Let's see pictures of your 4x4!

[John Canfield]

^^ Nice rig! ^^

 

[Gottasmilealot]

'98 Dodge Dakota 4x4.

 

[4ducksrus]

Hi,
We also bought sight unseen and had the mods made before we saw it (except for a Teraflex 2.5-inch lift).
Ernie

Ernie,
How do you like the lift?  How's it ride?  We're thinking of getting a 2.5 lift with 35" tires and are wondering how it will compare to our stock ride.

Thanks in advance,
Mikie

 

[cconn]

Here is my 2013 JK. Added a 2.5" Rock Krawler X-Factor lift, 35 inch Goodyear MT/R's. AEV bumper with Warn 9.5CTI winch. ARB compressor. TeraFlex skids and spare tire carrier. Hi-Lift jack. SpiderWeb shade. Bestop Element doors. Blue Ox towbar. TrakArmor seat covers.

Currently has 3.73 gears with Dana 30 front. I have a Dynatrac ProRock 44 front axle with 4.56 gears and ARB locker on order and should arrive next week. Then I will regear the rear to 4.56 and add another ARB, plus replace both drive shafts with 1310 units.

 

[fivestardef]

1965 Scout 80, 3 speed, twin stick, 4.88 factory gears
Stock except for Weber carb, white spoke wheels, and gauges
Unrestored except for a late 80s repaint by previous owner.
Great fun in the AZ washes and rock trails.

 

[Photog]

Ernie,
How do you like the lift?  How's it ride?  We're thinking of getting a 2.5 lift with 35" tires and are wondering how it will compare to our stock ride.

Thanks in advance,
Mikie

I started with a 2.5 lift with 35" tires.  Then I put armor underneath the Jeep and lost some clearance.  At the suggestion of Dennis at TeraFlex, I put on 3" springs and now somewhere between 2.5" & 3".  I like the 3" a little better than the 2.5". 

 

[Oscar Mike]

Here's my little red TJ amongst a bunch of grown up JKs,

 

[zmotorsports]

Here's my little red TJ amongst a bunch of grown up JKs,

Lookin' good and looks like fun.

Mike.

 

[BobX2]

Here is how I four wheel.

 

[Oscar Mike]

Here is how I four wheel.

That looks real and it looks fun, but if you want real fun, do it in a Jeep... ;D

 

[BobX2]

That looks real and it looks fun, but if you want real fun, do it in a Jeep... ;D

Been there, done that. I will take my atv over a Jeep any day.    ;D

 

[SVTotem]

Gorgeous country.

 

[MT4Runner]

I'll play!

 

[Oscar Mike]

I'll play!

Yep, that's fun stuff...

 

[John Canfield]

Great pix all!

Love the buggies except you need to raise the bar on trail difficulty to be challenged.

 

[MT4Runner]

Unfortunately yes.  I built it myself so a lot of the challenge was the build.  Having it make hard trails feel easy was rewarding instead of challenging...but to find hard trails means a long drive. 

I've taken it to Johnson Valley four times and run most of the Hammer trails and many less known trails.  My toughest day ever was up Wrecking Ball, down Clawhammer, up Big Johnson, and down Boulderdash.  I haven't wheeled in a year--my hobbies seem to be cyclical--currently focusing on hockey, mountain biking, and rafting.

 

[zmotorsports]

I'll play!

Awesome!!!  I love buggies.  My son and I have kicked around some ideas of building one for a couple of years but I am spoiled now and have gotten used to my heat and air conditioning and the wife won't give up her heated seats. 8)  Oh well, maybe some day when I hit the lottery.

Mike.

 

[John Canfield]

... have gotten used to my heat and air conditioning and the wife won't give up her heated seats...

We did a pre-run of Top of the World trail a few days ago (Moab) and it was cold (~50s) with 20-25 MPH winds and at the top it started snowing on us    : .

The heater sure felt good.

 

[BobX2]

Just got back from 5 days of riding in Moab. No heater required.  ;D

 

[John Canfield]

Just got back from 5 days of riding in Moab. No heater required. 

If you would have been two weeks earlier, it would have been a different situation - I got snowed on when we pre-ran Top of The World trail  :.