Sinking Creek 4WD Association

well, I'm Max Hames, i have an 04 TJ, with 26k when i got it and 50k miles as of 9/12
Its got the 4.0, its got some bolt on shit for now
This build probably wont have much text cause i never read that stuff anyway and you guys know how to bolt on a bumper
I used to work at a Toyota Dealership so i had all the tools/help i needed, Priority Toyota if you're from hampton roads

I have big plans that i cant afford but thats not too important as of now
BIG BALLER KRAWLER

EDIT:
Vaguely starting to plot for rubi 44s or something of the like for the summer, some variation of aftermarket lockers, factory locker, 4.56-4.88, and shafts.

Will be hopefully going 37s by christmas or so
looking at pitbull rockers/goodyear MTR 37x12.50R17

steering upgrades/SYE/lift/other bullshit to come in future

I dono about iphoto, mot of us use photobucket or omething similar. I'm currently using google plus because it automatically pull all my pictures from my phone.

As i got it
Chrome sike

3" body

RC 2.5"

2.5 RC Lift and the clear front markers

close up

My start to the dechroming

Soft 8s and lights

Add winch Kc Black driving lights

Little bit of mud

oh yeah and shes brand new, it was my dads

Tires needed to go


33x12.50 BFG KM2s

Droooooop

looks sweet

A to Z fab, wheel well to wheel well, they rock


This thing is a fucking tank and i love it, 1/4 steel, groundpounder fab, the guy who made it is awesome and it was cheap

Little Flex

Very nice, I support the chrome delete I hate tube bumpers and especially chrome tube bumpers.. Is that lift in your garage? If so thats badass

I would assume its at the toyota dealership he worked at.

yeah it was at the toyota dealership, it was a badass shop, largest toyota service department on the east coast, they had plenty of tools. yeah, theres no chrome left either!

Those mods look great on that jeep...i like the picture with the mud splash the most

I feel like I have asked this before, and we have already discussed this but, Is that Hickory High School in the background thre.

Haha, yeah ive only done mud up until this point, since thats mostly what ive got near mee.

And yess, thats hickory, where did you go? i just looked at your build on JF haha

Jeeper52 wrote:Haha, yeah ive only done mud up until this point, since thats mostly what ive got near mee.

And yess, thats hickory, where did you go? i just looked at your build on JF haha

Grassfield.

Yeah, its a little lengthy.

Mr.WJ wrote:its a little lengthy.

Puff of smoke under hard throttle is nothing to worry about. FWIW, oil getting into the combustion chamber is a bluish/white tint. You don't really need to do an oil analysis, IMO.

BadAssEddie wrote:You don't really need to do an oil analysis, IMO.

I think an oil analysis is a great thing to do on any vehicle. They give you a ton of info on how healthy your engine is, how your oil is holding up etc. I plan to do one on my bike when I change the oil this week, my jeep whenever I get around to changing it as well as my truck sometime. The reports are really interesting, I'd recommend them for anyone interested in taking care of their vehicle.

Im confused, whats going on with all this oil analyses? I changed my oil/diff fluid before i came if that is relevant to this thread

Sorry man, Alec had brought up one my recent posts on my build thread on JeepForum after you had referenced it. On my thread I was talking about getting an Oil Sample Analysis to see how the engine is doing and if there are any warning signs to be concerned with, etc.

willhf1011 wrote:

BadAssEddie wrote:You don't really need to do an oil analysis, IMO.

I think an oil analysis is a great thing to do on any vehicle. They give you a ton of info on how healthy your engine is, how your oil is holding up etc. I plan to do one on my bike when I change the oil this week, my jeep whenever I get around to changing it as well as my truck sometime. The reports are really interesting, I'd recommend them for anyone interested in taking care of their vehicle.

Continuing the hijack...

You are one of the few people who would/could actually use said information to take care of a vehicle. Without action upon anything that might show up as ominous, you aren't taking care of anything. Besides switching to a different oil, what wouldn't be related to a hard part on the rotating assembly, valvetrain, etc. not being adequately cooled and lubricated by the oil, leading to premature wear and tear?

I was just giving Mike my opinion because, with his attention to detail on the Jeep, anything that would be awry, even a minute issue would drive him up the wall. Am I right Mike?


It's kind of silly to break into a low-mileage stock engine, especially if it's at 90% or what have you. This compounded by the fact that the 4.0 is so reliable and can handle large amounts of abuse, which Mike doesn't dish out. Matt's drove at highway speeds for considerable distance with no oil. I'd just keep up the good PM and let well enough alone.