There are several basic specifications that should be considered when selecting wheels for your vehicle. The ones that leap out the most will be mentioned by your lift or vehicle manufacturer and were briefly discussed in “Understanding Wheel Dimensions.”
Back a few weeks ago we covered the install of the Falcon Sport Leveling Kit (by TeraFlex) on our Tacoma. This time we satiate your voracious appetite for information by wowing you with the ever-popular on-road review.
Building up a Wrangler for off-road is full of considerations. Once everything is said and done, your wrangler now has a heavy-duty winch, bulletproof skid plates, one-ton tie bar, steel flares, 1350 drive shafts, cargo racks, custom wheels, and that 35 to a 42-inch set of tires!
For the initial build of my 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Recon, I knew that I wanted to test out American Expedition Vehicle’s Dual Sport lift system. As I was browsing other AEV products that I may be interested in, their Borah wheels really stuck out.
If you are going to wheel your Wrangler, especially over any sort of rocky terrain like we find here in the central East Coast, one of the first things you will want to upgrade is your differential covers. The stock covers are incredibly thin and a small snag is all it takes to break the…
It has been a couple months and a few thousand more miles since we published our initial Geolandar review and not a whole lot has changed. The Yokohama 37 x 12.5 R 17 Geolandar G003 M/Ts barely show any signs of wear, they are still a very quiet off-road tire and aren’t showing ANY signs of…
As part of the initial build on my new 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon Recon, we had the opportunity to try out a remote reservoir shock system provided by Spicer. The Spicer remote reservoir shocks live up to everything they claim on their product page description.
I had just picked up a new four-door Jeep Wrangler Recon and needed to make that crucial and expensive decision: figure out the lift and backward plan the rest.
Shortly after picking up a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Recon, I installed the Nebo roof rack with slats from Teraflex. What is truly amazing about this upgrade is how much attention it gained; people were convinced I had a new feature available from the factory. It just has that finished original equipment look. Once I…
Cute little air compressors that run off of your cigarette adaptor are great for normal sized car tires. For oversized tires, you need something with reliability, power, and performance.
When you buy a 2500 series truck you generally plan to use it. The fact that most come with tires designed for maximum fuel efficiency and low rolling resistance is ridiculous. The amount of premature wear that occurs with even minimal towing means you will replace those stock tires in the first 20,000 miles or…
Sometimes you don’t have the time to drive hours on end to your favorite wheeling spot or maybe your one to one scale is waiting on yet some entirely too expensive parts. That’s when it’s nice to switch to your 1/10th scale rig!
Once again, Crawler Conceptz has impressed me with a well thought out, engineered, and solid system for your offroading needs. After running their Ultra Series JK Body Mounted Tire Carrier extensively on road and off road last year, I feel confident saying it is one of the best tire carrier solutions out there.
If you are looking for a top quality rear quarter panel option, you should seriously consider the set manufactured by TNT Customs. You will gain a great deal of protection, lots of customization options, and a very tight fit to the stock contours.
If I had to come up with one word to describe the Crawler Conceptz front and rear fender flares I just installed, it would be precision. Compared to other flares I have attempted to install recently these fenders are by far best I have worked with.
Rock sliders come in all sorts of styles but I have always been a fan of a true slider. Often, sliders or rock rails will have low hanging mounting brackets that just end up getting snagged on an obstacle instead of truly allowing you to slide off it. Plus, there always seems to be that…
The history of the Hi-Lift Jack came up in conversation the other day and it seemed like an interesting topic to delve into. This piece of equipment is tied to a long line of good old fashioned “Murican” history.
Eventually, after off-roading enough times, you realize that you probably want to upgrade your stock fender flares with something a little more durable or stylish. JCR off-road offers a full system that, as usual, is full of configuration options. The photo shows the Vanguard (full width) front and rear fender flares with the front inner…
Regardless of whether you own a Cherokee or Wrangler from any generation; If you are looking for a modular, highly customizable and capable bumper system, you want to seriously consider looking at what JCR Offroad has to offer. These guys are much more than brilliant YouTube artists. They put out impressive front and rear bumper…
What do you get when you combine a hot engine with water? The answer is steam. That steam raises the under hood temperatures of your rig and in the case of more modern engines can cause them to enter limp mode to cool off.
