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Butterflies
B52BUFF:
So I have been looking through your forums and I decided to go and look at everyone's rigs. Needless to say I am asking myself "what am I getting into?"
I have pretty much a stock Jeep. Everything I have done to it has been electrical. I plan on lifting it in the future and any other mods I can afford. I will say that the butterflies went away when I saw the Toyota FJ. If it can stand up then I feel I have no problem. Back to looking forward to this... ;D
BlacXJeep:
Chuck, to become an official member you need to meet 3 requirements. Attend a meeting, a trail ride and another event like a show and go etc. Each trail ride will have certain requirements, tire size, lift height, lockers etc, depending on the difficulty. Most of the trails are a minimum of 31 inch tires There are also rig requirements to go on any trail. Full size spare, front and rear tow points etc. Everything is listed in here. http://jt4x4.com/smf/index.php?board=2.0
As far as lifting it, finding parts and knowledge you have come to the right place. I am recently new to the club myself, and everyone has been extremely friendly and helpful. If your rig won't meet the requirements for the next trail ride and you want to go on one you can always ride with someone. I may have an open seat for the next one. Hope you stick around!
kirksjeep:
Don't worry about your rig. It might even be best to ride along on a trail ride so you can get an idea of what seems to work and what doesn't. This club is very great about helping out. Just read the post from Ed (Moossin88) about breaking an axle shaft on the trail the first night of the Mohawk trip.
If you have any questions like what tire do guys recommend, lift kits, SYE, anything Jeep related, we can offer you real world advice. If you read other forums guys always post stuff like "what lift should I get" and a lot of times the guys responding had the lift installed by some shop and have never taken their rig on more then a dirt road. The advice you will get from JT4x4 members is what seems to work on New England trails, which are different then other places. If you look at the pics you will see a lot of the trails are tight, there is a lot of rock, ledges, a little mud, some water crossings and a LOT OF FUN. The biggest issue when building a Jeep is the $$$. Look around on places like craigslist, and when places like 4wd Hardware runs sales and you can build your Jeep with out having to take out a second mortgage.
Post up any questions you have and someone will help you out. If you do this long enough you'll return the favor some day.
Seabee_BUC:
--- Quote from: B52BUFF on September 03, 2009, 03:54:13 PM ---So I have been looking through your forums and I decided to go and look at everyone's rigs. Needless to say I am asking myself "what am I getting into?"
I have pretty much a stock Jeep. Everything I have done to it has been electrical. I plan on lifting it in the future and any other mods I can afford. I will say that the butterflies went away when I saw the Toyota FJ. If it can stand up then I feel I have no problem. Back to looking forward to this... ;D
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Ummmm... My FJ is way more capable than it looks, even with the street tires......
Check these out...
MaBell 1
MaBell 2
MaBell 3
Sandbox Sailor:
--- Quote from: Seabee_BUC on September 04, 2009, 02:25:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: B52BUFF on September 03, 2009, 03:54:13 PM ---So I have been looking through your forums and I decided to go and look at everyone's rigs. Needless to say I am asking myself "what am I getting into?"
I have pretty much a stock Jeep. Everything I have done to it has been electrical. I plan on lifting it in the future and any other mods I can afford. I will say that the butterflies went away when I saw the Toyota FJ. If it can stand up then I feel I have no problem. Back to looking forward to this... ;D
--- End quote ---
Ummmm... My FJ is way more capable than it looks, even with the street tires......
Check these out...
MaBell 1
MaBell 2
MaBell 3
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But come on Scott, that being said, the 2 rigs with the hardest time BTC at Toys for Tots were what?? And they were pretty well built... ::)
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