JakeMate
Adventurer
I found this website and really fell in love with it. I've always enjoyed the concept of expeditions and didn't know there was an online community to go along with it. Most of the off-road forums that I came across were geared more towards rock crawling. Excellent stuff here.
Anyway, I just bought a 2000 Grand Cherokee about two weeks ago and have already planned out many of the mods. Here are some that are planned to go in this weekend:
• 4.5” Clayton Long arm suspension (going in this weekend)
• 33” Dunlop MT’s with Cragar soft 8 steel wheels.
• Tom Woods front driveshaft to replace the OEM CV style.
• Dana 44a strengthening truss.
Stage 2 will be:
• Skid plates
• Roof basket. I’m hoping my buddy and I can fab my own. I’ve attached a quick 15 minute concept I did at lunch after seeing some other ones on here.
• Front and rear bumpers
• Winch
I live in the Charlotte, NC area. Been here for 5 years. Born and raised in Buffalo, and spent 10 years in Southern Caliornia before settling here. I have a Nissan Titan Pro-4X right now (that I’ll be selling shortly). I was getting tired of worrying about scratching it while hunting. There are some pretty tight roads where I hunt. I’ve had various 4x4’s throughout the years and thought, why not build an expedition style SUV that I can use for hunting and take my family on some adventures too?
Two quick questions:
1. I’ve never needed more lights than my regular headlights and fogs while driving off road at night. I’d like to avoid mounting them on the roof rack if possible. Your thoughts? I’ll have some mounted on the front bumper.
2. I’m looking for some suggestions as to good starter weekend trips in the Charlotte area. Preferably with some dirt roads or beaches off the beaten path.
Thanks so much!
Anyway, I just bought a 2000 Grand Cherokee about two weeks ago and have already planned out many of the mods. Here are some that are planned to go in this weekend:
• 4.5” Clayton Long arm suspension (going in this weekend)
• 33” Dunlop MT’s with Cragar soft 8 steel wheels.
• Tom Woods front driveshaft to replace the OEM CV style.
• Dana 44a strengthening truss.
Stage 2 will be:
• Skid plates
• Roof basket. I’m hoping my buddy and I can fab my own. I’ve attached a quick 15 minute concept I did at lunch after seeing some other ones on here.
• Front and rear bumpers
• Winch
I live in the Charlotte, NC area. Been here for 5 years. Born and raised in Buffalo, and spent 10 years in Southern Caliornia before settling here. I have a Nissan Titan Pro-4X right now (that I’ll be selling shortly). I was getting tired of worrying about scratching it while hunting. There are some pretty tight roads where I hunt. I’ve had various 4x4’s throughout the years and thought, why not build an expedition style SUV that I can use for hunting and take my family on some adventures too?
Two quick questions:
1. I’ve never needed more lights than my regular headlights and fogs while driving off road at night. I’d like to avoid mounting them on the roof rack if possible. Your thoughts? I’ll have some mounted on the front bumper.
2. I’m looking for some suggestions as to good starter weekend trips in the Charlotte area. Preferably with some dirt roads or beaches off the beaten path.
Thanks so much!