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billetsilverJK's 2 Door Build , i like jeeps
First things first id like to share a beer with each and every one of you . Cheers 
My name is Mike, I'm stationed in Southern Maryland , active duty U.S. Coast Guard.
Let me dive right into it, About a week ago (Feb 11, 2017) I bought my first JK wrangler. Ive had 5 Jeeps previously , but this is the first one I have had to make payments on
. I kind of have a jeep problem from what ive been told.
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My First jeep was a 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ , Bought stock, built it up and sold it within a year.
It was a great jeep and I do regret + miss it. Ran 5.5 In of lift, 33s, lockers front and rear (aussie) ,skid plates blah blah blah. It really could take on anything I threw at it and kept up with all of the bigger rigs , sold it with 160k miles for 6,000$ .
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Next I picked up another stock 99 Jeep Cherokee, yeah not sure why I did this, stock again, bad condition but I made it more of a summer project.
Only Kept this one for 2 months. Had a ton of problems, it was sitting for around a year and I picked it up for 1200$ . It had leather and a Sunroof! Kept this simple, just a 3in lift and 31s. Sold it for $4500 with 175k on the clock.
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My 3rd jeep was a 97 Wrangler.
I had a lot of fun with it, main problems being that it had the painfully slow 2.5L , Trust when I say don't do it if you get the choice, the 4 banger IS that bad. It introduced me to the other side of jeeps. I liked it a lot besides that and had a good time with it until the frame cracked (north east problems). I threw some used 33s on it, a front aussie locker and a budget boost on it. Attached I have a picture of it at Rausch Creek. During my time there I nearly hydrolocked my engine and I killed my alternator. This taught me to keeps away from the water
. I liked the jeep a lot but,,, my brother said he was about to sell his XJ. So I decided I would sell this TJ and I got $4500 with 185k miles on it and telling the new owner about all of the issues. I still see that jeep around a lot, he drives it like a damn sports car. But anyway that brings me to my 4th Jeep.
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My 4th jeep was my brothers 99 CHEROKEE, yes another one.
I did love this one too, my brother had some 31s and a 3 in lift on it , while that was nice I wanted bigger. So I went and bought a set of 35s and brought the lift up to 4.5in . I had it regeared by GLOBEX PERFORMANCE in Toms River NJ to 4.88s. The jeep did great, I tried to wheel it every weekend I could. I put a lot of parts and time into the jeep, but unfortunately I wanted to get something I would feel good about driving home with , being a 6 hour drive , well the jeep didn't love it .
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This finally brings me to My JK!
I'm really excited for this build. its a 2015 Auto with 21k miles. I'm starting to plan out my build for something capable, reliable, and beefy.
I chose the auto over manual for a few reasons, even though I wanted another manual, I had to come to my senses, long trips, traffic, and wheeling a manual all kind of made me go towards an auto, and I don't regret it at all. Most of my friends who have 6 speed wranglers say that they would rather have an auto, I guess its a personal preference. Ive have my share of manual cars and have decided to go this route. I like the power behind the 3.6 also. The jeep came with a 7 Year/100,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty. Not sure how long it will be until I void that but I guess its nice to have.
Anyway that's all for now, I plan to post as much as I can about the jeep so I have a constant "journal" of what ive done.
My name is Mike, I'm stationed in Southern Maryland , active duty U.S. Coast Guard.
Let me dive right into it, About a week ago (Feb 11, 2017) I bought my first JK wrangler. Ive had 5 Jeeps previously , but this is the first one I have had to make payments on
. I kind of have a jeep problem from what ive been told. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My First jeep was a 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ , Bought stock, built it up and sold it within a year.
It was a great jeep and I do regret + miss it. Ran 5.5 In of lift, 33s, lockers front and rear (aussie) ,skid plates blah blah blah. It really could take on anything I threw at it and kept up with all of the bigger rigs , sold it with 160k miles for 6,000$ .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next I picked up another stock 99 Jeep Cherokee, yeah not sure why I did this, stock again, bad condition but I made it more of a summer project.
Only Kept this one for 2 months. Had a ton of problems, it was sitting for around a year and I picked it up for 1200$ . It had leather and a Sunroof! Kept this simple, just a 3in lift and 31s. Sold it for $4500 with 175k on the clock.
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My 3rd jeep was a 97 Wrangler.
I had a lot of fun with it, main problems being that it had the painfully slow 2.5L , Trust when I say don't do it if you get the choice, the 4 banger IS that bad. It introduced me to the other side of jeeps. I liked it a lot besides that and had a good time with it until the frame cracked (north east problems). I threw some used 33s on it, a front aussie locker and a budget boost on it. Attached I have a picture of it at Rausch Creek. During my time there I nearly hydrolocked my engine and I killed my alternator. This taught me to keeps away from the water
. I liked the jeep a lot but,,, my brother said he was about to sell his XJ. So I decided I would sell this TJ and I got $4500 with 185k miles on it and telling the new owner about all of the issues. I still see that jeep around a lot, he drives it like a damn sports car. But anyway that brings me to my 4th Jeep.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My 4th jeep was my brothers 99 CHEROKEE, yes another one.
I did love this one too, my brother had some 31s and a 3 in lift on it , while that was nice I wanted bigger. So I went and bought a set of 35s and brought the lift up to 4.5in . I had it regeared by GLOBEX PERFORMANCE in Toms River NJ to 4.88s. The jeep did great, I tried to wheel it every weekend I could. I put a lot of parts and time into the jeep, but unfortunately I wanted to get something I would feel good about driving home with , being a 6 hour drive , well the jeep didn't love it .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This finally brings me to My JK!
I'm really excited for this build. its a 2015 Auto with 21k miles. I'm starting to plan out my build for something capable, reliable, and beefy.
I chose the auto over manual for a few reasons, even though I wanted another manual, I had to come to my senses, long trips, traffic, and wheeling a manual all kind of made me go towards an auto, and I don't regret it at all. Most of my friends who have 6 speed wranglers say that they would rather have an auto, I guess its a personal preference. Ive have my share of manual cars and have decided to go this route. I like the power behind the 3.6 also. The jeep came with a 7 Year/100,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty. Not sure how long it will be until I void that but I guess its nice to have.
Anyway that's all for now, I plan to post as much as I can about the jeep so I have a constant "journal" of what ive done.
02-15-2017, 03:17 PM
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The 4cyl TJ is a blast on the trails and poking around town but you're right- absolutely painful on the highway. I sold mine for $4200 with 250k to step into the JK. The 4cyl and 3 speed auto combo pushed me into the 6 speed. People don't understand that pain 
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oh for sure they are great wheelin, super small , they fit anywhere!. but yeah I had the 5 speed and it wasn't any better
. I would love getting pushed off the highway on a windy day .
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Little update,
Put around 3k miles on the jeep so far and I love it, starting to figure out which way I want to go with it and what I want to do,
for now just a few wheeling pics from the last trip.
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Put around 3k miles on the jeep so far and I love it, starting to figure out which way I want to go with it and what I want to do,
for now just a few wheeling pics from the last trip.
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Just made my first big purchase for the jeep.
(4) 315/70/17 Cooper Discoverer STT Pro tires
after doing tons of research it seemed as though everyone loves them so far, so ill give them a shot.
Total was $1060.00 through Discount Tire Direct using their coupon on ebay. Added the tire certificates for an extra $158. Happy with the price!
(4) 315/70/17 Cooper Discoverer STT Pro tires
after doing tons of research it seemed as though everyone loves them so far, so ill give them a shot.
Total was $1060.00 through Discount Tire Direct using their coupon on ebay. Added the tire certificates for an extra $158. Happy with the price!
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Really cool what you have accomplished over the years
First things first id like to share a beer with each and every one of you . Cheers
My name is Mike, I'm stationed in Southern Maryland , active duty U.S. Coast Guard.
Let me dive right into it, About a week ago (Feb 11, 2017) I bought my first JK wrangler. Ive had 5 Jeeps previously , but this is the first one I have had to make payments on. I kind of have a jeep problem from what ive been told.
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My First jeep was a 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ , Bought stock, built it up and sold it within a year.
Attachment 666637
It was a great jeep and I do regret + miss it. Ran 5.5 In of lift, 33s, lockers front and rear (aussie) ,skid plates blah blah blah. It really could take on anything I threw at it and kept up with all of the bigger rigs , sold it with 160k miles for 6,000$ .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next I picked up another stock 99 Jeep Cherokee, yeah not sure why I did this, stock again, bad condition but I made it more of a summer project.
Attachment 666638
Only Kept this one for 2 months. Had a ton of problems, it was sitting for around a year and I picked it up for 1200$ . It had leather and a Sunroof! Kept this simple, just a 3in lift and 31s. Sold it for $4500 with 175k on the clock.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My 3rd jeep was a 97 Wrangler.
Attachment 666640Attachment 666641
I had a lot of fun with it, main problems being that it had the painfully slow 2.5L , Trust when I say don't do it if you get the choice, the 4 banger IS that bad. It introduced me to the other side of jeeps. I liked it a lot besides that and had a good time with it until the frame cracked (north east problems). I threw some used 33s on it, a front aussie locker and a budget boost on it. Attached I have a picture of it at Rausch Creek. During my time there I nearly hydrolocked my engine and I killed my alternator. This taught me to keeps away from the water. I liked the jeep a lot but,,, my brother said he was about to sell his XJ. So I decided I would sell this TJ and I got $4500 with 185k miles on it and telling the new owner about all of the issues. I still see that jeep around a lot, he drives it like a damn sports car. But anyway that brings me to my 4th Jeep.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My 4th jeep was my brothers 99 CHEROKEE, yes another one.
Attachment 666642
I did love this one too, my brother had some 31s and a 3 in lift on it , while that was nice I wanted bigger. So I went and bought a set of 35s and brought the lift up to 4.5in . I had it regeared by GLOBEX PERFORMANCE in Toms River NJ to 4.88s. The jeep did great, I tried to wheel it every weekend I could. I put a lot of parts and time into the jeep, but unfortunately I wanted to get something I would feel good about driving home with , being a 6 hour drive , well the jeep didn't love it .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This finally brings me to My JK!
Attachment 666643Attachment 666644Attachment 666645
I'm really excited for this build. its a 2015 Auto with 21k miles. I'm starting to plan out my build for something capable, reliable, and beefy.
I chose the auto over manual for a few reasons, even though I wanted another manual, I had to come to my senses, long trips, traffic, and wheeling a manual all kind of made me go towards an auto, and I don't regret it at all. Most of my friends who have 6 speed wranglers say that they would rather have an auto, I guess its a personal preference. Ive have my share of manual cars and have decided to go this route. I like the power behind the 3.6 also. The jeep came with a 7 Year/100,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty. Not sure how long it will be until I void that but I guess its nice to have.
Anyway that's all for now, I plan to post as much as I can about the jeep so I have a constant "journal" of what ive done.
My name is Mike, I'm stationed in Southern Maryland , active duty U.S. Coast Guard.
Let me dive right into it, About a week ago (Feb 11, 2017) I bought my first JK wrangler. Ive had 5 Jeeps previously , but this is the first one I have had to make payments on
. I kind of have a jeep problem from what ive been told. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My First jeep was a 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ , Bought stock, built it up and sold it within a year.
Attachment 666637
It was a great jeep and I do regret + miss it. Ran 5.5 In of lift, 33s, lockers front and rear (aussie) ,skid plates blah blah blah. It really could take on anything I threw at it and kept up with all of the bigger rigs , sold it with 160k miles for 6,000$ .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Next I picked up another stock 99 Jeep Cherokee, yeah not sure why I did this, stock again, bad condition but I made it more of a summer project.
Attachment 666638
Only Kept this one for 2 months. Had a ton of problems, it was sitting for around a year and I picked it up for 1200$ . It had leather and a Sunroof! Kept this simple, just a 3in lift and 31s. Sold it for $4500 with 175k on the clock.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My 3rd jeep was a 97 Wrangler.
Attachment 666640Attachment 666641
I had a lot of fun with it, main problems being that it had the painfully slow 2.5L , Trust when I say don't do it if you get the choice, the 4 banger IS that bad. It introduced me to the other side of jeeps. I liked it a lot besides that and had a good time with it until the frame cracked (north east problems). I threw some used 33s on it, a front aussie locker and a budget boost on it. Attached I have a picture of it at Rausch Creek. During my time there I nearly hydrolocked my engine and I killed my alternator. This taught me to keeps away from the water
. I liked the jeep a lot but,,, my brother said he was about to sell his XJ. So I decided I would sell this TJ and I got $4500 with 185k miles on it and telling the new owner about all of the issues. I still see that jeep around a lot, he drives it like a damn sports car. But anyway that brings me to my 4th Jeep.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My 4th jeep was my brothers 99 CHEROKEE, yes another one.
Attachment 666642
I did love this one too, my brother had some 31s and a 3 in lift on it , while that was nice I wanted bigger. So I went and bought a set of 35s and brought the lift up to 4.5in . I had it regeared by GLOBEX PERFORMANCE in Toms River NJ to 4.88s. The jeep did great, I tried to wheel it every weekend I could. I put a lot of parts and time into the jeep, but unfortunately I wanted to get something I would feel good about driving home with , being a 6 hour drive , well the jeep didn't love it .
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This finally brings me to My JK!
Attachment 666643Attachment 666644Attachment 666645
I'm really excited for this build. its a 2015 Auto with 21k miles. I'm starting to plan out my build for something capable, reliable, and beefy.
I chose the auto over manual for a few reasons, even though I wanted another manual, I had to come to my senses, long trips, traffic, and wheeling a manual all kind of made me go towards an auto, and I don't regret it at all. Most of my friends who have 6 speed wranglers say that they would rather have an auto, I guess its a personal preference. Ive have my share of manual cars and have decided to go this route. I like the power behind the 3.6 also. The jeep came with a 7 Year/100,000 Mile Powertrain Warranty. Not sure how long it will be until I void that but I guess its nice to have.
Anyway that's all for now, I plan to post as much as I can about the jeep so I have a constant "journal" of what ive done.
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ive always liked the rubicon hard rock wheels. I know some people like them and others don't, but I found myself a set of 5 and couldn't pass up the deal!
