Jeeps and the Sly Bald Guy

[VFRWolf]

On the rear?  No idea what stock is since I got rid of the coils on the rear and reversed back to good old leaf springs.  Much more stable now.  I set my pinion about 1 degree above what the output of the t-case is.  That way it drops a couple degrees during acceleration aligned with the output of the t-case.  Has worked well for me in the past. 

Front I'm not sure about, I custom set up the long control arms and set the pinion a little higher then it was, it was maxed out about 4.5 degrees, and really needed to be about 7 with the lift,  but couldn't get to that number.  I'm hoping it is now, won't know until I either take it in to a shop, but I'm just planning on driving it and see how it does, since it doesn't see much street time, I'm really only worried about making it from the trailer to the trail head.

Still waiting on my custon leaf springs though, and I'm choosing new shocks for it now.

[**sticks**]

nice!
I know a lot about on-road cars and their set-ups....trying to get into the ideals of off-road cars....

[Timmay]

WOW wish i had a jeep.  I drive a Chevy blazer 4x4.  Maybe i can take a chain saw and cut the top off and put some latches on it so i can take it off when needed.  LOL my wife would sh*t her self.  Wife drives a Dodge Grand caravan. WOOWOO the family man.

[YOSP]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

[BaldRob]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

That's fair!!

[YOSP]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

That's fair!!

I'd appreciate it if you could tell her that.

[Stu]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

Is that the new larger one with 4 doors?  Those are sweet, but I probably couldn't justify the gas mileage which I bet sucks.  Also, I don't know much about the reliability of Jeeps, so that might affect my choice.

[BaldRob]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

Is that the new larger one with 4 doors?  Those are sweet, but I probably couldn't justify the gas mileage which I bet sucks.  Also, I don't know much about the reliability of Jeeps, so that might affect my choice.

I'm not sure about the new ones (being the first model year), but typically the Wranglers (YJ - square headlights, TJ - round headlights) are workhorses that can last 250K miles plus.  So far, I'm on #3 with only a slight tear in the softtop.

Gas mileage is supposed to be better thanks to a 3.8L V-6 and a couple of different gearing options...

And personally, a Wrangler with 4 doors is just plain wrong... I like the Unlimited, but it should only have 2 doors!

[YOSP]

went to price a new wrangler 4x4 unlimited...sweet jeep...I will have one after the wedding, she got the ring she wanted, I getting the jeep

Is that the new larger one with 4 doors?  Those are sweet, but I probably couldn't justify the gas mileage which I bet sucks.  Also, I don't know much about the reliability of Jeeps, so that might affect my choice.

I'm not sure about the new ones (being the first model year), but typically the Wranglers (YJ - square headlights, TJ - round headlights) are workhorses that can last 250K miles plus.  So far, I'm on #3 with only a slight tear in the softtop.

Gas mileage is supposed to be better thanks to a 3.8L V-6 and a couple of different gearing options...

And personally, a Wrangler with 4 doors is just plain wrong... I like the Unlimited, but it should only have 2 doors!

See, I'm the opposite, I like the 4 door look...16 city and 19 hgwy miles 

[SlickCountry]

We're getting ready to get a newer car before the baby arrives.  The Saturn Vue is an option as it has a lot of room and gets good milage.  The other option is the Rav4 or some kind of wagon.  I guess I have to wait to get my CTS 

I have had my Vue since 2004 (the first year with the Honda, 250 HP engine) and it has held up great.  It still looks like it was just driven out of the dealership and I have put it to very hard use and it has been reliable with no major problems.  Saturn makes a good product.

I second all of that.  My wife had one and in my opinion, that is the best suv for the money.

[VFRWolf]

I don't mind the 4 doors, but I hate the plastic bumbers.  Yes, I know they're metal behind the plastic, but they look cheap. (Not to say the TJ stock bumpers weren't cheap, bent mine first time on the trail)

[frostillicus123]

2002 jeep liberty

[wpruitt]

2002 jeep liberty

1995 Grand Cherokee

[Cerebus]

No pics of me in the sly with my Jeep yet (only on my second day of sly-dom), but here are a couple of me wheeling my heep:

[VFRWolf]

  another rock crawler.  Sweet area, where is that?