Newbie in Michigan

meemuh

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Hudsonville, Michigan
Hello,
We've been toying with the idea of picking up a Wrangler for a long time - we're only 60-90 minutes from the Silver Lake Sand Dunes here in West Michigan. My wife's family has vacationed there since before she was born, and we've continued that tradition and passed it on to our kids.
This year, you might have noticed that a little bit of a pandemic has changed all of our plans - in in our case, that meant cancellation of our spring break trip to Florida and a mission trip to New Mexico. So...what better to do with all of that refunded travel money that buy a project!
So, we picked up an 01 TJ. It'll need some frame & body mount repair. The body itself is pretty solid, though. It's got the 4.0 with a 5 speed, on 33's with a 4" lift.
Up until now, our toys have been motorcycles or quads. I typically don't do much on cars & trucks beyond brakes and oil changes...so I'm going to have to rely on y'all here to help me along the way.
Thanks.
 
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Welcome! I'm just up the road from you in Sparta. Contact Neely Restorations for frame repair. Super nice guy and reasonable prices. He does gearing too...
 
Welcome to the forum!

So you had to cancel your spring break plans but you ended up with a TJ. You know what I call that? A blessing in disguise, seriously.

Sometimes life will throw you these curve balls, but I think it all depends on how you handle them. In your case, I'd hardly consider this a bad thing.

Anyways, post some photos of your TJ when you get a chance (y)
 
Welcome from northern Cal! You'll find a wealth of info here, as well as friendly folks.

Best of luck to you tinkering with your new toy.😺
 
Welcome to the group from the Island of Long, My name is Johnny & i'm a JEEPAHOLIC :)
 
Up until now, our toys have been motorcycles or quads. I typically don't do much on cars & trucks beyond brakes and oil changes...so I'm going to have to rely on y'all here to help me along the way.
Thanks.
Oh you can count on that.

Let us see your wish list.
 
Welcome from northern mi. Lets see some pics. Just took our 2001 tj for a ride on some trails. There is a lot to explore in michigan.