So you want to take an everyday Jeep and make it better? That's what Matt did - and to great results. With one win in the ARCA Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series and multiple trails tackled in nearly 10 states, his one-time Golden Eagle CJ is not only a contender, but a winner, too. It's a Jeep. Did you expect anything less?
SPECIFICATIONS |
| Owner/hometown: | Matt Burkett/
Keller, Texas |
| Make/model: | ’79 Jeep CJ-7 |
| Engine: | ’99 5.0L Ford 302 V-8 |
| Induction: | SVO 65mm TBI |
| Transmission: | Ford AOD |
| Transfer case: | Atlas 3.8 |
| Frontend: | Dynatrac high-pinion
60, Detroit Locker |
| Rearend: | Dynatrac High-Pinion
60, Detroit Locker |
| Ring-and-pinion: | 5.13 |
| Suspension: | 3-inch Skyjacker leaf
springs, 1-inch body lift |
| Tires/wheels: | 39.5x15R15 Super
Swamper TSL/
15x10-inch Mickey Thompson bead locks |