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I need doors. I don't want to drive without doors this summer, but I don't want full doors either.. I'd like half door lowers, no soft top so I don't care about uppers, either metal in matching red, though I might decide the paint the whole thing, or soft lowers.

Thanks,
Jamison

Okay, so, on my way home from the mounds I noticed a few things. Might be mud, might have been a fluke, will update you all tommarow when I go into work. But, when I was on 96S headed home, I was going up hill, and suddenly my power dipped, I couldn't go faster than 55 with the pedal to the floor. Might have been that I'd let the speed drop a little and fifth gear wouldn't cut it up hill, but what started afterwards is what is concerning my. My jeep runs steadilly at about 210 degrees. But then I started getting some fluctuation, 190-230, and it was QUICK, not a slow raise or drop, but seconds. Going to check my fan tomorrow, but I don't think it was the fan. Also going to splurge on a radiator flush. If none of that works I'll replace the thermostat. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this, and, if so, what takes might you folks have on it.

The time was 1630, I had been at the mounds for thirty minutes, when I drove into a small mud hole. The cracking sound was what threw me first. Several inches of ice gave way and I was up to my rocker panels in mud.. My buddy Burch drove around me to pull me out, and suffered a similar fate, dropping through ice and getting stuck.. Here is the play by play...

Burch Gets Stuck, tires spinning, I tug him out.
I get stuck in deep mud and ice.
Burch pulls around to pull me out, get's stuck in ice hole.
After many crazy attempts to pull ourselves out, Neil shows up to save the day.
Neil pulls me out. Then talks shit, and is promptly stuck, to the top of his 35's.
The situation was dire. It was dark, cold and the only man with the winch was ass deep in mud. Then his alternator quit. Winching attempts were no longer an option..
I pulled out Burch attempted Neil, got stuck.
I pulled out Burch again.
Burch pulled out Neil.
I got stuck.
Neil pulled me out.
We left, QUICKLY.

This was all in the same fifty square meters.

The people at the gate locked us in. Scroll down to see the carnage

Gonna be at the mounds at four, I know it's late but gimme a call if you show up.

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Happy New Year! Now I need a new ORV Sticker...

Here is my YJ. She isn't perfect, but she's beautiful. Dunno how to attach images, so did an attachment.

Hey, this might sound kind of dumb, but the oil change guy does this for free on my cherokee, but, how do I check/change the fluids for my powertrain parts? I just bought this thing and want to make sure the diff/transfer case are in good order.

Hey, I'm headed up to the mounds. I'll be there around 4:30-5 could use a native guide or just someone to go wheeling with. Gimme a call if you're going to be around. 517 672 9214

I've seen jeeps with spray on bed liner. I'm wondering what your take on it is for the floor and the rocker panels? Assuming rust is cleaned up, treated and repainted.

How my wife became a jeeper.

So, about eight months ago I got my first jeep. I wanted a wrangler, but my wife would have none of it, citing the baby's safety as the primary concern. Despite my attempts to correct her view, I couldn't. We settled for the Grand Cherokee, which I do adore, but it just isn't a wrangler. I had only one choice if I ever wanted to truly get a wheelin' rig, and that was to prove to my little darling that jeeps are unbelievable machines.. So, I took her out to Sweeter Road in Muskegon.

It was dark, we had no idea where the trail head was, no CB, no cell phone reception, and my buddy Andrew had turned off my GPS for some reason. (It's cheap so we couldn't track it back out). We were at the top of a hill that we couldn't see the bottom of, and it was sandy and rutted out. I put my little WJ into four full time and started the descent. It was easy, a little slippage, but good. Unfortuanately, at the bottom, I found another hill, almost identical, but at a slightly steeper grade. In my mind, we were screwed. In her mind, we were going to die out there.

I relied on 4 low now, and it took three attemps, some steering wheel wiggling, and a whole lot of "Come on baby, come on sweety" but we made it to the top and were cruising comfortably down a trail. My wife turned to me and said...

"I never thought it'd do it, but jeeps are %$#!ing amazing.."

I bought my wrangler last wednesday.

Thought this should be added, if I don't have training I'll be there.

http://www.glfwda.org/forum/showthread.php?t=4240

I don't think the wrangler I bought has any mods, short of oversized tires, which I doubt are oversized enough. I'm fixing on doing 31's or 33's. I wont trailer it, and plan to do michigan trails and jamborees, so I need the highway performance. I'm thinking a two inch add-a-leaf that comes with the longer shocks, and larger tires. If I have to, I can do a shackle or body lift to fit them. The real question is, how much will 33's drag on my highway performance (speedometer, gearing, it's a manual), and, can I get them on a 95 wrangler with only a 2" add-a-leaf+shocks?

Fresh meet, get it? Heh heh.. okay, I don't think it's funny either, but it was clever, yes?

Anyway, my name is Jamison, last name Yager, and usually go by that. My wife and I are a young couple and we have a 2 year old daughter. I have an 04 Cherokee Laredo and a 95 Wrangler S. We moved from the muskegon area over here about two years ago and havn't been able to find anywhere to ride. We're looking for people to go wheeling with, and some comraderie. Unfortuantely, we're very busy people. I'm active national guard, my wife is a student, and I'm also going to the fire fighter's training, so, hopefully we'll be able to make some meetings.

PS: Over here is the howell area.