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Ed & Lyn Kausche
1998 Jeep TJ
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Jaws 1 on the Mt. Blanca Trail, Colorado |
Member Profile:
| Member Spotlight Article: | From the February 2004 Issue of Trail Tales |
| Personal web site: | |
| Number of years off-road experience: | Over 35 (off and on again) |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | 81 F150, 85 Bronco |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Almost anything in Colorado |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Rear Diff Broke in Bronco during Easter Jeep Safari (Moab) |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: | 1998 Jeep Wrangler TJ |
| Engine: | 4.0L with Turbo City Throttle Body, K&N air cleaner, Flowmaster Muffler |
| Transmission: | NV4500 |
| Transfer Case: | Atlas II (3.8) |
| Front Axle: | Dana 44 (Reverse Cut) w/ 5.13 gears and ARB locker |
| Rear Axle: | Dana 60 (Teraflex CRD60, high pinion) w/ 5.13 gears and ARB, 35 spline shafts |
| Gears: | 5.13 |
| Traction Control: | ARBs front and rear |
| Suspension: | 1 inch body lift, 6 inch suspension lift (Teraflex long arm) |
| Shocks: | Rancho 9000s |
| Tires: | 35 X 12.5 BFG Mud Terrains |
| Wheels: | 15 x 10 Steel, Black (cheap) with rock rash |
| Recovery Equip: | Warn 9000 |
| Navigation: | |
| Communication: | CB Radio |
| Interior: | Tuffy Console, Rear Lock Box, ORB roll cage |
| Exterior: | Tomken skid plates-gas tank and engine, Tomken 2x4 side rails, Pat Brady bumpers |
| Underneath: | |
| Misc Other: | On Board Air - Engine driven York compressor |
| Wish List: | Dual Batteries, GPS, Dual Band Ham Radio |