Got a lot of close friends in a local Jeep club..just wanted to let you all know that they are impressed when they go to paragon. I'd like to roll out there w/ NJAX but I can't get on the site to read about any meets. It's just not working for me..

Yeah - the NJAX site's been a ghost town...Jorge's never there to clean out the spammers, etc.

Most of the NJAX people are now on

www.NIORA4x4Club.com

and

www.Fat4x4.com

Rausch Creek (RC) is in the same neck of the woods, and you don't need to hire a mandatory guide...so its more affordable for wheeling.

A lot of people are also doing RC for that reason....and some clubs and events Use BOTH sites at the same time for big gatherings, as they are close to each other, etc.

NIORA is planning an August 10-12 run (Fri night- Sunday..)...you could check that run out.



ECXC has a run in 2 weeks - July 19- 22...but that's only for X's.

Sounds good. Only problem is that info has sparked a little fight w/ my g/f. We were supposed to go to Lake George that weekend in August. Looks like were still going LOL. Oh well. Is RC any good for non lifted x's? The only mods I really have that would help off road at all is Dueler A/T tires which isn't even that big of a deal..

BOTH Parks have stock trails that are challenging for stock rigs, but not punishing...IE: Fun.

The amount of lift is not typically the limiting factor btw...lifts are nice and all, and ground clearance is lovely...but, tire size and armor for a newbie are more important.

Low gears and lockers also have more impact.

A PML for $50-ish in parts, plus a 2" BL you can buy for ~$180-ish or make youself for ~$100-ish...lets 33's fit.

A 3" Lift only adds another 1.5" of lift, and doesn't really help tires fit except at ride height, etc.

So - I'd recommend going on the stock trails while stock...and getting your feet wet (Dirty?) first...and then getting a BL and a set of sliders, doing a PML, ETC...Adding skid plates, and so forth...when you are READY (YOU, not the truck...) to go up to a harder trail level.

The trails tend to be coded by difficulty...like greens for stock, blues for modified, blacks for heavily modified (Locked, armored, etc...), and reds for heavily modified that arrived on trailers, etc.

That way - you can plan a trip around trails that are appropriate for your skill level and equipment.

For example, we spotted a bone stock blazer on skinny 27" tires through a couple of blue trails...and he emerged unscathed with a big grin...but, it was a VERY slow process.

Interesting. The only problem is how do I explain all of this to someone I'm supposed to be buying a ring for? LOL. My goal is to pay off my 04 and mod the hell out of it. Buy a new one and use the 04 for off road trips, etc. First things first. I have to buy a ring and a house w/ this girl then I'm good to go. I still may go on a few stock trails in the meantime.

Explain?

Like she's going to "explain" why she needed ANOTHER pair of black shoes? (Like you'd undterstand, even if she did?)



Plan the mod path...wheel stock now, and upgrade as you go...just do upgrades that add, and are kept as you go, rather than stuff that gets tossed.

Longer shackles for example are great for a PML...and you KEEP them when you do (if...) a3" SL, by just adding AAL's for the other 1.5", etc.

Do the BL first, so when you get sliders or bumpers, etc...you can get them for the BL you already have...instead of getting sliders, then a BL, and then wishing you had sliders for the BL, etc.



If you are going to marry someone who is not going to support your hobbies...you are wading into a vortex.

She assumes she can change you btw...its a girl thing....so, establish ground rules while she's still ring hungry...'cause after the wedded bliss-krieg starts, its too late.

Your too funny..

Women's hobbies sometime include Countless shoes, purses, clothes, etc... Of course this does not mean every women.

Ours just everything we like to do. Hunting, fishing, hiking, collecting usless stuff, wheeling, etc....

Two different worlds, two different logics.
I suggest you take her along the next trail ride for her to get the feel on why you need the mods. Who knows she might like it and help you do the mods or going wheeling again. That's what happened to my wife. Now she does everything I like to do and me the same. Of there thing we don't like but hey it makes it easier to buy things for you. All part of a master plan. (enter evil laughter)

My wife HATES shopping for clothes and shoes, etc.

She bought me the Shrock front bumper, winch and Sliders for X-Mas a few years ago.

She did it because she knew it would make me happy.

To make her happy, I fully support her hatred of clothes and shoe shopping.



She's planning on going with me for the NIORA run in August assuming her health cooperates and I finish putting the X back together by then....

Shes not as bad as you all may think. As a wedding present she wanted to buy me a breitling watch. I convinced her that money would be better spent some other way. She asked what I wanted for my X and she just smiled. Is a shrock a bad wedding present?

No.

I don't think he was born yet when I got married though.

Mines good too, bought me a quad a few yrs ago..

Anyway, I hope you know about ALL THREE RINGS you'll be getting!!

Engagement RING
Wedding RING
and the SuffeRING!

MGJ

I'm not that young..I'm 26 and shes 28. C'mon now!

1) Congrats on your 100th post
2) Too young eh? Puuuleeez
3) Others: Do we have enough time to save him?



MGJ

I noticed the 100th too. Hah. Anyways. My partner says he's going to hit me over the head w/ a driveshaft if I ever get married.

Does she have a sister?

k_enn

She has one older sister, and two younger sisters....and they ALL hate shopping.

Is that HOT or what.