PEAK PUTTERS

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Just on the other side of the hill for sure...

Thanks Tim, I'll give Simple Green a shot!

Full disclosure, this was NOT intended to be a wheeling trip. But, well, decisions were made.... With the searing heat bearing down on the Tri-Cities and all surrounding areas, the only answer was to find cooler temps at elevation. With that in mind, we hatched a loose plan to tour Rainier park, wit...

What experience have you all had with the various potions and concoctions out there for coolant system flushing? The boy's XJ has some pretty nasty looking stuff running around the system, looks like mud so it's probably corrosion/rust that needs significant cleansing as a starting point to get it f...

It was time to put in a shakedown run on my daughter's LJ, and a quick look at the calendar reminded me that it was exactly one year ago that I had run Bethel Ridge for my very first time... Seemed like a good idea to rinse/repeat, so plans were made and the group met at Maverik at 0700 in relativel...

Make no mistake, the new Bronco is not intended to take the place of the JLU-R. To be blunt, it can't. They are simply different tools for different purposes, although they do have enough similar characteristics to blur the lines a little. IMG_5361.JPG As much as I'd love to wheel the dickens out of...

While I do love me a good Jeep, those of you that really know me are well aware that my true allegiance has always been with the Bronco. I was raised in the back seat of a 1977 that was bought brand new and is still in the family, and I've owned a few of my own over the years as well. Good/bad/other...

FREE rollers or spares, these just came off my son's XJ and have been as fantastic as any BFG AT should be. 33x12.5r15 load range C, mounted on 15x8 steel wheels with 3.75" backspace. One of the wheels has the lug holes wallowed out a bit but it's still functional. IMG_5907.JPG IMG_5908.JPG IMG...

Great report, can't wait to read about the mine! I still haven't been up to this area, would love to explore it sometime.

Not sure if anyone actually looks at these run reports anymore, but if you do I hope you enjoy

A couple of years ago, we hastily put together a trip along the WABDR( http://www.peakputters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6689 ) and had an absolute blast doing so. With a strikingly similar lack of planning or clear direction, we decided to so some light WABDRing down in Oregon (yes, I'm full...

Jay W wrote:There were tracks to the top May 1

Figured as much, thanks for the info.

So you didn't summit Darland... What else did the guy in the SxS have to say, has anyone been across the top yet?

Trying to kill a few birds with one stone, I spent some time with a frosty beverage and a tape measure and came up with a "design" for a rear bumper/slider/step/tire carrier that would, well, do all of those things. Time for some arts and crafts 8) IMG_5240.JPG IMG_5245.JPG IMG_5246.JPG IM...

As the story goes, back in the summer of 2019 our friends from the Wet Side showed up for a camping/wheeling weekend with what was, at the time, the coolest thing I had ever seen: IMG_4414.JPG It was a tiny little camp trailer with some reasonable sized tires and a galley in the back for cooking bac...

SOLD

ST185/80R13 tires and spiffy aluminum wheels, 5x4.5 bolt pattern. These would be cool on your utility/golf cart/pop-up trailer... I've got them posted on the List of Craig for $100 but I'll make a special deal for the Putter crew, hit me up if you're interested. IMG_5098.JPG IMG_5100.JPG IMG_5099.JPG

Where is the smiley for cooking s'mores by the campfire?!

Took a quick solo run up to NF-1500 / Bethel Ridge to see what's what. Ran into snow right at the 5,000ft elevation mark and while it wasn't deep or particularly treacherous, I was in fact all by myself and hadn't seen anyone since about the 3,000ft elevation point (and they were car camping in a Su...

Got tired of kicking the boxes around the shop so I installed the winch last night, even though I'm still waiting on the hawse fairlead to arrive :roll: IMG_5034.JPG IMG_5035.JPG If anyone is in the market for a budget winch (usually around $300 on Amazon), I would strongly recommend taking a look a...

Before leaving the front I added some 1" spacers to the lower shock mounts to allow a little bit of additional droop since the shocks are currently the limiting factor, and uptravel is limited by the bumpstops before the shocks bottomed out. There is now perfect harmony between shock uptravel a...

Ordinarily on a TJ-platform build, I start with rollcage upgrades and then build out the rest of it from there: IMG_6820.JPG IMG_0154.JPG IMG_0160.JPG Since this one isn't intended to be a dedicated off-roader, I'm going to leave any rollcage work for sometime down the road and instead focus on the ...

I simply could not pass up the deal I stumbled into on this little gem. It's a 2005 LJ with a pile of road miles, but had clearly never seen the other side of a gravel road and was completely stock save for some routine maintenance part replacements over the years, Rubicon flares, and an aftermarket...