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Tick-Tock 4.0LI have a '99 Jeep Cherokee XJ with a 4.0L engine, 4.5-inch Rubicon Express lift, 33-inch tires, and 4.56 axle gears with Eaton Detroit Truetrac limited-slip differentials. It performs [...]

Motivational Movement I by no means want to sell off my Jeep projects, but I am losing motivation. What would you recommend that I do to get myself psyched and [...]

XJ Power Play I have a '85 Cherokee with a 2.8L V-6, automatic transmission, 4 inches of lift, and 32-inch tires. I'm looking to put more power into the engine [...]

WE RECENTLY JUMPED AT THE CHANCE TO GET BEHIND the wheel of the '18 Ford F-150 with the new optional 3.0L V-6 Power Stroke turbodiesel engine. This is the first [...]

Flattie Throttle Swap What is your favorite choice of cable junkyard gas pedal for flatfenders with a Chevy V-8 swapped in? @og_4x4 Via Instagram @cappaworks As you have likely already [...]

Fueling CJ-7 I have an old basic CJ-7 question. I'm rebuilding my '77. It has a '86 4.2L motor. I'm replacing the fuel lines with pre-bent lines (I'm lazy). There [...]

RAM TRUCKS HASN'T BEEN AFRAID TO PROVE the off-road prowess of its 4x4s. For the past several years, the company has used the Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona, as [...]

Rust Ready How much rust is too much rust? My dad has what is left of his '78 CJ-7. It's been sitting in pieces and full of pine shadows for [...]

Brake Bias I have a '00 XJ on 35-inch tires running Dana 44 axles from a '07 JK Rubicon. I have replaced all the hard lines with stainless steel tubing [...]

CHOOSING CAMPING AND overlanding gear can be an extremely polarizing depending on whom you talk to. Some people have fully embraced the solar-powered adventure pants phenomenon, while others stubbornly cling [...]

TRACTION CONTROLLED Q Do people usually turn off the traction control on their Jeeps or other vehicles on- and off-road like I do? I recently picked up a '12 two-door [...]

JL Review Regarding the '19 Jeep Wrangler JL with the 2.0L engine, is the engine gas or diesel? Does it have an automatic or manual transmission? How many speeds is [...]

SM420 Oil What oil are you supposed to run in a GM SM420 four-speed manual transmission? @switchlloyd Via Instagram @Cappaworks The GM SM420 manual transmission has been a popular swap [...]

TWO-BY-FOUR CONVERSION Q I'm swapping a TH400 transmission and an NP208 transfer case into my '71 GMC C25 after I do a solid-axle swap. Is there a slipyoke eliminator kit [...]

Fuel Pump SolutionsIn 'Fuel Injection in a Box' (Dec. '17) you added fuel injection to an older Jeep. I'm curious about the inline fuel pump. Would it be possible to [...]

T-Case Trouble I've owned a number of CJs, a YJ, and I just bought my first TJ, an '05 impact orange Rubicon. Anyway, it was in an accident (I bought [...]

Five Flattie Fenders I have a '74 CJ-5 and I have found that getting aftermarket parts is a challenge. I just received my August '17 issue of Jp and saw [...]

Q I have a ring-and-pinion gearset for a Dana 44 from a 70s Jeep FSJ. How can I tell if it's a 3.73:1 or 3.07:1 ratio? HARRIS WELLS VIA EMAIL [...]

Fatigue-Free Welding. Miller Electric now offers the new T94 Series welding helmets. They are said to be designed to reduce neck strain and fatigue, while improving operator comfort, visibility, and [...]

Steering Easy [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What can I do to decrease the steering effort in my '79 CJ-5? It is only driven on city streets. It has an AGR steering gear [...]

KEEPING UP WITH THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN EVERYDAY LIFE CAN BE A DAUNTING TASK. THE CHANGES being made to televisions, cell phones, computers, and social media sites happen at such [...]

Anywhere LED Baja Designs now offers Rock Light and Dome Light LEDs. Both lights are compact and designed to be useful in a wide variety of applications. They share the [...]

True Tale I look forward to every Jp Magazine sent to me, and I read it from cover to cover when I receive it. I've been reading it for many [...]

RATIO RIGHT Q I own a '01 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 with a 5-inch lift. It has the factory center-axle disconnect Dana 44 front axle and a 9.25-inch rearend with [...]

T-Case Pop Out What causes these Dana 20 and 300 cases to pop out of gear (primarily downhill) and what is the real fix for it? @pottersmachine Via Instagram @cappaworks [...]

A WISE MAN ONCE DESCRIBED THE PROCESS OF HAVING KIDS, raising them, and watching them grow as a painful joy. We use the same two words to describe every annual [...]

IF YOU'RE AT ALL LIKE US, THEN YOU PROBABLY SPEND NEARLY every extra penny you have on 4x4s and off-road parts throughout the year. So when a big chunk of [...]

IF YOU HAVE SAND FEVER AND THE ONLY CURE IS RUNNING YOUR 4x4 ACROSS gritty beaches and dunes, we got you covered. We searched high and low to find the [...]

Pro EFI The Pro-Flo3 is the latest generation of Edel brock electronic fuel injection. The sequential-port EFI systems are available for both small- and big-block Chevy engines. The base calibrations [...]

Three-Link ZJ Iron Rock Off Road now offers the Rock-Link three-link front long-arm upgrade for the '93-'96 Jeep ZJ Grand Cherokee. The completely bolt-on subframe is made from 1/4-inch steel [...]

All TerrainTire Bridgestone announces its next-generation Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 tire for crossovers, SUVs, and pickup trucks. The Dueler A/T Revo 3 is said to be engineered for smooth [...]

WHISTLING WRANGLER Q I have a '04 Jeep Wrangler. Every once in a great while the engine starts to whistle. I can't find the problem. I tightened the two front [...]

If YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING WHAT Yokohama Tire has been up to, you would have noticed that the company has introduced some incredible new products for the off-road world. Last [...]

MIX-MATCH ADAPT Q I love the mag, the online articles, and so on. Thank you! I decided to mall-crawl my '68 half-cab Bronco that I originally intended to build as [...]

SEVERAL YEARS AGO 4X4 ENTHUSIAST INTERest in portal axles had been piqued, and rightly so. No other modification offers the same increase in ground clearance, lift, and the low gearing [...]

WHENEVER A NEW JEEP WRANGLER IS introduced, enthusiasts and the aftermarket rush to be the first to make modifications, and the all-new '18 Jeep Wrangler JL is no different. The [...]

LIFT BLOCK VIBES Q Will tapered lift blocks cause a driveshaft vibration? WILLIAM PEAVY VIA FACEBDDK.COM/JDHNCAPPA4X4 A Tapered rear lift blocks are often included with complete lift kits. They are [...]

REGARDLESS OF IF YOU HAVE A HORDE OF MISCREANT OFFSPRING to cart around off-road or you and your closest dirt crew make up an octet, JD Fabrication has the parts [...]

Straight Spring Swap I have a question regarding setting up leaf springs on my CJ-2A. I have been scratching my head mocking up the spring hanger and shackle hanger locations, [...]

Photography: John Cappa After years of collecting parts, wrenching, procrastination, miscellaneous sidetrack projects, and other distractions, we finally finished our Garage Project GPW. The most tedious part of any frame-up [...]

IF YOU'RE LIKE US, YOU PROBABLY salivate over heavy-duty 4x4s and components and you absolutely lose your mind when you come across an extremely capable and self-contained overland camper that [...]

Trail Finder I live in western Arizona where there is an abundance of trails to drive. So many cross each other that at times it is difficult to decide which [...]

Anywhere Electric Briggs & Stratton introduces the P2200 PowerSmart Series inverter generator for those that need AC power on the trail. The P2200 is equipped with parallel capabilities, which allows [...]

BOYD JAYNES OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, IS TYPICALLY on the working end of a camera and lens. However, after the first new NORRA 1000 rally in Mexico was announced [...]

WHEN IT COMES TO NEW VEHICLE offerings, there isn't much that makes us happier than factory 4x4 packages that increase off-road capability. For 2017, Ram Truck has added yet another [...]

TBI FUELING Q I have a Toyota with a swapped-in GM engine and TBI fuel injection. I'm trying to figure out what the deal is with pump pressures and the [...]

THE FIRST FULLSIZE INVASION was intended as a proverbial finger in the air to the masses of Jeeps that descended on Moab during the annual Easter Jeep Safari. Up until [...]

THE MOAB EASTER JEEP SAFARI BRINGS off-road enthusiasts and aftermarket manufacturers together from all over the nation, and in some cases, the world. Of course Moab offers some of the [...]

THE MOAB EASTER JEEP SAFARI IS LIKELY the largest enthusiast off-road event in the world. Moab, the host town, has a full-time population of about 5,000 people, but when Easter [...]

THE OFF-ROAD EXPO, HELD EVERY YEAR IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA, IS ONE OF THE FEW INDUSTRY EVENTS where the doors are open to anyone. This event gives you the chance to [...]