jeep wrangler

After moving to Colorado in the fall of 2006, I began exploring the state and the surrounding ones more in 2008. My Saab 9-2x works well for taking me to the places local to Denver and any place with a parking lot. It wasn't until my first trip to the San Juan Mountains when I found out my car was insufficient to get me to the trailheads of the backcountry. This is when the decision was made to purchase a rugged short wheelbase 4x4.

Over the summer and autumn of 2008, I spent many days perusing Craigslist and researching the older Jeeps because nothing else really competes with the Wrangler in terms of compactness and functionality. I was definitely looking for used and cheap as this would be for the trails and not to replace my Saabaru. On October 25, 2008, I purchased this black 1998 Jeep Wrangler Sahara TJ.

A stock Wrangler just isn't good enough since I fancy the offroading hobby as well. Therefore, here are my modifications done to it (it came with the 4" lift) along with any offroading trips:

	front bumber December 19, 2009 I bought the Jeep with the tube bumper on the front and since owning it, I have dinged and crunched it a couple of times. These tubed bumpers lack in functionality and I see them more for aesthetics. Therefore, I've purchased a new front bumper that will not only withstand rock abuse when off-roading, it will also ...
	hi-lift jack mount April 11, 2009 Having a vehicle that has a high profile requires having a hi-lift jack available in order to jack up the vehicle high enough to replace a flat tire. I was given a 36" hi-lift jack and needed a place to mount it.
	sway bar quick disconnects March 28, 2009 The sway bar on a vehicle is designed to keep the vehicle from swaying or rolling during corners and street driving. It's a stabilizing bar. However, because the sway bar is connected to both sides of the front axle, this can hinder the flexibility and traction off road.
	repaint windshield latch December 13, 2008 When the windshield is folded down, it lays on top of the hood and latches down. The small latch bar needed to be repainted as it's lost it's original color (the same thing was done to the mirror extension arms, but I have no pictures).
	fog light relay December 13, 2008 Stock fog lights will switch off when the hi-beams are turned on. This is done by design (and perhaps law); however, it's quite desirable to have as much light as possible while driving offroad. These are the steps I took to bypass the relay, thus keeping my fog lights on while using my hi-beams.
	maglite mounts November 01, 2008 You never what will happen while trekking the mountains and this is why I like to carry a maglite flashlight in the Jeep. In order to keep it from rolling around, I've mounted it to the floorboard.
	mud terrain tires November 01, 2008 The original tires on the Jeep were in dire need of replacement. Because I intended to drive this vehicle primarily offroad, I opted to purchase some good offroad tires. The selected kind was 33x12.50R15 BFG Mud Terrain KM2.