jeprovo
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chino Hills
I had a lot of fun meeting up with you guys at JV. It was my first time driving a 4wd that I own. I've driven Cal's stuff a few times, but a stock XJ is a completely different animal. I had a lot of fun following Sequoia and his dad around on our impromptu "stocker run".
Biggest things learned:
I need to learn how to drive :wierd:
I need a transfer case shifter.
Air down my tires more than I'd expect. The difference in 18 psi and 15 psi for traction is surprisingly noticeable. - of course, a tire bigger than 235's would help too.
If you care about your gear staying put, you need to really tie it down.
Lying on your back to shift is a real pain in the ass.
Only carnage (that I've noticed) is a blown (leaking) front shock, and a missing license plate.
The Shock's not a big suprise, I think I bottomed out hard enough two or three times to jar the mag mount antenna off my roof.
I probably took 15,000 miles out of my clutch trying to get to the top of a hill that Sequoia finally winched me to the top of.
Unless someone managed to stumble across my license plate - letters are JMA - I'll probably just run without one until I get noticed, or maybe paint/decal the numbers with a white backing one on my front bumper. At least a painted/decaled on one won't get ripped off!
Thanks for the fun time!
Biggest things learned:
I need to learn how to drive :wierd:
I need a transfer case shifter.
Air down my tires more than I'd expect. The difference in 18 psi and 15 psi for traction is surprisingly noticeable. - of course, a tire bigger than 235's would help too.
If you care about your gear staying put, you need to really tie it down.
Lying on your back to shift is a real pain in the ass.
Only carnage (that I've noticed) is a blown (leaking) front shock, and a missing license plate.
The Shock's not a big suprise, I think I bottomed out hard enough two or three times to jar the mag mount antenna off my roof.
I probably took 15,000 miles out of my clutch trying to get to the top of a hill that Sequoia finally winched me to the top of.
Unless someone managed to stumble across my license plate - letters are JMA - I'll probably just run without one until I get noticed, or maybe paint/decal the numbers with a white backing one on my front bumper. At least a painted/decaled on one won't get ripped off!
Thanks for the fun time!