Its a Jeep thing...

[Mad Mike]

I'm working on getting another import but until then my Jeep will have to do.

Went on a trail ride with my club on Sat and had a blast. Here are some pics.
Meeting spot




Its a Jeep traffic jam.



Stopped for a lunch break. Place is called the Heli pad. What a great view.




My ride


On the 2nd trail we stopped at a hill climb



Going up the trail. The Jeep in front of me only had 300miles on it and still has the dealer tag.





Ran into another traffic jam.


Decided to try a pretty bad mud hole and got pretty stuck.


The hole was so deep it started pouring into the floors. LOL





Then on the way out we stopped by some more mud. This huge Jeep was pretty nice but he got stuck and my cheap old Jeep had to winch him out. That huge sucker had a supercharger with a front mount intercooler, Dana 60 axles, and 44" tires on it.

[Mr Egg Rollllll]

That looks like tons of fun. I want to do that.

[-EnVus-]

Blazer ruined it

[Mad Mike]

Blazer ruined it

LOL talk about awkward.

[Echonova]

Blazer ruined it

LOL talk about awkward.

The Blazer was there in case somebody needed a running vehicle to go for help.

[-EnVus-]

The Blazer was there in case somebody needed a running vehicle to go for help.

Running as in running oil from every gasket and seal..

[Mad Mike]

The Blazer was there in case somebody needed a running vehicle to go for help.

What ever.... Jeeps never break down...

But on a good note everyone drove in and drove out. No problems from any of the rigs.

[msanch24]

looks like a lot of fun. my inner redneck just popped a chub.

[Mad Mike]

I love 4x4ing I never really understood why people liked it so much. I use to be into the hole slammed out fast import thing but after driving my super slow moving 4x4 and getting threw stuff I thought was imposable I understand why people like it so much.

Best part about owning my Jeep saves me so much money in cleaning supplies. LOL

[msanch24]

I love 4x4ing I never really understood why people liked it so much. I use to be into the hole slammed out fast import thing but after driving my super slow moving 4x4 and getting threw stuff I thought was imposable I understand why people like it so much.

Best part about owning my Jeep saves me so much money in cleaning supplies. LOL

i may just need to give it a try. once im done with the CD, we'll see what direction i go in. but this is convincing material...

[Bacon]

Looks like fun. I really don't like those four door Jeeps. To me, that isn't a Jeep.

[Mad Mike]

I'm not really a fan of them myself but they do pretty good offroad. The one that was in front of me was a bone stock rubicon. It had factor front and rear electric lockers and went really good. I was surprised.

[msanch24]

I'm not really a fan of them myself but they do pretty good offroad. The one that was in front of me was a bone stock rubicon. It had factor front and rear electric lockers and went really good. I was surprised.

what would you say is the best trail vehicle for the buck?

[ATLSRT8]

Looks like fun Mike! Did you attempt the hill climb? I laughed when that big ass JK made it nowhere up that hill and that XJ blew right up it.

[mike's02ls1]

Nice ZJ what axles are you running? You got come trailing out here in AZ, we got some nasty trails..

[Mad Mike]

what would you say is the best trail vehicle for the buck?

Jeep wrangler. You can get them pretty cheap and there is a huge aftermarket for them. There pretty light plus you can take the roof and doors off them and have a great summertime cruiser

Looks like fun Mike! Did you attempt the hill climb? I laughed when that big ass JK made it nowhere up that hill and that XJ blew right up it.

We were calling it the super Jeep until it got stuck in a hole that was only 1/2 way up the tires. Part of the problem was the driver but all that money dropped into it and the winch doesn't even work. My cheap Jeep ended up winching it out and then I made it farther than it did and got stuck in a hole that was up to my driverside head light.

Nice ZJ what axles are you running? You got come trailing out here in AZ, we got some nasty trails..

Running the Dana 30 up front with a spartan locker and the stock Dana 35 with a open carrier. It will have a locker installed soon I hope.

[Formally...]

Looks like fun. This was a perfect weekend to go riding. I am itching to get back out. Poor Jeep just sits there waiting patiently.

Where was this and what group were you riding with?

[Mad Mike]

Heres a video from the ride.
http://vimeo.com/19360872

At the end is the part where I almost flip hitting the mud hole.

[AltimaCharlie]

looks like alot of fun. I got a 5.9 cherokee last year and i really want to take it out on some trails.

[Mad Mike]

Looks like fun. This was a perfect weekend to go riding. I am itching to get back out. Poor Jeep just sits there waiting patiently.

Where was this and what group were you riding with?

This was up in Clayton, Ga and I ride with the North Ga Jeepers. www.northgajeepers.com

[oneSLOWex]

damn that looks like so much fun!

[03RCode]

Most of those pics where at Charlies Creek coming from Rabun toward Hiawassee. Like 10 minutes from me. I had some pics of my old Toyota going through some of the stuff there back before they closed down most of the gnarly stuff up there.

[revenge]

loved the jeep with the big white snorkell!!!

[D3UC3S]

Love the pics mike!! I'll definately be out on the next one! Im glad to back in a jeep. But no matter waht you say, im not following you! Hahaha

[Mad Mike]

loved the jeep with the big white snorkell!!!

Thanks

Love the pics mike!! I'll definately be out on the next one! Im glad to back in a jeep. But no matter waht you say, im not following you! Hahaha

I understand that. People call me MadMike for a reason. LOL

[redneckhatch]

looks like it went pretty good. Cant wait to get my jeep

[Mad Mike]

looks like it went pretty good. Cant wait to get my jeep

It always good when everyone drives out in one piece.

[allmotorEJ8]

Nice pics.

I miss my jeep, but I don't miss the gas mileage it got. lol. There's nothing like the rush of doing something crazy offroad. Many fun time with some good folks in the offroad community.

[Mad Mike]

Yea the gas mileage sucks especially with my weak inline 6 an the 33" tires. I'm hoping to get the motor rebuilt. Plus next Sat I'm picking up a 90 Toyota Celica for free. The guy says it wont start and he just parked it but his wife wants it gone so he said I could have it. Hopefully its something I can fix then I'll have a vary nice condition Celica for next to nothing. I'll probably end up selling the Celica to help pay for my jeep motor and trans rebuild.

[allmotorEJ8]

Regearing will help out a little bit too. I also had the 4.0 with 33's, but I had 4.56 gears to help out offroad.

[Mad Mike]

I want to regear it but the cost is to much right now for me. Its on the list as a future project.