7 Comments on “Grandpa Crosses the Golden Crack”

1. Galen Horton August 7, 2020 at 5:30 am

   Not quite stock – he’s able to do amazing things because he’s put lockers in front & rear. Still fun to watch, not discounting what he does, just that it’s not “a bone stock Jeep”.

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2. Scoutingranch August 7, 2020 at 5:41 am

   I don’t understand the point of beating the hell out of the vehicle. Bouncing the body on rocks, running the hubs against stone…people…they can’t be fixed

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3. John August 7, 2020 at 11:27 am

   He enjoys his Willys and has a good time with it which is what it is all about. As far as not being able to fix it, he really does put a lot of work in it. He fixes what it broken and keeps going. That Jeep has also been in a accident that most people would consider it being totaled. He was pulling it on a trailer and fell asleep and rolled his truck and trailer. He took the time to bend, beat and jack it back into shape. There is a Youtube video of the damage to it. Search Grandpas Jeep and he has lots of wheeling and repair videos.

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4. David Eilers Post authorAugust 7, 2020 at 12:55 pm

   Jeepers around here in the PNW are still rubbing their jeeps against stumps, denting fenders, scraping the bottoms on high centers, and rolling on occasion. So, when I saw the video, that just seemed natural. Some of the trails up here used to be so tight that you couldn’t help but damage the bodies (which is a big reason the diamond plate on the corners and sides became common; not to hide damage but to keep from damaging the body). But, with larger rigs now patrolling the trails, a flat fender can more easily get through the trails.

   Those lockers would make a tremendous difference when crossing that gap. I never worried about locking the front end, as my posi or lockers in the rear usually got me where I needed to go.

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5. John August 7, 2020 at 4:23 pm

   I apologize that I could not find the Youtube video of his rollover damage to the Jeep, I was going to post a link to it. I may have seen them on the CJ2a page and got mixed up. Sorry

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   1. David Eilers Post authorAugust 7, 2020 at 4:48 pm

      No worries John. I can relate!!

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6. Kurt in Renton August 7, 2020 at 9:21 pm

   It’s a pretty stock rig going off the video of it’s history. Lockers and a Tera low kit. He looks like a Grandpa and the jeep was originally his grandpa’s. My jeeps are too straight to beat on that bad. I hope my grand kids are nicer to mine.

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