it's a jeep thing....do you understand?

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2012
    I finished up working on the jeep today, for awhile anyway, so I decided it was time for an updated photo of the jeep and I.

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    Hit a section of power line road this weekend with a friend. He had recently picked up a 03 Tundra and had never gone off road before. Some fun sandy berm areas, some rocky climbs and descents, and of course plenty of opportunities to add Arizona pen striping.

    Here is my buddy going up and down some short but steep hills.
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    No pictures of my truck in action but this is what it looks like as of now
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited April 2, 2012
    You might want some sliders there Aaron mwink.gif
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 2, 2012
    ian408 wrote: »
    You might want some sliders there Aaron mwink.gif

    Maybe he wants a reason to do boat sides? rolleyes1.gif
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 3, 2012
    My truck is not a rock crawler so for the most part sliders will be unnecessary. My truck is setup to run 50mph through desert trails, 60mph plus down forest roads and still handle better than stock on the highway. I plan to eventually fabricate some sliders, after the two roof racks, front bumper, and rear swing out. They will make for a nice step and a point to mount a temporary ladder to the roof rack on the shell.

    In the meantime - I actually know how to pick a nice clean line to make it through obstacles without damaging my truck. mwink.gif
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited April 3, 2012
    I know how to pick clean lines too...and I'm glad what passes for sliders are there mwink.gif
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2012
    Got a chance to hit some trails yesterday:

    On Good Friday, April 6, 2012 I along with Matt, Chris and Chris decided it would be a good idea to spend the day off at The Cliffs in Marseilles IL, since it hadn't rained in the last week.

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    Our line up: Me/TJ Rubi, shortstax33/TJ, LeadDog/JK Rubi, Chris/XJ.


    The Cliffs has a rep for being muddy and everyone says you WILL get damage. Well it was pretty darn dry. Of course there were mud holes, but we were able to avoid most of them.

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    Chris AKA: LeadDog hitting the trails.

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    Matt AKA: shortstax33

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    Chris AKA: Chris

    We didn't avoid all the mud....

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    LeadDog high centered here.

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    He needed a gentle tug.

    Chris found some mud too.

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    He powered his way out....while throwing mud everywhere.

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    shortstax33 going around the mud...as did I and LeadDog.

    We visited a very short section of the Mud Turtles...

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    Chris

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    LeadDog

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    shortstax33

    We followed Trail 1 and took some off shoots through out the day.

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    I didn't say we avoided all of the mud.

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    I was there...I gave Chris my camera so he could grab a few shots of me.

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    All of my new suspension components worked great.

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    shortstax33 plowed through some mud.
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2012
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    I scooped up a bit of mud too.

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    LeadDog gets into the mud game.

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    Chris goes through the valley of mud too, but didn't scoop up as much.

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    Chris had to give it some skinny to get up the other side.

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    shortstax33 in Jimmy's Crack....wait what?

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    Stuck in Jimmy's Crack.

    When shortstax33 got into that ^ position we heard one heck of a hissing sound, and he shut it down. He thought he blew a bead. turns out it was his exhaust smashed into the mud. I ended up winching him out.

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    This was the tightest squeeze of the day....maybe an inch on either side.....or so it felt.

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    We ventured through another little valley....me again!

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    After playing in the mud it was time to hit the creek.

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    Chris making his way through the rocks.

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    shortstax33 leading the way back to the parking lot.

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    Chris behind me.

    Once back in the lot it was time for the RTI ramp.

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    shortstax33 with his swaybar disco'd.

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    Me with the Antirock.

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    Chris

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    LeadDog

    During the course of the day I got high centered in a section of "35 ruts", but winched myself out. LeadDog got tugged out a couple of times, and had one close call, but he got it out on his own. LeadDog ended up with a new dent in his front bumper and a broken valve stem. A quick tire changed solved that problem. shortstax33 bent his rear bumper upwards...thanks to his trailer hitch. He also mangled his tail pipe and dented the shock next to the tail pipe. Chris backed into a tree and broke a tail light. I came away unscathed....so damage MAY happen at The Cliffs, but it's not a guaranty.

    I'll be loading up all the pics and vids I have, but that'll be later, and when I'm done I'll post up a link.

    I've only been to The Cliffs twice, but it's so much closer to me than The Badlands that it made for a much nicer day. The travel time was a lot less. I like the travel time being 2-hours round trip instead of 3-hours one way.

    I used the "My Tracks" app on my phone and here are our stats for the day:

    Total Distance: 7.28 miles
    Max Speed: 12.57 mph
    Total Time: 4:50:24
    Average Speed: 1.50 mph
    Moving Time: 1:27:02
    Average Moving Speed: 5.02 mph


    If I knew how to show you the map it made I would, but I don't, so I won't.

    I decided to play around with some HDR batch processing this time around.
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    Jeffro you have one cool thread going.
    (hope I'm ok to post due to my recent buttheadness towards you over in drama land, errr... I mean challenges land...)

    :giggle No problem at all. I had blast this last time out. I never do spend the amount of time taking shots, that I should, but I usually get some good ones.

    I like seeing what and where everyone wheels, whether it's a jeep or not. Of course if they aren't wheeling in a Jeep, they're doing it wrong.....rolleyes1.gif
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 8, 2012
    I spent a few hours cleaning the Jeep today....

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2012



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    Nelson- where is this?
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2012
    Went out to shoot some stars and run some desert trails in the dark.

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 12, 2012
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    Went out to shoot some stars and run some desert trails in the dark.

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 15, 2012
    rainny rocky crawl today

    That appears to be in the middle of nowhere...thumb.gif
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  • MileHighAkoMileHighAko Registered Users Posts: 413 Major grins
    edited April 20, 2012
    China Wall Colorado 4-20-2012
    Took the day off to hit a local trail named China Wall. http://www.adamcartwright.com/Photostream/Jeep/China-Wall-2012/22547541_Z7LGbw

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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2012
    Took the day off to hit a local trail named China Wall.

    Checked out your galleries....thumb.gif
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    Long time no post..thought i'd bring this thread back after a month or so of no posts with some of my favorites from lately..

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    And our last run with the 37's..and they knew it apparently because we had one of them just give out:

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited June 14, 2012
    Flex it baby!
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited June 14, 2012
    That's what she does best :D
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2012
    Sexy6Chick wrote: »
    Long time no post..thought i'd bring this thread back after a month or so of no posts with some of my favorites from lately..

    Very cool. thumb.gif I've been dying to get back out on the trails, and hope to hit Moab again next year.

    I've been making some changes to my jeep, so here's a poser shot of it from this weekend...the Rokmen sliders are off for paint and should be back this week.

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    Hopefully I'll get some wheeling in before summer is over.
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2012
    Jeep is lookin good! While you are looking to get some wheeling in before summer is over..we are waiting for summer to be over so we can wheel! lol

    It's just too hot here during the summer..no matter how early you start. We just invested in some new 38.5" Maxxis Creepy Crawlers, and now new rims and beadlocks are on the to buy list. It never ends! haha
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited June 19, 2012
    4 Wheelin' sure is expensive.
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2012
    Sexy6Chick wrote: »
    Jeep is lookin good! While you are looking to get some wheeling in before summer is over..we are waiting for summer to be over so we can wheel! lol

    It's just too hot here during the summer..no matter how early you start. We just invested in some new 38.5" Maxxis Creepy Crawlers, and now new rims and beadlocks are on the to buy list. It never ends! haha

    I don't like the 100 degree wheeling either, but I'd like to go at least once before summer is over. I'm hoping to make it back to Moab in May of 2013.

    Tires and wheels are on my list of wants, but they'll be down the road a bit. I also have several camera items on my list of wants....both lists are very pricey. rolleyes1.gif
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited June 19, 2012
    ian408 wrote: »
    4 Wheelin' sure is expensive.

    So is photography....and having both as a hobby is just stupid. rolleyes1.gif
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited June 20, 2012
    Jeffro wrote: »
    So is photography....and having both as a hobby is just stupid. rolleyes1.gif

    I resemble that remark!rolleyes1.gifD
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited June 20, 2012
    Jeffro wrote: »
    So is photography....and having both as a hobby is just stupid. rolleyes1.gif

    Laughing.gif. ROFLMAO...no. Not at at all.
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  • nw scoutnw scout Registered Users Posts: 256 Major grins
    edited June 21, 2012
    Went out wheeling a while back with a friend.
    He wanted some portraits done so I mixed in the 4x4 and came up with some fun stuff.

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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,904 moderator
    edited June 21, 2012
    Pretty nice portrait!
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited June 22, 2012
    Jeffro wrote: »
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    I got my sliders back on, and they tie it all together.

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    All done with the spending money on the Jeep for awhile. There are a couple of camera items I'd like to have....mwink.gif
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited June 24, 2012
    Sexy6Chick wrote: »
    Jeep is lookin good! While you are looking to get some wheeling in before summer is over..we are waiting for summer to be over so we can wheel! lol

    I agree with this. Cant wait for this heat to be gone. Just been working on the truck lately including painting my internal cage and mounting a track system in the back. Dying for a full blown photo trip but still have to build the roof rack over the shell for the roof top tent. Lots of parts still to make.
    Jeffro wrote: »
    So is photography....and having both as a hobby is just stupid. rolleyes1.gif

    They go hand in hand....including constantly handing over cash to someone else. rolleyes1.gif
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