Huntsville Alabama / Tennessee Valley Chat
05-12-2009, 05:26 PM
#1921
JK Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 3,386
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
05-13-2009, 11:06 AM
#1922
JK Super Freak
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Madison, AL
Posts: 1,916
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Hey guys, juct checking in. Been real busy trying to get all the paperwork and everything done so I can head overseas. Should be in country by June 1st if not sooner. Expect to leave for Ft Bennig for one week at the end of next week. If I can Ill stop by for lunch, need to go reread the thread on where everyone is going and when
05-13-2009, 03:48 PM
#1924
JK Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 3,386
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It sounded even better on our big trail ride to Skyline when Jason would get stuck in a mud puddle - with those old tires spinning wildly, the engine rumble was great!!!
My guess is that those days are gone now that he has the big 35's. Oh wait, wasn't there another mud predicament recently. 
05-13-2009, 03:51 PM
#1925
JK Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 3,386
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I ended up buying a 9000lb winch from Harbor Freight. I had a $100 gift card from Christmas plus a 20% off coupon so I ended up sub $200. These things have had good reveiws and even did well in the competition that whichever magazine it was held. I've already got my money's worth with it. When I got buried in that nasty mud hole a recovery strap wouldn't have been long enough for Travis to get on a spot with good traction, so we took the cable out 50ft hooked it up to his Jeep and 30 secodns later I was free and clear. It's obviously not a Warn or Ramsey but for my purposes and budget it will get the job done. I love being the canary for the cheap stuff!!!
05-13-2009, 04:37 PM
#1926
JK Enthusiast
During one of our lunch meets, a number of us heard the muffler so others could also comment - personally I thought it sounded pretty good.
It sounded even better on our big trail ride to Skyline when Jason would get stuck in a mud puddle - with those old tires spinning wildly, the engine rumble was great!!! My guess is that those days are gone now that he has the big 35's. Oh wait, wasn't there another mud predicament recently.
It sounded even better on our big trail ride to Skyline when Jason would get stuck in a mud puddle - with those old tires spinning wildly, the engine rumble was great!!!
My guess is that those days are gone now that he has the big 35's. Oh wait, wasn't there another mud predicament recently.
05-13-2009, 08:23 PM
#1927
JK Junkie
Join Date: May 2008
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 3,386
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Thinking of 37's???
Here's a quote by wayoflife wrt what may have contributed to his front Dana 44's destruction. Can't believe the carnage his 37's have racked up. 
well, use/abuse is always a factor and we are hard on our jeep. however, i can honestly say that we only started to see breakage when we upgraded to our toyo 37x13.50's on walker evans beadlocks. these are really big/heavy tires - way more so than a set of BFG's and they have definitely been taking a toll on things. certainly, of the 3 tie rods that we've bent, 2 were bent forward and due to the torque of the tires on steep climbs. we've also gone through 2 steering boxes, 1 drag link, 1 locker and now this. when we were still running 35's, we never had any problems.
05-14-2009, 09:06 AM
#1929
JK Super Freak
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Arkansas / Alabama
Posts: 1,157
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Jason... thanks for showing up, asshole. 
The bill will be waiting on you up front. Thanks for the shots of Petron!! 
I am sure you had a good excuse.
The bill will be waiting on you up front. Thanks for the shots of Petron!! I am sure you had a good excuse.
Last edited by USAF_GroundRat; 05-14-2009 at 11:50 AM.
