I’ll own a full size one some day. I have always wanted a WWII era Willys MB. Came across this at an antique store, even though it’s hardly an antique.
Bought a new Jeep!
Warmer weather has arrived!
As soon as it gets warm, top and doors come off!
Trailer Queen
The new trailer came in. I ordered a 20′ PJ Trailers B5 Buggy Hauler to haul the Jeep. The trip to Moab will be its maiden voyage.
I ordered it will a toolbox on the tongue, but unfortunately, the toolbox gets in the way of the brackets for the load distribution hitch.
So I had to cut off the toolbox with an angle grinder. Ugh. Brand new trailer, already hacking it up. LOL.
Hacked up my finger a bit, too. Ooops.
4 My Jeep
Got the new license plates in for the truck today.
New wheels for the mule
Now I really need to get working on the new shop. Can’t have this getting all covered in snow!
I’ve been wanting a truck ever since I traded my Dakota in for the Jeep. With EJS 2018 around the corner, decided to pull the trigger and get something I can use as a winter daily, plus it’ll have enough power to pull the Jeep on a trailer cross country.
Trailer has been ordered. Just need to wait for it to be built and delivered to the dealer in a few weeks.
Mule tracks
First snow at the new house. The mule left some tracks.
New stable for the mule
Haven’t had any time to work on the Jeep and probably won’t for a while. Mostly, because of work and we just moved into a new house. Finally, I can park both my JK and the wife’s Cherokee in the same garage!
So much room for activities! I still have a lot of crap to move around, but both vehicles will be in the garage within the week.
The new property has enough space that there are already some initial ideas floating around about building a 20×40 shop attached to the back of the garage.
And it’s my wife that is pushing me to build it!
When stop means stop
Time for some new brake shoes. Decided to go ahead and replace the rotors on the front as well. Bought a Power Stop package from Rock Auto
Customer service is key
I have to say, Adams Driveshaft company is the best at customer service. I was noticing some issues with my drive shaft recently, When I went to look at it, the slip joint had rusted to the point it was seized. I called Adams for some advice. They didn’t even hesitate to offer to send me out a brand new replacement.
My best and favorite mod
I was recently asked this question:
So even though with every Jeep build there is always one more thing after that one more thing that is added. But from a new Jeep owner to a experienced one, what would be your words of advice & your best & favorite mod?
I’m not sure just how experienced I am. But, these are good questions. Each mod has its own purpose, and to isolate most of them individually would be almost futile. But I’ll try and answer them in reverse order.
My favorite mod, today, is the one I had the most hand in creating, my corner armor. And I hope I don’t need to use it.
It’s only my favorite because I built it (well, cobbled together some parts someone else made – lol) and I think I did an OK job. I’d love to go back and change a few things. Someday.
Best mod? Hmmm. Depends on perspective. I might say the trail cage if I was talking about safety. But then I might say the winch if I’m talking about recovery. I can’t really say what one is the “best.” Maybe the lift since it gives me the flexibility I want for the kind of wheeling I like.
Words of advice – take your time. You don’t need to rush into anything. Unless you have buckets full of cash to buy the most expensive stuff and then replace it when it doesn’t satisfy you – don’t go out and buy that widget too fast. Wheel your Jeep the way it is. Find out what you WANT to do and then work your way into it. Learn things, like, there is NO SUCH THING as a complete lift “kit” and changing any aspect of your suspension will affect every other aspect. Ask questions and expect competing opinions. There is nothing wrong with civil disagreement.
If you look at this thread, you’ll see I started as a novice (still am, sorta) and I wheeled on 33″ tires and a budget boost. I hate mud, love rocks, so I new I wanted a high articulating lift. I drive it every day, a mud terrain tire would be noisy and uncomfortable.
But most importantly, keep these two things at the forefront of every decision you make
1. Safety. Make sure what you are doing is safe and won’t cause problems.
2. It’s your Jeep.
Build it the way YOU want to build it and anyone that gives you grief about it can screw off. If you want a mall crawler, build one. You want a show Jeep, build it. You want something that looks pretty good and can crawl, build it and wash it every week. You want to rip the carpet out, throw away the top and let the mud dry on the seats – go for it.