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Looks like its time for some new tires and rims

 

Easy there Red......I'm just trying to stay semi caught up here!

Actually the wheels are the upgraded wheels for the wrangler 17" and the tires are bigger than the ones I had on when you last saw it. They look smaller I think because of the lift. I'd say I have at least 3" now.

 

Hey could any of you recommend a good place to get an alignment done around here? thanks

 

I can't vouch for many places, but I've always had good luck with Big Ten Tires.

 

Check out this shorty antenna. Good for those of us with windowshield lights:
http://www.shortyantennasource.com/s...dex&cPath=5_80
I got the Black 8" antenna

Here is athread discussing it:
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-electrical-lighting-sound-systems-13/shorty-antenna-63052/

 

[QUOTE=08RedRecon;904333]Check out this shorty antenna. Good for those of us with windowshield lights:
http://www.shortyantennasource.com/s...dex&cPath=5_80
I got the Black

I take it that it will work as good or better than the factory one?

 

Good find, I'll have to get one.

 

Very interesting area with lots of variety . . . definitely plan to make more trips there. Most of the ground I covered this past ride was Level 1-2, however what I'm calling Level 2 were basically pure mud trails. The guys here know that I don't get all excited when I see mud puddles (i.e., I'll steer around mud if I have the chance), but many of these trails are pretty tight, and there was no avoiding the slop I had to drive through - and I don't think there's been rain there for a week or so. You can see the mud on the side of my Jeep (in some of the pics I posted above) where I had to hammer the skinny pedal pretty hard to make sure I had the momentum to make it past some of the more heavily rutted sections.

Also crawled down a very rocky Level 3+ trail that probably only one other JK (bama-jk's rig), here in the Huntsville area, could have made without ripping parts off its undercarriage. Without question, a Level 4 going up, and if it were real wet, close to a 5. And as I mentioned above, the tougher trails are fairly tight, plus there are no "get out of jail free" bailout escape arteries.

Bottom line - lots of easy stuff, but you could find yourself in deep kimchi if you meandered down the wrong trail. With that in mind, I vote Mike as the "Trail Canary" - I guarantee he'd probably end up with more challenge than he bargained for.

Note: Pics I've posted all look fairly tame, because when it wasn't, the last thing on my mind was snapping a quick pic for the Show and Tell gallery.

Temp in valley: 34 Temp up on top: 25


Another shot looking down one of the many creeks:

 

Looks like it would be a good time. I'm not looking for much mud after the trip to Durhamtown! I'm still cleaning it out!

How many miles did you cover and what part of the map were you exploring?