Thanks man. It took a LOT of going back and forth before making the cut n fold plunge. VERY glad I did though. And the bumpers are holding up great on the trails. I'm using/abusing them. And they touch right up with that duplicolor bed liner.

 

Great looking Jeep man. I would love to tag along next time you hit a trail. Just let me know when you plan something local.

 

Will do. I've got a hankering for 5-mile pass now that it's drying up out there.

 

I have never been up 5-mile. I have no sliders or skid plates. How hard is it? I just want to be able to make it back home.

 

Ah,your rig is just as capable as mine. You'd be fine.

 

A friend just sent me some more photos from our last Moab trip.

 

Great pics what trail was that 6th pic on Fins ?

 

Do you ever feel like your going to tip over with your spare tire mounted ontop? I am trying to decide whether to get a rack and mount my spare ontop or get a tire carrier for my rear bumper.

 

No, those last two were on Metal Masher.
Spare tire, I don't feel top heavy at all. Only drawback I see is bad aero dynamics.

 

Got the front end (body) broken down for all new parts. The previous owner must have had some mild accident. The grill, headlight bezels and header panel all have some cracks with crappy bond-o work on them that all become more evident the more I wheel and work on the jeep. I heave a friend with a body shop, so he got all the parts at dealer cost which was next to nothing. I'll just have him paint the header panel to match the chilli pepper, and leave the inserts black. I found some clear parking/signal lights to replace my cracked oranges. I expect that will all be done in the next 3 days.

I also just ordered some 33/12.50/15 Mickey Thompson Baja MTZs along with some 15x8 alloy soft 8s which should be here in a little over a week. Also ordered some Napier fender flares which will get here in about 3-4 days. Looking forward to how it will be looking in about 2 weeks.

 

That's very exciting Tim. Ready for the after pictures. What was your old tire size? You still running stock gears?

 

I was running stock rubicons so like 32x10.0. Just stock gears, so 3.55 I believe.

 

Got all my body work done and my new wheels and tires mounted. Next up, fender flares.

 

That is a sweet rig. Did you replace the locker with another aussie?

 

Yes. Loving it too.

Of corse it's only been a few months. But it hasn't missed a beat.