1998 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L

4.0L engine with Asin Warner AX5 5-speed manual transmission plus New Venture 231 21/23 spline, 6-bolt, chain drive, 2.72:1 transfer case; Dana 44 (3.73 limited slip, semi-float, heavy) rear end and Trac-Loc; JKS 2000 Quick Disconnects for front anti-sway bar; Gale Banks exhaust headers and muffler; tilt steering; full metal doors with roll-up windows; running boards; factory skid plates over a 19 gallon fuel tank and transfer case; Tomken steering gear box skid plate; K&N filter and Optima Yellow Top 750U battery; Magellan Meridian GPS 330 and as back-up Garmin Nuvi 670; ICOM 207H VHF/UHF FM transceiver with a Diamond SG7500NMO Antenna as well as a Yaesu VX-5R tri-band handheld; Uniden Pro 510XL 40 Channel CB Two-way radio with Radiall/Larsen NMO Low Band 47 inch antenna; pair of Level-o-Gage Clinometers; factory tow hooks front and rear; American Eagle Wheel Corp.'s Series 059 Polished Alloy 15x7 wheels mounting four Dunlop Rover AT 31x10.50R15 tires with metal valve stems and covers; Staun tire deflators for semi-automatic air down; portable onboard air compressor; Hornet Model 719T, Alarm System --Shock and Motion; and front bumper mounted Warn HS9500i winch with safety thimble (pending) and transit cluster (T,R, and J).

Off-Roading Classes:

United Four Wheel Drive Associations, Off-Road Driving Clinic, May 1997

Dakota Off Road's Driving Clinic, February 2004

Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America (Advanced 4WD Self Recovery), 15 March 2010

Winching Gone Wrong:

1) Use Big Trees

2) Wear Gloves and Pull Straight

3) Pad the Tree

4) Winch off a Frame Point

5) Not Convinced on No. 4?

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