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Brad & Jeanette Opatz
1998 Jeep TJ |
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Catchin' A Little Air |
Member Profile:
| Personal web site: | n/a |
| Number of years off-road experience: | Real 4-wheeling since 2001 |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | 77 Ford F-150, 82 Toyota P/U, 90 Toyota 4-Runner, 97 Ford Expedition |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Golden Spike, Moab UT |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Breaking the front Dana 30 ring gear on the first day/first trail at the 2003 Easter Jeep Safari. We stayed the rest of the week enjoying the town. |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: | 1998 Jeep TJ Sahara (Green with cloth interior) |
| Engine: | 4.0 in-line six, max-flow air filter, throttle body spacer |
| Transmission: | Stock 3 speed auto |
| Transfer Case: | NVG 241 OR (Includes factory 4:1, 32 spline input/output, slip-yoke eliminator, heavy duty yokes, wide chain, larger gears) |
| Front Axle: | Dana 44 (4.56 gears, ARB, CrMo axles, hub seals, 5 on 4.5) |
| Rear Axle: | Dana 44 (4.56 gears, ARB, Superior Hi-Carbon axles, 5 on 4.5) |
| Gears: | 4.56 |
| Traction Control: | ARBs front and rear |
| Suspension: | 4 Long Arm Tera Flex lift, 1 body lift, plus front ACOS and rear coil spacers |
| Shocks: | Rancho RS9000s |
| Tires: | 35X12.50 BFG Mud Terrain KMs (with matching spare) |
| Wheels: | 15X8 Chrome steel wheels |
| Recovery Equip: | Warn HS9500I, Hi-Lift, Winch accessories |
| Navigation: | Garmin GPS III |
| Communication: | CB |
| Interior: | Tuffy Center Console Insert, Glove Box, Add-a-Trunk, Fire Extinguisher |
| Exterior: | Bestop Superdoors, Warn Rock Sliders (with folding steps), custom front bumper (with shackles), custom rear bumper (with 2 receiver and hook, shackles, swing-out tire carrier, aluminum trail rack |
| Underneath: | Oil pan skid plate, belly-up skid plate, aluminum gas tank skid plate, steering box skid plate Tera flex sway bar QDs, lower control arm skids, rear shock skids, tail pipe skid, front and rear differential guards, custom rear track bar mount |
| Misc Other: | Currie HD adjustable front track bar, Currie steering box brace, Toys-by-Troy aluminum alloy tie rod, Security System, Mobi-Weld on-board welder, Optima Red Top battery |
| Wish List: | Bead-Locks |