Gallowbraid
Adventurist
[CUE EPIC BACKGROUND MUSIC]
[FOOTAGE OF BATTLE TESTED JEEPS ROLLING THROUGH FOREIGN BATTLEFIELDS BEGINS TO PLAY]
[NARRATOR:]
GP. General Purpose. Jeep
A legendary name forged in the fires of war.
On the battlefield, the Jeep was fast, nimble and tough, serving in every....
[RECORD SCRATCH]
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE! That's @Dave's intro for his Jeep build...we can't do that.
Let's try something different.
[CUE SOFTER, LESS EPIC BACKGROUND MUSIC, BANJOS FADE IN]
Meet Lil' Bear, The Black Jeep:
The Sequoia has moved on to greener pastures. I could explain why here, but anyone who really cares to know will probably bring it up around a campfire. In the meantime the interweb wants to see halo lights and angry eyes installed on this thing!
Not going to happen.
Let's start with what Lil' Bear's got:
2016 Jeep JK Sport w/ 56,000 miles
2 Door w/ factory soft top
Terraflex leveling kit w/ OEM shocks
285/70r17 Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ P3's
American Racing ATX AX201 17x9 Wheels
Unbranded upgraded tire carrier
Kenwood Headunit and upgraded speakers
Pretty basic and a good platform to start with.
My only immediate concern is getting rid of those Mickey Thompson tires. I'm going back to the BFG KO2's. This will be my third set and to put it simply, they just work. Good traction in all conditions, great tread life and good looks. What more could you want.
After that I'll be looking to address the suspension since it's a bit rough with the budget lift it has on it. I'm currently leaning toward OME's 2 inch lift since I won't be running anything bigger than 33's on Lil' Bear.
The CB and 2 meter radio from the Sequoia build will be finding their way into the jeep and there will be some other small items short term I'll document here. Outside of that I'll use it for a while and see what happens.
[FOOTAGE OF BATTLE TESTED JEEPS ROLLING THROUGH FOREIGN BATTLEFIELDS BEGINS TO PLAY]
[NARRATOR:]
GP. General Purpose. Jeep
A legendary name forged in the fires of war.
On the battlefield, the Jeep was fast, nimble and tough, serving in every....
[RECORD SCRATCH]
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE! That's @Dave's intro for his Jeep build...we can't do that.
Let's try something different.
[CUE SOFTER, LESS EPIC BACKGROUND MUSIC, BANJOS FADE IN]
Meet Lil' Bear, The Black Jeep:
The Sequoia has moved on to greener pastures. I could explain why here, but anyone who really cares to know will probably bring it up around a campfire. In the meantime the interweb wants to see halo lights and angry eyes installed on this thing!
Not going to happen.
Let's start with what Lil' Bear's got:
2016 Jeep JK Sport w/ 56,000 miles
2 Door w/ factory soft top
Terraflex leveling kit w/ OEM shocks
285/70r17 Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ P3's
American Racing ATX AX201 17x9 Wheels
Unbranded upgraded tire carrier
Kenwood Headunit and upgraded speakers
Pretty basic and a good platform to start with.
My only immediate concern is getting rid of those Mickey Thompson tires. I'm going back to the BFG KO2's. This will be my third set and to put it simply, they just work. Good traction in all conditions, great tread life and good looks. What more could you want.
After that I'll be looking to address the suspension since it's a bit rough with the budget lift it has on it. I'm currently leaning toward OME's 2 inch lift since I won't be running anything bigger than 33's on Lil' Bear.
The CB and 2 meter radio from the Sequoia build will be finding their way into the jeep and there will be some other small items short term I'll document here. Outside of that I'll use it for a while and see what happens.