Everyone eventually gets some gunk stuck in their bead while offroading. Sooner or later you will find that your tires won’t hold air as well as they used to, and you will be looking for a cheap fix. Well, here it is! With basic tools you can pop your outer, inner or both beads and [...]

If you wheel your Jeep TJ long enough you *will* bend a stock fender. Unless you’ve got some fancy bumper that sticks out there to protect them of course. They are out there in a pretty vulnerable spot, and once they are bent they will never look perfect again. Oh well, I guess that’s a [...]

Any time you install a lift you will need to set your toe in. Once that is done, you will likely need to recenter your steering wheel. It’s a very simple process, but you will want to have a friend help you as it makes things much simpler and faster.

Tools:
13mm ratchet
13mm wrench
Pipe wrench (large is [...]

If you’ve done any amount of lift (even just replacing sagged springs with newer ones), you will need to do a basic alignment of your steering. If your toe in is not set up correctly you will experience uneven tire wear and odd on road behavior. Once you are done this write-up, have a look [...]

Your unit bearings are the main bearing that keeps your wheels turning on the outer part of your axle. They will need to be replaced once in a while. The time frame for this will depend on how often you wheel, the mileage on your Jeep TJ, and many other factors like how often you [...]

erickpl (Paul) with the help of mrblaine’s product from jeepforum.com posted a nice write-up that can potentially save you a lot of money. If you’ve managed to strip the threads on your knuckles that hold your disc brake calipers on, read on. These two bolts are only supposed to be torqued to 11 ft. lbs [...]

Your air filter should be checked frequently and replaced whenever it looks dirty. It’s one of those things that every self respecting jeep owner should be doing themselves, as it’s just too easy and cheap to spend the time to take it in. Your driving habits, where you live, how often you get your jeep [...]

KC is one of most used lights in the offroad industry. They make a good product, have a great warranty, and best of all their lights are easy to take apart, fix, and put back together again. The lights I have for my rig are a 6″ shock mounted Daylighter. The 150w sealed beam Long [...]

On my 2003 TJ the paint around the hinges for my windshield and doors were chipped and rusting. It was particularly bad on the driver’s side door because that’s what gets used the most. You can buy a new set of stainless hinges (painted or chromed) for the doors and windshield for about $200 USD, [...]