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Relocating your XJ’s vacuum canister

If you look up behind the passenger-side of your XJ’s front bumper, you’ll see a black canister bolted to the bumper. It’s a vacuum canister that’s used to run the cruise control and ventilation system. Some aftermarket bumpers have provisions for remounting this canister, and some don’t. My original bumper from Custom4x4Fabrications was setup to […]

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Rock Lizard Fabrications’ Monitor Lizard XJ bumper

Rock Lizard Fabrications is no longer building XJ bumpers. Similar bumpers are currently available from JCR Offroad though.

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Installing a Cobra 75WXST in an XJ and a TJ

After playing around with the Cobra 75WXST in a friend’s Jeep, I knew it would be the next CB to go in each of our Jeeps. The biggest thing I liked about it was everything is built into the handset, which really simplifies installation because the only thing you really have to worry about finding […]

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Installing a transmission temp gauge

Installation date: November 2002 If you’ve got an automatic transmission in your Jeep, and you wheel a lot or tow a lot, it’s a good idea to install an auxillary transmission cooler. It’s also nice to have a transmission temperature gauge so you can keep an eye on things. I picked up this B&M temp […]

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AEM BruteForce TJ Intake System

Since 1987 AEM (Advanced Engine Management) has been building performance products for cars, and has already made a big name for themselves in the import tuner market. They’ve now turned their sights on the currently hot truck and SUV aftermarket with their line of Brute Force performance intake systems. When AEM first approached us about […]

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The Drill Doctor DD750

The first time I saw a Drill Doctor was when I was walking through the Tool World section of Lowes. They had set up a display of the little turquoise units, and I remember wondering why it never occurred to me before that you could sharpen drill bits. You can sharpen most other kinds of […]

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Store and protect your soft top windows with the Window Roll by Clover Patch

If you take your top down or your windows out a lot, or are like us and have two sets of soft windows, you probably know that it’s hard finding a good place to store your windows when you’re not using them. The rear window isn’t that big of a deal because you can roll […]

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JB Conversions Super Short SYE kit

We’d gotten away with not having to do an SYE kit with our 3.5″ suspension, but once we upgraded to the 4.5″ Extreme Duty kit from Rubicon Express, an SYE kit was going to be a necessity. We’ve had a JB Conversions heavy-duty SYE kit on our XJ for years now, so we were already […]

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How to change a u-joint

If you wheel your Jeep often, chances are that sooner or later you’re going to break a u-joint, either in the front axle or in one of your driveshafts. That or they will eventually simply wear out with old age and need to be replaced anyway. Changing a u-joint can sound like a daunting task […]

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Daystar builds a 2004 Rubicon

Article by Don Macmillan. We stated with a new 2004 Jeep Rubicon. First we put on some Daystar Products…

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