After separating from the Air Force on 9 Oct 1996, I decided I wanted some bigger tires and a lift kit on the Jeep. I went to a local tire shop (big mistake) and inquired about an Explorer Pro Comp 4″ lift with some 33×15.50 Interco TSX Super Swampers and 15×10 black modular rims.

First of all, never go to a tire shop for 4×4 work. They overcharged (like 200%), took 3 times longer than promised, basically lied to me on pricing, and kept bugging me about how to do the installation (duh, it’s 4 leaf spring packs, shocks, a drop pitman arm, and 2″ spacers for the transmission/T-case mounting bracket/skid plate – not rocket surgery). Should’ve been an easy job, but nope. Lesson learned.

But – it was so damn cool when I finally got it back.