Question for Jeep owners

[guttboy]

Nice setup Loon!

I do like my CO2 setup though....funny when I fill it up..."you growing some PLANTS  " is often asked...then I show them the rig...LOL

Hummers have their place and for me they are just too damn big but to each his/her own.  There was a video from a while ago with a jeep recovering a Hummer that got High Centered on a stump...wish I could find that....was just tooooo damn funny!

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Hummers have their place and for me they are just too damn big but to each his/her own.

The Commander is a good compromise. It can do some off road but its still fairly large and comfortable on road.

[VonMessa]

Nice setup Loon!

I do like my CO2 setup though....funny when I fill it up..."you growing some PLANTS   " is often asked...then I show them the rig...LOL

Hummers have their place and for me they are just too damn big but to each his/her own.  There was a video from a while ago with a jeep recovering a Hummer that got High Centered on a stump...wish I could find that....was just tooooo damn funny!

Well, I'm not Loon, but I'll forgive you, this time

Co2 is nice, but I have mine earmarked for a more noble purpose.  Besides, the extra air is great for an air horn 

[Treize69]

Oh, it's a '98 4.0L Sahara, black with tan interior and brown cloth roof.

Not this same vehicle, but looks identical.


Good stuff popping up in here, glad I asked.

[saggs]

No matter what, it is mandatory that if you own a jeep you MUST have this sticker applied:

http://www.allthingsjeep.com/atj30142.html

Yea, I've seen plenty of "Jeep Recovery Team" stickers too.  Or my favorite "I got your Jeep thing, now it hurts when I pee."  Or   "I do understand it's a Jeep thing, that's why I drive a __insert non-Jeep brand here____."


Just please tell me you guys aren't like so many Jeep owners I meet who look down their noses and ridicule anything that's not Jeep.  Or run 35" mudders, a winch and full exo-cage when the most off-road they've seen is a grated dirt road.  Or the idiots who install a snorkel kit, think they can then drive underwater, then act surprised when their Jeep dies 4" deep in a river.     People like that are the primary reason I will never own a Jeep, I know there are morons driving all makes and models, but at least around here I run into them in Jeeps more often then anything else.

Above all I still believe driver skill is more important then what rig you drive.  Just a few months ago, I passed 2 brand new rental Rubicons (which I freely admit where more capable off-road then my Isuzu)  only because the drivers where inexperienced and had no clue how to approach the obstacles or use throttle and brake to drive off-road.  After I got through, I parked and spotted/coached them through.  They both said they didn't think they could make it, and where surprised I had passed them and made it through since I wasn't in a Jeep.    

I still dream of getting a hold of a 1st gen Bronco (or a IH Scout is my 2nd choice) to build up, but the prices on them have gone through the roof.

[saggs]

Saw this on Pirate 4x4 a while back, figured you guys might get a kick out of it. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwSFmztPqX4&feature=related

Killer homemade snorkel.   

[Wiseguy980]

I prefer this sticker: http://www.allthingsjeep.com/atj30939.html

I'm not into the rock-crawling scene, and I'm shooting for more of the old school stuff. I don't spend a lot of time looking down on anything that's not a Jeep... but I do hang my chin high when I drive past one of those 2010 Jeep driving this..



That's when they pass me of course. Stupid kids and their power steering, power brakes, 12 volt electrical system and modern conveniences.

[saggs]

I prefer this sticker: http://www.allthingsjeep.com/atj30939.html

I'm not into the rock-crawling scene, and I'm shooting for more of the old school stuff. I don't spend a lot of time looking down on anything that's not a Jeep... but I do hang my chin high when I drive past one of those 2010 Jeep driving this..

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That's when they pass me of course. Stupid kids and their power steering, power brakes, 12 volt electrical system and modern conveniences.

That's a great sticker. 

Love your Jeep.  Truth be told, if I were to ever get a Jeep it would be from the Willys or Kaiser era.  Had a buddy in school with a '49 Willys, we got bored one day and decided to test the rumor that the monocoque/unibody construction meant they will float.  So we drove it off the boat ramp at the local dam.  Turns out they really do float  ...  for a short time  .

I'm not into the rock crawling much either.  although I have been to Moab several times,  I'm really more into expedition and overland type stuff, then the hard-core rock crawling.  Also I will never again go to Moab during Easter Jeep Safari;  more drunk, rude, crude, loud, moronic white-trash rednecks you will never find gathered in a single area.

[jeep00]

Wiseguy, love the flattie. Not understanding the flares though. But with the space, I would find the money to own one.

Saggs, bummer you run into people like that. I run with every iumaginable rig offroad, even had a kia sorrento with us once two years ago. We are all about the fun, and the jeep part is always just a joke with us because there truly are so damn many jeeps out there. But it is always in good fun, I will extract any rig that needs it with my jeep, not just hummers.

And trieze, mine is a 2000 sahara. Until the rubicon came out, the sahara was the top of the line. You also should have the better and wider fender flares on it5, meaning you can run 31x10.5 with little overhang and rubbing issues. Something to look for. The rear diff. If the fill hole has a rubber stopper, you have the dana 35. If it has the 1/4" inset threaded plug, you likely have the dana 44. Much preferred, though my d35 is getting by just fine.

Enjoy the rig. Summers coming, nothing like it.

Bob

[VonMessa]

Wiseguy, love the flattie. Not understanding the flares though. But with the space, I would find the money to own one.

Saggs, bummer you run into people like that. I run with every iumaginable rig offroad, even had a kia sorrento with us once two years ago. We are all about the fun, and the jeep part is always just a joke with us because there truly are so damn many jeeps out there. But it is always in good fun, I will extract any rig that needs it with my jeep, not just hummers.

And trieze, mine is a 2000 sahara. Until the rubicon came out, the sahara was the top of the line. You also should have the better and wider fender flares on it5, meaning you can run 31x10.5 with little overhang and rubbing issues. Something to look for. The rear diff. If the fill hole has a rubber stopper, you have the dana 35. If it has the 1/4" inset threaded plug, you likely have the dana 44. Much preferred, though my d35 is getting by just fine.

Enjoy the rig. Summers coming, nothing like it.

Bob

I'm on my 3rd D44 already.

Blew the spider gears on the 1st (debris took out the rest of the carrier)

Lost a U-joint on the highway on the second.  Trashed the pinion.

The newest is completely upgraded and pretty bulletproof 

[VonMessa]

I prefer this sticker: http://www.allthingsjeep.com/atj30939.html

I'm not into the rock-crawling scene, and I'm shooting for more of the old school stuff. I don't spend a lot of time looking down on anything that's not a Jeep... but I do hang my chin high when I drive past one of those 2010 Jeep driving this..

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That's when they pass me of course. Stupid kids and their power steering, power brakes, 12 volt electrical system and modern conveniences.

 

Can I bear your children ?


Very nice! 

[Wiseguy980]

Wiseguy, love the flattie. Not understanding the flares though. But with the space, I would find the money to own one.

Enjoy the rig. Summers coming, nothing like it.

Bob

Man.. I tell ya. Bubba went after this Jeep with a vengeance. I don't know if I wanna call it a restore or a rehab.

There's about 2 inches of bondo on every surface. The frontier section on the driver side is literally filled with bondo (which needs to be removed to put the shovel/axe back on). The roll-bar is a joke that makes opening the toolboxes nearly impossible. That top is some $300 Best Top designed for a CJ-2A. He ripped out the generator, voltage regulator, and air filter assembly. The oil filter got moved to the fender, the gennie was replaced with an alternator and solenoid, he welded the steps on the side to the fender so to get the fenders off I had to go at it with a grinder. The list goes on.

So over the past 67 years or so a whole lot of non-standard Bubba fixes ended up on this thing. That's the expensive part for me. Removing, replacing, and fixing the "fixes". He even cut off half of the "A" brace under the back seat on the frame, which means pulling the tub and welding a new one in place if I ever want to get the tow hook back on there.

Hehehehe Fender flares are the least of my projects! LMAO!!! My favorite was the electrical short on the fuel gauge sump.. under the front seat... on top of the fuel tank. Yes.. new wiring harness is needed.

Her first day home she looked like this.. don't even ask about the crazyness welded to her rear.


See that radiator overflow there? The one that clearly doesn't belong? Yeah... there were no hoses actually going to it.

[Treize69]

Just finalized the purchase on mine- '98 4.0L Sahara with ragtop, tan/green interior, and less than 80,000 miles. Complete price (incl. inspection, tax, tags, and title) came to just under $7,000.

And this is probably the cleanest it will ever be...




Weathers been so good here that I took the top off and the backseat out as soon as I got it home, and just after snapping these pics I put the dog in the back and went for a drive and took him down to one of the canal trails not far from here. Had is head hanging out the side with a smile on his face the whole way!

[jeep00]

I'm on my 3rd D44 already.

Blew the spider gears on the 1st (debris took out the rest of the carrier)

Lost a U-joint on the highway on the second.  Trashed the pinion.

The newest is completely upgraded and pretty bulletproof 

Bummer. Guess my little ol turdy 5 is doing just fine. I am not hard on it, but I sure don't baby it either, especially with the 3.07's in it.

[jeep00]

Just finalized the purchase on mine- '98 4.0L Sahara with ragtop, tan/green interior, and less than 80,000 miles. Complete price (incl. inspection, tax, tags, and title) came to just under $7,000.

And this is probably the cleanest it will ever be...
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(Image removed from quote.)

Weathers been so good here that I took the top off and the backseat out as soon as I got it home, and just after snapping


these pics I put the dog in the back and went for a drive and took him down to one of the canal trails not far from here. Had is head hanging out the side with a smile on his face the whole way!

Looks real nmice and clean. Nice mileage too. Mine is at 133k. You still need to check out that rear end though.
Been nice here too. Have dropped the top every day since Sunday.