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Marcia
1996 Jeep |
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Macia's Jeep and husband Leon's Bronco at their April 2000 Wedding! |
Member Profile:
| Member Spotlight Article: | From the November 2002 Issue of Trail Tales |
| Personal web site: | |
| Number of years off-road experience: | Four |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | None, but learned to drive on a CJ-5 |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Dona Ana Mountains (Las Cruces, NM); Palo Duro Jeep Jamboree (Amarillo, TX) |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Alpine Hill, Las Cruces SWFWDA Chile Challenge 1997. Going down, I panicked and brought the Jeep to a sideways halt; not once, but twice! There's a picture of it on my web site. |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: | 1996 Jeep Cherokee XJ, Country |
| Engine: | 4.0L in-line six |
| Transmission: | Automatic |
| Transfer Case: | NP 242 |
| Front Axle: | Dana 30 |
| Rear Axle: | Chrysler 8.25" |
| Gears: | stock |
| Traction Control: | True-Trac on front axle |
| Suspension: | Rubicon Express 4.5" lift, rear springs by National (10-pak), overarched by 1.5" |
| Shocks: | Doetsch Tech |
| Tires: | some very tired 30" BFG T/A's |
| Wheels: | Stock aluminum honeycombs |
| Communication: | CB |
| Interior: | Really funky clinometer |
| Exterior: | Front bumper by ARB, Tomken rock sliders, rear bumper by Custom 4x4 |
| Underneath: | Custom transfer case skid plate by Crazy Horse, drive shaft, slip yoke eliminator, and quick disconnects by Rubicon Express |
| Misc Other: | Class III receiver hitch (do that with a TJ!) |
| Wish List: | New tires, ARB lockers, a winch, and a roof rack |