my XK, not WK!!!

[4.7commander]

ha, same plat form, better body!

anyway i though i should post up some pictures of my fine commander!

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01042.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01042.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01043.jpg

recent trip to bust up some snow about 30 minutes out of town.

i got stuck. no where to winch from. i was a little pissed. it took an hour to dig out.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01057.jpg

anyway. specs:

-2006 commander 4.7L, leather, QT2
-TMax 9000# winch
-my custom commander bumper
-rusty's 2" lift
-bilstien 12" 5150 rear shocks
-1.5" spacers
-255/75/17 bfg mud KM's

i love the jeep.

[4.7commander]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01058.jpg
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01040.jpg

oh- i moved my license plates are wrong, i still need to get Wyoming ones. i live in Cody, WY!

[tcm glx]

Great looking commander! What is the PN on the rear Bilsteins? Have you done the front?

[4.7commander]

i can't remember the part number. i'll look it up and report back.

i have not done the front. i want to run coil-overs and get rid of the stock springs. they do not hold up my winch well enough.

[Mesoam]

the more i see slightly tweaked commanders the more i like them, nice Jeep

[Chubbybubba]

You fabricated that winch bumper yourself? Sweet!

[KJ-PM4L]

Looks similar to a lifted/winched new jeep green XK I saw in SanDiego this week. Nice, too bad you got stuck though... XK would be having the two wheels spinning there huh? Need some lockers.

[JakeAlpines]

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/01043.jpg



An absolute beauty. I love the look of modded Commanders. Digging the bumper and tires.

[statictree13]

I've been watching your thread at Pirate, looks great! and i figured this would be a better place to ask, are you going to put a skid plate under the front bumper and suspension to smooth it out or is the bumper finished?

[bryanseye]

the more i see slightly tweaked commanders the more i like them, nice Jeep

x2. Until I think about the joke of a 3rd row seat. I'll continue to look but don't think I will be trading in.

Looks good 4.7!

[tcm glx]

Any luck with the P/N on the Bilsteins...?

[Atl XJ]

Commanders look great with a couple inches of lift, bumpers, and more aggressive tires. :thup2:

[jeepcorps_china]

looks Great!4.7 keep going!

[WyoDCWJ]

Ur commmander is amazing. If u get time, come to casper and play with the backcountry crawlers group. very nice ppl. Im lookin into gettin a commander, but the ones in casper are WAY high priced.

J.

[offroader613]

Wished I would've seen it while we were in Cody back in June. :thup2:

[4.7commander]

some updated pictures. i finally have a production version bumper. the prototype has hit the scrap pile.

i need more front lift.

i have rockergaurds to install as well. rear bumper sometime in the near future.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/0001011.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/0001014.jpg

thanks for the compliments.

the shocks on the back are

250/75 valving. 5150 bilstiens with 12" travel.

[Atl XJ]

I like that bumper a lot better. I wan't digging the top hoop. :beerchug:

[commander]

i did a few things today.

optima battery yellow top! only $169 at Costco today.
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/Picture030.jpg

out with the old

http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/Picture031.jpg

[commander]

easier access to the winch controller now. i don't have to open my hood everytime i need to use it.

http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/Picture032.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/Picture033.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/Picture034.jpg

[commander]

my rear tire carrier

http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/Picture028.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/Picture029.jpg

[doubleyoujay]

VERY impressive
did you put all that steel together??

[call-911]

I love the look! How much did your mileage drop after the lift and mudders?

[BirdOPrey5]

it LOOKS good but my stock WJ routinely drove through far more snow than that without EVER setting stuck... very glad I stayed away from the 'new' models.

[HighlanderWheeler]

My Highlander does excellent in deep snow.

[Atl XJ]

it LOOKS good but my stock WJ routinely drove through far more snow than that without EVER setting stuck... very glad I stayed away from the 'new' models.

I guarantee you that your stock QT WJ would have gotten stuck in the same situation.

[Atl XJ]

My Highlander does excellent in deep snow.

Wheelin in the Edge in WY!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/johnbesch/Utah/064.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/johnbesch/Utah/063.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v167/johnbesch/Utah/024.jpg
Hardcore! :rockz:

[BirdOPrey5]

I guarantee you that your stock QT WJ would have gotten stuck in the same situation.

I wouldn't know, my Stock Select-Trac WJ wouldn't have... :wavzing:

Not my fault Jeep replaced a superior 4WD system with an inferior one - just more reason to avoid all models that use it.

http://www.qapla.com/ju/snowwj.JPG

A pic I have off-hand... and it wasn't even close to getting stuck- hell I could stop it, get out, take a pic, then keep going like I was on a road.

[AcidCold]

That's not deep at all!

[commander]

you know, i didn't let any air out of the tires when i was screwing around in the snow and got stuck. i got up to 25mpg to bash through the drift. the snow was packed and wind blown. there was about a 3-4 foot drift there. i doubt any vehicle would have made it though really easy.

when i air down to 15psi i easily float on top of the snow without digging in and slipping any tires. we were out a few weekends ago on top of 2.5' of snow.

[commander]

its pretty easy not to get stuck in 5" of powder.

I wouldn't know, my Stock Select-Trac WJ wouldn't have... :wavzing:

Not my fault Jeep replaced a superior 4WD system with an inferior one - just more reason to avoid all models that use it.

http://www.qapla.com/ju/snowwj.JPG

A pic I have off-hand... and it wasn't even close to getting stuck- hell I could stop it, get out, take a pic, then keep going like I was on a road.

[AcidCold]

Sure does look like powder..

[Crookster777]

FWIW I nearly broke off my front lip on my WK after going through light snow. So delicate. :jump:

Oh and Select Trac= the ****. 2wd when you wanted and full time 4WD when you wanted.

My QT-II WJ wasnt that great in snow. No joke I had a hard time getting out of powdery snow. Or maybe I didnt drive it right? LOL

[Atl XJ]

I wouldn't know, my Stock Select-Trac WJ wouldn't have... :wavzing:

Not my fault Jeep replaced a superior 4WD system with an inferior one - just more reason to avoid all models that use it.

http://www.qapla.com/ju/snowwj.JPG

A pic I have off-hand... and it wasn't even close to getting stuck- hell I could stop it, get out, take a pic, then keep going like I was on a road.

Please, like 247 vs 242 would make any difference in that situation.

[BirdOPrey5]

you know, i didn't let any air out of the tires when i was screwing around in the snow and got stuck. i got up to 25mpg to bash through the drift. the snow was packed and wind blown. there was about a 3-4 foot drift there. i doubt any vehicle would have made it though really easy.

when i air down to 15psi i easily float on top of the snow without digging in and slipping any tires. we were out a few weekends ago on top of 2.5' of snow.

Do you mean 3 to 4 INCH drift because 3 to 4 feet would put the snow at or above the hood of your Commander and from the pic it's barely touching the bottom of the bumper.

[Brock]

some updated pictures. i finally have a production version bumper. the prototype has hit the scrap pile.

i need more front lift.

i have rockergaurds to install as well. rear bumper sometime in the near future.

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/0001011.jpg

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k216/miniyota/0001014.jpg

thanks for the compliments.

the shocks on the back are

250/75 valving. 5150 bilstiens with 12" travel.thats a really good loooking bumper. Who makes it?

[commander]

thats a really good loooking bumper. Who makes it?

www.getlost4x4.com

[commander]

just went out and drove a few trails.
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/p1031.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/p1032.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/p1033.jpg
http://i458.photobucket.com/albums/qq302/getlost4x4/personal/p1034.jpg

[Atl XJ]

Lol, nice wheels and tires. :hah: