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[Kamp]

Hello Everyone,

I moved out here from Michigan about 2.5 years ago but only started wheeling this last spring after I picked up my '14 wrangler. I had a great time hitting some of the mild to mid range trails this summer. Two that I really enjoyed were Bill Moore Lake and Barbour Fork (although I did get pretty lost there). I am looking forward to getting into some more challenging trails this year and making some new friends! I don't take a lot of pictures then I'm wheeling or anything so the best that I can do is a mall crawler pic (not super recent, missing an upgrade or two).

This summer I plan on doing more work on the Wrangler but also messing with my Cherokee a bit. I have already lifted the Wrangler (~3.5") and done some upgrades to go along with that, as well as a new bumper and winch. I also have some lighting upgrades that are waiting to be installed when I have some free time.

I am glad to meet you guys, and ask me anything that you'd like!

Thanks,
Kamp

[MultiScuf]

Hello

[coaz4x4]

Welcome!

[78bj40]

welcome!

[Chris]

Welcome to Front Range!

[Jim]

:steer:

Welcome to the group!

Where`bouts in MI? A fair bunch of us are from the Midwest. I'm from Rockford IL and would snowmobile in northern WI and the UP.



I like how the winch is fit into the bumper - yet the bumper does not have a hulking / large image. The recovery hooks make me scratch my head - full pull on the bolt heads and their threads. Different.

[Rick]

welcome!!!

[FINOCJ]

:steer:

The recovery hooks make me scratch my head - full pull on the bolt heads and their threads. Different.

Welcome - that jk looks very capable as is. Agree with Jim that the tow hooks are definitely different - almost like they should be mounted horizontally rather than vertically. Whatever works as my old jeep is held together by zip ties - or at least it seems like it sometimes.

[wolfbuzz]

I'm new myself but welcome nonetheless. Go JKs!

[xaza]

Welcome to the group

[Brian]

Welcome!

[Hypoid]

Welcome aboard!

[Kamp]

Thanks for the welcome! I am from Grand Rapids MI. It's crazy how many people out here are from the Midwest. We all had the same idea I guess!

The bumper was a real pain actually! It looks so fitted in there because the winch is too big. I had to cut out part of the grill and add about 2" to the back of the section between the frame rails. I learned a lot with that project. I am really happy with how it turned out though!

The tow hooks are just on there because I think they look cool, :lmao: the bumper came with a set of bolts. Ultimately they should hold up fine if I had to use them. that is the exact same location and orientation that they are mounted stock on a jk.


:steer:

Welcome to the group!

Where`bouts in MI? A fair bunch of us are from the Midwest. I'm from Rockford IL and would snowmobile in northern WI and the UP.



I like how the winch is fit into the bumper - yet the bumper does not have a hulking / large image. The recovery hooks make me scratch my head - full pull on the bolt heads and their threads. Different.

[dscowell]

Howdy

[Kamp]

Thanks! I have put a lot of time into it so hearing things like that is always great! I definitely have a way to go to get it where I want to be. The next few things that I have planned are control arms and lockers. That may not happen for a while though. I ave been spending very irresponsibly:erm:. JKS didn't help when they jacked up all their prices... I got hooked on their stuff really quickly before they did that, and it has slowed down my upgrades. The drop brackets should do just fine for a while though!

That is actually the stock location for the to hooks though! I just thought it looked cool there instead of the bolts that came with the bumper. They are effectively just shimmed out a tiny bit.


Welcome - that jk looks very capable as is. Agree with Jim that the tow hooks are definitely different - almost like they should be mounted horizontally rather than vertically. Whatever works as my old jeep is held together by zip ties - or at least it seems like it sometimes.

[Brad]

Welcome!

[dr350jja]

Nice Jeep. Welcome.

[The StRanger]

Welcome to the dark side ...
We have cookies !!!

[96EXXLTinCO]

Hello, and welcome!!

[Kamp]

Welcome to the dark side ...
We have cookies !!!

I'm a big fan of cookies.

[coaz4x4]

Careful in Colorado anymore with free pastries, they might have an 'extra green' ingredient. :smokin:

[javaman34]

Welcome to our little slice of Heaven.

[Kamp]

Careful in Colorado anymore with free pastries, they might have an 'extra green' ingredient. :smokin:

This is a very good point haha

[The StRanger]

:D

[ColoJeeper]

Welcome

[FINOCJ]

Thanks! I have put a lot of time into it so hearing things like that is always great! I definitely have a way to go to get it where I want to be. The next few things that I have planned are control arms and lockers. That may not happen for a while though. I ave been spending very irresponsibly:erm:. JKS didn't help when they jacked up all their prices... I got hooked on their stuff really quickly before they did that, and it has slowed down my upgrades. The drop brackets should do just fine for a while though!

That is actually the stock location for the to hooks though! I just thought it looked cool there instead of the bolts that came with the bumper. They are effectively just shimmed out a tiny bit.

You got me interested to look - so found a JK in the parking lot and you are right. I never noticed how the hooks were mounted down inside the plastic bumper housing. All I ever saw was the upper hook portion sticking above the bumper. Definitely a different mount style that previous CJ/YJ/TJ that mounted on top of the front frame horns.

[Kamp]

You got me interested to look - so found a JK in the parking lot and you are right. I never noticed how the hooks were mounted down inside the plastic bumper housing. All I ever saw was the upper hook portion sticking above the bumper. Definitely a different mount style that previous CJ/YJ/TJ that mounted on top of the front frame horns.
It's definitely different. I think that I've seen pics of one that was bent out from getting pulled but they are real beefy. I imagine you'd really need to be trying to do that.

[Shane]

Welcome

[Brucker]

Welcome

[Adaa60]

Welcome