Donkeykongs Jeep

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:15 pm

Here are a few nightshots:
This one was taken the last night Ray's indoor Mountain Bike Park was open in 2006/2007 season:

This was in my driveway one evening:

This was at the stables where we used to keep our horses:

This is with about 3,500 lbs of hay and trailer in tow:

What would help even out my suspension? Air Bags or a lift with heavier duty springs?
-Mark
BTW: all my photos can be seen at www.flickr.com/photos/mtbtrials

Sport · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:56 pm

how do you get your night shots to look like that, when i take night shots all I get is well the night. I haven't really done my HW on Cameras just looking for a quick how to. :oops:

Nice rides.

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:08 pm

The trick to getting night shots to turn out decent is a good tripod.... or some flat surface.

Also, don't use a flash, just try and get the shutter to stay open as long as possible. What kind of camera do you have? I have a Canon Digital Rebel which is the SLR type. I am able to (within the basic settings) keep the shutter open for up to 30 seconds, and infinitley longer if I have something else (I don't even know what I need, usually if it's too dark even 30 seconds won't help unless you are trying to get star shots.

I hope that this helps!
-Mark

Landy · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:12 pm

That pic with the bike on top is a very nice shot. It's actually brochure quality.

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:20 pm

Thanks Landy, It's actually my flickr avatar.

RAYMAN975 · **Posted:** Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:23 pm

i really like that bike photo as well, awesome

auggy · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:57 am

!!! You go to ray's? My friends and I went about 5 times this winter

Where do you live in the Cleveland area? I'm from Hudson (but I'm at school right now in PA)

Oh and nice KJ

FastTRX · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:55 am

Nice looking KJ...you are very good at photography!!

I would add some OME HD springs, maybe all around...and another rear spring isolator for each side of the rear. I did this to mine when I frankenlifted mine and it pulls my 10X6 cargo trailer (not much bigger than your stock trailer) fully loaded w/ a quad and gear to the track...and it doesn't flex much at all. It rides very nice w/ the OME when pulling a trailer...not to mention just daily driving to school and back. I know the OME components are pricy...but the ride is worth the money. Have fun!

tommudd · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:57 am

OME pricey ? You get what you pay for and OME is the best. Plus at 100/120 for a set of coils is not that bad. My whole system 4 OME Heavy Duty coils/ Ranchos all around only came to 460 dont think thats a bad deal. And BETTER than Rustys!!

So with the trailer depends on how much you pull it if a lot like I do then go for the heavy dutys if not the mediums are way better than stock and will do great!

Tom

Jeepjeepster · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:00 pm

I have airbags and love them.

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

FastTRX · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:21 pm

tommudd wrote:

OME pricey ?

Tom

Compared to others....?

Yes, OME is the best...

snowsport · **Joined:** Tue Oct 18, 2005 11:52 pm **Posts:** 1211

Jeepjeepster, that is the cleanest, nicest Jeep undercarriage I have ever seen, and I'm pretty old. :lol:

Seriously, you have elevated it to an art form. Excellent!

Donkeykong · **Posted:** Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:26 pm

Oh wow! I can't believe how clean the underside of your jeep is!

How long was it like that after you drove it off the showroom floor? :lol:

-Mark

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:52 am

What do you mean after driving it, jeepjeepsters is still like that! Only guy I know who would rather lay under his Jeep than :oops:

RkyMtnKJ · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:28 am

geez...ill bet the service technicians love you

Jeger · **Posted:** Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:05 pm

He took his entire rear diff out to paint it...... that drive shaft is awfully rusty looking though :wink:

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