Line-x it like everyone else is saying. It's the first mod I did. Lifetime warranty. I have hauled everything from camping gear to a Subaru EJ25 to a Hammond Organ in my JT....no problem.
It's a disease....really.....
This was once a stock Sport S I picked up for "light wheeling"
Only thing I regret was not getting the electronic sway bar disconnect from the Rubicon and the higher clearance fenders....looking at some for $350 a side now.
I'm at 4.88 so no need for 4.10...
Hate to be that guy...but you popped its cherry. Go have fun now. I ripped a taillight off yielding for uphill traffic. Wacked a fender yielding for an adventure van...pulled a crap ton of aspen tree out of it. It sucks for your new baby. But so many Jeeps never hit trails. You are using...
I can tell you when we take newbies we put them in between two rigs with winches plus recovery gear and we give them a handheld GMRS. Also air them up after.
I prefer a gradual approach and ease people in over a few trips.
People accept when a newbie joins that we will stick to easier stuff...
Sadly there is a lot of subjectivity in off road trails.
As I was cutting my teeth I learned that one person's easy trail is another's demanding trail.
Vehicle build, driver skill, weather can all play into how well your day goes.
Did they air you down or conduct any sort of driver...
I took mine from a group of Libyans ....they wanted a bomb and I gave them a box of used pinball parts.
If you can see the sniper....he's not good at his job.