Jeep Show-and-tell

[Chris85710]

My wife's Jeep.....I get it on weekends and Holidays.



2006 Rubicon 4" Teraflex
295/75R16(33's) BFG AT
1.25" Sypertrax spacers on stock Moabs
Toys By Troy Bumpers
Vivair OBA
Superwinch EPi9.0
Oil pan & Diff Skids


Here I am on Flipper and the Wedge at Three Feathers outside Tucson AZ.
http://www.chrisgrier.com/movies/Threefeathers.wmv

And some pics:

Rubicon, top of Cadillac hill.

Sutherland trail Mt Lemon AZ

Chivo Falls AZ, near Tucson

Beautiful Baja Mx.

 

[2500Adventures]

KJ show-and-tell

Currently have a 2006 Jeep Liberty Sport 4x4...

It has a Rocky Road Outfitters Lift
American Eagle Wheels with 255/70/16 BF Goodrich Mud-Terrains
Jeep Roof Basket and fog lamps

Wish list for future:
Rear Tow Hitch (coming in March 07)
Cobra 75 CB Radio (coming in March 07)
AllJ Super Skid (coming in May 07, if not sooner)
Mopar Gas Skid (coming in May 07, if not sooner)
Frankenlift or bolt in kit for at least 4 inches of lift
4.10 gears
ARB locker
TJM front bumper (Aussie) w/ Warn 9000 Winch
Jeepin by Al A-arms with Moog ball joints
Gibson RM KJ Snorkel (Aussie)
Captain chairs for rear seats
Fridge between captains chairs then all the way through trunk
Grill built in to swing gate (have to find picture of someone who already did it, but it can be done)
Storage boxes either side of fridge
Laptop mount for front, perhaps replace useless glove box with a laptop cubby
Optima batteries or comparable
On board air and water
and we'll see what else I can get in there
OH and lots of decals...

Now for some pictures of it currently...

I'm the rig in the middle...

 

[atavuss]

mine is a 77 CJ7
stock 304 V-8
stock 3 spd. trans
running a model 44 in rear
changed low range gears in transfer case to low range gears from early bronco (forgot what change it made in ratio)
33x12.50 BFG
4.10 gears
had a detroit locker for many years in rear, got tired of its on road manners and yanked it
6k warn winch
2" lift from add a leafs
this Jeep was my daily driver for almost 20 years since the early 80's.
it has been through the Rubicon (way back when you could still camp wherever you wanted to!)
I rarely drive the Jeep anymore, my son wants me to get it spiffed up so he can use it to drive to school when he gets his license
I also have a 1946 1/4 ton Bantam civilian trailer that goes behind this jeep
a co-worker has a 74 CJ5 with around 50k original unmolested miles

 

[Scott Brady]

My history with Jeeps goes WAAAAAAAAAY back.

Grandpa's 1952 M38a1. I learned to drive in this vehicle. Our family actually had three at one point, and they were used in Southern Utah for Deer hunting.

This is my first Jeep, a 1953 M38a1 with some CJ body panels. I ruined it by removing the four and putting a 300+ hp 289 4V in with the stock driveline, with disastrous results... I learned so much though about what really worked on the trail.

Bigger

Bigger

1983 Jeep CJ-7
Much better result here, with lockers, upgraded axles and good flex. Full rebuild of the I6

Bigger

1993 Grand Cherokee
Good Jeep. 31's and a Tera Flex system and it could wheel

1996 Grand Cherokee
Not so good, with lots of issues, but with no lift and 30" tires it did most of the high mountain trails in Colorado

1998 TJ Sahara
Great Jeep. TeraFlex and 33x10.5's No time to use it and sold the truck to put Stephanie through school.

1994 YJ Sahara
Lots of goodies, still drive it, kind of for sale

The TJ was the overall best of the bunch.

 

[elcoyote]

1992 Jeep Comanche Eliminator MJ

Oh my, bought it in '92, fresh of the lot. Has only been stock for 23 miles of it's 310,000+ miles lifetime...okay, the list

-33 x 10.50 x 15 BFG MTs
-6" RE Extreme Duty Lift (front)
-Dana 30 high pinion front with ARB
-Custom spring over (rear) Unlike XJs, MJs were stock spring under
-Dana 44 rear with Detroit
-4.56 gearing
-2000 TJ bell housing w/ external slave mated to AX-15 5 speed
-Currie drag link
-6" drop pitman arm
-Warn M6000 w/ Winchline synthetic rope
-Modified Warn mount with brush guard
-Custom fiberglass hood
-Autorotor twin screw supercharger w/ intercooler
-Split Second programable MAP sensor
-Spilt Second programable fuel controller
-Safari Snorkel
-Insulated intake hose
-Doug Forley Header
-Flowmaster exhaust
-High output alternator
-Piranha isolator
-Optima red top (starting)
-Lifeline AGM (auxilary)
-Hella 500 driving lights
-50 watt back up lights
-Cobra 40 channel CB
-Realistic 10 meter
-Custom auxilary wiring
-Corbeau seats
-Snugtop shell
-Conferr Rack
-Custom false bed with pull outs (full of parts & get unstuck gear)
-Custom All J Products class III hitch bumper

....and that's just the stuff my wife knows about

It's my first Jeep, 15 years and going strong. Raced twice, Safari Triathalons in FL & CA (anybody remember that event?). Lots of miles of adventures, lots of good memories. In a way I feel an obligation to keep her going since there are so few of these around...or maybe just retire it to ranch duty someday.

 

[cshontz]

2001 Jeep Cherokee Limited
4.0L, AW4, 8.25 Rear w/ 3.55

- Old Man Emu Suspension
- AA Fixed-Yoke Conversion w/ CV Rear Shaft
- 245/75R16 BFGoodrich All-Terrain Tires
- JKS Quick Disconnects
- ARB Bull Bar
- Uniden 520XL CB Radio
- Garmin GPSMAP 276C
- ARB 35 Freezer/Fridge

I plan to get a Warn M8000 (soon!), IPF 800XS lights, rocker armor, 4.10 gears, two ARB air lockers, a RTT, maaaaaybe a snorkel (on the fence), and then it'll probably be done. Oh, and one of Mario's sweet trailers too!!

 

[articulate]

1992 Jeep Comanche Eliminator MJ

Oh my, bought it in '92, fresh of the lot. Has only been stock for 23 miles of it's 310,000+ miles lifetime...okay, the list...

....and that's just the stuff my wife knows about

It's my first Jeep, 15 years and going strong. Raced twice, Safari Triathalons in FL & CA (anybody remember that event?). Lots of miles of adventures, lots of good memories. In a way I feel an obligation to keep her going since there are so few of these around...or maybe just retire it to ranch duty someday.

Joel should do an article about this beast. What a legend! Besides, we want to hear these stories and tales.

I plan to get a Warn M8000 (soon!)

You'd better hurry while the roller fairlead w/ steel cable units are still at that phenominal $529 price. (quadratec, 4wd.com, and a few others have it).

 

[Scott Brady]

Chris, your Cherokee can only be described as FIRST CLASS!

 

[cshontz]

Chris, your Cherokee can only be described as FIRST CLASS!

Thanks for the compliment, Scott. Its getting there!

 

[Speaker]

1994 YJ Sahara
Lots of goodies, still drive it, kind of for sale

For sale you say? :chowtime:

 

[Scott Brady]

Yes, it is for sale

And it is a cool Jeep :elkgrin:

Details: http://www.expeditionswest.com/vehicles/ewvehicles/Jeep_Wrangler/index.html

 

[OverlandZJ]

Joel should do an article about this beast. What a legend! Besides, we want to hear these stories and tales.

Agreed, Mario's MJ is a sweet Jeep, and one of my favorite Expedition ready vehicles.

Chris' is awful pretty also.

 

[Zeero]

I have two Jeeps:

2006 Liberty Renegade (Expedition Tested):

2007 Wrangler Unlimited: Rubicon (Brand new, and in the build process for two major Overlands)

 

[OverlandZJ]

Zeero, welcome to EXPO. :wavey:

Your about to become a very popular man around these parts with that JK. Sit down...get comfortable behind the keyboard. :Wow1:

 

[ox4mag]

Chris, your Cherokee can only be described as FIRST CLASS!

I agree, your Cherokee looks like something out of a DaimlerChrysler catalog! Very nice