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I might have put the cart before the horse and bought bigger tires before I knew they would clear... Went with a 285/70R17 which is 33"x12", now that doesn't sound very big but it is for a WJ with only 3" of lift. After trimming the front fenders it seemed like a good idea and with a little...

Thank you! This will be one of those ever evolving builds. Once I get the suspension dialed in to clear these tires I'll get back to fab work and get a bumper/tire carrier built. After that it's on to electrical and accessories, 2nd battery with isolator, on board air, some lights in the rear...

Here is a little tease of the latest project, cut the rear fenders and a full stuffed 33" tire, 285/70R17 to be exact(Maxxis says they are 33x11.8) . The rear clears surprisingly well with only 3" of lift, but the front is going to take a little work to make fit well. As it sits right now the...

3" IRO foundation lift is what I'm running and have been happy with it. For around $550 you get 3" taller springs, new shocks, adj. Track bar and rear sway bar links. Decent kit for the money but you will want to change a few other parts when you lift. I would suggest new spring insulators...

No, the bypass for Bethel ridge is a FS road that is always open the down tress were just wind blown so it might be cleaned up by the time you guys are up there. I just didn't want to start cutting anything since there was a sign just before it that said no wood cutting. And for going off...

Hey all, I've been watching this thread on the off chance I might be able to make the trip but I don't think I can. However I was up on Bethel ridge last weekend 5/24 and thought I'd give you a heads up that there is still snow in places and lots of mud. The mud and snow is in the area once...

2000 WJ Grand Cherokee, 3" IRO lift, 265/70R17 tires, Custom mounted Rola roof basket, Trail Forged stubby front bumper with custom wings, Smittybilt 10K minch, Lots of pin striping At camp near Bumping Lake in Washington on memorial weekend. Before Running Bethel Ridge After running Bethel...

There is a couple other areas I really want to get into up there the more I talk to people that know the area. There is one spot near where I camped that multiple people have told me has amazing views and a camp ground on a lake pretty close to it. That and the abundance of trails has me...

Thanks about the bumper! Its growing on me and after last weekend I know it holds up to "tapping" a tree! Ya i did the whole loop I posted. There was a couple of the off shoot roads I wanted to go down but they were snowed in. Other than that it was only a short section on the ridge that had...

Good to know on the Addco sway bar, I was wonder how much the heavier bar was going to limit the flex. As for the rear seats I plan to remove them completely and build boxes that go in their place, my thought for that is if you don't have the bottoms with you the backs are kind of useless and...

Sounds like you got yourself a good set up going. All of my IRO stuff came from Kolak, the kit I used was the 3" Foundation. It came with the lift springs, New track bar and sway bar links then he got me the pro comp shocks. While I was at it I installed a new HD steering stabilizer, new...

It really was! We had rain, cold nights and a flat but it was totally worth it.

Since we couldn't make the trip in the Blues we headed over Naches direction, ended up camping up past Bumping Lake at the horse camp on FS 1800. Tried to make it up 1809 to Granite lake and miners ridge but still too much snow, also ran un Deep creek rd but it was snowed in about 1/2 mile from...

I got the WJ out on some trails this weekend and it did great. It could definitely use some more ground clearance but I can deal with it for now. The trails I ran would normally be an easy drive but this early in the year there was still a decent amount of snow and mud but I got through it all...

I was out Naches direction 2 weeks ago and just got home from there, big difference on the trails I went up for only 2 weeks. I was able to get all the way across Bethel ridge, still snow in places and a lot of mud probably wouldn't have tried it if I hadn't got the winch on. I'll post up some...

Yes it was, I don't have a disconnect set up yet. But I ran some trails this weekend and it did pretty well for being connected.

Thanks! I think painting the sheet metal that you can see through the tubes really helped to clean up the look. While I was at it I also paint the inside of the wheel wells black, that really helped also after having trimmed them as far as I did. On that topic, just screwing around today I...

Looks nice out there! I had to bail on the blues this weekend for work, but hopefully I can get out Saturday and maybe head Naches direction for a night or 2

Bumper is done! for now anyway... It was a little bit of a slow process between coming up with something I liked and getting a new bender figured out so I could get uniform bends side to side. The bender I used was a woodward Fab manual with a swag off road cylinder clamp and harbor freight air...

I can't take all the credit, the center section that holds the winch and radiator support are a kit from trail Forged. I just did the tube wings