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It's Hammer Time

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#1 ·
Putting out a feeler for a early july trip to run a hammer trail. I've never been and an Am interested in trying out the jeep on one. Any interest? Thoughts? Am I over my head? :dance::rofl:
 
#170 ·
Bc that's to big. I don't want to just roll right over everything. Even though it's more expensive to only go up a couple sizes and then later go bigger. You learn how to maneuver your rig better. And I love doing funkier lines than others with bigger tires bc it give me personal satisfaction of being better. Lol. Wrong but its a good feeling.
 
#184 ·
No stretch tank, that saves 800 plus installation.
If you already have spring perches done, shocks outboarded, and a gas tank skid, none of that gets touched.

You're doing a new rear driveshaft either way so that's a wash.
The plumbing and wiring is much easier than moving a tank behind the seats and don't forget the tank behind the seat will need an enclosure and a filler next which is several hundred dollars not to mention the loss of cargo space.

Both stretches need new corner armor so that's a wash. Both need new rock rails so that's almost a wash.

It's far easier to cut and extend the frame with two straight pieces than it is to re-engineer and fabricate new frame sub sections, remount a bumper, and redo the wheel arches in the frame to kinda get some travel back.

The cage extensions are cake and the body work consists of welding in a panel and finishing the inside with bedliner and the only clean work that will be seen is the 1" long sections at the top of the tub at each end of the patch.
 
#185 ·
I would need the perches and shocks done as well as a new tank skid but that would have to be done even without a stretch. I'd need a new top and bows. I like the extra room for storage. And I would still need a suspension kit of some sort. And new driveshafts are a given. Also a custom tummy tuck would be in order. Still sounds like a lot of work. it would be sweet but still seems out of my price range.
 
#186 ·
It does look like a lot of work, but you can see the benefit to this for the person that has the equipment and fab skills because it doesn't require a ton of money in parts. The guy in the thread listed it at one point and it wasn't much. It sure would be hard to basically cut your jeep in half :eek:
 
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