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History: I bought the Jeep from a junk yard in upper Pennsylvania in 1996. It was a theft recovery from Texas. The guy I bought it from gave me this story: It was stolen in Texas and driven to Pennsylvania where the thieves wrecked it on the PA turnpike. The owner in Texas was paid […]

Article by Gary Rohrer. Like all fellow Jeepers I am interested in the constant pursuit of improving my rig. Whether it’s suspension improvements, exterior modifications or engine improvements, we all have the drive to make our Jeeps a better vehicle. If you an ZJ owner with a 5.2L V-8 there is one engine modification that […]

Owner: Sam Lewis – Nashville, TN, Vehicle: 1998 Grand Cherokee Limited 5.9L V8

Many of the base model XJs come with a dash that has a large speedometer, a large gas gauge, and warning lights that are supposed to let you know if something is wrong. These lights are not very reliable. In this article I will cover how to swap in a gauge cluster in place of the “idiot lights”.

Installation date: 1/3/01 Who wouldn’t want to be able to unlatch their hood and have it lift open and stay open all by itself? Sounds great doesn’t it? Especially if you’ve got a tall lift and big tires, that hood can open up pretty high… Enter the HoodLift® by Jim Piatt. The HoodLift kit is […]

Installation date: 1/3/01 When it came time to put new bumpers on the Yellow Mud Machine, I started looking at my options for the front and rear. The front bumper had to have a winch mount and the rear bumper had to have a tire carrier, and the budget was somewhat limited, so that narrowed […]

Finally! For such a simple and awesome product, it sure took me a long time to getting around to doing this review… Anyway… When I had my 31’s, airing down by hand (i.e.: squatting by each tire with a letting air out with a tire gauge letting) didn’t take all that long, but once I […]

Justin’s rig is a ’96 Cherokee Country, these are the specs: Suspension: Front: Rubicon Express 4.5″ ZJ coil (5.5″ on XJ), an extra isolator, Rubicon Express eye to eye shock kit, Rubicon Express YJ stainless steel brake lines, Rancho lower control arms, SkyJacker disconnects, SkyJacker Adj. trackbar w/steering stabilizer, Rustys swaybar drop kit and Doestch […]

Collin is a high school student in Greenville, SC, and this is what he has to say about his rig: “My Jeep is a ’99 TJ Sport with the 4.0 liter I-6. It has a front Dana 30 axle with a 4.56:1 gear ratio and a Detroit EZ locker. The rear is fitted with a […]

Installation date: 12/12/00 This is the first of what I hope to be many articles covering the build-up of one particular yellow ’00 TJ. After running some trails with me and my XJ and slamming her gas tank on some rocks, my girlfriend Jennifer decided the stock tin skid plate protecting her gas tank wasn’t […]