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Glenn & Jan Bontly
1997 Jeep TJ |
Glenn & Jan at Gordy's Hill -- 2006 |
Member Profile:
| Member Spotlight Article: | See Dec 2008 Trail Tales |
| Personal web site: | www.webejeepin.com |
| Number of years off-road experience: | since 1997 |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | '78 Jeep Cherokee (on-road use only) |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Chinaman's Gulch, Buena Vista, CO; Broad Canyon; Las Cruces, NM; and Golden Spike, Moab, UT |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Throwing my fan through the radiator, losing ALL of the coolant in less than 5 seconds, and having to be towed for over 2 hours out of the trail and back to the campground! DOH!! |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: | 1997 Jeep TJ Sport (flame red with gray all-vinyl interior) |
| Engine: | 4.0L in-line six, custom Borla stainless header, high-flow air filter |
| Transmission: | AX-15 5-speed manual (stock) |
| Transfer Case: | NP231 (with JB Conversions HD Yoke Kit & TeraLow 4:1) |
| Front Axle: | Dana 30 (with 4.56 gears, ARB, Warn front hub conversion, 5 on 5.5") |
| Rear Axle: | Currie Ford 9-inch high pinion (with 4.56 gears, ARB, and disk brakes) |
| Gears: | 4.56 |
| Traction Control: | ARBs front and rear |
| Suspension: | 4" Teraflex suspension lift, plus 1" M.O.R.E. body lift |
| Shocks: | Rancho RS9000s all around with dual in-cab remote |
| Tires: | 35x12.50" Goodyear MT/R's (with matching spare) |
| Wheels: | 15x8" white spoke steel wheels with 4" backspacing, and 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern |
| Recovery Equip: | Hi-Lift Jack, Warn XD9000i, & associated accessories |
| Navigation: | Garmin GPS III-Plus; interfaced with DeLorme's Topo USA 3.0 mapping software |
| Communication: | Cobra 75 WX ST remote-mount CB, with 4' FireStik antenna |
| Interior: | Tuffy center console, overhead console, speaker/storage boxes, and glove box; homemade add-a-trunk; Kidde fire extinguisher |
| Exterior: | Bestop "Super Doors" (4-pc soft uppers and lowers), Poison Spyder tube fenders, Off Your Rocker rocker panel protectors (customized with steps/rock sliders), custom bumpers with 2" receivers (front & rear) |
| Underneath: | Homemade oil pan skid plate, homemade flat/belly-up transfer case skid plate, Kilby gas tank skid plate, homemade steering box skid plate, Teraflex new-generation sway bar quick disconnects |
| Misc Other: | York on-board air system, homemade rear bumper/swing-out spare tire carrier/jerry can mount/cargo rack, Currie heavy duty tie rod (stock one got all bent up) and steering box brace, Currie adjustable front track bar, Mopar EVSII security system |
| Wish List: | Dana 44 front axle |