Second generation soccer mom Wrangler. It is really good off-road. Possibly cheaper to buy a Maybach.
Properly set up bump stops can be the difference between a smooth or terrible off-road ride. Basic factory bump stops work great for a factory ride reducing noise and harshness. Those factory bump stops aren’t up to the task of cushioning hard hits off-road.
What do I do next? What should my first modification be? We have this question come up a lot. Truth is there is not a simple way to answer that. You can go all out – over accessorize your vehicle and buy everything out of the parts catalog. You can take it to a fabrication…
Cold starts are hard on your engine, Baxter Performance offers an oil filter adapter to keep your engine lubricated and extend your vehicle’s service life.
The U.S. supply chain issue has created a situation that might not have existed otherwise here at 4WAAM. Our latest two-door Wrangler is still stock while I sit here and wait several months for the parts needed to build it.
There are a few sounds in the off-road world that always make you cringe. That telltale pop of a u-joint, the sound sheet metal makes when it crumples like a soda can and those loud bangs on the underside of your rig when you know you just damaged something really expensive.
Bumpers have come a long way in the last few years. With the JK creating a major jump in total market size, accessories for the Wrangler went from just being plentiful to more advanced and modular designs.
Unlike the CJ, YJ, and even the TJ swapping the motor in the new JK/JL platforms isn’t as simple or cheap as it used to be. Supercharging and turbocharging offer similar performance to a V8 for less money.
One of the most common questions asked on the internet is “What lift should I get for my Wrangler?”. I am going to attempt to answer this question in this article. I want you to know upfront that there is not a one size fits all answer to this question
The V8 Wrangler may be an upcoming model. What will it take to get us to buy one? What would it take to get you to buy one?
Recently we modified the front of our JL so we could tow it behind an RV. In doing so we found that our electrical connection and emergency braking system interfered with the Stealth license plate bracket we had previously installed.
June 17th, 2020 we unlocked the PCM in our Jeep Wrangler JL. Since then we have made some changes to the tune trying to unlock more performance. This is our first update in that progress.
At the end of last year, we published our initial review of the Hooker Blackheart exhaust system for the JL Wrangler. At the time it had only been on the Jeep for a brief period and I feel like it’s time for a long term follow up.
If you take you Jeep offroad then hitting your differential is inevitable. It is the lowest point on your vehicle and is often the source of getting stuck on an obstacle.
Protecting our lower control arm mounts is something most of us don’t think about, or at least it’s something that I rarely thought about.
So I sit here once again trying to repair something small on the JL, and once again the part I need is on national backorder. Frankly it’s getting a bit tedious.
After reviewing several ways to change tire size, gear ratios, and even transfer case ratios its time to step it up a notch. I did something similar with the JK I had and you can go back and read about that here – ECU Tuning our JK.
Way back in early 2019 I installed the Warn Elite Series stubby bumper on my JL. Installation is straightforward and after a hard year of weather, use, and abuse here’s how it has held up.
When I chose the KM3 as the next mud-terrain review I didn’t realize that we had never reviewed a BFGoodrich tire. I have owned several sets but had never put them to print. That changes today.
This set up is not something I would have normally considered but I am in the unique position of upgrading from the factory control arms, and I already have geometry correction brackets installed.
I find that the JL and JT platform is far superior to the older JK platform in all aspects except one. The steering on the new model is atrocious and it only gets worse after a lift and bigger tires.
