I'm talking about the Jeep. After my last trip to Uwharrie National Forest with SORA I decided that something had to be done about the extremely rough / stiff ride that my 99? Jeep TJ had. After consulting with Joe over at Darlington Offroad and the guys with SORA, I decided that the poor ride quality was from an incorrect lift being installed on the Jeep.

The kit that was installed on the Jeep before I bought it seems to have been a very entry level lift, not having upper control arms for front or rear, and [Read More]

My first trip to Uwharrie was last weekend. I planned to leave at 6am and make the 3 hour drive, and meet up with SORA by 10am. I got up about 2 hours late, took the doors off the Jeep, loaded Raz in the back, and headed out. I didn't grab a jacket or gloves, but I did have a sweatshirt. Amazingly enough, it quickly turned into a "Thompson Vacation." It was about 45 degrees out, so Raz(my faithful sidekick) and I froze the whole way up there.

The trip up there went quick. Mapquest must not know that Hwy 74 is being turned into Interstate 74 so most of the trip was on a [Read More]

Southern Offroad 4wd Association is headed to Uwharrie National Forest this weekend. SORA is a fairly local club that we will be wheeling with this weekend. The trails are about 3 hours from where we live, so Katie isn't looking forward to the drive.

Knife of Dreams, the next book in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series comes out today. You can find more information about the series at the largest fan-based website [Read More]

I went to the police department yesterday to get some more information about the ticket. They didn't really know much information about it and told me to call the Clerk of Courts about the fines and such. I will be calling them later this afternoon.

The driver-side rear Gabriel shock mounting bracket broke again on the Jeep. I was pulling out of the driveway and could feel that it was really wobblie. I got out to check and sure enough the shock was barely hanging on. I guess I will have to find a high performance shock instead of using the [Read More]