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I have been starting and mostly stopping builds on my Jeeps for years and years, this has always been my dream. I had a YJ that changed build direction so many times that I need to start fresh and just install the parts I have been acquiring. So here she is my "about time" build. I started with an LJ, requirements to buy were Auto, Hard top and working AC. I wanted to try and get my wife to go with me again. I found this one, it had a Teraflex LCG Enduro kit with 35" tires, bumpers that were just not my style and a few little issues that I had worked out. the first time I went to head up the canyon to test her out the transmission went into Limp mode. Not the best way to start. So it sat around for 4 months. Then the adventure began. I...

The time has finally come! My new truck finally found its way home! It is a 2022 Ram Powerwagon. FULLY LOADED with every possible option minus a sunroof and ram boxes. That level 3 interior is almost too luxurious! Most of you are familiar with my love for Tacomas, so this new truck may seem a bit off beat for me. The truth is the Tacoma was an AMAZING off road rig, but we were bursting at the seams. Lately we had given up on camping whenever the whole family would be going, since it was too difficult to haul a full crews gear. I got sick of always feeling like our adventures were being limited by cargo space. I was having a hard time nailing down exactly what type of vehicle suited our needs. In hind sight it’s because our...

I joined the GXOR family . I picked up my 2008 Lexus GX470 in Dallas, TX and brought it back home to Oklahoma City, OK. Details of the rig: -130,000 miles -TB/WP, Front Brakes, Radiator, and Alternator were all replaced within the past 5K miles. (Update: TB/WP done incorrectly, had to have it redone 10/28/2021!) -lifetime Texas vehicle, so no rust at all. -No wrecks - Airbags work perfect Got it home and already did the first mod: running boards removed. Hopefully much more work to be done in the coming months/years. I have been working on this build for about 6 months so over the coming weeks I'll be catching this build thread up to where we are now! Follow the build on YouTube and Facebook: OK Adventures on YouTube OKADVENTURESGX...

Owners Name & City- Kevin Hurricane Ut. Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 1996 Jeep Cherokee Engine- 4.0 straight 6 with cheap warm air intake Transmission- Automatic T-Case- 4 speed Atlas with 5:1 Axles- Rear: Ford 10.5 Sterling 4.88 gears ARB Front: Ford dana 60. Artec steering and truss with arb 4.88 gears. Suspension- Hybrid: Rear IRO 5.5 leafs with 1.5 inch boomerang shackles. Front is Rock Kralwer 3 link Long arm kit with with 7.5 inch Rubicon coils. Wheels and Tires-37 Maxxis trepadors stickies with inner air bead locks. Winch- Warn 8000 Favorite Trails-Hanging tree trail, The Squeeze, Sand Hollow area and Moab area. Any trail with Friends and family having a good time. The harder the better within my rigs...

As it was from when I bought it in Sept of 2006. First trip to Rattlesnake Jan or Feb of 2007. ZJ is an Upcountry Laredo package, 4.0. Came with aftermarket wheels on 235/75-15s. After ths trip on Rattlesnake, I decided that 2' of lift and 31s would be perfect. Being a cheap Jeeper, and patient. I picked up a few things passed on by others. 2" budget boost pucks, Tuff Country fixed front lower control arms, and Teraflex adjustable uppers. I did swap in new bushings. So early November 2008, I lifted the ZJ 2" and added 31s. This is as it sits today. To me, it sat well, drove well, and with the home made lengthened sway bar lengths removed, flexed well. It was this rock on Rattlesnake that made me decide on my lift originally...

Evan Boberg, Sandy UT. 94 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 L, auto, 231 t-case, front dana 30 with e-locker 4.88 gears, rear axle Ford 8.8 with yukon grizzly locker 4.88 gears, Rough Country Long Arm suspension with 4” lift, Federal Couragia 35X12.50/15 tires on 15X7.5 aftermarket steel wheels. Has a modified winch plate from Rough country with a Harbor Freight 9500 lb winch. 2X8 square tube rocksliders., Lots of Moab pinstriping. Completed the build in July of 2019. It's terrible on the road, max speed is about 55 mph, so it get's trailered everywhere.Love going to Sand Hollow, and second to that is Vernal Rock Rally. So far I have had terrible luck at Jeep Safari, broke a OX rear locker in a Dana 35 on Devil's Crack in 2019 my first...

_______________________________________ Owners Name & City- Luke Callister- Tooele, Ut Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- Toyota, 4Runner, 1984 Engine-22RE Turbo with Got Propane kit Transmission- W56 Forward shift with Marlin Crawler 22ret flywheel, and Marlin Crawler 22ret Rock crawling clutch T-Case- Dual stock cases with Marlin MC08 adapter kit and chromo output shaft and Marlin Crawler total spine input shaft. Axles- Front is 4.10 gears, spool, Dirty 30 axles, chromo hub gears/ Rear is 4.10 gears, spool, chromo axles Suspension- Front and Rear is 4 linked 2" solid aluminum links with 1.25 rock joints, and 14" King coilovers. Wheels and Tires- 17" KMC Beadlocks/ 37X12.5X17 BFG Red label projects Winch- front XRC 9.5k...

Owners Name & City- Dave Addington, Las Vegas Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- Ford Broncoish.. Engine-Ford 408 Transmission-NP435 T-Case-NP205 with Behemoth Strongbox Axles-Built '07 Superduty axles Suspension-Front and Rear 4 links with 14" Coilovers Wheels and Tires-Custom Home-Fabbed Beadlocks, Nitto KOH Spec 40" Tires Winch-Warn 9.0RC Favorite Trails-Coyote Canyon (Moab), Joint Effort (Sand Hollow) Other-Home built 3 seat chassis, 110" WB, 20" Belly This rig started as a '79 Bronco and has morphed into a full tube chassis buggy! Seems like I kept changing it as I grew as a driver til I got to this level, took about 5 years

Well I'm going to keep the tj and build it, currently I think it has good bones but it does need some upgrades and some preventive maintenance done to it to make it trail worthy. I thought I would post on time as you all seems to know what to avoid and what is a worthy upgrade. So here is the current state of the Jeep.

Owners Name & City- tv_larsen - Logan, Utah Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2001 Dodge Dakota Sport Quad Cab Engine- 5.9L Magnum V8 Transmission- 46RE T-Case- Box4Rocks 231/231 Doubler with an Advance Adapters SYE Axles- Front - Dana 60 kingpin high pinion with 5.38 gears, an ARB, Yukon 35 spline inners and outers, Yukon Hardcore hubs, and a Rock Crusher diffcover. Rear - Sterling 10.25" with 5.38 gears, a Detroit Locker, and a Ruff Stuff diff cover. Suspension- Front - Skyjacker 4" GM 48" front leaf springs. Rear - 57" 2wd Ford F150 leaf springs, spring over, no blocks. Wheels and Tires- H2 aluminum 17" wheels, 37x12.50x17 BFG KM3 tires. Winch- Vintage Warn 8274 with 100' of 3/8" synthetic rope. Favorite Trails- Hell's...

I've been wheeling and building my XJ now for about 10 years, but have lately had the urge to build a buggy. It was something that I wanted to do, but I didn't think it was in the near future... until I found this guy A couple of text's and a trip with the trailer and it followed me home. I did a little trading, so its a cheap base to build off of. Got it home and started looking, was surprised to see how well it was set up Chevy TBI 4.3. Was running when the buggy was parted out, so hopefully wont be too bad to get running again. Set up for full hydro. Has the orbital valve, remote filter and cooler installed already. Ac compressor is converted for OBA. All the solenoids and valves seem to be there, its just a mater of...

I had alluded to an upcoming purchase in the past. I made the order in early September 2019 and on February 12, 2020 I arrived in Kansas City, Mo, headquarters of VanDOit and picked up my 2019 VanDOit LIV adventure van. I made a video of myself when I picked it up - I was pretty excited. I've also revised my blog, included the video and some additional photos which I'll repeat here. The chassis is a 2019 Ford Transit 350 high roof, long wheelbase (but not extended body) with a Quigley 4x4 conversion. Engine is the 3.5L ecoboost (which is actually pretty damn fast in this big machine). Full tow package including brake controller, limited slip rear diff, navigation, heated and electric custom leather front seats. I...

Owner’s Name and City: Erik W. in Las Cruces, NM Make, Model, and Year of Vehicle: 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 Engine: Factory 5.2 liter (318 ci) V8 Transmission: Factory NV3500 5-speed Transfer Case: Factory NP231HD Axles: Factory Chrysler 9.25 front; Factory Dana 44 front Suspension: Stock for now Wheels and tires: Stock ST wheels with 265/75/16 ATs Winch: None My son Erik is studying for his driver’s license now, and we have been looking for a good used truck that he can start his driving career with. He worked all summer and saved up his cash to supplement the few bucks I have set aside for his first ride (I did the same for his elder sister). His requirements were relatively rigid, which means we have been searching...

The original BlackSheep was my dream ride. Foolishly I sold her. About 3 years ago. This was the day the new owner was coming to pick her up: Most of what I learned about wheeling came from the folks on this forum while I was building BlackSheep. That was then and I regret selling BlackSheep. Earlier this year I opted to buy another TJ and came upon this 2004 Rubicon: Of course I couldn't leave well enough alone, so the build has begun...

Owners Name & City- Tim Saunders - Herriman, UT Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2004 Jeep LJ Engine- Stock 4.0 Transmission- Stock 42RLE (auto) T-Case- Stock NP231 with Savvy cable shifter and Slip Yoke Eliminator Axles- FRONT: JK Rubicon Dana 44 with truss, sleeves, gussets, RCV's, Cryo treated 5.38's and Ox air locker, JK steering, home made track bar & Teraflex flipped drag link. REAR: Teraflex semi float CRD60, 5.38's and ARB. Suspension- FRONT: Core 4x4 short arms with Johnny Joints all around, 3.5" front RK coils, Billstien 5100 shocks, Antirock and custom track bar. REAR: Custom 4-ling, triangulated uppers with Artec frame brackets, and Metalcloak joints, 2.5" rear RK coils, outboarded rears with 12" Billstien 5125 shocks...

Owners Name & City- Ben and Kami, Washington Utah Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2017 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Engine- 3.6L Pentastar, RIPP High Performance Coil Packs Transmission-5 speed auto T-Case- Stock 4:1 Rubi Axles- Stock D44 with 4.88 Auburn Gears Suspension- Zone Off-Road 3", Synergy lower control arms, Teraflex tie rod/drag link Wheels and Tires- 37x12.50r17 Maxxis RZR on 17x9 Fuel Mavericks Winch- Smittybilt XRC 10k Favorite Trails- Lately when family is in Town, Milt's Mile has been a fun one to cruise up solo just to give them a taste of wheeling. From leaving the house, I can be back in <45 minutes. Other-Lots of bolt ons, some interesting, some useful: All American Offroad Bumpers front/rear DV8 Hood...

Well I am finally almost done with my LS swap in my old CJ8. I fired it up yesterday and it started on the first try. So far everything seems to be working as expected but I haven't driven it yet due to a dead Jeep parked behind it. I know I should have been better at taking pictures along the way but here are a few. The motor is a 5.3 from an 01 GMC Yukon. It has been rebuilt with L33 flat top pistons and rods bored 30 over. It has a better cam in it. The transmission is a 4L60E that came in the Yukon, it was rebuilt with the standard improvements most put in these. The transfer case is an Atlas two speed with 3.8 ratio. To make life easier on the swap I swapped to a driver's side drop front axle. Its a 77 F150 narrowed high pinion...

Owners Name & City- Josh Miller Clearfield formerly Daniel Jacquire build Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 48 Willys cj2a Engine- 1.9 Mtdi Transmission- Ax15 T-Case- Dana 300 with 4to1 and twins stick Axles- Wagoneer 44 front with OX locker, Rcv shafts, Hardcore hubs, Reid knuckles, and PSC full hydro, spidertrax rotors and wilwood 4 piston calipers. Teraflex Crd 60 rear with Ox locker, chromoly shafts. Spidertrax rotors and wilwood 4 piston calipers Suspension- 3 link front with 14" ORI struts 4 link rear with 14" fox air shocks and bumps Wheels and Tires- 37" Pitbull Rockers on procomp beadlocks Winch- Warn 9000lb with wireless remote. Favorite Trails- Other-

So I've been mostly a lurker the last few years. I joined RME in 2003 when I was working for Rocky-Road Outfitters in Heber. I've poked around and always enjoyed reading about others adventures and everything else, but I've never had a vehicle that I felt needed a lift for my uses. I mainly poke around in the Uinta Basin and never really do what would be considered serious off roading since I know I have to be able to get home and still be able to get to work in the same vehicle. I decided to post up my current ride/project. I posted this on a blog that I haven't posted on since 2011. Here's the link Here's the most current picture, while the blog has some from the process over the last couple years. I'm not the best at taking...

Owners Name & City- Brian, South Jordan Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2005 Chevy Colorado Engine- 3.5L inline 5 cylinder Transmission- Automatic Wheels and Tires- 245/75R16 I have been looking for new work vehicle for some time, and decided to try to cut out my work car, and work truck by using a half sized truck. I did a lot of searching and waiting until the right deal came along. I found this 2005 Colorado that was at a stealership from a trade in. Story says it's a one owner, old couple. They traveled the country, resulting in high freeway miles. The truck is in great shape. The back seat looks as though it has never been used. The driver seat shows some wear, especially on the arm rest, but in overall I give it a 7 or 10 for...