Archive for the 'Modifications' Category

Custom Rocker Panels

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

I finished up my custom made rockers yesterday. 6 months (maybe more) in the making. Not because they are really that difficult, but just because I didn’t put effort into them each day until they were done like I should have. I mostly let them sit around at the shop. They turned out really good, [...]

Detroit EZ-Locker in a Dana 35

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

For those of you that are into wheeling (and I expect that you are if you’re at this site reading about Jeeps), you probably already know the importance a locker can play in your off-road adventures. I wasn’t planning on locking my dana 35 rear axle, but a deal came a long I couldn’t pass [...]

ZJ Tie Rod Conversion for a TJ

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Here’s a simple upgrade that you will love. Most of us that wheel our TJs have personally experienced or at least seen a bent tie rod on the trail. It’s a very common occurrence, because the stock tie rods are not that strong. They stick out in front of your differential, ready to be [...]

KC Daylighter 150w sealed beam

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Sometime in August 2006, not too long after I bought my Jeep I was looking for some lighting upgrades. I had not yet upgraded my headlights to the current Hella H4’s I have now, the stock headlights were terrible, and my Jeep did not come with the factory fog lights. Although my build sheet says [...]

Custom powdercoated hinges

Friday, August 24th, 2007

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, [...]

Homemade cheap transfercase drop

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

If you’ve recently installed a small lift (anywhere between 1″ and 3″) and you’re getting drive line vibrations, then this modification may be for you. When you lift your jeep up away from your axles, you are also lifting your motor and transfer case up. This means the angle that your drive shaft travels from [...]

Homemade cheap front swaybar disconnects

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

The front swaybar links attach to a bracket on your front axle on the bottom side, and to a sway bar on the top side. The sway bar goes from one side of the axle, up and on top of the frame where it is attached, and back down to the other side. This system [...]