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9:43 am
January 6, 2010
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White beast!!
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Whats up everyone i am new to the jeep thing and i am loving it so far. i am hating that i dont have a lift or tires yet but soon i hope to have that done. i cant wait to get out and meet some people and see everyones jeeps. well a little bit about me i am 25 years old and i just bout a 95 jeep cherokee country it is black with tan trim and tan interior with 130K. I am looking to do a 3 inch lift and 31 or 33 im not sure yet but i cant wait. but the lift and tires hasnt stopped me from mudding i did a little bit over christmas break it was a blast.
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10:13 am
January 6, 2010
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drunkencityworker
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welcome…I hope your wheeling was legal..if not its not welcome to be posted on this forum. Just so you know that there are no legal public land to wheel on in Il. We have to pay to play. Unless your uncle owns a farm or land and you have his permission to be "muddin" on it . Dont mean to come off strong but we need to support the few legal places we have and the image of our club is affected by people posting about illegal wheeling. OUR SPORT/HOBBY FUTURE DEPENDS ON MAINTAINING THIS IMAGE. Thanks. Hope to see ya at newbee run get started by getting min saftey requirments . proper strap f and r recovery points and a cb and
our club will be glad to help you get the most out of your xj
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2:26 pm
January 6, 2010
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JeepMan97
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Welcome to the Forum!! Thanks for posting. How did you hear about us?
Sounds like you are a newb. You'll want to take your Jeep wheeling to know exactly how you want to mod it (which lift, tires, bumper, etc.) Your factory Jeep will be able to handle some of the easier trails, but not until you get a few things installed. FIrst to wheel with us you are going to want and get front and rear recovery points. A tow strap with out metal hooks is a must. You can find 20,000 LB rated tow straps at Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Farm & Fleet, etc. Just make sure it has nylon straps. Metal Hooks really hurt when you get hit by one!
Down the road you will want to get a CB. Best way to comunicate on the trails. Feel free to post up if you have any questions or need help installing recovery points Check this forum regularly. We will be having our kick off event in March.
Thanks again for posting! Looking forward to wheeling with you!!
-John
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**DDO Club Manager** 97 XJ, Rusty's 4.5" Lift, Banks "look-a-like" header, Custom exhuast (2.5" piping, Manaflow cat & Flowmaster 40 series muffler), HIDs, 31" Mud Retreads wrapped around hyper-silver 5.9 rims… Enjoy!
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4:08 pm
January 6, 2010
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White beast!!
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Wow I am a newb and i know that it is eligall to wheels on peoples land without permission. My hole family lives down south sothern IL and my family has land so no I did not do any ilegall wheeling. I know what dd is about i have heard about you guys i know how it works. I am sorry i guess i should have explaned a little better.
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4:48 pm
January 6, 2010
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bittergenius
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Its all good bro! Welcome to the forum! You should try to make it to Paps on the 16th to mee some of the DDO gang!
-Tim
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Tim Hines, DDO Club Manager (one of the Wise Men) – 99 XJ, 4.0L, Rusty's K&N Intake, Rusty's 4.5" full suspension, 31×11.50 Swamper LTB's, 15×8 blk Daytona's, Warrior & JCR armor, roof rack with Hi-Lift, Flowmaster 40
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5:39 pm
January 6, 2010
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White beast!!
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yea i would love to do that it would be good to see some jeeps and get some ideas. Where do i look to find stuff like that as far as locations and all that good stuff.
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6:06 pm
January 6, 2010
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bittergenius
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Right on the home page under "Upcoming Events" the details have just been listed. You can always check the calendar page too.
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Tim Hines, DDO Club Manager (one of the Wise Men) – 99 XJ, 4.0L, Rusty's K&N Intake, Rusty's 4.5" full suspension, 31×11.50 Swamper LTB's, 15×8 blk Daytona's, Warrior & JCR armor, roof rack with Hi-Lift, Flowmaster 40
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7:59 pm
January 6, 2010
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drunkencityworker
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Sorry if I came off strong but some people get the wrong idea about our mission. Its kind of slow season right now but I know the managers are planning future monthly runs and meetings to help ya plan since your out in rockford. Hope to see ya on the trail
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8:32 pm
January 6, 2010
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Moparboy
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Welcome to the forum sir. Another Cherokee, fantasic :) Anyways, I would suggest doing as much research as you can not only on your vehicle but off roading in general. Look at websites like Cherokeeforum.com, NAXJA, Jeepforum, just to name a few. DDO usually rolls into Cliff's Insane Terrain because it is the closet park to pretty much everyone. Also those websites can give you ideas on building your Cherokee into a great daily driver/ weekend warrior. I believe we are going to have a run to Cliff's probably in March if not earlier and I would highly recommend getting yourself a CB radio/antenna set-up, its just an easier way to get a hold of people on the trails and it is also one of our club's guidelines to have. We are having a season kick off in March for all the members and hopefully you can make it out there. If you got any pictures of it, post em up, again welcome to the forum.
Evans :)
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Evans
DDO West chapter (Reaper Crew)
1999 Jeep Cherokee-Trail Rig
I Love Haters
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9:25 pm
January 6, 2010
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andyprentice1970
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welcome to DDO! You are gonna have fun with these guys, layed back type..see ya on the trails
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2000 XJ, 3" Rusty's AAL, 31x10.50 general grabbers
Andy
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12:52 am
January 7, 2010
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Ronhob
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Welcome to the forum… Im out in Cortland now… 33's are gonna be a heck of a squeeze with a 3inch lift. I got a 4.5 and mine rub with cut out wheel wells.
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8:27 am
January 7, 2010
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White beast!!
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| Grocery Getter | posts 36 | |
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I am glad to be part of this sight everyones sounds reel cool thanks to everyone that welcomed me i appriciate it. i do belong to cherokeeforum as well thats where i heard about you guy i believe moparboys belongs to them as well correct me if im wrong. I have seen pictures and it looks like everyone has a blast and i cant wait to get out there.
they lift i may just have to go with a 4.5 i have been doing some research and i was thinking rough country but it sound like from alot of people that they suck so i will problably go with rusty i think the name is i havnt checked them out yet but it sound like they are good from what you guys say. i will get pics posted up soon. thanks everyone!
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10:48 am
January 7, 2010
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Moparboy
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I would highly recommend Rusty's, pretty much everyone in the club like Rusty's and the products, both my Jeeps, the Grand Cherokee and Cherokee have Rusty's products on them and never had a problem with them. I would recommend staying away from Rough Country you basically pay for just some of the parts and not the whole lift. I know there are a few members that do have Rough Country and they like them so I guess its just personal choice. If you need help installing the lift let us know, I know there are a few people, including myself that wouldnt mind giving you a hand.
Evans :)
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Evans
DDO West chapter (Reaper Crew)
1999 Jeep Cherokee-Trail Rig
I Love Haters
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10:56 am
January 7, 2010
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drunkencityworker
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I thik if you join ddo you will get a discount at rustys among other venders
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11:17 am
January 7, 2010
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Moparboy
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We havent worked anything out with Rusty's yet I dont think but I could be wrong, I know John and I believe Tim has spoken with them. I know I emailed him about a club discount but I never heard back from him. We could work on that for the 2010 season though.
Evans :)
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Evans
DDO West chapter (Reaper Crew)
1999 Jeep Cherokee-Trail Rig
I Love Haters
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12:53 pm
January 7, 2010
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JeepMan97
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I have spoken to Rusty himself a few times last year. Really nice guy, but unfortunatley he is unable to offer us a Club Discount. From what it sounds like he doesn't really offer discounts to any clubs. I guess it's a good thing that he's not discriminating. LOL
I usually type in the "Comment Section" whenever ordering from Rusty's Website, that I was reffered by Down & Dirty Offroad Club in Chicago IL. I figured if Rusty started to notice enough DDO Members ordering from him that he will consider working some sort of discount or coupon deal. I reccomend everyone doing the same. Just a thought…
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**DDO Club Manager** 97 XJ, Rusty's 4.5" Lift, Banks "look-a-like" header, Custom exhuast (2.5" piping, Manaflow cat & Flowmaster 40 series muffler), HIDs, 31" Mud Retreads wrapped around hyper-silver 5.9 rims… Enjoy!
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5:02 pm
January 7, 2010
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White beast!!
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| Grocery Getter | posts 36 | |
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Yea i think i will for sure go with rusty i checked them out this morning and it looks like i will be going with them. I will def need help lifting it because i have no experience with it. im sure i could figure it out but i would rather have someone there that knows what they are doing and point me in the right direction. so with that said i will keep everyone posted on when i get it. I think that would be sweet if we could get them to do something like that i think it would bring alot more people to this sight as well.
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10:44 pm
January 7, 2010
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Moparboy
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Blackcountry,
Good to here you are going with Rusty's, you wont be disappointed and I noticed you lived in Rockford, I live in Genoa, which isnt too far from you, so keep me up to date on when you get everything from Rusty's and I'll come over and give you a hand with it.
Evans :)
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Evans
DDO West chapter (Reaper Crew)
1999 Jeep Cherokee-Trail Rig
I Love Haters
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7:44 am
January 8, 2010
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White beast!!
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yea i seen that you live in genoa i deliver there every wensday to swenson speader. Thats only like a 25 min drive for me. Yea have been seeing lifted cherokee's all over the place it is def making the itch alot stronger.
mopar what do you think about bigblu do you think it would be worth tradeing him my stock cherokee for his?Just thouhgt i would get your appinion.
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1:04 am
January 9, 2010
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Moparboy
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Yeah I know where thats at, we have been called out there once or twice. As for the bigblu's Cherokee, the whole trade thing is a possibility but honestly I think you would enjoy building your rig up and learning as much as you can about it. Not to take anything away from bigblu cuz I know he needs something for college but I think he can understand where I am coming from on it. I enjoy building up my Jeeps because its a part of you going into everything but thats totally your call on the trade thing.
Evans :)
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Evans
DDO West chapter (Reaper Crew)
1999 Jeep Cherokee-Trail Rig
I Love Haters
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