  
 Pete Wimer's 1995 Wrangler Rio Grande
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"The evolution of this Jeep has been ongoing for over 4 years. I started out to make a nice
looking 1989 YJ Laredo with a minimal lift and 33" tall tires...well here it is now! The engine is a GM TBI 350ci V8 with all stock internal components receiving air through a K&N filter system. Exhaust is handled by routing through block-hugging plated headers then sent down 2½" pipes to a pair of Flowmaster mufflers. Motor cooling is achieved by a large 4-core radiator with dual electric fans. This power plant is attached to a GM 700R4 automatic transmission which has its fluid routed through an extruded aluminum convection cooler then into a small self-contained radiator with its own electric fan. Bolted to the 700R4 is an Atlas II transfer case with its twin sticks and 3.8:1 gear ratio. Attaching the case to the axles are custom driveshafts, the front has 22" of travel and the rear has 12" of travel. The front axle is a reverse cut Dana 44 which is narrowed to stock width, and stuffed with 5.13 gears and a Detroit locker. The rear axle is a Dana 60 narrowed, disc brakes, and also packing 5.13 gears and a Detroit. The axles are mounted with a spring-over using Rancho 4" springs and boomerang type shackles. The front axle was also moved forward 2", quick disconnects installed on the torsion bar, and a reverse shackle system installed. Due to extreme axle wrap a three point traction bar using articulating joints and pivots was designed and installed. Custom shock towers are used on all 4 points to accommodate the longest Rancho 9000 shocks available. To help with the steering a Rancho steering stabilizer is also used. Traction is handled by 35x12.5 BFG Mud Terrain's mounted on 10" wide alloys. Mounted to the front between the recovery hooks is a trail tested Ramsey 9000 winch. On the backside there is a custom swing-out tire carrier which has a full size spare, CB antenna mount and a detachable cooler rack. To aid in recovery a class III hitch was installed with a removable tow hook. The body remains all stock Jeep except where the rear wheel wells were enlarged, this modification is finished off cleanly by mounting TJ flares which have a larger opening. The flares on the front remain YJ although all are the extended width style. The stainless rocker panels and chrome nerfs add more for looks than 'real' protection. Inside the Jeep all the gauges have been replaced with Auto Meter utilizing the stock mounting locations: Tach, speed, engine temp, oil PSI, fuel, amps, and transmission temp. The stereo has been changed to all Alpine components with the speakers held in place with Thor speaker boxes. The adjustable high-back seats and center console are by Super Seats and behind the rear seat is a Tuffy lock box holding all the necessary recovery and emergency supplies. Finishing out all this is a full carpet kit and a freezing cold A/C system!" - Vern |
Keith Smink's 1995 Wrangler
Keith's YJ has a 2.5 liter, manual trans, 2.5 in. Pro Comp lift, 32-in. BFG M/T's, Currie
Rockcrawler-2 front bumper, 4WD Hardware rear bumper/tire carrier, and Hella driving lights.
Keith is a member of Blue Mt. Jeep Alliance.
Allen Baumgardner's 1995 Wrangler
Allen's '95 Maryland YJ loves it on and off-road. Mods include: Light-bar with 5 100-watt
lights, 2 more on front bumper, and 1 more for a back-up light ("ya gotta see"), nerf-bars,
200-watt sound-bar, light guards, sway-bar disconnects, hand throttle, top-half windows with
sliding glass, Insta-Trunk and lots of little stuff.
See his site - The Maryland Mudbugs
Jeep Score: 221
Jason Dietsch's 1992 Nashville Wrangler
Jason's YJ is powered by a 350 Chevy with th350 trans, locked front and rear, 9000# Ramsey
winch, on-board air, full roll cage, spring-over and all sorts of other mods. This picture was
taken in Monteagle, TN, at the 99 Rosser Round Up.
Scott ????'s 1989 Wrangler Laredo
Scott's E-mail address doesn't seem to be working, but he has a 258 6 cyl, auto (love it!), K&N air filter, rear euro guards, Explorer Pro
Comp 4" suspension, 33" BFG T/A KO's (which gives it about 7" of lift). He has also added a
Hidden Hitch and trail rack. Future plans include lockers front & rear, a winch, Quick
disconnect sway bar, and telescoping track bars.
"I might add a spring over or reverse shackle, tring to decide which would be better. It also has factory hard top and factory AC. I also purchased a dust cover, windjammer and bikini top for those hot Arkansas summers." - Scott
Mini Codori's 1994 Wrangler
This YJ has 31" Sidewinder tires, American Racing off-road chrome rims, no lift yet,
custom front bumper, custom automatic tranny, KC lights, rebuilt 4 cylinder 2.5 liter w/ fuel
injection, heavy duty drive train, and a custom 4-wheeling box behind back seat, which includes all
pulling devices.
"My Jeep is still stock height, but it beats most CJ's off-road by far. It's been to hell and back. This is definately a strong Jeep. As you can see, we like the mud."
These pics are from a run in New Hampshire.
