thanks Sarge. I have driven in the dirt for 50 years, about 30 as a profession. We always had stock vehicles, rental trucks, company trucks and my personal trucks. I had a 1974 Wagoneer with a 360 and a 4 speed and took it everywhere. I had a logging company for awhile and used it on skid trails and at 11,000 feet. It broke a couple of times but was easy to fix.
We got by with a shovel, Handyman and two sets of chains and some ingenuity. Now Jeep people want Dana 44 rear ends with lockers, 37 inch tires, air compressors, welders and all kinds of donkey crap on their Jeeps. I am going to stay pretty stock, because they are more dependable and rock crawling is the last thing I have on my mind. Just me and the dog and 276 mountain ranges in Nevada. I do not want to catch Jeep Disease.