Yippee I Drive a Jeep
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 9:59 pm
Well it is about time I do an introduction. I've been lurking for the past couple months. Hoping to get the application completed soon. My current ride is a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. The tires are Duratrac 285/70/17 and are sitting on Rugged Ridge alloy wheels with a steel protector that has come in handy keeping rocks from trashing the wheels. I am not a fan of the murder look, so I've used Gecko Green to create accents. The sides of the JKU are protected with LOD rock sliders. I've added a Cobra 75 CB with a Firestik antenna on spare tire mount.
Wife enjoys going out wheeling and scouting new areas. After witnessing another Jeep have to be winched out of a situation, she instructed me to get one added to the Jeep. Taking advantage of a sale I picked up a Superwinch Talon 9.5 and of course it needed (well not really) a bumper to sit on. On the front of Jeep is a JCR mid-width bumper, with the Superwinch sunk in. Haven't used it on the trails yet, but came in handy this winter a couple times when I got Jeep stuck trying to make paths through snow in the yard for my dogs.
I have ordered additional skids and hope to get those added within the next week or two. Want to add a locker to the rear and at the same time upgrade from the 3.21 gears to either 4.56 or 4.88. Hopefully next purchase once I get the savings back up.
Prior to the 2012 JKU I had a 2003 Jeep Wrangler X. My 2012 JKU has seen more offroad action than the TJ did in 9 years. Not sure why I never got into wheeling the TJ, but now I've got the bug and want to get out there as much as possible.
Look forward to seeing you all out in the woods.
Mike (Yipjeep)
Wife enjoys going out wheeling and scouting new areas. After witnessing another Jeep have to be winched out of a situation, she instructed me to get one added to the Jeep. Taking advantage of a sale I picked up a Superwinch Talon 9.5 and of course it needed (well not really) a bumper to sit on. On the front of Jeep is a JCR mid-width bumper, with the Superwinch sunk in. Haven't used it on the trails yet, but came in handy this winter a couple times when I got Jeep stuck trying to make paths through snow in the yard for my dogs.
I have ordered additional skids and hope to get those added within the next week or two. Want to add a locker to the rear and at the same time upgrade from the 3.21 gears to either 4.56 or 4.88. Hopefully next purchase once I get the savings back up.
Prior to the 2012 JKU I had a 2003 Jeep Wrangler X. My 2012 JKU has seen more offroad action than the TJ did in 9 years. Not sure why I never got into wheeling the TJ, but now I've got the bug and want to get out there as much as possible.
Look forward to seeing you all out in the woods.
Mike (Yipjeep)