WKexpedition's Build/Adventure Thread

WKexpedition

Built, not bought!
Hey everyone, Im new here. The name is Evan. Lots of great rigs here!! I recently purchased a 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee (WK) that im slowly building up. Im a huge fishing, camping, and sking fan so i need a rig that can get me there.
Current mods:
2in rough country lift
Monroe load leveling shocks
265/70-17 cooper discoverer at3
BORA wheels adapters
Rola roof rack
Putco window vents
Painted rims

Here are a couple pics from when i first got it.
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I then installed a Rough Country 2in Lift. But unfortunetly was to broke to get tires at the same time.HA! I also removed the front air deflector to give it a little better clearance up front.

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More to come...
 
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WKexpedition

Built, not bought!
shortly after getting the lift I decided to take it out for a little trip to family farm in eastern Colorado. Nothing very technical but always a great time!!

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My pops ST. He is slowly building up his rig too!
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So after researching a ton on good AT tires and saving I decided to get a set of Cooper's new Discoverer AT3's in 265/70-17. Great tire very minimal road noise, but a lot of traction on wet, snow and gravel/rock.


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I then returned to the farm to test everything out, the WK did great. The lift and tires are a huge improvement, both looks and performance. Jeep should have made the grand cherokee this way in the first place.

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WKexpedition

Built, not bought!
thanks everyone for the welcome. I have tons more pics and a few more current mods to show off, just need to find the time to get them up...

forsaken: I love AEV's WK. pretty sure that anyone that owns a WK has a goal of getting it to the level of the one that AEV built!

Scootr: hows it going? great to see another Jeepforum WK member on here. just found this forum about a week ago. great info!!
 

WKexpedition

Built, not bought!
Hey BAH, great to see you over here too!!

So after getting the tires on i really started to notice that the rear was sagging. So i decided to get the WK a set of the Monroe Load Levelers for an F-150. These are coil over shocks that are about 2in longer than stock, and have been found on other WK forums to provide about an 1 1/4in lift in the rear on Grand Cherokees. I also decided to pick up a Rola Roof Basket with the extension, and a set of Putco window wind deflectors! Love the stance now!!

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And thats pretty much the way it sits as of now... Up next ill post the trips and expeditions I have gone on with the WK so far! Have a great one, Explore safe!!
 

WKexpedition

Built, not bought!
thanks Black ZJ, the color is one of my favorite parts too!

First real trip after all the mods was a simply "test everything" trip. I drove up to Nederland and out to Rollins pass... very easy but still an awesome drive. This is back at the beginning of this summer.

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Back at the end of July I took the longest trip i have so far with the WK. Drove up to Manitoba, Cananda. Spent a week on lake Dauphin fishing, hiking, and playing on the lake. Was an awesome get away. We also did a night of camping in North Dakota and South Dakota on the way back home! I need to get better at taking pics of scenery and not just the WK, but here is what i have.

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Sorry its sideways, but this is some of the awesome "pig tail" bridges in Custer State Park. Love the construction!!

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Got some more scenic pics from my other camera... the first ones are from Manitoba.

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Fishing, Beer and an awesome sunset!

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And South Dakota..

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Hey Guys, so I went for a couple day trips this long weekend. Hung out around the Apex and Eldora area with my pops. Weather was great, around 65 above timber line. Was an awesome weekend!!

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