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Thane Madrid's 1997 Wrangler SE 'Stump Jumper II' Thane Madrid's 1997 Wrangler SE 'Stump Jumper II' Thane Madrid's 1997 Wrangler SE 'Stump Jumper II'

Thane Madrid's 1997 Wrangler SE

Thane'sTJ SE "Stump Jumper II" has a 2.5 L, 5-Speed transmission, 4.10 gears, a custom 4" lift, Doetsch Tech shocks, adjustable front track bar, custom front quick discoconnects, 15X8 black Rock Crawler rims, 33X12.50X15 All-Terrain tires, custom front & rear bumpers w/receiver hitches for a Warn 8000# winch, custom swing out tire rack.

Future modifications include RE control arms, Adustable rear track bar, 4.88 R&P gears, EZ-Locker in rear, Gearless locker in front, SYE kit w/cv drive shaft, V-6 or V-8 conversion.

Check out his web page!

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Jim Lei's 1998 Wrangler Sport Jim Lei's 1998 Wrangler Sport Jim Lei's 1998 Wrangler Sport Jim Lei's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Jim Lei's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Jim's TJ Sport has a Tomken Machine 4" lift, front and rear sway bar disconnects, 4.10 gears with an E-Z Locker in the rear, Rubicon Express tailshaft conversion with a CV Joint driveshaft, homemade rocker panel guards, and 33x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains.

Jim is a member of the Black Hills Four Wheelers, Sturgis Chapter.

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Mark Solis' 1999 Wrangler Sahara Mark Solis' 1999 Wrangler Sahara Mark Solis' 1999 Wrangler Sahara

Mark Solis' 1999 Wrangler Sahara

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Dave Van Wert's 1999 Wrangler Sport Dave Van Wert's 1999 Wrangler Sport Dave Van Wert's 1999 Wrangler Sport Dave Van Wert's 1999 Wrangler Sport

Dave Van Wert's 1999 Wrangler Sport

Dav's TJ has a 4.5" RE lift, slipyoke eliminator kit, 2" body lift from Performance Acc., 35x12.50 BFGoodrich MT's on 15x8 (w/3.5" B.S.) Centerline Hellcat rims, 3.73:1 w/ Tracloc, K&N air filter, dash-mounted Cobra CB with a K40 antenna, Kenwood KDC-8011 AM/FM/CD player with Eclipse 2-way speakers all around.  To keep it all in one place when it's alone, a motion sensor alarm and power door locks.

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Steve Doumit's 1998 Wrangler Steve Doumit's 1998 Wrangler Steve Doumit's 1998 Wrangler Steve Doumit's 1998 Wrangler

Steve Doumit's 1998 Wrangler

Steve's TJ has a 4.0L/5-speed, Rock Crawler blackies and 31x10.50x15 Pro-comp M/T's ("They are great!"), tow hooks front and back, Hella 550 fog lights, hand throttle, Rock-It rock rails, Turbo City skid plate, K&N filter, Cobra CB, scanner, fire extinguisher, soft and hard top, kill switch and a club for the city, M.O.R.E 1" body lift, and Hi-Lift jack.

Want list: A locker, receiver winch, Flowmaster system, and anything else I can get away with without cutting into retirement.

Pictures taken with Tim's TJ (see below) at Mt. St. Helens Monument area.

Jeep Score: 202

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Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler

Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler

Tim's TJ has the 5-speed/4.0, 32x11.50x15 BFG M/Ts on Rock Crawler blackies, 2" Rubicon Express lift and DT 3000 shocks in the suspention, 1" M.O.R.E. body lift, Dome rocker guards (Herculined), Dome hand throttle, Dome underbody lighting kit, Olympic Rock Bumper, Mopar tow hooks, K&N conicle filter, Alpine CD, soundbar, Cobra 75 WX CB, Radio Crack scanner, B&M Hammer, Turbo City skid, Dome light kill switch for takin the doors off, Herculined door entry guards, first aid kit, garbage bags, and a nekkkid lady air freshener.

Future enhancements will include a dual-stage Flowmaster with 2-1/2" exit, locker (undecided which), and a Currie 1" engine lift kit.

Jeep Score: 237

Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler Tim Doumit's 1997 Wrangler

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Brad Douglas' 1998 Jeep Wrangler Brad Douglas' 1998 Jeep Wrangler Brad Douglas' 1998 Jeep Wrangler

Brad Douglas' 1998 Jeep Wrangler

Brad's '98 TJ has 31x10.5 BFG All Terrain KO tires (5), 15x8.5 Z Racing wheels (5), Rancho RS9000 shocks, Procomp 2" springs, Clarion CD player, center console, door entry guards, Crime Guard security system, 2 fire extenguishers, first aid kit, and Bestop bikini top.

"I removed the bumper extensions from the front and rear bumpers, added Warn tow hooks and D shackles to the front bumper.  I also have the tinted window kit for the 3 rear windows. Future plans inclue Currie rocker panels, sway bar disconnects, Warn 9000 lb. winch, full hard doors and a Rancho steering stabilizer." - Brad

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Gerrit Seys's 1997 Wrangler SE

Gerrit Seys's 1997 Wrangler SE

"Here by a picture of the 1997 2.5 TJ I use as Jeep Master for DamilerChrysler - Jeep Belgium, Luxemburg.

It is equiped with a Rancho 3" lift kit, 32x11.50 Wrangler MT tires, a Warn M9000 winch and a Garmin III GPS.

The picture was taken this summer in the French Alps preparing the first edition of the Belgian Camp Jeep." - Gerrit

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Bill Nickerson's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Bill Nickerson's 1998 Wrangler Sport

Bill's TJ Sport has a black hard-top & spice soft-top, 4.0L I-6 engine, auto, A/C, Pioneer CD player, 4" Skyjacker lift w/ Skyjacker hydro shocks, 35" BFG MT's on Z-Racing rims, and chrome Rockcrawler bumpers.

"In the future I plan on changing the suspension components to Rubicon Express, adding an HD steering stabalizer, JKS disconnects for the rear, new bumpers/tire carrier, different shocks, and a winch." - Bill

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Jason Griffith's 1997 Wrangler SE Jason Griffith's 1997 Wrangler SE

Jason Griffith's 1997 Wrangler SE

Jasons's TJ has the 2.5L four banger with hi-flow air intake (Turbo City), Jacobs ignition, 3" Rubicon Express lift, sway bar disconnects, Rancho shocks, 33x12.50 BFG AT KO's on AR 39's (15X8), tubular nerf bars, offroad lights, tow hooks front and rear, and a Cobra Soundtracker CB.

Future upgrades include:  Matching full-size spare ("they didn't have five, so it is on order right now"), new muffler, electric fan, new bumper (front), bumper/tire rack(rear), and, hopefully, a winch soon...


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