My Jeep Wrangler YJ BEFORE YouTube! 

@JTMOFFROAD its always great to look back to the beginning when all you had was a beat up canvas. Forward to the present day and to look at how much work, time, money placed on the project, just a satisfying feeling. My YJ story shares a lot of similarities. Great story man👍

Great video thanks! My wife and I just bought our first jeep ... 95 Wrangler YJ 2.5L soft top, we love it ! We added 33×12.5 tires on 15×10 rims added a 4" rough country lift, Red Rock rock crawler guards on driver and passenger side with a Barricade HD front bumper those mods really changed the looks but one thing I really like is the Bed Rug liner we put inside front and rear, beats the heck out of carpet . Love your videos keep up the good work!!

What a cool journey and great learning experience. I'm in central ohio, and took my old JKU to Southington a bunch of times. I sold it last year, and I'm now building a 99 TJ, hoping to have it ready for SOR next spring. It's a big project, so I'm learning a lot along the way too. Keep up the cool videos.

Wow what a great story . A lot of memories for you to reflect on . I really enjoyed your video and continue to enjoy your videos . Looking forward to future videos from you . Happy holidays to you and your family.

Awesome video. I too have a 95 YJ. Be safe and god bless! Can’t wait to see more!

Awesome man, great job.

Good video man I just got my first yj a month ago. And man what an addiction. I welded my diffs and went with the SOA and some terafkex revolvers. Stay safe and happy trails 👣 man

About time you returned we have missed your jeep 🤪 and avalanche

I have a 93 you but really enjoyed your video

You've come a long way bud!

My YJ has been through 3 phases, and the 4th is in progress now. Havin a blast. That poor thing was all smushed in when you got it lol.

Cant wait to see more of the videos. Still hoping to see you out at southington

Great retrospective story man

That's an awesome video I have watched ypu build the avalanche but not the jeep sweet ride enjoyed see it man

Nice job on the video! I've been working on my YJ for 9 years now and love it just as much as when I got it bone stock. Kinda cool as my other vehicle is an 04 Avalanche.

Good start, do yourself a favor. When your yj grows, you Will break things. Never replace the broke stuff with the same stuff you just broke. UPGRADE. may take time but worth it in the long run. See if you can find a set of tj Rubicon axles, try repo yards, give you better strength as tires get bigger. I have had my 93 since 2002, great platform, you are doing things the right way. Lots of good times ahead. Try " wes drives over a car," on RU-vid. That's me. Greaseable bolts for shackles will help spring movement.

had the same problem with a 92 Yj I bought, when they put the springs on ,they must have tightened them when the Jeep was still on lift, it beat me to death, the guy that regeared it, said when he loosened the springs the Jeep dropped about 1-1_/2 inch, once he put everything to spec it rode way better, and 3.07 gears to 4.11s was a big difference,iam in a 2001 Tj now, still wanted a smoother ride, your Jeep is very nice

I just bought a 95 Rio Grande and I love it. Its in very good condition, Is there anything you can do to boost the power?

I have a 1990 yj 4.2L which I got about 8 years ago. I find myself in a very similar situation you were in, I love the idea of a jeep but I have very little money or knowledge to do the things which really need to be done. I've had loads of issues with it tbh not the least was needing a totally rebuilt engine about 5 years back. It seems every year I need to put about a grand into it to keep it running well. All of this has left me considering selling it and getting something different but the question is what is there that could replace it. To be able to use it the way I want to would mean lifting it for bigger tires and switching out the axles and gear ratios, adding lockers, swaybar disconnects and a new soft top among other things and I'm not certain it's worth putting that much time and money into it when it's never been very reliable anyway. I would be very curious to hear your opinion.

Hi - I’m at the first quarter of your story at the memoent. Got a 91 4.0 an I’m loving it. It has a 2’’ lift and I think about to go on 33 12.50 15 as you did. Dose it needs regearing or i siti still ok and powerful to ride ?

Can't wait to fix up my YJ wangler. You still running the stocked gas tank or did you get it replaced? And say you won the lotto or a good amount of money would you take it to a shop and get more modifications done to it or keep as is. Also what engine you got in the jeep?

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Is the boomerang shackle flex pic behind the old Bilo? 😂

I`m going to swap frames on my YJ , I`ve been checking salvage yards south, I`m in Ohio . With new frames costing as much as they do, you would think someone would write a how to manual or helpful hints kind of thing. There are several videos that show show a bunch of guys doing a frame swat in a 3 min. video , I`m 73, I don`t do anything in 3 min. anymore. Any suggestions ? I worked as a pipe welder for many years, I can`t help but wonder if patching a frame is really the right way to go, I`ve welded old metal, sometimes its a job finding good metal to weld to.

I’m looking for a light bar like yours. Where can I find one?

How does the Jeep run in the sand with a 2.5 L

Dang, all that rust is scary. I'm buying a '93 soon and will scrutinize it for rust!