As much as I dislike HDR images, I have to admit they are quite aesthetically pleasing. Long story short I got a little bored and decided to come up with some of my own. They're not much, but on the other hand I really have no idea what I'm doing. So...enjoy.








When it Rains...

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...it Pours. So the Grand River is known to flood when we get heavy rains or fast snow melt. In fact, thats the reason that the park is there. The county bought the land from people whose houses kept flooding and turned it into a pretty sweet little park. Anyway the following pics show happens to the park when the river comes up.


Here you can see the railing for a board walk that goes down to what is typically a small pond. You can see the actual river way past the trees in the background.


Another picture of what is typically a small pond.


The top of a bench.


"No Parking."


This is the road leading down to the boat launch.
The boat launch is actually a little past the last street light you can see.


And finally, we all expect BFE to flood, but Embassy?...Really?!

So as promised here's another video. Sorry it wasn't the next day as promised, but I'm sure you'll forget all about that upon watching it.



So the title pretty much sums this one up. Anyway got something super exciting (and non-jeep related) for ya'll tomorrow so stay tuned!



So in the promise of bringing you fun things from around the internet I compiled some fun videos I'll throw up over the next couple days. First, I bring you a video demonstrating how to properly three wheel your lifted truck.




And second, a video of how NOT to three wheel your lifted truck. I love that the camera man just turns and laughs.




Stay tuned for more videos in the next couple of days.

Shock Trouble

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So I've been hearing a random "popping" noise from the rear of the Jeep when accelerate. It doesn't happen all the time, and sometimes happens when going over bumps. I finally got under the Jeep and found that the left rear shock sits pretty loose on the mount. Hopefully this is the culprit, now I just have to figure out what to do about it.

Pics of the passenger's (non-loose) side:


Pics of the driver's (loose) side:

These last two show the shock being twisted to both sides to show the amount of movement it allows.




So I finally replaced my much worn out 275/70r16 BFGoodrich All Terrain T/A's with some brand new 265/75r16 Nitto Terra Grapplers. I was bit worried that the larger size (31.7" vs 31.2") of the Nitto's would cause some rubbing and so far it has a little bit. I haven't had it out in the dirt enough to truly test it but I can't imagine it's something that a little trimming won't remedy. On the road though they are amazing, granted new tires usually seem amazing so I'll drive on them for a while and report back with my thoughts.


Here are some pics:



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