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<blockquote data-quote="clemsonjeep" data-source="post: 694737" data-attributes="member: 6317"><p>I started riding shotgun in my buddy's 95 YJ Rio Grande that was on 33" Mud Terrains with ARB's, extended fender flares, ARB front bumper, etc. Then I got a 93 YJ as my first vehicle and began bolting parts on to it. After breaking the Dana 35 the second time I put an 8.8 in the rear and it was good for a couple more years. Then I upgraded to Wagoneer Dana 44's with ARB's and 37" SSR's. I really just enjoyed wheeling and didn't beat it up much...of course it was a 2.5L so it wasn't exactly a hot rod. Then when I moved back to SC from GA I got in with a group of guys that wheeled a little harder trails and started noticing body damage piling up. </p><p></p><p>That's when things changed...being my first vehicle I felt guilty about beating it up and decided to look for a Samurai...which I'd always enjoyed seeing on the trails...and found the one I have now for $400. All it needed was a t-case shifter sheet to get it back right and of course a tune up. I drove it in stock form for 2 years off and on as a commuter. I even drove it from Sumter, SC to the other side of Charlotte, NC with my 4x6 trailer to pick up a set of Wagoneer Dana 44's that I was going to swap under it. I started cutting it up and planning for the swap and realized I would be putting in a lot of work on the Dana 44's and they'd be heavier, with less aftermarket support (the rear was the offset version) so I found a good deal on a set of Toyota axles. I've been wheeling the same Samurai for the last 10 years with slight changes every couple years to keep things interesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clemsonjeep, post: 694737, member: 6317"] I started riding shotgun in my buddy's 95 YJ Rio Grande that was on 33" Mud Terrains with ARB's, extended fender flares, ARB front bumper, etc. Then I got a 93 YJ as my first vehicle and began bolting parts on to it. After breaking the Dana 35 the second time I put an 8.8 in the rear and it was good for a couple more years. Then I upgraded to Wagoneer Dana 44's with ARB's and 37" SSR's. I really just enjoyed wheeling and didn't beat it up much...of course it was a 2.5L so it wasn't exactly a hot rod. Then when I moved back to SC from GA I got in with a group of guys that wheeled a little harder trails and started noticing body damage piling up. That's when things changed...being my first vehicle I felt guilty about beating it up and decided to look for a Samurai...which I'd always enjoyed seeing on the trails...and found the one I have now for $400. All it needed was a t-case shifter sheet to get it back right and of course a tune up. I drove it in stock form for 2 years off and on as a commuter. I even drove it from Sumter, SC to the other side of Charlotte, NC with my 4x6 trailer to pick up a set of Wagoneer Dana 44's that I was going to swap under it. I started cutting it up and planning for the swap and realized I would be putting in a lot of work on the Dana 44's and they'd be heavier, with less aftermarket support (the rear was the offset version) so I found a good deal on a set of Toyota axles. I've been wheeling the same Samurai for the last 10 years with slight changes every couple years to keep things interesting. [/QUOTE]
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