Just a heads up

[bigjim350]

Well I'm taking the XJ on a little road trip tomorrow. I'm driving down to Galveston for the weekend, only bout 100 miles. Now I trust my XJ totally on the trails, the highway not so much. So i went to the shop to load up just about every spare part I had. Now as far as I'm concerned there is method on which parts to take. I figure i would bring the most critical and hardest parts to change. Cause I figure i wont break anything I have a spare part for. So I didn't bring my spare pins for the swaybar diso. thats what I hope to break. So here is what I'm looking to get. If anybody around the Galveston area, or any place between conroe and glaveston, could PM me there numbers. I need the numbers for emergency purposes only. I can almost guarantee I wont drunk dial you. Thanks

[cantab27]

do the dial jim ........

[Firemanray]

I'm way north, but, you call, I'll come! Go across the ferry to Boliver, we drove miles and miles of beach last week and saw only 2 other cars. Oh yeah, be sure you have a tow strap, I ran across a Wrungler buried up near the Surfside end of the main island. He didn't have anything to get pulled out with, ( you know I had it !!!!).

[bigjim350]

Oh yeah I have all my tow straps loaded up. It always makes me feel good to pull out 40k+ cars with my beater

[OrangeXJ]

Got ya covered I'm 30 min from Galveston I'll be wheelin at Creekside on Sat but will be around here Fri and Sun.

[BrianXJ]

Have safe travels.

[modestmar00xj]

Haha yeah have a good trip! If your ever in the S.E. michigan area I got your back!

[DETOURS]

606-845-0024.........I'll take the drunk call cuzz I could'nt help from here, but you might need someone to talk to.......lol.

[bigjim350]

Well just a quick update. I did make it here. Don't worry wayne I will take plenty of pics.

[cantab27]

shot bro ,,, glad the heap made it

[XJ4IV]

whatcha doing in the bay?... is there any wheelin out there other than sand?

[bigjim350]

whatcha doing in the bay?... is there any wheelin out there other than sand?

Just hanging out with family. Haven't found anything other than sand to wheel on yet.

[XJ4IV]

Cool, keep me posted on your drivability status! im gonna be in pick a part east side tomorrow picking out my axles

[bigjim350]

Well the Jeep made it down there and back home in one piece. Course when I left the house the hub bearings were already in bad shape, after the 200 mile drive, sand, and sal****er, they are REALLY bad now. Now for a couple pics. I figure most beach pics are poser pics any way, so I took a double poser pic :D
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/010-4.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b249/bigjim350/012-4.jpg

[4x4Dalton]

Cool poser pics Jim. But one question,theres no tire tracks to the rock. You get someone to helicopter it on the rock? :smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:

[bigjim350]

Here is the only place I could find to play around at on Crystal Beach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xScFJur_oY

[bigjim350]

Cool poser pics Jim. But one question,theres no tire tracks to the rock. You get someone to helicopter it on the rock? :smiley-laughing021::smiley-laughing021:

The 30mph winds out there covered em up. Plus I tread lightly:smiley-laughing021:

[4x4Dalton]

Here is the only place I could find to play around at on Crystal Beach
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xScFJur_oY


Awesome vid Jim. And its official, Someone said you were crazy so now Rene aint the only one.:thumbsup::D

[cantab27]

yep sal****er and sand ,, all good for the jeep..... hope ya give her a good bath ,,,

[may pop]

How big of an area can you travel there? Many beach accesses? Or is it even better further south like Brownsville?
Ron from the cold

[bigjim350]

How big of an area can you travel there? Many beach accesses? Or is it even better further south like Brownsville?
Ron from the cold

I think you can drive about 20 miles down the beach. There are many access points. However in my opinion the best beach to drive on in TX, is Padre Island National Seashore (PINS). It is 65 miles one way. There is nothing out there. You can go all the way down and all the way back and never see another person. It is a very challenging beach too. They have signs posted that only 4x4 can go down it. Me and a few other buddies usually plan a camping trip down there every summer.

[bigjim350]

yep sal****er and sand ,, all good for the jeep..... hope ya give her a good bath ,,,

Shouldn't need to wash it too much. I think all the old dried up hard mud covering everything was enough protection:thumbsup:

[modestmar00xj]

awesome man looks like a good trip!

[may pop]

Looks like the Jeep held up ok. Thanks for the infotoo.
Ron

[OrangeXJ]

I think you can drive about 20 miles down the beach. There are many access points. However in my opinion the best beach to drive on in TX, is Padre Island National Seashore (PINS). It is 65 miles one way. There is nothing out there. You can go all the way down and all the way back and never see another person. It is a very challenging beach too. They have signs posted that only 4x4 can go down it. Me and a few other buddies usually plan a camping trip down there every summer.

You can also go from Highland to Sabine Pass on the beach along old HWY 87. IKE probably took out what was left of it it's about 30 miles and if your lucky you mite see something at the nude beach down there :popcorn:

[GFS01XJ]

My dad always talks about being able to drive out onto the beach when he was younger, and people getting their cars stuck when the tide came in and they werent paying attention. Would love to get to do that here but they would treat you like a murderer if you tried it.

[Firemanray]

Texas beaches are one of the few places still owned by "we the people" and not a bunch of tree huggers. There are still places on the beach you can't drive but for the most part they are "open".

[BlueXJ]

Who was taking the pics and calling you "crazy"?

[bigjim350]

Who was taking the pics and calling you "crazy"?

My wife.

[cantab27]

yep nothing like a nice day at the beach ....:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJsQOCXTQk&feature=related

[bigjim350]

Hey wayne, If you squint your eyes real hard you can see my driving around in the ocean behind him and laughing while flipping him off.