DakarTJ
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Hallo All, I am new to the expedition style of building a Jeep, but not to the rock crawling style.
I have a 2001 wrangler (TJ), 4.0L, Auto, D30/35c 3.73, RE7000 4.5" Supper Flex W/(3.5") coils, Bilstein 5100 shocks, 1" (Go-fer-IT)MM, 1" P.A. BL, Powertrax LockRight, 33" Coopers STT, Rock Crusher rockers, Skid Row oil pan skid, PSC trail roll cage, TBT Stinger front bumper, MM SE9500C Winch 1200 watt inverter, Yellow top Optima.
I have found myself only rock crawling about 10% of the other 90% is more long “expedition“ trips. I put “” on expedition because in a TJ I don’t have enough room for a weeks worth of gear. So I want to change the direction of my build. I still want to do some the harder trails, but I want my primary setup to be expedition.
I want to add a roof rack “Garvin” or “Kargomaster” I don’t have hard top so I will need the rack cage for either one. I have done searches on all the forums I can and it looks like most people like the “Kargomaster”. What do you all think?
For the rear bumper I know I am going with the “Garvin”- EXT Series Swing-Away Bumper System
I have read the 500 page thread on snorkels and I still want one, nuff said.
I know a TJ is not the best platform for an expedition rig but it’s what I have and it’s paid for. It‘s only the wife and I, no kids and no dogs.
I don’t know what I am asking, maybe I am just saying HELLO!:wings:
http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Dakartj/?sc=1&addtype=local
I have a 2001 wrangler (TJ), 4.0L, Auto, D30/35c 3.73, RE7000 4.5" Supper Flex W/(3.5") coils, Bilstein 5100 shocks, 1" (Go-fer-IT)MM, 1" P.A. BL, Powertrax LockRight, 33" Coopers STT, Rock Crusher rockers, Skid Row oil pan skid, PSC trail roll cage, TBT Stinger front bumper, MM SE9500C Winch 1200 watt inverter, Yellow top Optima.
I have found myself only rock crawling about 10% of the other 90% is more long “expedition“ trips. I put “” on expedition because in a TJ I don’t have enough room for a weeks worth of gear. So I want to change the direction of my build. I still want to do some the harder trails, but I want my primary setup to be expedition.
I want to add a roof rack “Garvin” or “Kargomaster” I don’t have hard top so I will need the rack cage for either one. I have done searches on all the forums I can and it looks like most people like the “Kargomaster”. What do you all think?
For the rear bumper I know I am going with the “Garvin”- EXT Series Swing-Away Bumper System
I have read the 500 page thread on snorkels and I still want one, nuff said.
I know a TJ is not the best platform for an expedition rig but it’s what I have and it’s paid for. It‘s only the wife and I, no kids and no dogs.
I don’t know what I am asking, maybe I am just saying HELLO!:wings:
http://s104.photobucket.com/albums/m200/Dakartj/?sc=1&addtype=local
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