I did that twice in 2 days. Left the top open before bed, woke up to rain, closed it. Opened it later that day to dry and the next day. Went out with the wife's car while the jeep was still drying in the driveway, it rained hard. Next day it rained and was hot so the jeep smelled like a wet towel, then it took a few days to completely dry. Then I covered everything in mud.
. DawgBox was loaded to the max but was an easy driver (except out of Lincoln NE where the crosswinds resulted in me needing to keep the speed to 75mph instead of cruising about 83mph. Here's a couple of pictures of the trip.
Heck Yeah!Went to Gold Mountain Trail in Big Bear, very fun, great views.
And got our first badge.
The doors are great, no rattles, mirrors are a nice touch too. For the price when I bought them in November when the price dropped was a no brainer. They were easy to adjust and havent needed to be readjusted. I like them. I’ve been running tops off with those doors for a few weeks now.
What's the love like for the Rugged Ridge snorkel?Rausch Creek on Sunday. Finally got it on the trails. Hurry up Saturday.
The hill was quite steep, but using the off-road speed control button made easy work of it.
I went over to the storage unit to take some stuff, then decided to go for a short ride. Then ended up keeping riding, hit the interstate (haven't done that since the day I brought her home), and with the lift, tires, Fox 2.0 TS stabilizer, etc... it rides and drives AMAZING! Even up to 85 MPH. The night I brought it home it was all over the damn road, like a swerving brick. It tracks straight and true, runs great, averaged 14.6 MPG @ 75 MPH (More 6 & 7 gear, hardly saw 8th) with the Freedom Panles on, windows down, AC off. Drove about 30 miles on the interstate, up to Auburn, hit up the Goo-Goo carwash since I had mud all over it from all the rain recently (I live in a very rural area, so most folks around here have mud, dirt, and gravel driveways).
Got her washed up nicely, and pulled over and decided it was such a beautiful day, that I pulled the 2 Freedom Panels off the top (first time since getting it). And drove through campus to see how much it's changed in the last year since I last drove through there for work. I went to Auburn back in 2005 for college. So, rode back home with the panels off on the interstate (about an hour drive). It averaged about 14.2 MPG interstate with the windows down, AC off, and the Freedom Panels removed. So it lost about a 1/2 a MPG from the extra wind-resistance of having just the Freedom Panels removed on the interstate at 75 MPH.
Also, while on the interstate I saw a near-perfect Pet Porter brand XL dog carrier for the back of trucks & SUV's, sitting on the side of the interstate. One of the huge ones you can fit like a Great Dane or Saint Bernard in... I saw it, slowed down & passed it, and then pulled over & backed up to it in the median. It's in REALLY good shape other than 2 small busted corners (I'm guessing from falling out of someone's vehicle). So I grabbed it, and tossed it in the bed. Got it back home safe (didn't have any tie-downs to secure it) by driving under 65 MPH. Dropped it at the storage unit, and kept riding around enjoying the day, the fresh air, and the top off. All-in-all, ended up putting about 150 miles on the Jeep.
Oh, and finally rolled over the 4th digit! Hit 1000 miles on my trip! Had to pull over on the interstate to take the picture, but it was worth the risk.
It was a good day Tater.
Here she is all cleaned-up and back home...
Preach it brother.About the only thing that would have made it better would have been some nookie.
