Building it. Breaking it. Fixing it. Wheeling it harder than it was ever meant to be wheeled.
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Four-day traverse across North Georgia — creek crossings, waterfalls, and mountain miles from Burrells Ford through Charlie’s Creek and Cohutta. Camping, group runs, and the long way home.
Vendors, Show & Shine, trail rides, and the Jeep community took over the LeConte Center in the Smokies. Hosted by the Smoky Mountain Jeep Club of Maryville, TN.
Roll Out Ride for a Cure at Richloam — pink for the cause, supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida. Hosted by Stacy Lucas. Deep ruts, strap work, and a full pack through Richloam WMA for awareness and local fundraising.
Rolled pink for a great cause — a ~3-hour night ride through Ocala National Forest supporting the Breast Cancer Foundation of Central Florida. Pink lights, pink Jeeps, and local donations that stayed in the community. Met at the 316 OHV Trailhead with camping at Salt Springs.
Florida’s premier two-person team endurance competition. ~45 challenges testing navigation, vehicle recovery, first aid, technical driving, problem-solving, and real teamwork under pressure. Serious, skill-focused off-roading — not a casual ride.
One of the largest Jeep-only events in the world. Massive beach runs on Daytona sand, vendor village, Show & Shine, Speedway activities, and 200,000+ Jeep fans celebrating the 20th anniversary with a high-energy beach-party vibe.
Off-road event to remember, honor & respect officers lost in the line of duty. Fellowship, trail riding, camping, vendors, kid's zone, raffles & more.
Recovery, engine, trans, and trail gear that actually gets used — not the stuff that just looks good in photos. Links go to Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
Kinetic recovery rope. The snatch that doesn’t shock-load the frame.
Plug-and-play 12-gang. Lights, compressors, accessories — one remote, no extra dash wiring.
12-pod RGB+IC rock lights. Zone control for the underside when camp hits after dark.
4.0L pan for TJ/LJ/WJ. Replaces the one the trail used as a skid plate.
Black aluminum -8ORB rail for 97–01 TJ/XJ 4.0L. Direct fit, no more brittle plastic.
Heat shield kit for 97–04 4.0L. Keeps the rail and injectors off the exhaust bake.
Red MSD coil. The 4.0L still needs spark when the trail gets wet.
SCITOO 594-018 crank pulley for Jeep. When the rubber in the old one walks off.
A-Premium belt kit. Pulleys, tensioner, belt — one box instead of three trips.
Oil pump drive / cam sync for 05–06 Wrangler. The 4.0L part that takes the oil pump with it.
35629 water pump gasket. Cheap insurance when the pump comes off.
35630 thermostat housing gasket. Don’t reuse the old one. You already know.
A-Premium reservoir with cap. When the factory bottle finally cracks.
Universal 19-row cooler. 42RLE and a loaded trailer both run hotter than they should.
7-ft PTFE lines with 6AN fittings. Replace the rubber before it swells and dumps fluid.
Shift solenoid pack and filter. The 42RLE’s favorite way to start guessing gears.
Region Offroad bolts, 42RLE to 4.0L. The hardware you don’t want to reuse.
Input and output speed sensors. When the trans forgets what gear it’s in.
A-Premium manifold pressure sensor. Lean, rich, or a check-engine light that won’t quit.
Vapor canister purge valve. The little solenoid that throws a code at the worst time.
Straight -6 AN male to 5/8-18 inverted flare. For the steering line that never matches.
Push-to-talk over LTE. Trail radios for when the group is spread out and cell is a rumor.
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