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Alan Madrid's 1998 Wrangler SE

Alan Madrid's 1998 Wrangler SE

Alan's TJ SE has the 2.5L w/ 5-speed, Rusty's Off-Road 3" lift + ( ¾ front spacer & 1½ rear spacer), 31X10.50X15 M/T's, K&N Air Filter, Hi-Lift Jack, custom bumpers w/receiver, hand held CB with Fire Stick, Gabrial shocks, and custom disconnects.

Future mods: 33X12.50X15 BFG M/T's, custom spare tire mount/rack and/or roof rack, lower gears, and front & rear lockers.

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Jon Brule's 1998 Wrangler Jon Brule's 1998 Wrangler Jon Brule's 1998 Wrangler

Jon Brule's 1998 Wrangler

Jon's TJ is Moss Green, and has a 4.0L motor, Dana 44 rear, Trac-Lock, 3.73 gears, fog-lamps, A/C, heavy duty alternator, Boulder Bars for the rockers, Rusty's Off-Road steering box, and oil pan skids, Rusty's 3" suspension lift, track bars, and t-case lowering kit. Contact is provided by 33x12.5 BFG MTs mounted on black steel Rockcrawlers. I've got both tops, a Pioneer in-dash cd-player with a 12-disc changer under the driver's seat, a 300-watt Majestic amp under the passenger's seat pushing a 10" JL Audio sub-woofer that fits nicely behind the back seat. Also, all the factory speakers were replaced by Rockford-Fosgates. Communication is provided by a Uniden CB with an external speaker attached to a fiberglass whip mounted to my spare tire carrier.

"Both of my front fenders are dented due to extreme articulation that is provided by this set up. I will soon be adding control arms (home-made, or Teraflex), 2" spring spacers (Rubicon Express), SYE kit, 4.10 gears, and a Lockrite in my front differential." - Jon

Jeep Rating: 238

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Greg Strychar's 1997 Wrangler Greg Strychar's 1997 Wrangler Greg Strychar's 1997 Wrangler Greg Strychar's 1997 Wrangler

Greg Strychar's 1997 Wrangler

Greg's TJ has a 3" body lift, 30x12.5x15 BFGoodrich MT's mounted on 15x10 rims with 4-1/2 backspacing, Hella Vision Plus upgraded headlamps, 90/135 watt PIAA headlamp bulbs, Uniden Grant XL CB, and 104,000 miles on the odometer in 2 years.

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Melvin Jensen's 1999 Wrangler Melvin Jensen's 1999 Wrangler Melvin Jensen's 1999 Wrangler

Melvin Jensen's 1999 Wrangler

Melvin's TJ was one of the first 1999's on the street. He ordered it before they were even available. Right now it sports 30" tires and is mostly stock. Future upgrades include a 2" lift, 31" tires, and Bulletproof bumpers all around.

"I'm using your Project TJ as a blueprint for my Jeep. Can't see current improvements such as engine mods and security, but they're there!" - Melvin

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Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Benjamin's TJ Sport has 31x10.5x15 BFGoodrich All Terrain Ta/KO's, K&N Air filter, 4WD Hardware Class III receiver hitch, factory hard top, Bestop Supertop, 100-Watt driving lights mounted to windshield hinge mounts, and a Sony CD player with detachable face.

Future plans include a 3" Teraflex suspension lift, custom rear bumper with swing out tire carrier, Fly-N-Hi front pre-runner style bumper.

Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport Benjamin Chapman's 1998 Wrangler Sport

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Rex Cotten's 1998 Wrangler Rex Cotten's 1998 Wrangler Rex Cotten's 1998 Wrangler Rex Cotten's 1998 Wrangler

Rex Cotten's 1998 Wrangler

Rex's TJ has the I-6, 33x14 Boggers on Eagle Alloy 1179 aluminum wheels, 4-inch Skyjacker Flex Series lift, rear Dana 44 with EZ Locker, front Dana 35 with EZ Locker, Tera Low 4:1, 5.13 gears, Manik grille guard, Tomken rear bumper & tire mount, 6" Pro Comp lights, Eclipse CD player, Hi-Lift Jack, and a full size spare & matching rim.

Jeep Score: 243

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Mike Barnett's 1997 Wrangler Sahara Mike Barnett's 1997 Wrangler Sahara Mike Barnett's 1997 Wrangler Sahara

Mike Barnett's 1997 Wrangler Sahara

Mike's TJ Sahara has the 4.0 6-cyl, dana 30 front and 35 rear (open), 5spd, np231, Rubicon Express 3" lift, RE lower control arms, RE sway bar disco's, Rancho RS 9000's w/remote, 33" Dunlops, 15x8.5 Centerlines, Husky floor liners, Tuffy console, Alpine alarm, stereo system, Hi-lift, tow hooks, extinguisher, etc.

Future Plans: 4.56 gears, front (?) locker, rear Detroit locker, Warn full floater, Warn hub conversion, HS9500i or 8724 winch, etc.

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John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler

John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler

John's TJ has 33k on the odometer (4,500 have been offroad, and not much of that on just logging roads), 4.0l I-6, 5-speed, Dana 30 front w/4.56 gears & ARB locker, Dana 44 rear w/4.56 gears & ARB locker, Black Diamond 3" lift & Black Diamond AT shocks, 33x12.5x15 Wild Country Radial RVT Mud Terrains, 15x8 Type 50 Ultras, Tomken front bumper, Warn XD9000I winch, Jet Stage 2 performance chip, Jacobs Magnum ignition upgrade, IPF 610 lights, PIAA Pro 80 135w-180w lights, Hella H-4 headlight conversion, Black Diamond steering stabilizer, Tomken rock rails, ARB air compressor, K&N, Tomken steering box skid plate, Garmin GPS II, clinometer, Bel radar detector, Hide-a-Trunk, Eclipse sound system, MB Quart speakers (8), Hi-Lift Jack, fire extinguisher, Uniden CB, front & rear Warn D-shackles, and Warrior Products sway bar disconnects, Warn XD9000i up front and too many electronic goodies to list.

Coming soon: Rubicon Express 4.5" kit.

"I spend many of my weekends in the mining areas around my hometown and up in the cascades that are only a little over and hour to get to." - John

John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler John Jarrett's 1998 Wrangler

Jeep Rating: 339

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Richard Ingalls' 1998 Wrangler Sport

Richard Ingalls' 1998 Wrangler Sport

Richard's Gunmetal TJ Sport has a 4.0L, 5spd, and no other factory options. He has added a fire extinguisher, Rock-It Air Tube, K&N Filtercharger, Flowmaster custom cat-back exhaust, 31X10.50 BFG Longtrails, new speedo gear, 1-3/4" spring lift, JVC CD player, Crunch 150-watt amp, 100-watt Jenson speakers, 12" Punch subwoofer, and "IT'S A JEEP THING ..." displayed on windshield in orange.

Near-future additions: Rancho 9000 shocks or Tera-Flex suspension system, tow hooks, and a Warn winch...Not necessarily in that order.

"I can only drool at some of the 'knock out' Jeeps displayed on your pages and hope that someday, mine can achieve such greatness!!!" - Richard

Jeep Score: 129


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