Superlift 4xAdventure Spring 2006

If you’ve never been to a Superlift 4xAdventure event, they’re a ton of fun for not much money. We’ve tried for a couple of years to make it to the annual Superlift 4xAdventure they hold out at Barnwell Mountain in Gilmer, TX, but have always had something come up at the last minute that’s forced […]

Comments are off for this post

Mountain Off-Road Enterprises Torsion Rubber Motor Mounts

Installation date: 02/18/06 I’d known that my driver-side motor mount has been torn for about a year, I’d just never got around to replacing it because it really hadn’t caused any problems. But with a trip to Las Cruces coming up at the end of February, I figured it might be time to finally get […]

Comments are off for this post

Jeep® Unveils First-ever Four-door Wrangler, the All-new 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

Featuring a one-of-a-kind, four-door open-air design, the all-new 2007 Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited expands the Jeep experience to new dimensions. With room for five adult passengers – a Wrangler first – and the most cargo space ever offered in a Wrangler, the Unlimited combines class-leading off-road capability with everyday practicality.

Comments are off for this post

The all-new 2007 Jeep Patriot

The Jeep® brand continues its expansion into untraveled territory with the 2007 Jeep Patriot. This all-new compact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) delivers fun, freedom, utility and best-in-class Jeep 4×4 capability, as well as a new entry-level price point for the Jeep brand.

Comments are off for this post

ARB Recovery Bag

What can I say, I’m an ARB fanboy, always have been. And I’ve got a thing for recovery gear, so when ARB recently introduced their new recovery bags, I just had to have one. The new bags come in two sizes, small and large, and at the time of this article they sell for around […]

Comments are off for this post

2007 Jeep Compass

The Jeep® brand is expanding into new territory with the all-new 2007 Jeep Compass — a modern-styled Jeep vehicle that delivers fun, freedom, utility and Jeep 4×4 capability. Jeep Compass also provides exceptional fuel economy, a long list of safety features and interior flexibility, all at a great value.

Comments are off for this post

Hot Springs Revisited, Octover 2005

After having such a blast on our Hot Springs run back in June we knew we had to go again soon, but not until the weather was cooler. Fall in Hot Springs has near-perfect weather for wheelin’, so we started planning another trip for October. Our local Jeep club, LoneStar Jeep Club, was also planning […]

Comments are off for this post

Installing a Durango steering box in an XJ

The first order of business was pulling the pitman arm. Since this was the first time pulling the pitman arm or removing the steering box, I made sure to soak everything down with PB Blaster a day ahead of time. The pitman arm popped off without too much trouble, but I’ve definitely broken my fair […]

7 comments

Fixing a wallowed out trackbar bracket

The trackbar bolt on the axle can have a bad habit of coming loose on it’s own, and once that happens it can wallow out the hole in the axle bracket pretty quick. And that’s exactly what happened to us with our TJ. We’d been noticing a bit of understeer for a while, but the […]

8 comments

Skid Row’s XJ Gas Tank Skid Plate

Installation date: 6/25/05 After seeing my friend Frank’s XJ get disabled on the trail after the point of a boulder pushed his Mopar gas tank skid plate up into his gas tank on our Hot Springs 2005 trip, I knew it was time to finally upgrade my trusty old factory gas tank skid plate. My […]

Comments are off for this post

« Previous PageNext Page »