Search results

Welcome then! Michigan is beautiful but the roads are obscene. I'm from Ohio myself and there are a lot of transplants in the metro Detroit area. M1 is an amazing event! they have 500-1500 cars on any given day. If you like classics and cruise ins, the VFW in waterford off of Union Lake...

oh dang! You're really close! small world!

Grundle, where in Waterford are you? I'm at the corner of Hospital and Cooley Lake rd.

Looks like a good time! I'm also hosting a cars and coffee this weekend if anyone wants to come out and say hi! I'll be at both for sure. I'm at most M1 events if I'm in town. Cars & Coffee @ the Lakes 2nd Sat of every month (except August) 8:30-10:30 1450 S Hospital Rd, Waterford Twp, MI...

Day 4 - more rain Day four opened with a great view out of the tent and a beautiful sunrise! Although, I did scare a large flock of ducks when I woke up to use the men's tree. haha. Since this was a road day, and we had some time, we doddled a bit in the morning. we made some biscuits and...

Day 3 Part Deux After lunch at High Rock Bay, we worked our way back down the Keweenaw Penninsula and stopped through Copper Harbor for a coffee hunt. While exploring the town, I saw these beutiful suburbans! As we continued on, we stopped by the Quincy Copper Mine. We didn't get there in...

Day 3 - dirt time On Day 3, we left from our campsite at Ahmeek and tried to find our way to High Rock bay via trails for as much of the time as possible. The first trail that was marked "ORV" on our map turned out to be a gated snowmobile route. So we rerouted to Cliffside Dr and That was...

Day 2 - Getting There Day two started like day one ended, rainy and buggy. The rain was forecast to continue until around 11 so we took our sweet time in the morning. We started off the day with getting coffee at Java Joe's. It's a great little hole in the wall and Joe is your classic...

Hey all, I'm creating this post to document my trip this past week that I took with some friends to explore Michigan's UP and hopefully plot a route for a trip later in September for the Back Yard Overland Tour. There are a ton of photos and videos so I'll try to break it down day by day to...

Yeah, I wish I had known that a bit better. I'm 0 for 2 on ordering sliders. The Trail-Gear ones that I bought worked much better. There is a license plate relocation bracket. I haven't done it yet since the truck is a garage resident at the moment. Thanks! I really like them too. I wish...

Thanks! It is a nice one, I wish I could keep it. It spends its life in Oregon and a garage. I don't think it sees much salt. It has 0 carriage rust so I'm not really worried about it. If it were staying here with me in Michigan, it would definitely get undercoated. This past weekend we...

Today We got a handful of things done but not a ton of pictures. First, I started on the engine maintenance with the spark plugs & wires, distributor cap & rotor, Ignition coil, valve cover gasket, and spark plug seals. I also cleaned the valve cover while I had it off of the truck. Not...

Yesterday we were able to get the rear bumper from 4x4Labs on the truck! It was a very nice piece and is definitely worth the money. I'm really glad that they packaged it well for shipping and it arrive unmolested. Putting it on the truck was simple and only took a couple hours. The biggest...

Hey all, I'm starting a build thread for the 80 series that I've been asked to outfit for overland use. I've had 2 80's in the past of my own and because of that, a friend of my dad's wanted me to build his up. His truck is amazingly clean and has low miles for its age. The biggest issues that...

hey, I know this is an old thread, but how does camping look up there? I live in the metro detroit area and I'm trying to get info on the island. is it dispersed camping? It looks like you found an actual campsite. what roads/trails are you allow to drive on? do you think a full size truck...

Is anybody going this weekend? I'll be there with my 715. Detroit 4Fest – Detroit, MI – Off-roading Event - 4Fest Events - Detroit, Idaho, Minnesota and Texas Off-roading Events

I got to go to Jeep Fest in Toledo last weekend! I had a great time talking with people! East Coast Overland was a cool guy too

I got the tires mounted and boy do they perform! I 100x quieter ride and pretty sticky so far! We'll see how they age. The downside is 2 of my wheels weren't made correctly. Luckily Trailworthy is replacing them for me. The wheels themself are out of whack and are the reason two of mine...

I know right! I think all the Jeeps I passed were having the same thought! I saw a handful of them staring at me while driving the ranger home. "what are THOSE for?" haha

On the note of "projects never finished", I've started to address the 715's biggest issue: the tires. The Goodyear OZ's that came on the wheels that I got from Trailworthy never rode very nice. They're extremely loud, have poor damp road behavior, are about 20yrs old, and do not balance well...