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monypit · 10-25-2004, 08:49 AM

My Brother lives in Westmont Il and we were wondering if there was any where to wheel around there that was worth the trip?? Any suggestions would be appreciated. It won't be until spring more than likely. it will be fine if it is a little ways away too. Thanks for your input.

4bynut · 10-25-2004, 01:24 PM

Check out the Badlands in Attica. All kinds of trails on 900-1000 acres. Jason.

justinf · 10-25-2004, 02:19 PM

What are you wheeling? there is a park in Marseilles, IL called Cliffs Insane Terrain. Been there once, had some cool trails, but a full size will definitely get body damage on the harder trails, don't know for sure on the easy trails. I put some new dents in the jeep when I went. They do have a wheel base limit (110" and under).

there is also a park in Rockport, IL. Haven't been there but have heard it's pretty cool.

nick2184 · 10-25-2004, 06:13 PM

Just to clarify, the badlands are in attica, Indiania. I have been there with my atv (yamaha banshee) and had a great time. I also saw quite a few jeeps and trucks too.

justinf · 10-25-2004, 06:19 PM

Agreed, Badlands is a great place to wheel. I wheel there several times a year (I'm only about an hour and a half away). Great trails, rocks, mud, sand, you name it.

monypit · 10-25-2004, 07:35 PM

I am in a 73 blazer and my bro is in a 97 gmc jimmy

*1FaastC10* · 10-26-2004, 01:38 AM

Justin, are you sure the Cliffs is 110" wheelbase? i was thinking it was 100" even. anywho, my bushings i ordered from Tim should be here tomorrow. plans are to put them in, then install the 60...

monypit, maybe you'd be up to join us on one of the runs we make, just be aware that very few of the guys that i've met up with down there, and on the boards where those members are from, are afraid of body damage.

monypit · 10-26-2004, 08:39 AM

I'm not afraid of it I just try to avoid it at all costs. (Paint was definately the worst mod I made to this so far)

justinf · 10-26-2004, 09:06 AM

Just double checked it is 110". If you don't want body damage, don't go to Cliff's right now, I guarantee you will get alot of damage.

You could run alot of trails at the badlands without getting body damage if you are careful. Just avoid the orange, a blazer is almost guaranteed to get damage.

Jeremy - is this truck going to be ready for next spring?

monypit · 10-26-2004, 09:38 PM

It's ready right now

*1FaastC10* · 10-26-2004, 10:28 PM

got the bushings today, need to come up with some spacers (daystar guy gave Tim the wrong dimensions) for my front hanger, and some longer bolts for the front (my fault) and the 52s will be in place. then the 60 goes under... 305 in, the trans and case i got from you, front clip back on, pretty much its down to tires/wheels, a front shaft, and a few other misc things and it will be ready.

MAC67 · 10-26-2004, 11:42 PM

hey there fellow illinois members , anybody ever get into shelby county i got a few holes that oughta do real good to swallow ya lol

monypit · 10-26-2004, 11:42 PM

sorry my name is Jeremy too

justinf · 10-27-2004, 09:09 AM

I'm not too far from Shelby county, I live up in Douglas county. Used to mud race down in Shelbyville/Findlay.

MAC67 · 10-27-2004, 12:22 PM

yeah ive ran those drags a few times in "THE GENERAL " lol it was a 79 od greean chevy 3/4 ton , big white star on the door , i think i was the only guy running altered stock that had license plates on his truck and drove it daily , lol , he11 it was my daily drivew , id take it to work and when i got off id drive it to the races

justinf · 10-27-2004, 12:41 PM

Yeah, I ran altered stock. Trailered mine in, no plates. I used to run a brown 3/4 ton. My brother also ran there several times in altered stock in an orange 1/2 ton shortbed.

I keep thinking of taking my jeep down there just for the hell of it.

meathead95 · 10-29-2004, 08:24 AM

they just opened a new park over in kinkaid illinois (inbetween springfield and tatlorville) i dont know a whole lot about it though

justinf · 10-29-2004, 09:10 AM

Cool, that would be another park fairly close to me. If anyone has any more info on this new park, please post it up

77gmcjoe · 10-30-2004, 06:19 PM

Not to mention that Kincaid is the only place I've ever seen that you can get Stag beer on draft!

LOL

10-25-2004, 08:49 AM	#1
monypit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 115	Wheelin' in Il My Brother lives in Westmont Il and we were wondering if there was any where to wheel around there that was worth the trip?? Any suggestions would be appreciated. It won't be until spring more than likely. it will be fine if it is a little ways away too. Thanks for your input. __________________ 1973/1997 Blazer/Tahoe (it just doesn't know that it is a '73) Last edited by monypit; 10-25-2004 at 08:52 AM.

10-25-2004, 02:19 PM	#3
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	What are you wheeling? there is a park in Marseilles, IL called Cliffs Insane Terrain. Been there once, had some cool trails, but a full size will definitely get body damage on the harder trails, don't know for sure on the easy trails. I put some new dents in the jeep when I went. They do have a wheel base limit (110" and under). there is also a park in Rockport, IL. Haven't been there but have heard it's pretty cool. __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-25-2004, 06:19 PM	#5
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	Agreed, Badlands is a great place to wheel. I wheel there several times a year (I'm only about an hour and a half away). Great trails, rocks, mud, sand, you name it. __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-25-2004, 07:35 PM	#6
monypit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 115	I am in a 73 blazer and my bro is in a 97 gmc jimmy __________________ 1973/1997 Blazer/Tahoe (it just doesn't know that it is a '73)

10-26-2004, 08:39 AM	#8
monypit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 115	I'm not afraid of it I just try to avoid it at all costs. (Paint was definately the worst mod I made to this so far) __________________ 1973/1997 Blazer/Tahoe (it just doesn't know that it is a '73)

10-25-2004, 01:24 PM	#2
4bynut Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Morrison, IL Posts: 793	Check out the Badlands in Attica. All kinds of trails on 900-1000 acres. Jason.

10-25-2004, 06:13 PM	#4
nick2184 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: IL Posts: 48	Just to clarify, the badlands are in attica, Indiania. I have been there with my atv (yamaha banshee) and had a great time. I also saw quite a few jeeps and trucks too.

10-26-2004, 01:38 AM	#7
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	Justin, are you sure the Cliffs is 110" wheelbase? i was thinking it was 100" even. anywho, my bushings i ordered from Tim should be here tomorrow. plans are to put them in, then install the 60... monypit, maybe you'd be up to join us on one of the runs we make, just be aware that very few of the guys that i've met up with down there, and on the boards where those members are from, are afraid of body damage.

10-26-2004, 09:06 AM	#9
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	Just double checked it is 110". If you don't want body damage, don't go to Cliff's right now, I guarantee you will get alot of damage. You could run alot of trails at the badlands without getting body damage if you are careful. Just avoid the orange, a blazer is almost guaranteed to get damage. Jeremy - is this truck going to be ready for next spring? __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-26-2004, 09:38 PM	#10
monypit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 115	It's ready right now Attached Images __________________ 1973/1997 Blazer/Tahoe (it just doesn't know that it is a '73)

10-26-2004, 10:28 PM	#11
1FaastC10 Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Elkhart, IN Posts: 6,400	got the bushings today, need to come up with some spacers (daystar guy gave Tim the wrong dimensions) for my front hanger, and some longer bolts for the front (my fault) and the 52s will be in place. then the 60 goes under... 305 in, the trans and case i got from you, front clip back on, pretty much its down to tires/wheels, a front shaft, and a few other misc things and it will be ready.

10-26-2004, 11:42 PM	#12
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	hey there fellow illinois members , anybody ever get into shelby county i got a few holes that oughta do real good to swallow ya lol

10-26-2004, 11:42 PM	#13
monypit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 115	sorry my name is Jeremy too __________________ 1973/1997 Blazer/Tahoe (it just doesn't know that it is a '73)

10-27-2004, 09:09 AM	#14
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	I'm not too far from Shelby county, I live up in Douglas county. Used to mud race down in Shelbyville/Findlay. __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-27-2004, 12:22 PM	#15
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	yeah ive ran those drags a few times in "THE GENERAL " lol it was a 79 od greean chevy 3/4 ton , big white star on the door , i think i was the only guy running altered stock that had license plates on his truck and drove it daily , lol , he11 it was my daily drivew , id take it to work and when i got off id drive it to the races



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10-27-2004, 12:41 PM	#16
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	Yeah, I ran altered stock. Trailered mine in, no plates. I used to run a brown 3/4 ton. My brother also ran there several times in altered stock in an orange 1/2 ton shortbed. I keep thinking of taking my jeep down there just for the hell of it. __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-29-2004, 08:24 AM	#17
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	they just opened a new park over in kinkaid illinois (inbetween springfield and tatlorville) i dont know a whole lot about it though __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

10-29-2004, 09:10 AM	#18
justinf Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 64	Cool, that would be another park fairly close to me. If anyone has any more info on this new park, please post it up __________________ 1981 CJ7 - 350TBI, sm465, np205, D60, 14bolt, 5.13s, detroits, 38.5 SX's 1998 Z71 extended cab 1998 Tahoe 2001 Tahoe LS - FOR SALE - $18,500

10-30-2004, 06:19 PM	#19
77gmcjoe What do we get for $10? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Beardstown, Illinois Posts: 341	Not to mention that Kincaid is the only place I've ever seen that you can get Stag beer on draft! LOL __________________ 1977 GMC K25 400/400/205 1989 Chevy Suburban R1500 350/700R4 (work beater) 1994 Chevy K3500 dually 454/4L80 1996 Corvette LT4 350/ZF 6 speed 2000 Bonneville SSEI Supercharged 3.8 Liter V6 1966 Chevelle 2 door sedan (Needs major repair )

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