Always Broken
It doesn't matter much what we tell you about Andy Rivard's '91 Wrangler because by the time you read this, he will have broken all the parts we listed. Nonetheless, here goes. Andy built his 4.7L stroker from the Jeep's stock 4.0 and an amalgamation of CJ 258ci parts. Then he bolted that up to an NV3550 and NP231. Somewhere in the midst of several exploding NP231s, he put in the HD chain and 242 sun gearset, as he's heard it's stronger than what he's used to blowing up. Right now there is a spring-over on stock axles and leaves that clear the 35x12.50-15 BFG ATs, but by the time you read this he expects to have a Ford high-pinion front 44 and a 14-bolt rear in it. Hopefully that will end the exploding Dana 30 and Dana 35 issues.
Revenge of the Squirrels, eh?
OK, we know that not everyone in Canada ends all their statements with "eh?" However, we find ourselves unable to omit the "eh?" we imagine when we read e-mails from the Great White North. Something about the phraseology, perhaps. Mike Knox is from Vancouver, British Columbia, as is his '98 Wrangler with the 2.5L I-4 engine. The engine is ripsnorting now with a 4.0 throttle body and an Airaid intake breathing through a Flowmaster muffler. The stock axles with 4.88s turn the 33x12.50-15 Goodyear MT/Rs mounted on American Racing Eagle 15x8 rims. The rear bumper is a Currie Enterprises unit and the 1-inch body lift working with the Rubicon Express 3.5-inch lift provides ample clearance for those tires. The Warn front bumper holds a Warn X8000i winch in place, and a Cobra CB allows him to reach out and touch someone when he needs a hand.
I'll Take It Black
Phil Massie hails from Seattle, the birthplace of Starbucks (we doubt he hears that phrase often). Be that as it may, his '97 TJ Sport with the stock inline-six, AX-15, and NP231 sure is black. He sent us a nice picture of it, so we had to run it. Phil's Jeep has a 6-inch Superlift with RockRunner control arms and extended braided stainless steel lines. The stock axles have been regeared to 4.10, and with a locker in the front and a limited-slip rear, he has no problems turning the 33x13.50 Super Swampers. He goes wheeling most often in the Gold Mountain ORV area and tells us that a Jeep is the perfect size for the trails winding through the trees.