Iron Rock Off Road HD Track Bar Cherokee / XJ review

August 16, 2010 By 1 Comment

When I started with my XJ I had a Rusty’s Off-Road Track bar which used a standard Tie Rod End that you could get off any auto parts store shelf. I found that setup just did not work well with an XJ over 3″ of lift as I was replacing Tie Rod Ends every 6-8 months, typically after a summer of wheeling trips.

Then I went to the Rubicon Express Track bar, RE1600 that utilizes a Rod End. Worked much better and only replaced the Rod End once in a little over a year of owning it. Couple weeks ago I came across some noise from my front end only to discover my OE track bar bracket had cracked and the bolt wobbled out.

Alright time to try something different I say and started to look around at all the many setups available. I had a wish list: I wanted it beefy, would use poly bushings that would be cheaper to replace than Rod Ends, or flex joints, and of course included a new double sheer bracket for the frame end.

I came across this company, Iron Rock Off Road. A fairly new company to me, I had not heard a whole lot about them, other than me searching on the net finding posts on some forums criticizing them for being so new and different. However they had some pretty interesting products on their web page for many a Jeep model, including a HD track bar for $189 for my XJ.

“Interesting” as I thought to myself, every company had a starting point sometime in there development right?

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JCR Offroad Cherokee/XJ upper 1/4 panel armor

August 15, 2010 By 1 Comment

On my quest for something to protect my upper quarter panels and to match my lower quarter panel armor. I came across a company that appears to be improving on others ideas, JCR off-road.

There have been other companies who have made upper quarter panel armor and seeing them in person I found they looked good on the vehicle, but either very expensive, or the use of thin material and not quite the fit I was looking for.

JCR Off-road had started to make their own version for XJ’s a year or so ago and I waited a while to here some feedback on them.  Hearing some good feedback from fellow XJ owners about them I decided to move on them and ordered me up a set.  For $170 for a set with tail-light protectors plus $30+ shipping they were around $200. They also offer for another $110 full tail-lights as well, but I wanted to keep the electrical and lighting OE and simpler.

They have a couple weeks fabrication delay as they make them on the spot. Two weeks after I ordered them they arrived on my doorstep. Very impressed!

Looking at their pictures on there website they changed the top part of the guard by adding another 1″ of material bent in to match the curve of the XJ body. That is a BIG bonus as working with fabrication in the past this adds structural strength to the guard. Now why they do not update the pictures of their product on the web-page I do not know, because it is an improvement over other brands and a good selling point.

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The folks at NAXJA ColoradoFest will get some goodies tomorrow

July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ll be heading out late morning to Buena Vista, Colorado to drop off some product to the ColoradoFest Group.  They are using the UBADGEs to identify trail worthy XJs.  Using the badges as a sign the vehicle has been inspected was Tom’s idea, brilliant.  I will also be delivering the long and shirt sleeve shirts that were ordered by attending members.  See you soon.

Do you need magnetic badges for an event you have coming up?  —-> drop us a line

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TripCast by Jeep© – a trail mapping app of the iPhone

July 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Have any of you seen TripCast by Jeep© yet?  I friend of mine, who knows I love to wheel, asked me on FaceBook this morning if I had seen it.  If you haven’t checked it out, you should.  Thanks Kim for the info.

Hit the road with the free iPhone app that tracks the progress of your driving adventures and lets your friends follow along and enjoy your photos, videos and notes in real time.

The user can also use it as a mapping software.  TripCast will put things on your map for you, like Beaches, Camping Areas, Hike and Bike Trails, Off-road trails, and many other points of interest.

Once you get your friends using the app there are some more great features.  It will even notify you when a friend is in your vicinity.  Great for a meet up and maybe even a last minute wheeling trip.

Enjoy your tunes while still mapping your trip.  The ipod overlay feature lets you listen and control music right inside the app.

Our user ID is TrailDriven, of course.  Friend us up.  We would love to see your wheeling trips.

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SEMA 2009 Prep

November 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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Tonight I’m prepping the blog and some photo galleries for next weeks SEMA show coverage. Many of you know, I was the owner of an internet based off road parts company. During those 8 years I could never find the time to make it to SEMA. This year is different. I want to make sure I save every memory.

Lucky for you I’ll be sharing my coverage with you right here on my blog. Before I leave for Las Vegas I am turning on the feed from my Twitter ID to post here. This will post everything I Tweet about right here on the blog. During the day I’ll be blogging and uploading pictures to these four main galleries. So bookmark them.

Tuesday November 3rd

Wednesday November 4th

Thursday November 5th

Friday November 6th

Strap yourselves in it’s going to be a great week. Special thanks goes out to Aaron Storms, Editor of The Weekly Register-Call. I should have a great article for publishing when I get back.

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Best upgrade I almost forgot to do! Fuel Injectors!

August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Little back story here; I purchased a ’90 Jeep XJ two years back to replace my aging ’85 CJ-7. Bought the Jeep with a rebuilt lower end on the motor and over the last two years I have slowly upgraded and tweaked everything you could think of from suspension, armor, to engine upgrades as in cooling system, air intake, exhaust, performance plug wires, etc.

The one thing I failed to think of was the injectors which were probably the ones that they stuck in the motor when it was assembled in 1990, and if not they looked old. I decided considering what feels like I should get more out of my motor and that my fuel economy is for crap, is to replace the injectors.

So priced them out at auto stores at $60+ each, or $360+ for all six, ouch!

Looked around on the net and found these guys on ebay; PRECISION AUTO INJECTORS .

They recycle by [Read more...]

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Aussie Locker Part 3; Final testing and the real world experience.

May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

If you read my Part #1 and Part #2 of the Aussie Locker experience you will know I had recently installed this brand locker in my rear Dana 44 axle on my Jeep and was wanting some real world experience with them before I gave my final verdict.


To do that, I had waited to have [Read more...]

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Poor Boy Fab Shop; Custom Control Arms w/ Ballistic Fabrication Products

April 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I have been lurking on Ballistic Fabrication’s website  for some time now and been pretty impressed with the products they offer.

I got the time and opportunity recently to use Ballistic’s Flex Joint in a set of custom fixed lower control arms I built for a fellow wheeler on a budget and was really impressed with their quality.  Similar to the Rubicon Express Flex Joint but with a machined housing eliminating the snap ring on one side, and $10 cheaper than the Rubicon Flex Joint. (this is a picture of Ballistic’s Heavy Duty Flex Joint I used in that project)

A little jealous after making those, I decided to do something for myself using some Ballistic products. [Read more...]

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Rough Country Old style Upper Control Arms; a review 3 months in the making.

April 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

When I first got my XJ I had initially installed a simple “3 lift kit as at the time I had a limited budget to lift so I had chosen to do fixed lower control arms and keep the uppers stock so I could do full leaf springs. Well almost two years later and I sit at “4.5 lift now. I have been swapping out parts here and there to slowly accomplish my ultimate master plan.

One of the things I had not address yet was my upper control arms which the OE versions are not known for their incredible strength, but now the time had come to address their deficiency.

I had two options; build my own or buy something off the shelf.

Option one; Fabbing up my own would be cheaper, but my problem is this. It is very hard now a days to do any sort of fabbing work on a short time frame simply for the fact with a child under two and the wife half way along with our second child, almost impossible.

Option two; I found myself tied with which to choose, as there are many brands on the market that are all really the same just different style flex joints and if they are adjustable or not. Definitely wanted something adjustable even though “4.5 of lift according to many charts show the upper arms stay the same length as stock.  Then there was the cost, OUCH! (Your kidding right, you want that much for a set?)

I found a perfect moment, Rough Country recently re-designed their controls arms to use a Johny Joints style end instead of their old style which copy Tera Flex’s original design. This was simply 1/2 the arm was  male threaded and screwed into the other 1/2 of the arm that was female threaded. Creating the adjustability and a lot of unrestricted flex.

Now in my personal opinion I really like the idea [Read more...]

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FMR | TeraFlex 2.5″ Budget Boost

April 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Our Second in a long line of Four Minute Reviews (FMR) takes a look at TeraFlex’s JK Wrangler 2.5” Performance Budget Boost w/adapters.

The kit is the first of its kind.  A 2.5″ Budget Boost?  I remember back when BBs were 2″ and really measured 1.75″ of lift.  These pucks are actually 2.5″.

You will gain enough to clear 35″ tire on your JK Wrangler.  1.25″ spacer are needed to complete the steering clearance.  What Jeep and BB has offered that combination in the past.  35 ” tires? great!

The kit comes very complete.

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AEV ProCal Module for the JK

April 8, 2009 By 1 Comment

I picked up the new JK ProCal Module today. Quite a sweet little unit. Check it out.

AEV’s ProCal Module is a hand-held powerhouse! This essential tool provides JK owners an easy, low-cost way to make a variety of useful changes not offered by the dealer or any other re-programmer.

The ProCal Module allows the user to reprogram several factory parameters including:
• Tire size
• Gear Ratio
• One Touch Lane Change
• Daytime Running Lamps
• Low Tire Pressure Indicator
• Smart Bar Indicator Disable (after Smart Bar removal)
• Clear Diagnostic Trouble Codes

While the module is plugged into the OBD port, the ProCal Module can also:
• Set a Temporary Extended Idle
• Provide a Dead Center Steering Wheel Indication
• Clear Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) / Turn of the Check Engine Lamp

For AEV HEMI Builders Kit customers, The ProCal Module will:
• Program the Vehicle’s VIN into the new PCM Controller
• Program the Pedal Calibration and Tolerance

Full Info Here

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Poor Boy Fab Shop; The $15 winch remote fix.

March 22, 2009 By 1 Comment

In the last ten years of owning two different brand winches I have used them collectively 11 times. If you do the math that is 1.1 times a year, not a lot huh? Either I am lame and take the super easy trails and bypasses or I am just that good not to get myself stuck. What is funny though, I only used it on myself once.

So it sucker punched me when my current winch remote failed on me with such little use. My wonderfully reliable Mile Marker 9500si came with a remote that was made of a soft rubber material and looked like it could be really abused……….WRONG!

Here is what Mile Marker’s Remote looks like. (Excuse the crappy pics, my 7 seven month old Kodak is out for repair, and that is another article.)

In the last three years I have used this Mile Marker in some tough spots and it has worked flawlessly each until the end of the last pull. I was re-spooling the line when it cut out on me for a brief second and I had to press the remote a little harder.

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Stock Mirror Adapters for JK

February 18, 2009 By 1 Comment

“The brackets mount in the door hinge and maintain a stock location for the mirrors when the doors are removed. I had a prototype set last year for a little bit before it got cold. The image of my Jeep is with the prototype. The notable difference is the pin design which supports the stock hinge screw bolt for a complete factory look.”

[Info Link] [Retail Link]

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Aussie Locker Part 2; Carrier Install / Initial Driving impressions

February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

So if you read my Part 1 post, I got through the initial assembly of the Aussie Locker into the carrier. To reflect I had a factory Trac Lok in the Dana44 and since the Aussie Locker will not fit into a Trac lok case I had to get an open carrier to put it in. So for most people putting an Aussie Locker into an open axle the install will be easy. For me because I have to switch carriers I now have to have the Ring Gear reset, basically half of a Ring & Pinion install.

So far my experience with the Aussie Locker has been pleasant, everything has been as expected and experienced no issues. This continued with swapping out the carriers [Read more...]

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Aussie Locker Part 1; Assembly

February 8, 2009 By 1 Comment

Okay so  I decided that trying to afford ARB lockers or any other selectable locker was not in the range of my budget and to keep the budget under control I was only going to lock the rear.

I also wanted something that was very simple. For example in my last Jeep I had a Detroit Locker in the rear and I loved the thing! Awesome offroad, the street driving took a while to get use to, definitely had its quirks but was pretty much indestructible. However a Detroit was even out of my budget range. This leaves me with  “Lunchbox” style lockers, which in general simply replace the spider gears, so they are pretty affordable.  Several brands on the market, pretty much all the same save construction and minor design differences.

I have been reading nothing but good things about Aussie Lockers for a couple years now. They are priced just right  at around [Read more...]

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Skully got his wife a new Jeep……possible projects? YES…..

February 4, 2009 By 1 Comment

So in the effort to get my wife off the FORD kick, I convinced her to look at Jeep specifically a Commander. Why? We wanted something that can hold more than five people, has four wheel drive, and tough. We picked a 2008 Commander Sport with upgrades of; Quadra trac II,  and the 4.7L V8 (not the HEMI, I can not see my wife staying out of trouble with her lead foot.) I really was hoping for the Quadra drive system with Electronic Limited Slip Differentials. They had none on the lot, and it was not a major priority as they come normally on the Overland editions and are pricier. (out of our planned price range)

At first, I was blamed for just wanting another Jeep in the household.  After a couple days though she actually told me she likes it and wanted to know if we could lift it a little and put bigger, more aggressive tires on it. WOOHOO! ……I luv my wife.

Not the best pics, but to show it off;

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I started looking into after market stuff. Wow! Not a lot yet, and Mopar [Read more...]

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Video Out Cable For 2007+ Mopar 6 disc/DVD radio

December 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Mopar did us a great service and disservice by allowing DVD audio from their 6 Disc/DVD radios. It’s fun to listen to the King of the Hammers Video but it’s quite another thing to watch it!

If you have the 6 disc/DVD radio from Mopar your now in luck.  I have access to the cable you see below.  No more soldering that left over Christmas video cable.  Just buy this production unit. Connect this cable to the back side of your radio.  PIN 6 and PIN 7 slots allow video to be seen via an LCD. It’s that easy.

SPECS:

  • 36 inches in length
  • semi flush mounting
  • mounting screws

They sell for $49.95 and will be shipped free via USPS.  I will have some in stock after the first of the year.

(The later production units will only have a two prong, flat, radio end.  Current unit has a blank third slot.  Only two of the current prongs are live.)

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Spy Shot

December 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Our new sticker.  This is literally the first sticker off the cutter.  I should have them up for sale after Christmas.  Start telling your friends.

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Fabtech JK Bumper

December 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I finally got the call that my JK bumper was in.  I payed for this thing back in August.  Fabtech was having some production issues…blah, blah.  All I can say is Troy at BIGoffroad was wonderful through the whole process.  I got a smoking deal.  If you have any interest in Fabtech, or anything else for that matter don’t hesitate to call Troy.

The bumper came in plain back powder coating.  I was tossing around the idea of coating it in the Jeep’s Red Rock color.  The plan right now is to install it and see how it looks in black.

The other thing I was confused about was the factory fog lamps.  I was not sure what to do with them.  Then I found the picture below.  This guy used some 3″ PVC to make “cans” to hold the factory lights.  Awesome idea!  I sure wish I could find a picture of how he closed off the back of the light.  I will mount my lights a little closer to the front, but I sure love the idea.

EDIT: I found some more links to his build

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Poor Boy Fab Shop; XJ Ubolt/Extended Bump Stop Plates

November 16, 2008 By 1 Comment

Poor Boy Fab Shop; that’s me, Skully’s at home DIY projects! In this ever crappy economy most of us see an ever depleting disposable income. (Although I will admit if I did have the money I still like to fab my own stuff, its fun and saves money for the more expensive toys.)

For owners of any 4 wheel Drive the secret is to get as big of a tire as possible with the amount of lift you can afford. For XJ owners it can be a pain to figure out how to get the big tires under your vehicle as most lift kit makers state for XJ’s 4.5″ of lift you can run 32″ tires. Problem I find that not so accurate. I have 4.5″ of lift with 31′s and still rub in the front and rear.  The front of an XJ you can cut to yours hearts content to give yourself room. The rear of an XJ is a little more complicated being it is a Unibody and the pinch seam and lower quarter panel gets in the way. Even with minor to major cutting most still do some form of Bump stop [Read more...]

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Road Show | Moab, UT

October 5, 2008 By 2 Comments

We’re taking this show on the road next week. Moab, UT for the annual NAXJA Fall Fling. This is the 25th anniversary of the XJ Cherokee. While I don’t own a Cherokee any longer I have had 4 or 5 of them in the past. Thanks to my old buddy Fred, I have been a NAXJA member since almost the beginning.

The Fling was started a few years ago, 99 I think. Some guys from the newly formed Colorado-XJ list were heading out to Moab. This happened around the same time some of our Rocky Mountain sharing Utah buddies where there. This was right around the time NAXJA was getting it’s feet wet. We didn’t call it fall fling then though. <If these details are wrong, please comment and set the story straight>

The event form then on was put together by the Intermountian NAXJA Chapter. Today the event has grown to 125+ XJs. This year the event will giveaway a XJ. I lifted, locked, highly modified rig.

I will posting video from our new Kodak Zi6 HD Camcorder. Kodak has given us a unit to test and will do just that. The Moab dust will be tossed around this new camera. We’ll see how it holds up.

Life moves fast. Grab it in HD.

- Take stunning HD videos (720p at 60 fps)
– Easy upload to YouTube™ with built-in USB
– Record hours of video—up to 32 GB worth
– View on any HDTV with the included cables
– Edit and share videos with the included software CD
- Rechargeable batteries and charger included

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Trxus M/T’s; a review 15 months in the making

September 29, 2008 By 4 Comments

My personal opinion here; I hate tire reviews written a month after they put them on. A review for a specific tire should be written after you done wore them out.  So here is mine……….

I am a long time BFG fan. In 10 years I ran two different vehicles and four different sets of BFG’s on them. (1) Set of BFG A/T’s which are great on everything besides mud. (3) Sets of BFG M/Ts which are an all around great tire which I managed to abuse quite regularly and still got 60,000+ miles on each set. They only sucked on the street on snow and ice until I had them siped which kind of helped, but there is no perfect tire for all terrains.

Last year I had an epiphany; “How do I know if there is anything better if I have never tried them?” So I decided to try Interco’s Trxus M/T’s. I read plenty of reviews of satisfied customers who ran them and I thought I will give them a try. I bought a set May ‘07 and it is now September ‘08. They have taken plenty of abuse as I have put 30,000+ miles on my XJ in almost a year and a half and they have also been on eight off-road trails in Colorado since putting them on. [Read more...]

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FMR | Bestop Hard Top Cart

September 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Our very first FMR (Four Minute Review).

Storing your Jeep’s hard top can at times be challenging.  In the past I have tried everything.

The pulley systems that pull the hard top off the Jeep and then suspend it in the rafters was ok.  However it never seemed to pull it high enough.  It was still “in the way”.  This method lead to some sleepless night wondering if I tightened everything.  I was afraid it was going to fall.

More recently I have it sitting on some cinder blocks at one end of the garage.  While this was the easiest and cheapest method it was not free of worry, and was still taking up a ton of space.

A few days ago I ordered what has turned out to be a great solution.  BIGoffroad mailed me out a HOSS™ Hardtop Cart for my JK Unlimited.  Here is link to the installation guide.

It’s pretty straight forward.  Putting it together was simple.  The top now just rolls around the garage when I need it out of the way.

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Fabtech Front Bumper

September 23, 2008 By 4 Comments

Anyone running this bumper?

It’s painted blue in these photos, but comes in Black normally.  I’m digging it.

Any thoughts from you fellas?  Thanks.

pics from [4wd]

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New JK Product from JKS Manufacturing

August 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment

JKS Manufacturing Eliminates Track Bar Failures on JK

JKS Manufacturing has just released a highly effective and economical solution to a problem that has plagued many owners of the current Jeep Wrangler. The problem involves the factory track bar mount on the rear axle housing. Vehicle owners and industry specialists have reported an alarming number of rear track bar failures due to insufficient bracing of the factory mount. Most failures occur after the vehicle has been lifted, especially when aftermarket extension brackets are involved. However, some have even experienced failure on stock applications.

For the complete press release, click here >

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Daystar Center Dash Replacement

August 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

One of the things I wish Jeep had done to the JK was to add some storage on top of the radio.  Just under the OEM plate that covers the radio is the compass. So placing stoarage, ie a place for your cell phone above the compass could cause the compass to be off.  I never use the compass!  I live in Colorado.  Moutains = West. It’s easy from there.

Daystar came out with a replacement center dash.  I got one with delivered with a CAI from BIGoffroad.

More pictures

Forum Thread Discussion

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AEM Brute Force CAI

August 12, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Just follow the directions. It was easy. I picked it up from BIGoffroad. Troy delivered it to me for a mere $275.00. I bought a few other things too. Thanks.

If you need anything for your rig call Troy. Great prices and even better service.

More pictures

Forum Thread Discussion

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For your favorite “Motor Head”

December 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment

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Show that Motor Head in your family just how much they mean to you. Nothing says Merry Christmas like Chevy block Orange. Pick these ornaments up here.

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Become a Contributor

December 11, 2007 By Leave a Comment

Fellow LUV MY JEEP’ers,

I am looking for tech writers & link posters. Topics include anything to do with Jeep, 4×4, Wheeling, new products, camping, etc. If you see a link and want to post it please use this forum area. I’ll do the work and post it on this front blog page.

Once you start posting a few ‘news’ articles I’ll give you a user ID to post your links, tech and news on the front page. Become a Contributor by post some sweet off the wall

links and products. The goal here is to make this a true user based Jeep Site where users decide the daily blog content. The first of it’s kind.

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New sleeping bag concept

December 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment

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Check out this way cool sleeping bag concept from Lippi.
It’s ideal for summer festivals, a comfortable option for couch potatoes and a fantastic choice for everyday camping.

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Total Weight: 1950 GSM.
Filling: Polyester Hollow Fibre Bonded, 1X200g/sqm, Good Performance, Elastic.
Shel / Lining: Nylon 210T / 70 Deniers, Soft Touch.
Extreme Temp: -8.4 Degrees Celcius*
Limit Temp: +5.5 Degrees Celcius*
Comfort Temp: +9.7 Degrees Celcius*
Sizes: Small / Medium
Large / Extra Large

* As tested by European EN 13537 standard (EU NORM)

Extreme: Lower extreme temperature where the risk of health damage by hypothermia occurs not feeling cold (related to standard man and in standard conditions of use).

Limit: Lower limit of which a sleeping bag user with a rolled-up body posture is globally in thermal equilibrium and just not feeling cold (related to standard man and in standard conditions of use).

Comfort: Lower limit of the comfort range down to which a sleeping bag user with a relaxed posture such as lying on the back is globally in equilibrium an just not feeling cold (related to standard woman and in standard condition of use).
[site link]

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Jeep Branded: GPS, and a lot more

December 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment

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This week at the Consumer Elctronics Show in Las Vegas(CES), Jeep is releasing consumer electronics? Huh?

According to AutoBlog it sports a 3.5″ Touch Screen LCD. It’s going to be packed with features.

  • a GPS (hopefully with some actual offroad maps)
  • built-in MP3 player
  • a video player
  • an eBook reader

[site link]

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My GPS on eBay

October 12, 2007 By Leave a Comment

Pretty nice little GPS unit on eBay. I used it for a few years, marking way points and such. It’s in perfect working order. Comes in the box with everything it came with new. Check it out.

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ForMatt Fab

April 24, 2005 By Leave a Comment

Picked up some FormattFab tube doors and their taillight housings for my 97. Ok there was a little more to it than that. I now have the FIRST set of their tube doors for a 97+ XJ. hehehe

The story of the day is my drive home from their place. Well all I have to do is say it was frick’in cold. It’s good thing I packed some heavy clothes for the drive back. It was raining and about 34 degrees, I must mention the snow started about 2 miles from my house. The driving rain was so bad it was whipping back into the XJ. I needed wipers on the inside of the windshield and the back glass. I had to stop and towel down both just to see. My rear view mirror was dripping at one point. I must say it was a very interesting and painful drive.

I can’t stop without mentioning the quality of these doors. Opening and shutting them is easy and smooth. The doors do add a bit of security for those of you without doors that think you might fall out.

I will be adding a few coats of paint in the next few days. I will post of some pictures up in the FormattFab part of my forum.

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New Trackbar idea…

September 14, 2004 By Leave a Comment

The steering on my rig has gotten a little loose in the past few days. I went out tonight to investigate. I grabbed the trackbar and started shacking it, just a small knock, knock. I found that the jam nut was loose. I tightened that down and the knock, knock went away. After looking at the heim it looks like the SkyJacker trackbar may limit my front droop. I haven’t the XJ off-road yet so I’m not sure about that. The heim is mounted horizontally and with 11″ of lift it’s already twisted up.

SOLUTION: I ordered a Johnney Joint from Currie with a 3/4″ welded on stud. This will allow me to run the Rubicon Express Heavy Duty Trackbar bracket. I really like using the SkyJacker trackbar because it mounts to the stock stabilizer mount and makes setting up my steering nice and easy. Now I have to wait a few days until the parts get here.

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