Jeep-Owner.com Twelve days of Christmas give away.

[Tonellin]

This is my favorite picture because it encapsulates everything I love about wheeling.  I had egged out the inner axle shaft when I blew up a ujoint in a previous wheeling trip.  In order to make this trip, the night before I took the shaft out, drove to a buddies house so he could tack the ujoint in place and reinstall the shaft. 

Of course we knew it probably wouldn't hold but I couldn't pass up the annual trip to wheel this trail with my friends.  The hack job repair lasted about 75% of trail and then exploded in spectacular fashion, grenading the inner shaft and ujoint and bending the outer shaft against the hub bolts preventing the wheel from moving forward or backward. 

It failed on an obstacle that didn't allow us to move the jeep at all making it more difficult to lift the front end of the jeep up to remove the tire. We had to simultaneously winch the jeep down while jacking the front axle up.  It took some thinking and busted knuckles to remove the destroyed axle without causing more damage but when we were done we bolted it back together and I wheeled happily in 3 wheel drive the rest of the trail

Great friends, late night fixes to make the trip, trail side repairs and one of favorite local trails

 

[Florpro]

It looks like that pic is taken just as you blew up that tire

That is tire smoke... angry squirrels for the win!!

 

[redidbull]

Our Grand never saw offroad. It was a winter ride for my Wife. So here is a snow pic. Reason I like it is it was safer that the Mustang GT.Jim

Side note: My daughter and hubby are now the proud GC owners.

 

[sheldon]

As long as we're posting favorite wheeling shots, I'll go ahead and post this one (even though I'm not entering).

Pictured:  Go ahead, try it.  I dare you.




For those that don't know, that's the shallow end of a half-mile water crossing.  The water was only about eighteen inches deep here, whereas it was somewhere on the healthy side of two feet for most of the run; it rose to over three feet in the deep holes.  Those of you with 35's can now go outside and look at them, and imagine water that would completely submerge your tires; I assure you that seeing it first-hand is a rather eyebrow-raising event.  I wish I had a picture of the Belle-J making her run across this road, but since I was driving the Belle-J at the time and there was absolutely no fucking way I was going to stop for Happy Fun-Time Photos, such an image just wasn't meant to be.  Thankfully, though, we were far enough ahead of Sweenums and LBJ that when we made the far shore I had enough time to hop out, wade through the tail end of the brackish mire that we had crossed, and snap this picture of them charging through.

 

[1989comanche]

Can?t find many. I?m always driving but here?s one my brother took a few years ago.

 

[Jankoid]

The day I popped my flop cherry:



Fun experience. Everyone should try it at least once!

 

[sheldon]

Know what else everyone should do?  Read about the prizes for the second six days.  Just a thought.

 

[357transam]

This is my favorite wheeling picture, and its of the wife in her TJ, not me in Sue. This was one of the first wheeling trips we had after we lifted it, and one of the coolest action shots I have gotten during wheeling. It was interesting to see how differently the vehicle performed with bigger tires, short arm lift, and the original 3.07's. In other words, I learned a lot that day the value of research and planning before a poor purchase.  :🙂 All that said, it was a fun trip, and it led to many more years in the 4 wheeling community.

 

[RokAddict85]

I really like this picture...it describes my happy place lol.  Plus my wife was with me and we had a great weekend of trouble free 4wheeling.  Not much better than Jeeping, Camping, and having a few beers with my wife!

 

[Trailhawk88]

I like this pic from Rausch because it happened on like the best day ever and I was impressed with where I was able to get on 32's while everyone we were with were on 35s or bigger.

 

[Srfnfly227]

Know what else everyone should do?  Read about the prizes for the second six days.  Just a thought.

I love how you show back up and immediately start stirring the pot  :D

 

[sheldon]

I like this pic from Rausch because it happened on like the best day ever and I was impressed with where I was able to get on 32's while everyone we were with were on 35s or bigger.

A good driver usually has less need of Extra-Big-Ass Tires? than a poor driver.

I love how you show back up and immediately start stirring the pot  :D

I hope you're ready.

 

[Jeffro06]

Day 6-12

These are all so awesome!!!!

 

[bobthetj03]

Happy dance armed and ready!

 

[janesy]

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[G Beasley]

Is something going on tonight ???

 

[bty34]

Here's one of using the 3a for exploring in the woods with the kids. My son has gotten pretty attached to his nightly rides during the warmer months.

 

[sheldon]

Is something going on tonight ???

Yeah, the second six days are being revealed...

... AREN'T THEY?

 

[G Beasley]

Yeah, the second six days are being revealed...

... AREN'T THEY?

Patience , vendors ya know?

This is the cutoff for tonight's drawing.

 

[sheldon]

Patience , vendors ya know?

This is the cutoff for tonight's drawing.

Make with the prizes already, Beezey!!