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    Visiting Pea Gravel Beach - Land Between the Lakes

    Visited Kentucky's National Recreational Area, Land Between the Lakes, recently. It's a 250,000 acre park that includes a large ORV area. There are all manner of trails, 1-8, ranging from mud, to hill climbs, rocks, fallen trees, and tons of trails. A large chunk of the trail system...
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    Ultimate Wayalife - How Many Engage Their Kids in their Build Efforts?

    Howdy, Just curious, how many of you engage your kids in your Jeep build projects? One of the reasons I bought the Jeep, now, rather than couple years from now, was to specifically be able to engage my 15 year-old son in the process. He's faced some challenges so I wanted something we could...
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    4.88 rear and 5.13 front

    Yawn. The gent was 'working remotely' and 'unable to directly supervise' work on his vehicle. That's the only take-away from his comment. Putting more into it than that is just someone looking to spew manure around for gratuitous effect. By the way, from a fellow serviceman, thank you for...
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    Trying Again - Air Deflectors, Worth the Money?

    Howdy, Yesterday, I referred to air dams when I should have, more correctly, said air deflector. Locally, eyeballing it, seems about 10% of JKs have an air deflector on their hood. Question for you: Are they worth it? Never seem to hear anybody comment one way or the other. Do they actually...
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    Air Dams: Yes/No?

    Howdy, Been meaning to ask this for awhile. I see some folks maybe 10% of JKs in my area, with the OEM air dam. I never hear anything about them. Are they worthwhile? Any real effect regarding turbulence? Or just good for show and trying to deflect bugs/rocks? ?
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    Daily Living with 3.5" Lift?

    Howdy Folks, Many of us use our jeeps as daily drivers. I'm 6'1" with 34" inseam; tallest in my family. Stock, my '15 JKUR is about as tall as I find 'easy' to deal with and not be dragging my shoes across the rocker panel. I'm also tallest in the family. I am beginning to contemplate a lift...
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    JK Rear Cargo Storage Solution

    Starting with the Smitty swing gate pouch arrangement. It's holding a healthy set up jumper cables, recovery strap, LED light, couple other things. Not much, but it's enough to keep those items off the floor. Will likely get the sunroof storage unit as well...
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    Michigan Jeepers

    Another Michigander Here Howdy, Looking in through the screen door for a while, doing tons of research and lurking, time to open it and step on in. Jeeps had always been that 'fun to have at the cottage' type vehicle. Once they came out with the JK, and the Unlimited in particular, it took...
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    Michigan Jeepers

    Felt compelled to help-u-out with that pic a bit.
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    In a World of Sameness...

    Had a meeting the other day. Mid-morning, had to park out a ways. Got out of the Jeep and, looking around me, I was [I]amazed/I] at the amount of black/white/grey vehicles surrounding me. A few token reds, but everything else would get lost on a grey Michigan day. Turned around, it was pretty...
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    Big Wave from the Big Soggy Mitten!

    Greetings Everyone! A lifelong motorcyclist, I've recently joined the Jeep realm...for many of the same reasons. It's as much about the people, the social engagement, as it is the places, and vehicles themselves. Without people to share the experiences with...well, if a tree falls in a forest...
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