With the Jeep setup coming along we decided to go check out another off-road park near Gilmer, Texas. Barnwell Mountain ORV Park is a little over 2 hours from the house, however with a Bucee’s Travel Station at the halfway point, the drive is not that bad. If you are planning to frequent Barnwell ORV […]
Month: December 2016
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Nittos Mounted on Method 105s
Finally got all the Cooper ATs dismounted from the Method beads, and go the new Nitto Trail Grappler MTs swapped on. This process is tiring! At times breaking J beads on a tire manually can make you look like a gorilla at the zoo. Anyway, after Cindi got a good laugh at me breaking beads, […]
From Coopers to Nittos
The Cooper AT/3s lasted a little over 3 months. They weren’t looking so hot on the Jeep and the grip experience at Bridgeport back in November left me a little underwhelmed. The ATs will be replaced by a set of Nitto Trail Grappler 37×12.5-17. The Nitto Trail Grappler has a proven off-road reputation and should […]
Time to Correct the Front Shock Mounts
When the lift was put on the Jeep, it was put on an indexing ramp (RTI) to evaluate how flexible it was going to be and also to check for binding and rubbing. While on the ramp it was noted that the front shock bodies were rubbing on the frame at any decent articulation. I […]