My kids' out grown the TJ
01-14-2005, 02:50 PM
#11
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Re: My kids' out grown the TJ
I've run with ZJ's that could hang with just about anyone. Anwhere from
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
01-14-2005, 02:50 PM
#12
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Re: My kids' out grown the TJ
I've run with ZJ's that could hang with just about anyone. Anwhere from
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
01-14-2005, 02:50 PM
#13
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Re: My kids' out grown the TJ
I've run with ZJ's that could hang with just about anyone. Anwhere from
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
4-6" of lift, long arm kits, etc. Go nuts. And it STILL rode smooth. I
got out of my TJ into a ZJ and it was like driving a caddy on the trails.
Don't hesitate to buy an old ZJ and build it up.
Eric
99 TJ SE
"Dean" <no.email @ papernapkin.net> wrote in message
news:j2jeu0dpgr6h4v4lqgksa1gjvveape1kbn@4ax.com...
>
> For all you young parents out there don't blink cause that baby you're
> lugging
> around in a car seat is going to be huge in what seems like mere moments.
> My
> boy is as tall as his mom and still growing. The back seat of the TJ is
> just
> too small and we've got to figure something else out.
>
> My wife and I are talking about our options and one of our talking points
> was
> building a Grand Cherokee. Its got some pluses: backseat room, could be
> more
> comfortably driven to and from the trail (4 hour drives), and it would be
> unique.
>
> But I'm concerned that a built Grand couldn't keep up with my group of
> friends.
> http://home.comcast.net/~1redcreek/jeep/moab.htm
> These are from Golden Spike in Moab. (my jeep is the one with the hard top
> and
> the kid in the shot has added 11/2 feet to his height.) When all is said
> and
> done I'm looking to build a Moab rock crawler that can run the 4+ trails
> all day
> long and still drive home at night. This won't be my daily driver, but a
> weekender that might be driven to work occasionally.
>
> Anybody here driving Grands like Jeeps? Any suggestions as to the best
> years
> and engines between 1993 and 1999? Links, experiences, stories?
>
> Thanks
> Dean
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