grandpabear

it has the 5 speed and the old 87' renix system with the closed loop cooling, although I have been lucky, no over heating problems. next up is the newer brake booster with the double diaphragm, plus I am making some new fender flares out of sheet metal 1/16" and tubing, sorta the flat fender look and also increase the body panel strength around the wheel openings, I'll post up when I get it done come Spring. I angled the rear axle upwards and welded new spring perches, to do away with the need for a sye. 4.5" coils up front with 2" pucks, the rear was just a axle flip. I done some fender trimming on the inside of the bushwackers up front and have had no problems on or off road. It also has a cat back dual exhaust and a hi-flo Green filter. A rollbar and rear bumper are also on the list for this year, along with a new paint job. western,Pa. here Bear

that photo was when it was first done, it sports 4:56 cogs, lock rite in the rear, it currently runs 35" bfg muds, on the MT streetlocks, posi lok up front, that's coming out, it's an 87' with the front clip and doors off of my 93' XJ, that was totaled by a drunk, while it was parked. Outten Co. Jeep sent me out a snorkle, which is installed now. I've had this truck to Paragon , Rausch Creek, and the Badlands offroad parks, and I took it on a couple trails in Jellico when I was down there covering a rock crawling event. at the Badlands. Troy and Lisa, the old owners, took me and a group on their private trails and we got into some areas where we had to make a trail to get out of, awesome time. Kyle and Stephanie, now own the Badlands, great people, they use to own Paragon, until the money grubbers wanted the land for an airport, which was recently shot down. Our loss here in Pa. and the Badlands gain. anyways, you all have a great site here. if you all ever get the chance check out my clubs website, we are doing some cool things http://www.bigrubbers4x4.org I'll be back. Bear

I'm Doug, alias Bear to my 4x4 friends. This is what I use to get out on the trails to write articles for 4x4 magazines. Low Range and most recently JRations, I also write a column for the local Sunday paper.