Jeep Thread

[Chuck]

I'm really a fan of Baertrax. Josh is running things there now and doing a great job. Really seems to take pride in his work too.

And oh, that white 4dr JK is hideous

Josh is top notch!

Replacing my busted axle this last weekend in Hot Springs


Tree jumped out and took off part of my fender, too.

[Chuck]

Saw someone mention KOH earlier in the thread. We were out there:

Chocolate Thunder:


Hit some baby trails while we were out there: Outer Limits

[BajaBob]

Love the corners!

[Chuck]

Figure I'll put updated pics in this thread:





I don't need no skinkin winch:

[CJ]

Amen to that. Good luck finding a TJ that is in good shape these days for cheap.

rolled over ones are cheap.

[BajaBob]

Jeep wranglers hold their value better than any vehicle in the US.

Amen to that. Good luck finding a TJ that is in good shape these days for cheap.

[CJ]

Jeep wranglers hold their value better than any vehicle in the US.

[bottlerocket]

So why are 5 year old jeeps still $25k?? I found an '05 wrangler that I love, but at a $20k plus price tag? What the hell makes a jeep wrangler worth north of $20k? I just don't get it.

There really is no other vehicle like it anymore. The old FJs had similar qualities, but you're not gonna find anything like it thats built currently. Thats my only guess at least. The newer TJs dont seem like they are worth the money. As always the market determines the price, gotta keep an eye for a good buy

[CJ]

My daughter has a high mileage 99 xj. I've been quite impressed with the zip that the 4.0 has, and have been unimpressed with all of the electrical issues that I've had to track down. I think that the power train will probably outlast the body on that thing.

The 4.0L is one of the best engines ever made. I'm surprised you've had electrical issues, those are not too common on XJ's.

[bottlerocket]

I'm really a fan of Baertrax. Josh is running things there now and doing a great job. Really seems to take pride in his work too.

And oh, that white 4dr JK is hideous

[mikeb]

My daughter has a high mileage 99 xj. I've been quite impressed with the zip that the 4.0 has, and have been unimpressed with all of the electrical issues that I've had to track down. I think that the power train will probably outlast the body on that thing.

[CJ]

So was it purely the shocks hanging him up?

yeah I watched him get hung up on his shoc mount at least 4 times. One of them I recorded where he got hung up on a rock and spent like 5 minutes trying to get off it. problem was we were on 45* grade and I didn't want that heavy ass jeep barreling into me.

[BajaBob]

He was a surgeon, so I'm sure it wasn't too much trouble for him to throw down the scrilla. Either way - a JK with a long arm lift and 37's getting hung up on everything says a lot about that ride quality - you saw the video.

So was it purely the shocks hanging him up?

[CJ]

Yeah, if I was going to pay someone a crapload of money to do something like a motor swap it'd be them. Luckily though I think I can attempt one on my own one day.

He was a surgeon, so I'm sure it wasn't too much trouble for him to throw down the scrilla. Either way - a JK with a long arm lift and 37's getting hung up on everything says a lot about that ride quality - you saw the video.

[BajaBob]

He told me Baertrax did the V8 swap.

Yeah, if I was going to pay someone a crapload of money to do something like a motor swap it'd be them. Luckily though I think I can attempt one on my own one day.