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  Rob Luecht's 1993 Wrangler Rob Luecht's 1993 Wrangler

Rob Luecht's 1993 Wrangler

Rob's '93 YJ has the stock suspension and tires (soon to be 31x10.5M/T's on 15x8 rims). Swaybar removed, black tubular bumpers and nerf bars, 4 KC lights, 2 55w driving lights for auxilary back-up, bikini top and duster, Cherokee CB, Sony CD player, stock 4-cyl with a K&N air filter, Accel Superstock wires, Bosch platinum plugs.

Future plans include 4" lift, 33" tires, lockers, axle, motor, tranny, t-case swap, roll-in tub liner, Hi-Lift, etc.

Jeep Rating: 154

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Jeff Christensen's 1993 Wrangler Jeff Christensen's 1993 Wrangler Jeff Christensen's 1993 Wrangler

Jeff Christensen's 1993 Wrangler

Jeff's YJ has a 4" procomp lift, 32x11.50 tires, the new Gibson Cat Back exhaust, Sittybuilt nerf bars, hardtop, Pilot driving lights, Pioneer Supertuner, 2-1/2" rear box speakers, windjammer, and JKS quick disconnects.

"I love Southern Utah, so much to do there, a lot of dirtroads that go nowhere...LOL." - Jeff

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Derek Winn's 1991 Jeep Wrangler Derek Winn's 1991 Jeep Wrangler

Derek Winn's 1991 Jeep Wrangler

Derek's YJ is almost totally stock, with a 6cyl and a hard top.

Modifications so far include a Pioneer CD player, 6X9 speakers in THOR speaker boxes, a bikini top, grill guard and brush bar, Hella 500 driving lights, and cow-skin seat covers. Soon to come are 30x10.5 TSL Super Swampers, Blade rims, and a 2" lift.

"I hope to add 31-inch tires and maybe new rims soon, but I'm 16 and making payments right now.  I hope to send more pics as my Jeep grows." - Derek

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Lannie Parks' 1995 Wrangler Lannie Parks' 1995 Wrangler

Lannie Parks' 1995 Wrangler

Lannie's Jeep has a Chevy 350 with a 350 turbo tranny and Holley 750 Carb, 35x12.50 BFG AT's, 2.5" Rancho suspension lift with RS9000 shocks and dual in-cab control, 3" body lift, and 1.5" shackle lift.

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Justin Clark's 1995 Wrangler 'BlackBox'

Justin Clark's 1995 Wrangler "Black Box"

Justin's "Black Box" has been a 4-year project in the making. He's done every modification from the alarm to the new axles. He's made every possible attempt to make his rig as unique as possible. Like many new rigs, it went through it's street queen stage...but that was mostly to wear out the warranty. Now, it has evolved in to a very capable trail rig and it still retains good highway manners. The list of modifications is long....maybe too long.

It has a 4.0L High Output I-6 w/AC, AX-15 tranny, NP231 T-case, K&N conical FilterCharger, custom air-tube w/Tornado, custom PVC snorkel (through fender/above roof), Borla headers, Borla Cat-Back w/polished tail pipe, Jet Technologies Stage 2 computer module, Jet Tech. 180 deg. thermostat, Flex-A-Lite dual 10" electric fans, Dynatrac reverse-cut Dana 60 rear-end w/4.56 gears, Dynatrac reverse-cut Dana 44 front-end w/4.56 gears, Warn manual hub disconnect kit, rear disc brakes, Six States custom-cut driveshafts, ARB Air locker front + rear, chrome differential covers, five 15x8.5" Prime stainless/black 6-spoke, five 31x10.50 BFG AT's, four 31x12.50 Interco Super Swamper Thornbirds, Rancho 2.5" suspension lift, JB Conversions 1" body lift, Metal Made-Rite revolver shackles,  Warrior Products sway bar quick-disonnects, Warn 6" extended fender flares w/turn signals, Warrior Products Class 2 receiver hitch, Smittybuilt rear tube bumper, Smittybuilt nerf bars, Olympic front Basher bumper, Olympic brush/light-guard extension, and a custom-fab high-clearance front receiver hitch.

It also has Warn XD8000i winch w/Multi-Mount kit. Hi-Lift jack, Maxx Multi-tool, tow straps, receiver hitch clevis, 2 PIAA Pro 90 lamps w/Ion Crystal lens, 2 Hella Safari lights w/windshield mounts, 2 Mopar/Bosch rack lights, 2 Phillips black honeycomb halogen headlights, Road Armor 6-panel convertible hardtop, Yakima custom roof rack w/fairing, Tuffy 10" center console w/din stereo mount, Grant removable steering wheel, custom keypad fuel-injector cut-off, custom-fab neutral gear-lock (not in yet), Alpine 8058 alarm, Alpine 8205 digital alarm pager, hood-lock, power locks in doors/tailgate, Crimestopper remote-starter w/ignition kill, custom Alpine stereo with Rockford Fosgate speakers, Optima Red-Top battery w/gold terminals, Jump-N-Carry battery booster, custom in-dash hand throttle, ARB air compressor, Cobra 40 Ch. CB w/4' whip antenna, Cobra digital radar/laser detector w/amp+ext. speaker, Phantom radar/laser jammer, Uniden 40 Ch handheld CB, Uniden BCT-10 Beartracker scanner, and (2) Motorola Talk-Abouts.

Future plans include a spring-over axle conversion w/National Springs 2" lift, 11-leaf packs front/rear, Dynatrac Hi-Clearence steering kit (tie-rod, drag-link, knuckles), JB Conversions slip-yoke eliminator kit, JKS telescoping trac-bar for front, dual Rancho RS9012's for rear, Rancho in-cab remote control, greaseable shackle/main eye bolts and bushings, rear CV-shaft, and air-lift custom air suspension.

Jeep Rating: 364

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Chad's 1994 Wrangler Sahara Chad's 1994 Wrangler Sahara

Chad's 1994 Wrangler Sahara

Chad's '94 YJ Sahara has a Defender front double-tube hitch & rear steel bumpers, steel nerf bars, Cobra CB/PA, dual 8" Jenson speakers w/dual 4" Jenson speaker sound bar, hard/soft top and hard/soft doors, 28" Michelin T/A's (stock suspension), and 5 ProComp 100-watt lightson a lightbar.

"I go offroad about once or twice a month, and although I have stock suspension, I am able to keep up with my best friends (who all have jacked-up pickups), showing a Jeep always comes out on top...even without 33" tires!" - Chad

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JR Duller's 1993 Wrangler

JR Duller's 1993 Wrangler

JR has a base model YJ with 4.0L H.O. engine, a 30-foot nylon tow strap, dual relocation brackets for the mirrors, 2 Cibie spot lights, 2 Cibie driving lights, single rear european fog lamp, 2 wide-angle spotlights for side, 2.5 inch lift with the Old Man Emu suspension (awesome ride), Currie front and rear greasable shackles, Daystar greasable main eye bushing, JKS swaybar disconnects, JKS telescoping trackbar, Rancho 9000 shocks on all four corners, ES5000 steering stabilizer, 31-inch Kirkland all terrains, 48-inch High Lift jack, custom built rear bumper, custom built spare tire and air tank carrier, Dual 3-gallon air tanks, on board air compressor, 1 jerry can, Turbo City Rock It air tube (get one!), cylindrical K&N air filter, Borla cat-back exhaust, custom built hand throttle, stainless steel extended brake lines, JB Conversion slip-eliminator kit, and custom built drive shaft.

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Kyle Cheatham's 1995 Wrangler Sahara

Kyle Cheatham's 1995 Wrangler Sahara

Kyle's YJ Sahara has the 6-cylinder, a 2" BDS suspension lift, Black Diamond shocks, 1" M.O.R.E. body lift, 32" BFG Mud Terrain's, 15x8 American Racing wheels, 4.10 gears, Detroit E-Z Lockers front & rear, Husky Liners, Hella's, HiLift jack, and a CB.

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Mike Lemoi's 1995 Wrangler

Mike Lemoi's 1995 Wrangler

Mike's YJ is mostly stock except for the 30x9.50 tires, white spoke wheels, KC lights, and windshield mounted mirrors.

It has the 2.5 liter 4-cylinder motor with the stock axles and transmission. He lives in Colorado, so he am able to take it off road a lot. It is also used as a pizza delivery vehicle, and so far has worked just fine.

Jeep Rating: 106

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Mark Williamson's 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ Mark Williamson's 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ

Mark Williamson's 1987 Jeep Wrangler YJ

Mark's '87 YJ has a 258 cid 6-cyl with 4.56 Precision gears & Lock-Rites, front Dana 30 & rear Dana 35, 2-1/2" Rancho suspension lift & 2" body lift. It runs 33x12.50 Super Swampers and can go just about anywhere.  Mark will be upgrading soon to a TBI 350 conversion with spring-over lift and 38.5x14.50x15 SX Swampers, plus Dana 44 front, Dana 60 rear w/Detroit Lockers and 4.88 gears w/built 700R4 trans and B&M Megashifter.
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