Took the Cherk off road for the first time!

[iflypropjobs]

Me, the wife & the older kid (5yrs) took the cherokee down to the Hot Springs ORV park this weekend with some friends. We had a blast, the wife got scared a couple of times & the kid screamed - I loved it!

The cherk is still bone stock with new (they came on it) 235/75/15 Big O "all terrains" - yeah right, on it. That kept me to the 1 & 2 rated trails, but I was still flat out amazed how much a stock FSJ can flex. The guy behind me said he never saw me lift a tire all day - I all most didn't believe him! I only had to back down one time - badly washed out climb up a ravine & finally started dragging the trans crossmember.

I've had a bunch of CJ's & now also own an 05' Toyota Tacoma 4x4. I don't think a stock CJ could have done any better. Next on the list, 4" lift & at least 31" BFG MT's. :fsj:

Saw one other WT cherokee there, said he was a member, but never posts. I think I was running the most stock rig with the smallest tires (at least that I saw) all weekend. Can't wait to go back.:D

[firecaptain13]

Sounds like a great ime. Got any pics????

[misfittom138]

Pics would be nice. I'm still waitin for the maiden voyage in my wag! soon, very soon.

[iflypropjobs]

Didn't take a lot of pics, to busy drivin' & smilin':thumbsup:

Resized the pics for the moderator - it's amazing what you can learn when you read the rules:rolleyes:

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This is a hill we are about to climb! Really steep & the carb coughed about halfway up but didn't quit! The wife "You aren't really going up are you?"

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This is the backside of the hill, off camber & pretty steep too.

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii103/iflypropjobs/ORVtrail-1.jpg
A pretty good shot of one of the trails from the day.


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This where I got hung up & had to back down. My buddy in the Rubi went up, but he had to lock it up.

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The gang from the day. The Tundra was the only truck with any trail carnage & he had the most clearance! (smashed exhaust tip)

http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii103/iflypropjobs/wifecherk.jpg
The wife & the cherokee at the top of the mountain - ain't she pretty - the wife that is!:D

[J10_Jimbo]

Passed through LR today on my way to Batesville, just north of 40 on Hwy 67 is a "dewooded" grand for sale, (going north it would be on the right) and across the highway is a older waggy with nice lift springs sitting behind a shop. Might be worth a look for some lift ideas.
Jimbo

[misfittom138]

Nice pics! :thumbsup:

[Chevelleguy]

I love Hot Springs, that place is awsome. Nice looking rig too. The first time I took mine out it was to Clayton, Oklahoma. I too was suprised how well the Wag performed in stock form.

[Chrome]

Awesome place to go. There was a IFSJA get together there a few years ago. Not that many showed up but for the ones that did we had a heck of a good time. Great pics!

[iflypropjobs]

Passed through LR today on my way to Batesville, just north of 40 on Hwy 67 is a "dewooded" grand for sale, (going north it would be on the right) and across the highway is a older waggy with nice lift springs sitting behind a shop. Might be worth a look for some lift ideas.
Jimbo

I have actually looked at the dewooded waggy, thought it was a cherokee at first - the guy want $3500 for it & it's in pretty rough shape. The one across the freeway from it gets moved around a lot but I don't ever see it leave the yard - at one time it had what looked like about 12" of lift on it!

[krek]

Thanks for those pics... good motivation for me to get off my duff and figure out a way to get the choptop here and start working on it.