notches were from when I first learned the JKUR has issues that can be prevented by cutting off the corner in question (still on to-do list)

Notice how the rear driveshaft boot can and will saw itself through your evap cannister. Make sure the displaced skid doesn't put the canister in this predicament.