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Anyone from Huntsville, AL???

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BigBlue7
Just as the title askes, anyone nearby with some offroad spots? I have one down the parkway under the overpass at the TN River!
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BamaJeepman21
Took the doors off. :D Now I'm even more recognizable. Especially since I still have the hard top on. Looks kinda funny.
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BigBlue7 said:
I have found people on Craigslist with small shops who work on Jeeps as a hobby. I had a quote done by RCO for a lift kit, and thier labor was 6x the price I paid. Plus all they did was up-sell. The labor I paid with an average Joe was $100, and he let me help and showed me some tricks, so I got some good experience.
As far as the lift goes, I feel like a minimal lift is more fun, esp on an older Jeep.
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Don't get me wrong: I would much rather do the work myself. Hell, with the help of a few local Jeepers, I installed my RC BB, Daystar BL, and did the engine swap in my basic two-car garage. And I am a shade-tree mechanic, at best. Nothing like turning wrenches on your vehicle, to learn how everything works. But, for those folks that can't do the work themselves, for whatever reasons, RCO is a good place to go to get work done/parts. My .02.

BamaJeepman21 said:
Took the doors off. :D Now I'm even more recognizable. Especially since I still have the hard top on. Looks kinda funny.
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Nice! :cheers2: I had the Hard Top Freedom panels out for the last two days. Actually got a little sun on my skin........... :2thumbsup:
Doors have to wait until it gets a bit warmer. As does the soft top.
Although, if it doesn't rain Saturday, it might be nice enough weather to go wheeling minus doors and top........ Now ya got me thinking..........

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Don't get me wrong: I would much rather do the work myself. Hell, with the help of a few local Jeepers, I installed my RC BB, Daystar BL, and did the engine swap in my basic two-car garage. And I am a shade-tree mechanic, at best. Nothing like turning wrenches on your vehicle, to learn how everything works. But, for those folks that can't do the work themselves, for whatever reasons, RCO is a good place to go to get work done/parts. My .02
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X2. If I have ever modified my past vehicles, I have always done it myself, aside from the various things like balancing tires, alignments, etc. Basically, if it can done with tools from Sears or the likes, I'm gonna do it myself.

On a side note, caught two flat tires in 24 hours in the jeep. Now I'm stuck thinking, I'm going to lift it and get new tires at some point, so is now the time? I was hoping to drive it stock for a while before going all out on it so I could get that confidence knowing it won't break down on me.

So, replace the two tires, drive it a while, and wait longer for a lift or trust it and order the parts?
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If you aren't having any issues with the driveability of it, I say go ahead and get the lift/tires. Why waste money on two tires, then turn around and buy 4 (or 5) new tires? Unless you just want to throw some cheap, used tires on there until you feel comfortable with the vehicle.
Worst case scenario, you can still use the lift and tires on another Jeep, if the current one gives up the ghost.



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sixty5vdub said:
Nice! :cheers2: I had the Hard Top Freedom panels out for the last two days. Actually got a little sun on my skin........... :2thumbsup:
Doors have to wait until it gets a bit warmer. As does the soft top.
Although, if it doesn't rain Saturday, it might be nice enough weather to go wheeling minus doors and top........ Now ya got me thinking..........

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Wait!? :laugh: It's 80* out there man! Granted I did put the doors back on because of the torrential rain last night.
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BamaJeepman21 said:
Wait!? :laugh: It's 80* out there man! Granted I did put the doors back on because of the torrential rain last night.
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:rofl: Yeah, the 80* is good in the afternoon, but that early morning 50* drive to work is what gets me............
That being said, I was this close to putting the soft top on yesterday evening, right before the storm came through. Had some pea-sized hail with the rain and wind. Soft top probably woulda been fine, but I was kinda glad I left the hard top on.

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BamaJeepman21 said:
Wait!? :laugh: It's 80* out there man! Granted I did put the doors back on because of the torrential rain last night.
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I want to say I passed you last night on the way to get food. I was going down University towards Research and might have saw you turning there at JetPep over on the Parkway side of town. It was definitely a TJ with no doors and a hard top. I remember cause I looked in the rear view and thought...no doors and a hard top, thats odd. :rofl:

And yea, the storms last night were crazy. I started hearing hail and whipped it under a gas station to try and save the WK. :laugh:
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BigBlue7
I got doorless w/ top on all the time. Not so bad actually.
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sixty5vdub said:
:rofl: Yeah, the 80* is good in the afternoon, but that early morning 50* drive to work is what gets me............
That being said, I was this close to putting the soft top on yesterday evening, right before the storm came through. Had some pea-sized hail with the rain and wind. Soft top probably woulda been fine, but I was kinda glad I left the hard top on.

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:laugh: Try driving topless and doorless in 17* weather. That was cold. :rofl:

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I want to say I passed you last night on the way to get food. I was going down University towards Research and might have saw you turning there at JetPep over on the Parkway side of town. It was definitely a TJ with no doors and a hard top. I remember cause I looked in the rear view and thought...no doors and a hard top, thats odd. :rofl:

And yea, the storms last night were crazy. I started hearing hail and whipped it under a gas station to try and save the WK. :laugh:
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I don't think that was me. But I do turn at a JetPep everyday at 12:30 on Mountain Gap road.
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Had a good time at Hawk Pride this weekend. Rode for several hours on Saturday, and only saw 1/2-3/4 of the trails. Similar to the other parks in the area, except they have more trails that are marked for ATV's only (and that some people lead a bunch of Jeeps down by mistake, not knowing they were ATV trails :laugh:). Plenty of trails for Jeeps/trucks, though. Some off-camber stuff that pitches you sideways pretty good. Also, more water there than Mountainside or Morris Mountain. Which made it go from dusty to muddy real quick. They also have a good sized Motocross track, for the dirt-bikers out there.

I would recommend Hawk Pride, and plan on going back again soon.

And, I took exactly zero pix on the ride, so I have none to share. :thumbdown:

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BamaJeepman21
Woah, an MX track? Where? WITH Jeep trails? This brings an ultra win.
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BamaJeepman21 said:
Woah, an MX track? Where? WITH Jeep trails? This brings an ultra win.
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http://www.hawkpridemountainoffroad.com/

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BigBlue7
Bought a used bestop super top nx for $500. Dude through in a mopar relocation kit w/ the mirrors and a set of black fenders. Fenders and mirrors are for sale!
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^Nice, good to see you today BigBlue...I just threw on the rampage soft top today. I can't wait to be driving my jeep again. I am currently waiting on my Currectlync HD to come in. Should be here sometime this week if anyone wanna come over and shoot the breeze. I also ordered a bunch of other stuff that my wife wasn't too excited about lol. Also, if anyone does wanna come over and help, I need to borrow a torch to loosen up some torx bits on my half doors I bought so that they will line up with my door jams correctly.
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^Nice, good to see you today BigBlue...I just threw on the rampage soft top today. I can't wait to be driving my jeep again. I am currently waiting on my Currectlync HD to come in. Should be here sometime this week if anyone wanna come over and shoot the breeze. I also ordered a bunch of other stuff that my wife wasn't too excited about lol. Also, if anyone does wanna come over and help, I need to borrow a torch to loosen up some torx bits on my half doors I bought so that they will line up with my door jams correctly.
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Damn the tools I wish I had! What is it your waiting on?
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Currectlync HD. It's complete steering components from Currie. It is beef. They replace your original drag link, tie rod, steering stabilizer bracket. It makes it a lot better if you run larger than stock tires. They make them for JK's too. You should look into them.
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Ordered my lift and wheels and tires today. Hopefully I'll get them installed saturday and maybe join you guys on your next trip. Btw, Theres a shop out in union hill (about 15 minutes from south hsv) called Victorys ATV and offroad that I highly recommend. My yota friends always recommended them to me but I hadn't used them until today. They matched and beat any deal I could find online for the wheels and tires I wanted.
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Ordered my lift and wheels and tires today. Hopefully I'll get them installed saturday and maybe join you guys on your next trip. Btw, Theres a shop out in union hill (about 15 minutes from south hsv) called Victorys ATV and offroad that I highly recommend. My yota friends always recommended them to me but I hadn't used them until today. They matched and beat any deal I could find online for the wheels and tires I wanted.
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Saw this the other day and wondered about the reputation.
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I live in Decatur and just traded my 1999 4wd blazer for a 1989 Wrangler last night (plus I got $550 cash). I always wanted a Jeep. My brother and I and some of his freinds went riding up at Windrock, TN this past weekend, it was fun, but I wanted a Jeep so bad. So one of his frineds (who has 5) offered to trade with me so I would have one. We are planning to go to Tuscumbia in a couple of months and ride. In Decatur I have a couple of spots to go, and will be taking the Jeep out test driving this evening......lol. It has a hard top and I ordered a bikini top today and am ordering a 4" lift tomorrow. I should have that and either 33" tires or 35" tires by time we go to Tuscumbia. My brother has a 76 CJ-5 with 44" tires (not sure what the lift is), but it has about 48" of flex and runs on propane (360 V-8). When my 4.2L goes, I will most likely go V-8 and go more extreme with my build......baby steps.....lol

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I live in Decatur and just traded my 1999 4wd blazer for a 1989 Wrangler last night (plus I got $550 cash). I always wanted a Jeep. My brother and I and some of his freinds went riding up at Windrock, TN this past weekend, it was fun, but I wanted a Jeep so bad. So one of his frineds (who has 5) offered to trade with me so I would have one. We are planning to go to Tuscumbia in a couple of months and ride. In Decatur I have a couple of spots to go, and will be taking the Jeep out test driving this evening......lol. It has a hard top and I ordered a bikini top today and am ordering a 4" lift tomorrow. I should have that and either 33" tires or 35" tires by time we go to Tuscumbia. My brother has a 76 CJ-5 with 44" tires (not sure what the lift is), but it has about 48" of flex and runs on propane (360 V-8). When my 4.2L goes, I will most likely go V-8 and go more extreme with my build......baby steps.....lol
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Welcome to the Jeep family! That CJ looks really nice. :cheers2:
Looking forward to seeing what you do with the YJ.

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