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Early last month I arranged to meet Mike, Andy and Mick from Storm Jeeps & Jeepey with the purpose of driving a few greenlanes, and taking a some promo photos of one of their newly modified Wranglers, and I knew just the lanes to test them on. On a grim Sunday morning I pulled over onto Rake Head Road just off Woodhead Road in the press Subaru Forester. Mick turned up first in his Storm modified 2019 Suzuki Jimny SZ5. It really looked the part with Old Man Emu 2" Suspension Lift, 215/75R15 BF Goodrich KM3, 30mm Trailgear Wheel Spacers and a rear 2" receiver hitch. It was blue, my favourite Jimny colour. At this point I can see you scratching your heads in confusion Storm Jeeps do Jeeps, not Suzukis?? It makes sense really, they have great relationships with aftermarket manufacturers, and of course the knowledge and skill to create reliable and competent modified 4x4s, so why not modify Jimnys, pickups and so on?
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I had a feeling that Mike and Andy were going to turn up in something a bit special, and they didn’t disappoint. Christened Kermit, their highly modified 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL Rubicon is resplendent in a Mojito paint-job, with 17x8.5" Rugged Ridge XHD wheels, Safari Snorkel, 4 x Pillar mounted LED cube lights, and was a sight to behold. In addition to that little lot, it was also fitted with Rockslide Engineering Rock Slider Step, Rugged Ridge HD Front Bumper, a Warn Zeon 10s winch and a Rugged Ridge HD Rear Bumper and HD Tyre Carrier. When Mike and Andy build a Jeep, they build a Jeep! And because today was going to be part of a photo shoot, they loaded the Front Runner half roof rack with Front Runner storage boxes. After a brief chat we decided to get cracking before the rain set in, and as I got to the Forester, the rain set in. It was the proper wet stuff too, not just just drizzle.
