Its how Wheelin is DONE!!!

[XJ4IV]

Soooo after a year and a half of dealing with the CRAPPY mud that houston has to offer I was able to get the ole XJ up to dallas for some NORTEX wheeling.
and without further adieu and to ANSWER somebody on another thread asked about REAL life experiences on tires OVER 33''
Heres MY rig doing it on 36" tires on a dana 35 rear and dana 30 front axle...
without a SINGLE problem.
Texj in his "captain morgan" stance

Tired ole XJ crying about hitting the highway

Mr & Mrs. Texj

Obstacle number 1 the tree on the passenger side was grabbing my roof rack mounts... the ones Im eventually using to mount roof sliders on but have not got a "roundtuit" yet





After several failed attempts Bionic texj decided to help push the jeep over while I crossed the tree


For some reason I just couldnt keep from sliding over into the ruts...


Allllll up on the tree

Texj coming round the bend

Few old friends we met up with trying a 5 diamond ... they trailered there jeeps in



got to test out my drain plugs

met up with Panama Red
his rig was JUST finished the week prior to this run I LOVE IT!!!

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and for those of you wondering how hard I pushed my jeep... this was a 4 diamond trail that has yet to be RE-designated as a 5 called Minos...
I made it with no winch YAH
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Didnt quite make it but VERY close... there was a HUGE rock near the top that I couldne get traction on
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And Texj heading up the last hill
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[XJ4IV]

BY THE Way the smaller pics are videos just click on em to watch em

[4.3LXJ]

Nice area, certainly different than around Houston

[bigjim350]

Quit bad mouthing houston scott, or I will kick you out

[XJ4IV]

lol be my guest, can i collect un-....citizenship???

[KH96XJ]

That out at Bridgeport?

[XJ4IV]

sure is!

[jccatt]

Nice pics. Looks like a great spot.

[TeXJ]

^----Had LOTS of FUN!

[Adrenalinejunky]

Looks like you had a blast! Thanks for answering my question and linking to your thread.

[panama red]

That was a blast man. Got any more pics of my Xj?

[XJ4IV]

No not yet but seriously man it took TOOOOOO long to build that thing lol if I had seen the outcome of it prior to building something like that I would have done it in three weeks time... DAMN the money part LMAO WELL WORTH the wait it is and AWESOME rig the ONLY thing you should change is the name on the title

[XJ4IV]

in all honesty though Ive never seen a "CHUGGY" in person but his cherokee runs so nice but still holds that buggy strength and value while still sporting the creature comforts of a XJ like a stereo ... and NORMAL seats and floor carpet OHHHH and for thsoe who are in the market for a cherokee and DONT have kids... the 2 door ones are VERY wide open I was astonished at the difference in how much room there is to get in...
Anyhow seriously I could go on and on about his chuggy but I need to shut up LOL
P.S. did I mention its AWESOME!!!

[toebee97]

Looks like fun... Should come up to Oregon, there's stuff up here that is what we call "pucker factor 11"

[4.3LXJ]

Used to live up there. Might take yo up o that.