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| Troy and Kelly Gregory's 1995 Grand Cherokee | Short Cuts | ||||
Cruising up Potato Salad Hill in Moab, Utah |
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| Owner : Troy & Kelly Gregory | Equipment and Modifications: | ||||||||
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Vehicle: 1995 ZJ
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Other Accessories Custom sub frame channeling Stainless braided brake lines Stainless braided ARB lines Turbo City air induction with K&N filter Confer roof rack High Lift Magellon GPS Premium stereo with CD Future plans KluneV transfer case swap Full interior roll cage Rocker and undercarriage skids |
Notes from the Gregory family
When Troy and Kelly were first married they owned a nice 1972 CJ5 that accommodated Troy's hunting and fishing needs and allowed for trips into the mountains and to Moab. But, as we all know, young families grow and needs change and the Gregory's were looking to wheel and enjoy the outdoors in a bit more comfort and space for kids. This led to the purchase of a mild mannered 1995 Grand Cherokee. The plan was to use the ZJ for mild wheeling and keep the CJ5 for harder trails.
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| Troy and Chase at home |
Like evey true wheeling enthusiast the stock ZJ just wasn't going to cut it, so Troy decided to add a 4.5" TeraFlex kit and some 31" Goodyear MTs on American Racing wheels. This added immensely to the trail worthyness of the ZJ and things were good again..., for a while.
The problem was (is actually, as we all know) that because the ZJ was more trail worthy, harder trails had to be done. The CJ was getting left behind more often in opting for the creature comforts of the big rig. Well, with harder trails come more broken parts and after a couple of broken u-joints and some drive shaft problems the Gregory's came to a decision. They were going to sell the CJ and build the ZJ to handle the tough trails.
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| Hunter Gregory along for a ride in Moab |
Troy decided he wanted to build the ZJ so it could accommodate 33" tires but didn't want to hack the sheet metal to run them. Troy and his brother Jake started planning and figured they'd need about seven inches of lift to clear the tires, and that beefier axles and lockers would be needed to do the trails they wanted to do and would fill the void of the CJ. They took their ideas and plans to Rocky Mountain High 4x4 and the results is what you see now.
The first trip to Moab proved the buildup to be a success and Dump Bump and Potato Salad Hill were easily conquered. The Jungle Gym (ZJ now christened) is very capable and equipt to do some of the toughest trails around, while toting Troy and Kelly and their two boys, Hunter and Chase, along. What's really nice is the ZJ still maintains its smooth road manners, although now it's accompanied by the hum of Swampers.
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