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- Joined
- Apr 20, 2008
- Messages
- 7
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Engine
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Tire Size
- 33x10.5 on Wrangler rims
Good evening to the Group. I have continued to get birthday wished from TRS over the last decade and I have finally returned to site with a Blue Oval product. Since new, I have liked my uncle's 1997 Mountaineer, and was gifted the vehicle last July. I have going through the neglect and problems from sitting at their mountain home since 2008, driven only 104 miles in that interim. True to the nature of a decade off the road, I've been left stranded a couple times, left a tire tread in the parking lot of a tire store, and other things. However, I'm digging the 302, air conditioning, power leather seats and windows. My previous commuter was an 87 Ramcharger with 360 and a lift, so the 15-18 mpg over the last 11 months with the Mountaineer is refreshing.
I will be updating the rims and adding a rumbly muffler while I figure out some of the proper corrections to transfer case problems, perhaps adding a small lift via F150 springs in rear and torsion bar adjustment in front...maybe a small gain in tire size, too.
Cheers,
Russell
Freddie Mercury
I will be updating the rims and adding a rumbly muffler while I figure out some of the proper corrections to transfer case problems, perhaps adding a small lift via F150 springs in rear and torsion bar adjustment in front...maybe a small gain in tire size, too.
Cheers,
Russell
Freddie Mercury
