Does anyone four wheel?

Barnestormer
Barnestormer Posts: 27
edited November 2007 in The Clubhouse
Hey Y'all,

Just wondering if anybody else likes to four wheel? Here is a recent shot of me and the rig and another shot of my little boy, Christopher James. (but we call him CJ ;)

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Eric
Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    Damn... A Well, not like that, but I have taken a couple of state trails going backpacking...
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited October 2007
    I do when I can. Mostly in Colorado when on vacation. Is that a JNT or LSJC sticker I see on there?
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    By the way, do you gasoline or deisel??
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited October 2007
    Unless he did a swap, my guess would be either a 4.2 inline 6 or an 8 cylinder.
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

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    Monitor 40's - fronts, bi-amped
    Monitor 30's - surrounds
    CS1 - center
    PSW10 - I'll let you guess
    Blue Jeans Cable - speaker cable
    Daewoo 27 incher - one step up from a console
    Sony Progressive scan DVD
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  • Barnestormer
    Barnestormer Posts: 27
    edited October 2007
    Couple different affiliations:
    Southern High Rollers (local Houston club of which I am WebDude & Secretary)
    Jeeperz (internet board where I've met some awesome people) We have a group that meets up in Moab every spring.
    Texas Motorized Trails Coalition - non profit statewide org fighting to get us more wheeling land.

    Colorado is sweet - of course I live in a swamp (Houston) by comparison.

    Sorry, I run a multi-point fuel injected Chevy 350 with a 700R4 tranny and a four speed transfer case.
    I pull this with my Dodge Diesel
    Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

    Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • Polk addict
    Polk addict Posts: 558
    edited October 2007
    That's good you get more torque...
    Chiranth
    hoosier21 wrote:
    Cobra + SDA's = dead amps laying all around.
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  • Barnestormer
    Barnestormer Posts: 27
    edited October 2007
    I'm about to go in with new axles that have a 5.38 ratio. With the four speed transfer case I'm at around 185:1 final in 'stupid' low.
    Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

    Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2007
    Barnestormer wrote: »
    I'm about to go in with new axles that have a 5.38 ratio. With the four speed transfer case I'm at around 185:1 final in 'stupid' low.
    :eek:

    I'm just in AWE of that. Do you EVER need to go that low? What's the final drive ratio going to be with the new gearing in the diff's?
    George Grand wrote: »
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Barnestormer
    Barnestormer Posts: 27
    edited October 2007
    That will be with the new axles...currently at about 155:1 and YES I do use it quite often. I don't claim to be the worlds best driver, and sometimes we get ourselves into nasty situations climbing rocks. With the automatic and stupid low, nothing happens quickly. Everything is nice a deliberate until those tires find enough friction to over come the gravity/weight thing. :D

    The other style of course is to mash peddle and use wheel spin to get you up. There are times that is needed, (which is why I have the four speed that lets me spin them pretty fast in top gear) but I much prefer the slow crawl. Plus it makes it easy to jump out - take a quick leak - and jump back in before it's driven too far away.
    Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

    Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,440
    edited October 2007
    Where's your 5 point harness? I never went off road without being fully strapped in.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Barnestormer
    Barnestormer Posts: 27
    edited November 2007
    Got four point. (don't like that one between the legs) I usually drop my arms out of the shoulder straps to be able to lean out and see. I throw them all the way on when it warrents.
    Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

    Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2007
    68 Bronco Was Locked in the rear Posi front, 4 wheel disks, power brakes, C4 tranny, 360 horse bracket racing 302, roller rockers, double pumper, single plenum manifold, Mallory unilight distributer , 35's, 7 inches of lift, AC compressor converted to an air compressor, Warn 8000# winch front or back, and I have never rolled it all the way over. On its side a couple times, but not all the way over;)
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited November 2007
    ben62670 wrote: »
    On its side a couple times, but not all the way over;)

    Then you haven't tried hard enough. :D

    Cool ride man.
    I know just enough to be dangerous, but don't tell my wife, she thinks I'm a genius. :D

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    Monitor 40's - fronts, bi-amped
    Monitor 30's - surrounds
    CS1 - center
    PSW10 - I'll let you guess
    Blue Jeans Cable - speaker cable
    Daewoo 27 incher - one step up from a console
    Sony Progressive scan DVD
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2007
    Unfortunately, this is as dirty as mine's ever gotten. However, once I get another car to replace it as a DD, I plan on lifting it. Well, I plan on doing SOMEthing to it. I may decide it's too great a specimen of a dying breed and buy something a little more used to lift.

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    This is how my Jeep usually looks:
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    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • Barnestormer
    Barnestormer Posts: 27
    edited November 2007
    That is a bit pristine to go bash around in the woods. But the XJ makes a great trail rig with that nice wheelbase. I have also been over on both sides, but never lid. (knocking loudly on all wood I can find)
    Eric 'Barnestormer' Barnes

    Rollover Ratio - .5:2 :confused:
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2007
    I imagine the Wrangler would fare better on a roll than an XJ would. Every time I see a XJ rollover the top's all caved in and the only option really is to just cut the top off.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited November 2007
    that low gear ration is well warranted since it looks like you love the rock crawlin. I off roaded with my Cherokee back inthe day, but nothing too nuts. I did a little rock action with a rented jeep wrangler in aruba and had a blast, and you bet I was in 4 low ALOT over the rocks.

    Looks like a sweet rig you got there, truly bad %ss
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