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Mark Werkmeister
The "Itch" |
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Mark on Broad Canyon (Extra Hard), Las Cruces |
Member Profile:
| Member Spotlight Article: | From the February 2002 Issue of Trail Tales |
| Personal web site: | |
| Number of years off-road experience: | Since the early 1970s |
| Other off-road vehicles owned: |
1982 Scrambler, 1988 Comanche, 1986 Comanche, 1999 Grand Cherokee, 1963 Gladiator, and a 1958 Forward Control |
| Previous off-road vehicles owned: | 1965 CJ-5 Tuxedo Park Mark IV, 1979 CJ-5 |
| Favorite Trail(s): | Anything with big rocks! |
| Worst Trail Experience: | Anytime a trail is closed by the green closurists. |
Vehicle Specifications:
| Year/Make/Model: |
1986 CJ7 (That’s what the MVD says…..) |
| Engine: |
1992 Chevy 4.3 TBI |
| Transmission: |
TF904 (sort of) |
| Transfer Case: | Atlas 4.3 |
| Front Axle: |
Dynatrac-built Dana 60, with Dynatrac 35-spline inners and outers |
| Rear Axle: | Dynatrac-built Dana 60, with Dynatrac 35-spline axles |
| Gears: | 4.56 |
| Traction Control: | Detroit Lockers |
| Suspension: |
Custom two stage coil-overs with Currie Anti-Rock swaybars on both ends |
| Shocks: |
14” Sway-A-Way remote reservoir |
| Tires: |
42/15-15 Interco Swamper TSL’s or 40x13x17 Goodyear MTR’s |
| Wheels: |
15x12 Mickey Thompson wheels with Champion Beadlocks or 17x9.5 Walker Evans Racing Wheels |
| Recovery Equip: | Warn 9500i with MasterPull synthetic “rope” |
| Navigation: | Garmin XL12 |
| Communication: | Cobra |
| Interior: |
Custom dash, RCI harnesses, Speedglass windshield |
| Exterior: |
JP Aluminum custom “J-bucket”, boat-tailed tube frame |
| Underneath: |
26” of clearance under “flush with frame” aluminum skidplate |
| Misc Other: | A bit of yellow…. |
| Wish List: |
More time to ‘wheel….. |