This time around, we were so taken with the photo that Kyle McCarty sent of his LJ in the snow that we had to give him the win for the next Field Reporter Program award! Kyle will receive a $50 gift card from ExtremeTerrain to help him take his LJ to the next level and hopefully send in more awesome photos like this! Congrats Kyle! Thanks … [Read more...]
Project LJPFreek goes to EJS 2015
Our running story on taking Project LJPFreek from Michigan to Moab for Easter Jeep Safari 2015 — 1500 miles to the biggest Jeep party in the world! Specs on where we started: '05 LJ with 88k miles GR8TOPS Safari Cab hard top 4.5" total lift 315/75 Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs Stock drivetrain What we've added: Magnum Powers … [Read more...]
ExtremeTerrain Giveaway – Regular to Rugged
ExtremeTerrain has partnered with Rugged Ridge for their latest giveaway: Regular to Rugged! The Rugged Ridge Prize Pack includes some awesome Jeep accessories with more than $500 in merchandise for your Wrangler! Get your entry in before March 31! Rugged Ridge 13.5’’ LED Light Bar Rugged Ridge Grab Handles Rugged Ridge Front Seat … [Read more...]
Free JCR Offroad Armor Giveaway – ExtremeTerrain
Here's one we wish we could win! How about armoring up your YJ, TJ or JK for FREE? ExtremeTerrain partnered with JCR Offroad for their latest giveaway. JCR is known to build strong and reliable armor that features a unique, tough style. JCR Offroad offers a full line of high quality armor and bumpers, and the JCR name has become synonymous with … [Read more...]
New Product: Daystar Wrangler JK, TJ, YJ Hood Bumpers
If your stock bumpers have seen better days, Daystar Products has released these replacements made from durable polyurethane. For $12.99, you can replace the cracked/faded bumpers on your Jeep and be ready for windshield-down action. … [Read more...]
Dual USB Power Port Retrofit
Being able to charge electronic devices in our 2005 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited has always been a pain, requiring a USB adaptor in the power port for charging cables. Often, when we would need to charge something, the adaptor had apparently been hidden by gremlins. The time had come to fix this situation. We found this dual USB power port on eBay. … [Read more...]
Bantam TC3 Trailer – Barn Find of the Week
JPFreek contributing editor Mike Muller was sitting in a parking lot with his LJ hooked to his Canadian m101 trailer when a guy walked up to ask if he would be interested in another "old Jeep trailer." The gentleman had it forever and just needed to get rid of it, so they talked for a minute and the guy threw out an insanely low price. Everyone … [Read more...]
Abbas Fahmy’s 1995 Jeep YJ
My ‘95 4.0L engine Wrangler is basically a YJ Wrangler as they know it elsewhere in the world (1987 - 1995), stretched from the 93.4 inches to 103 inches of wheelbase. … [Read more...]
The "Built For Off-Road" Adventure – Part I
At the end of the summer, my family and I headed into the mountains for a long weekend of camping and trail running, along with my heavily modified 2006 LJ Rubicon. In preparation for this trip, I spent hours loading and unloading my Jeep with every camping item we might need along with tools and pertinent spare parts for taking the Rubi on the … [Read more...]