Member Biography

Patrick Corkren

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Patrick and Victoria live in metro Atlanta, GA.

Vehicle: 1998 Jeep Wrangler TJ

4.0 liter 6 cylinder w/ Borla header and exhaust, high performance catalytic converter, Airraid breathing tube w/ conical KN filter, Poweraid throttle body extension, Optima Yellow Top, and Currie 1" motor mounts
Stock AX-15 5 speed transmission
NV231 Transfer Case w/ Advanced Adapters HD slip yoke eliminator w/ Tom Woods polished and clear coated front and rear cv driveshafts
4 1/2" Rubicon Express springs and front upper control arms, Teraflex F & R lower and rear upper control arms and w/ front 1.5" coil spacers and Performance Accessories 2" body lift (slowly moving from the sorry Tera 3" lift to the superior RE lift)
Rubicon Express adjustable front track bar and Teraflex adjustable rear track bar (really helped ride and flex!)
Rancho 5000 front and 9000 rear shocks
JKS front and rear bar pin eliminators
Dana 44 - 30 spline Front high pinion (Advanced Frame Works) and Rear (Factory option) axles w/ 4.56 gears, Detroit lockers w/ 5 on 5 1/2 bolt pattern. Front has Ford rotors, calipers and knuckles and Warn heavy duty locking hubs, rear has Moser alloy axle shafts, TSM rear disc brakes.
Performance Unlimited knuckle over heavy duty crossover steering (necessitated a lengthened passenger side swaybar link bracket and shortened link)
JKS Quicker disconnects
Custom high clearance rectangular side bars
Bulletproof FF1 front and FF1RS rear bumpers w/ shackle brackets, winch mount, swing away tire carrier and Hilift mount
Tomken Machine undercarriage skid plate, Teraflex gas tank and steering box skid plate
Essentially Off-Road roll cage modified so that it actually works with a soft top. The original top cross bar in kit was 2" too short and, if used, put the 2 main bars off the hoop too close together. Use the door surrounds to make sure you have a good fit before you complete welds!
Warn HS9500i winch
36" x 12.50" Super Swamper TSL SXs on Allied black steel 15" x 10" bead lock rims
Sahara package (white/spice)
Factory spice hardtop and soft top w/ full doors (dual top factory option), Bestop header Safari bikini (sucks)
Cobra 75 WXST CB radio w/ K- 40 antenna, Sony CD player w/ Eclipse front and rear speakers (not great Hifi products, either one!)
Tuffy Series II security console and rear cargo drawer with risers and dividers (use common sense, not their directions to install them)
Jeep rubber slush mats
Thomas 1/3 hp compressor
Hella 500 driving lights
1999 GMC K2500 4x4 'Burb w/ 454cid V-8, Power Programmed, Optima Yellow Topped and KN filtered to drag it around with and Praise Dyno cryogenically treated slotted discs w/ kevlar and ceramic pads/shoes and trick spring kit to stop it and the Jeep and trailer. BTW the brakes work great!

Coming soon:

Atlas II/NV4500
Avalanche Engineering Corner and Rocker protectors

Pictures:

January 31, 1998, Tiftonia, TN

April(?) 1998, Rich Mountain in Ellijay, GA

May 17, 1998, Beasley Knob ORV Area in Blairsville, GA.

September 2003. In Moab on Golden Crack on Golden Spike Trail.

Suburban tow vehicle, trailer, Jeep, and Joe the dog.

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