I went wheeling - Page 11

Hoofmann · 09-21-2021, 10:02 AM

My days of garage hobo are almost over. I bought a house last month and I’m two weeks out from moving in. Yes, it has a garage, which was a prerequisite. When I started my search, my real estate agent tried to tell me an HOA would be fine. My response was, “as soon as I move in, I’m taking a torch to my Jeep and cutting it in half in the garage.” He understood, then, why I didn’t want an HOA.

My new place is in Westminster, which is about a 20 minute drive out of Denver, between Denver and Boulder. Living down town hasn’t been my jam and I can’t wait to get out of the cesspool that Denver has become. I have big plans this winter for the TJ. Being it’s not a trailer queen, I think I want to stretch it to LJ dimensions for added cargo room. That’s long term, however, cause there is a lot to do to get it squared away and to restore my confidence in taking it on longer trips.

In that same timeframe, I’ve found another job. More money and remote work. The office is down town, which cuts the commute in half for me, for when I will actually have to commute. It sounds ideal and I’m pumped for the new chapter in my life!

Lubes · 09-23-2021, 05:36 AM

Woot woot!

I have an LJ Teraflex long arm suspension and belly up skid for sale...wanted a grand for it.

Cobound · 09-21-2021, 01:55 PM

Dude, on all fronts

Congrats, best of luck on all your future ventures!

One more place for me to crash when I'm in the mountains

Hoofmann · 09-22-2021, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobound

Dude, on all fronts

Congrats, best of luck on all your future ventures!

One more place for me to crash when I'm in the mountains

I’m definitely not in the mountains but you’re welcome anytime.

6DoF · 09-22-2021, 11:23 AM

WOOT! i'm a YouPron star!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgyIeRDgzo

Hoofmann · 09-22-2021, 12:00 PM

Yours looks even better in action!

What are you running for exhaust?

6DoF · 09-22-2021, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoofmann

Yours looks even better in action!

What are you running for exhaust?

4.6L stroker, 62mm throttle body, and a COMP cam changed it a lot from a stock 4.0 ... but a stainless 6-2-1 tube header like the banks but off-brand. then 2.5" out the back with a generic turbo muffler.

Hoofmann · 09-22-2021, 12:52 PM

It sounds awesome, like a little tractor, and not too loud.

Mine is just a stock 4.0 with the factory cat and a kink-bent 2.5” straight pipe exhaust and I need a muffler cause it’s loud af.

6DoF · 09-22-2021, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoofmann

It sounds awesome, like a little tractor, and not too loud.

Mine is just a stock 4.0 with the factory cat and a kink-bent 2.5” straight pipe exhaust and I need a muffler cause it’s loud af.

thanks! i get the tractor comment all the time

Hoofmann · 05-13-2022, 11:38 AM

Yo! It’s been a while since I’ve posted in here. I went to Moab for EJS ‘22. Again, I drove my hunk of sh!t out there after working on getting a cage in it just weeks before.

Pics:

Driving out on 39s was only sketchy in the highest elevations of the mountains. Smooth sailing after Vail Pass.
Coming down the west side of Eisenhower Tunnel:

Met up with B a bunch during this trip. Once the first day I got into town on Steel bender then later in the week a few more times for Kane Creek and Hells Revenge. Sorry we didn’t party more, B, and thanks again for the curds!

Stayed with Lubes and some others at this place:

This was bullish!t:

But still went and ran most of Kane Creek w/ B, despite the snow. Didn’t end up making it to the end this day as there was a serious traffic jam at the exit. This was my favorite day, in hindsight. Good dudes, sick rigs (check out those FSJs!) but chilly and windy. Glad I had my top and a heater for refuge.

Hells revenge. One of the couples in our group had a fully decked out Bronco 4 door. I did mickeys hot tub and I have a pic of it but I can’t find it.

Mashed Potatoes:

This was part of the Trifecta. I’m not real familiar with those trails so this was fun. We ended up on a new trail called Where Eagles Dare.

One of the last drops coming out of Poison spider, I went to bring my front tires over a rock ledge when my brake pedal went straight to the floor. Luckily, I was in 4low and riding the rest of the ledge out was no big deal. Also lucky for me, it was an easy fix and Napa had a new brake line the next day.

I had my new brake line by 10am and had it swapped quickly, so we ran Kane Creek the last day we were there. This time we made it all the way to the end, which was my favorite part.

Good times this year. And it’s always nice to be able to drive
My junk home after abusing it all week.

Here’s the link to my Imgur post. There’s a couple vids in there.
https://imgur.com/gallery/CeWpeYN

6DoF · 05-13-2022, 01:55 PM

Kurt · 05-13-2022, 07:01 PM

Awesome. Trifecta is a fun all day trip. We did Where Eagles Dare back in September, and it was a short, but awesome side journey, great trail!

Kane Creek is always a fun one, sucks that you weren't able to finish it as that's the funnest part!

Hoofmann · 05-14-2022, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kurt

Awesome. Trifecta is a fun all day trip. We did Where Eagles Dare back in September, and it was a short, but awesome side journey, great trail!

Kane Creek is always a fun one, sucks that you weren't able to finish it as that's the funnest part!

We finished it the last day. Imgur link has a video of me going up that ledge that hangs everyone up.

Cobound · 05-16-2022, 04:54 PM

Yeah, bozos that get hung up on Hamburger Hill ruin it every time...you really need to hit it when there is no crowd, IIRC we got behind a Red Rock group

Great hooking up w/ you again, man...always a good time!!

Some more for you to peek at from your run w/ us on Kane - and Hell's Gate...I have vid of you poppin a wheelie on the way down, too...good save

Hoofmann · 05-19-2022, 09:51 AM

I’m behind on posts but about 2.5 weeks ago I went down to Buena Vista and ran Carnage for the first time. Trails like this will always expose vulnerabilities in your junk and mine was no exception. Carnage took a fair amount of winching to get me and my other buddy in the white YJ through. Crew included Greg, who comes here from time to time and three of my friends that I’ve known forever.

My junk made it through, thankfully. On the way out, however, I clipped a giant rock coming down Chinaman’s.

The impact broke the sector shaft in my steering box. I had to leave it overnight and get a new box and swap it in the next day. I’m a lucky guy and my friend drove back down there with me (2hour drive, each way) and helped me swap it.

The steering box swap took less than an hour and I was back on the road home. However, the impact knocked my steering so far out of alignment, the tires were barking anytime my wheels weren’t straight. Highway speeds were very sketchy as it had way too much toe out, so it would dart all over the lane with any slight adjustment. Not a great feeling driving twisty mountain roads. I ended up stopping in Fairplay and adjusting the tie rod to a more acceptable alignment.

I hate to do it, but I’m parking this thing for a few weeks. I’m going to finally drill and tap my steering box and install a hydro assist ram.

Cobound · 05-19-2022, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoofmann

I hate to do it, but I’m parking this thing for a few weeks. I’m going to finally drill and tap my steering box and install a hydro assist ram.

Dude, good call...you'll love the assist. I miss it, there isn't a decent solution for the diesel JT yet, but I'll be all over it once it's ready.

nblehm · 05-22-2022, 07:35 PM

Nice man! Steering box is a tough break

freerider15 · 05-23-2022, 12:15 PM

Glad to see all went well and ya got back!

Hit BV as I mentioned the weekend after you.

Four of us started the trail around 1:30, got off around 5:30 with a bit of just screwing around...lazy day wheeling

One in a full bodied Yota broke something in the squeeze, so he turned around and headed down.

The left line on the exit has gotten way more dug out. Actually had to work at it some instead of the couple minute up and out.

Headed to SoDak next weekend for the first time

We're hitting a few areas, last being Captain Crunch. Just crossing my fingers I make it through unbroken, since that trail put most of CO's to shame...up and including to some extent Boulder Canyon apparently.

Cobound · 05-23-2022, 03:41 PM

SoDak...awesome...makes me wish I had a buggy...if I could only justify

Take lots o pix!

Enjoy - safe travels!

Kurt · 05-25-2022, 07:48 PM

Im 1.5 weeks away from leaving to hit the Rubicon again. Missed it last year because of the fires, so we decided to do it in June instead of late September. Looks like its going to be chilly there, so I swapped on the full doors and hard top, and added an awning. Full overland mode engaged....

Also got my portable blackstone seasoned and ready for the trip.

09-21-2021, 10:02 AM	#1
Hoofmann AKA: Kebo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,716	Life update My days of garage hobo are almost over. I bought a house last month and I’m two weeks out from moving in. Yes, it has a garage, which was a prerequisite. When I started my search, my real estate agent tried to tell me an HOA would be fine. My response was, “as soon as I move in, I’m taking a torch to my Jeep and cutting it in half in the garage.” He understood, then, why I didn’t want an HOA. My new place is in Westminster, which is about a 20 minute drive out of Denver, between Denver and Boulder. Living down town hasn’t been my jam and I can’t wait to get out of the cesspool that Denver has become. I have big plans this winter for the TJ. Being it’s not a trailer queen, I think I want to stretch it to LJ dimensions for added cargo room. That’s long term, however, cause there is a lot to do to get it squared away and to restore my confidence in taking it on longer trips. In that same timeframe, I’ve found another job. More money and remote work. The office is down town, which cuts the commute in half for me, for when I will actually have to commute. It sounds ideal and I’m pumped for the new chapter in my life!

09-21-2021, 01:55 PM	#3
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,460	Dude, on all fronts Congrats, best of luck on all your future ventures! One more place for me to crash when I'm in the mountains __________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes

09-22-2021, 11:23 AM	#5
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,550	WOOT! i'm a YouPron star! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hgyIeRDgzo __________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\|

05-13-2022, 11:38 AM	#10
Hoofmann AKA: Kebo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,716	Ejs Yo! It’s been a while since I’ve posted in here. I went to Moab for EJS ‘22. Again, I drove my hunk of sh!t out there after working on getting a cage in it just weeks before. Pics: Driving out on 39s was only sketchy in the highest elevations of the mountains. Smooth sailing after Vail Pass. Coming down the west side of Eisenhower Tunnel: Met up with B a bunch during this trip. Once the first day I got into town on Steel bender then later in the week a few more times for Kane Creek and Hells Revenge. Sorry we didn’t party more, B, and thanks again for the curds! Stayed with Lubes and some others at this place: This was bullish!t: But still went and ran most of Kane Creek w/ B, despite the snow. Didn’t end up making it to the end this day as there was a serious traffic jam at the exit. This was my favorite day, in hindsight. Good dudes, sick rigs (check out those FSJs!) but chilly and windy. Glad I had my top and a heater for refuge. Hells revenge. One of the couples in our group had a fully decked out Bronco 4 door. I did mickeys hot tub and I have a pic of it but I can’t find it. Mashed Potatoes: This was part of the Trifecta. I’m not real familiar with those trails so this was fun. We ended up on a new trail called Where Eagles Dare. One of the last drops coming out of Poison spider, I went to bring my front tires over a rock ledge when my brake pedal went straight to the floor. Luckily, I was in 4low and riding the rest of the ledge out was no big deal. Also lucky for me, it was an easy fix and Napa had a new brake line the next day. I had my new brake line by 10am and had it swapped quickly, so we ran Kane Creek the last day we were there. This time we made it all the way to the end, which was my favorite part. Good times this year. And it’s always nice to be able to drive My junk home after abusing it all week. Here’s the link to my Imgur post. There’s a couple vids in there. https://imgur.com/gallery/CeWpeYN

05-13-2022, 01:55 PM	#11
6DoF AKA: jeepnski Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 16,550	__________________ ...................................___ .................. ________\|\|___\____ ..;.;;.:;:;.,;..;\|/_(O)\______ /_(O)\|

09-23-2021, 05:36 AM	#2
Lubes alcoholic little wombat Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 23,404	Woot woot! I have an LJ Teraflex long arm suspension and belly up skid for sale...wanted a grand for it.

09-22-2021, 12:00 PM	#6
Hoofmann AKA: Kebo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,716	Yours looks even better in action! What are you running for exhaust?

09-22-2021, 12:52 PM	#8
Hoofmann AKA: Kebo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,716	It sounds awesome, like a little tractor, and not too loud. Mine is just a stock 4.0 with the factory cat and a kink-bent 2.5” straight pipe exhaust and I need a muffler cause it’s loud af.

05-13-2022, 07:01 PM	#12
Kurt TJ Pimp Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,504	Awesome. Trifecta is a fun all day trip. We did Where Eagles Dare back in September, and it was a short, but awesome side journey, great trail! Kane Creek is always a fun one, sucks that you weren't able to finish it as that's the funnest part!

05-16-2022, 04:54 PM	#14
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,460	Yeah, bozos that get hung up on Hamburger Hill ruin it every time...you really need to hit it when there is no crowd, IIRC we got behind a Red Rock group Great hooking up w/ you again, man...always a good time!! Some more for you to peek at from your run w/ us on Kane - and Hell's Gate...I have vid of you poppin a wheelie on the way down, too...good save __________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes

05-19-2022, 09:51 AM	#15
Hoofmann AKA: Kebo Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 7,716	I’m behind on posts but about 2.5 weeks ago I went down to Buena Vista and ran Carnage for the first time. Trails like this will always expose vulnerabilities in your junk and mine was no exception. Carnage took a fair amount of winching to get me and my other buddy in the white YJ through. Crew included Greg, who comes here from time to time and three of my friends that I’ve known forever. My junk made it through, thankfully. On the way out, however, I clipped a giant rock coming down Chinaman’s. The impact broke the sector shaft in my steering box. I had to leave it overnight and get a new box and swap it in the next day. I’m a lucky guy and my friend drove back down there with me (2hour drive, each way) and helped me swap it. The steering box swap took less than an hour and I was back on the road home. However, the impact knocked my steering so far out of alignment, the tires were barking anytime my wheels weren’t straight. Highway speeds were very sketchy as it had way too much toe out, so it would dart all over the lane with any slight adjustment. Not a great feeling driving twisty mountain roads. I ended up stopping in Fairplay and adjusting the tie rod to a more acceptable alignment. I hate to do it, but I’m parking this thing for a few weeks. I’m going to finally drill and tap my steering box and install a hydro assist ram.

05-22-2022, 07:35 PM	#17
nblehm Needs moar dagger Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 26,692	Nice man! Steering box is a tough break

05-23-2022, 12:15 PM	#18
freerider15 shoplifter fail Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,699	Glad to see all went well and ya got back! Hit BV as I mentioned the weekend after you. Four of us started the trail around 1:30, got off around 5:30 with a bit of just screwing around...lazy day wheeling One in a full bodied Yota broke something in the squeeze, so he turned around and headed down. The left line on the exit has gotten way more dug out. Actually had to work at it some instead of the couple minute up and out. Headed to SoDak next weekend for the first time We're hitting a few areas, last being Captain Crunch. Just crossing my fingers I make it through unbroken, since that trail put most of CO's to shame...up and including to some extent Boulder Canyon apparently.

05-23-2022, 03:41 PM	#19
Cobound - The Don - Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: MN Posts: 48,460	SoDak...awesome...makes me wish I had a buggy...if I could only justify Take lots o pix! Enjoy - safe travels! __________________ To each his own. Not all those who wander are lost. The great irony - triggered snowflakes accusing triggered snowflakes of being triggered snowflakes

05-25-2022, 07:48 PM	#20
Kurt TJ Pimp Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 5,504	Im 1.5 weeks away from leaving to hit the Rubicon again. Missed it last year because of the fires, so we decided to do it in June instead of late September. Looks like its going to be chilly there, so I swapped on the full doors and hard top, and added an awning. Full overland mode engaged.... Also got my portable blackstone seasoned and ready for the trip.