Member Biography
Tim
and Bobbie Welpott
Tim & Bobbie live in Hiram, GA.
Vehicle: 97 Jeep Wrangler
- Mechanical
- 4.0L, 5 speed
- Snorkle / custom air box
- Dual Optima batteries / Mean Green Alternator / Painless Wiring
- Magnaflow exhaust
- Lift
- 8" suspension - Rubicon Express long arm 5.5 inch lift / Fabtech
adjustable coil spring spacers.
- Bilstein Shocks
- Teraflex quick disconnects
- Currie spring catchers
- Drivetrain
- Rear: Curry High Pinion ARB, 4.56
- Front: Dana 30, Superior Evolution shafts,
ARB, 4.56
- Currie Steering, Rubicon Express adjustable trac-bar
- 231 case with Tera low 4:1 and Tera slip yoke eliminator
- 35" MTRs mounted on cheap steel chrome rims
- Body
- 1 inch body lift
- Warn bumper, SB210 lights, fender flares, 9000i winch
- Tomken rear bumper, carrier, rocky rack system, gas skid
- Currie Rockers
- IPF Halogen Rear light
Tried but did not work / altered:
- Flexlight Electric fan (wanted to stop the fan in water) but engine
kept overheating. Went back to stock.
- Teraflex short arm lift -- when at 6" had bad angles, lost
too much wheelbase, poly bushings kept needing replacing. Went
to Rubicon Express long arm.
- Rubicon Express skid plate for long arm. After buckling when hi-centered,
reinforced by welding added plate steel. Also, beyond 5" lift,
you need to cut out the front driveshaft opening to allow for driveshaft not
to rub against.
Wouldn't do again:
- Snorkel -- gets in the way all the time
- Tomken rear bumper setup -- so many other companies make stouter products
-- go Bulletproof
Need:
- Beadlocks -- will remedy soon
Moab's Golden Crack:

Colorado winter wheelin' :

Colorado Imogene Pass - example of why I wheel:

Eastern Tennessee rocks:

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