4wd Our first Adventuremobile, the GEO Tracker (Suzuki Sidekick) We all have that one vehicle from our childhood that holds a special place in our hearts. For me, it was my mother’s teal-green GEO Tracker. I still remember
4wd Overloaded: a dangerous oversight, or a necessary evil? I’ve been thinking about weight a lot lately. No, not my body weight, though I could gain to trade a few pounds of fat for muscle. I’m talking
4wd Nitto Terra Grappler 30k mile review Nitto is well known for its wide variety of performance tires, with many catered specifically to off-road and race applications. One of Nitto’s earliest entries into the all-terrain segment
air filter Time for a little fall maintenance I’d been putting off some routine maintenance on the Wrangler for a few weeks now. I needed an oil change a new air filter and probably a tire rotation
4wd four-wheel drive the new vs. the old In principle, four-wheel drive is a pretty simple concept. Power from the engine is sent through the transmission to a transfer case that sends power to the front and rear
4wd Well that's diff-erent, Is my LSD bad? Sometimes things don’t go to plan. Like when your limited slip differential mysteriously goes out without warning. This is what we discovered last week after it began making the
4wd Everything looks better in red even shocks I’ll be the first to admit shock absorbers are not the most glamorous part on a Jeep, but this week that’s exactly what we're talking about. A little
4wd On rust patrol, going to war on the red rot 4x4s are designed to take a beating; for this reason, most are still made from steel. Steel skid plates protect vulnerable parts like your engine and fuel tanks from rocks
dealer The Wrangler is back with a new heart Project Wrangler is back, complete with a new factory-built engine banging away quietly under the hood. My Jeep has a new heart. After almost three weeks of extensive engine repairs,
dealer Is the Wrangler dead? Repairs threaten project's future No, the Wrangler isn’t dead, at least not yet, but Project Wrangler is on hold. It’ll stay in a state of suspended animation until I get my Jeep
Cherokee The dreaded Pentastar tick makes a ruthless return In late February 2017, I parked my Jeep at the dealer’s lot for the second time in three months. The tick, tick, tick of my Wrangler’s ill-fated Pentastar
4wd Is less more? Why downsizing can the be right solution The space in my trunk where a great big footlocker containing all my camping gear, tools, and other equipment now sits empty. Actually, I can’t remember the last time
4x4 Project Wrangler: Swapping the springs Last weekend, I manged to complete the suspension overhaul on my Wrangler I started back in August. Ever since I got my Jeep back in March, I’ve had no end of suspension trouble. I’ve had everything from bad shocks to bent steering
coils How I rebuilt my Jeep's suspension on the cheap This summer, I started picking away at my Jeep’s suspension. When I bought my Wrangler this past spring, with a little over 50,000 miles on it, I knew
aftermarket How we found the best off-road bumper for our rig It wasn’t until recently that I started thinking about swapping my Jeep’s lightweight plastic bumper for one better suited for the off-road abuse I was likely to experience
Adventure Into the west - Part 4: Moab, welcome to Jeep heaven “We’re going to Jeep heaven,” kept running through my mind as we departed from Devils Tower on the third day of our journey west. We were on our way
4x4 Camping on the Zumbro River an outstanding backyard adventure Places like Canyon Lands and Arches national park are beautiful places to explore, but often times you don’t have to go very far to have a great adventure. There
Badlands Into the west - Part 3: At the devil's feet From Mount Rushmore we drove West, crossing the boarder into Wyoming. I still can’t put my finger on it, but something was different about it. It was quite almost
Conversion Lighting the way, why these LED headlights made all the difference I’ve wanted to swap the stock headlights on my Jeep with LEDs ever since I left the dealership. The Wrangler’s factory headlights don’t get very bright. I
Gear Introducing Project Wrangler The thing about owning a Jeep — Specifically a Wrangler — is once you start working on one you never really finish. I wish I’d known that before I purchased mine
