Uni-Buddies
Vehicle: '89 Jeep Cherokee
Owner: Chris Leftwich, Mesa, AZ
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Pro Comp Mud-Terrains
Suspension: 6-inch Rubicon Express, Pro Comp shocks
Drivetrain: NP231, Advance Adapters slip-yoke eliminator, high-pinion Dana 30, Chrysler 8.25, Lock-Rights, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: 4.0L
Other Doodads: DPG rear bumper, custom rock sliders, Teraflex disconnects
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Watching my wife rip off the tow hooks that I had just installed when she attempted to climb a ledge head-on
Does Everything Work the way you want?: I'm still tuning the suspension to get more flex out of the rear, but for the most part it's point and shoot
Anything you Would Change?: My shocks and a new rear locker
Anything To Add?: The Jeep has over 220,000 miles on it!
Vehicle: '01 Jeep Cherokee
Owner: Tony Spadafora, Westminster, CO
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch MTRs on 15x8 Rock Crawler wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Rock Krawler long arm, Rubicon Express 4.5-inch leaves, 1.25-inch Rocky Road shackles
Drivetrain: NP231, Advance Adapters slip-yoke eliminator, high-pinion Dana 30, Aussie Locker, Ford 8.8, 31-spline, Detroit Locker, 4.88 gears
Performance Mods: K&N cold-air intake, Airaid throttle-body spacer, Gibson exhaust
Other Doodads: JCR front bumper, RBM rear bumper with tire carrier
Does Everything Work the way you want?: Yes, after a long winter of upgrading everything, I love it now
Anything you Would Change?: Replace the bolt-on sliders with a weld-on set
Vehicle: '95 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Owner: Michael Saeva, Oviedo, FL
Tires & Wheels: 36x13.50 IROKS on 16-inch Rock Crawler
Suspension: 10.5-inch custom lift by KOR, Pro Comp MX6 shocks
Drivetrain: NP249, Ford 8.8, Detroit Locker, Dana 30, chromoly axleshafts, Tom Wood's driveshafts, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: 5.2L, K&N intake
Other Doodads: 12,500-pound winch, custom high steer, Trail Ready front and rear bumpers
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Wheeling with a Hummer H2 and having to pull it out over and over again
Anything you Would Change?: 5.9L
Vehicle: '97 Jeep Cherokee
Owner: Jason Knepp, Milford, IN
Tires & Wheels: 32x11.50 MTRs on 15x8 American Racing
Suspension: 3-inch Rubicon Express, Old Man Emu shocks
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: 4.0L
Other Doodads: Rubicon Express slip-yoke eliminator, Surco roof rack, custom rock sliders, Warn transfer-case skid
Does Everything Work the way you want?: So far, yes
Anything you Would Change?: Front and rear selectable lockers along with bumpers