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I second the vote for the factory rear loop tow hook thing. I took mine off my TJ when I put my hitch on, and I know that lots of guys take theirs off for aftermarket bumpers. Look around, that's probably your best bet if you're not looking for a receiver hitch for the rear. I used mine a...

Great thread, great pics. Haven't been up in the UP for a few years, should really go more often since I can basecamp at the Hiawatha Sportsmans Club and do day/overnight outings from there as a nice intro into VDE travel. Maybe some sort of fall group trip might be worth considering. A long...

At least I'd imagine that you can stick a large tank under there to help out with range. Plus it's big/stout enough to hang a few jerry cans off the back, a few on the roof, etc. By way of comparison, my stock TJ - 10mpg around town, 13.5mpg on the highway, 9mpg with the 5x8' utility trailer...

What if you're not a ho, though? Is there a similar product for the rest of us?

Might be interested, if you can get some pics. Their website is horrible, bordering on useless.

They can take a beating, that's for sure. I have a small-frame Explorist 200 that mounts on my MTB handlebars and it has fallen off, been hit by trees, fell into mud and water, and been baked in the sun all day. Keeps right on going. The Explorist XL is a great unit, with the larger screen...

That's kinda what I figured, and I do agree. I know I should do a lift, but it's the whole thing about one change requiring another - lift requires SYE; SYE requires adj. control arms; might as well do a 1" body lift, motor mount lift and a high-clearance skidplate while I'm at it; and a...

Does anyone have any direct experience running 215-85-16 tires on a Jeep Wrangler (TJ) or something substantially similar? I'm thinking about going skinny on my next set of tires, but being new to the world of skinny tires am somewhat hesitant to invest in new tires and rims just to try...

Good idea for a b'day present. In the meantime, you might as well try the $5.00 modification. No harm in doing it, really, and I don't think it will hasten the decline of the OEM endlinks. They'll wear out all on their own just fine!

Tire pressure and swaybar disconnects are two cheap ways to help. Assuming you're running an appropriate tire for the vehicle (i.e. not OEM GSAs or the 215/75r15 donuts), air pressure helps a lot. Play around with it and find what works best in your terrain. Second, disconnecting the swaybar...

Looks nice! Do you have any more detailed photos of the frame, suspension, electrical setup etc? Always interesting to see the up-close mechanical side of things, too.

Really? Seems like a bit of a leap from personal opinion to universal conclusion. I spent years with a YJ with a stick, now have a TJ with a slushbox. And I spend most of my time in urban and dense-suburban areas with lots of traffic, AND I tow at the vehicle's rated towing capacity on a...