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Thursday, Oct 1
What a Drag
Jeep Racing In The SandYou might think that your Jeep works pretty good in the sand. "I just air down the tires and keep the transfer case in High range" is what you are likely saying to yourself. And, to be honest, this scenario is a lot of fun in the dunes. However, it is the equivalent of taking a s...
Stretch Limo
Rocking CJ-7There is no getting around it: This is one big CJ. But then when you take a CJ-7 and sling Rockwell axles and 49-inch rubber under it, you've got to expect something big. Granted, there isn't all that much left of the CJ that this Jeep started life as, but it is still recognizable as a...
Tinker Toy - 1992 Jeep Wrangler YJ
Making A Go-Fast YJWhen the Jeep Wrangler YJ first appeared on the market, many thought that it spelled the end for Jeep, and it was easy to see why. The same smog-choked carbureted 258 carried over from the CJ line, but it was backed with a crappy Peugeot transmission, lackluster NP207 tran...
Thursday, Sep 24
Wash Often - 1963 Jeep FC-170
Vette-Powered FCBy far one of the most unique Jeeps we have seen show up for Four Wheeler's Top Truck is this '63 FC-170. Wayne Sheeley likes older Jeeps and felt that something a bit more unique was in order for this year's Top Truck. If the Sheeley name sounds familiar to you, that's because t...
Orange Hibernation
Big TJ BuggyLook, before you go getting riled-up, we realize that the only TJ parts on this "Jeep" are the grille and hood. However, there are other factors that make this rig interesting in its own right. Such as the fact that Brett Jerome missed first place by one point, and after the competi...
Tuesday, Sep 1
The Mutt // '73 CJ-5
Equal Opportunity JeepIn 1951 the military awarded Ford with a contract to replace the M38A1. The new 1/4-ton 4x4 was called the Military Utility Tactical Truck, or MUTT for short. The MUTT utilized coil springs and independent suspension front and rear. Despite the horizontal grill slot...
2008 Diesel Grand Cherokee
The End Of The RoadWell, it was a good year with our long-term Grand Cherokee with the 3.0L diesel engine. Photo Gallery: 2008 Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee Road Test - Jp Magazine Photo Gallery: 2008 Diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee Road Test - Jp Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us
The Jerrari // '77 Wagoneer
Triple-Digit Speeds In A WagoneerOn a recent trip to the Off Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in Reno, Nevada, a particular vehicle caught our eye. It wasn't the Big Oly Bronco or the famed Baja Boot. In fact, it wasn't in the Off Road Hall of Fame at all. As a small part of the National Auto Museum, th...
Saturday, Aug 1
Hotter Than Ever
09 Chile ChallengeThe Chile Challenge doesn't take place in some South American country, it's held every year in the rockcrawling mecca of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The event name comes from the famous chili peppers that are grown and roasted in southern New Mexico. The trails continue the t...
The Other Side
Easter Jeep Vendor ShowOf course, we like going to Moab, Utah, during Easter Jeep Safari for the awesome wheeling and to see all the cool Jeeps. The other side of the Easter Jeep Safari is the vendor show held at the Spanish Trail Arena at the end of the week. Since this show is huge, there are oft...
The Lower Forty
Photo Gallery: 2008 Jeep Wrangler JK The Lower Forty - Jp Magazine Photo Gallery: 2008 Jeep Wrangler JK The Lower Forty - Jp Magazine
Moab Meet N' Greet
43rd Time's The CharmRelax, you didn't miss a touchy-feely get together like the title of this story implies.Rather, Trasborg and Hazel ran around like fools in search of leprechaun gold during the 43rd Moab Easter Jeep Safari in the spring of '09. And while no actual gold was found, they di...
Wednesday, Jul 1
2011 Grand Cherokee First Look
Fourth-Generation WarfareIn the June issue we tried to break the huge news about the all-new Grand Cherokee as gently as we could-which for Jp meant sugarcoating it as, "We bet it'll be less capable than its predecessor." As for the rumors? Mercedes-Benz M-Class chassis and four-wheel i...
Nearly Cancelled
Wrangler Rubicon: The Jeep that Shouldn't Have Made it Through the SystemA huge sticking point in the program was that marketing estimated they could sell 2,500 units each year while the engineers behind the program thought 10,000 was more realistic. Nearly everything that made up the R...
Monday, Jun 1
Cross-Country Scrambler Recovery
National Swap Meet"Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler for sale, $850 or best offer or trade for a set of 33 or 35-inch LTBs, TSLs, or SXs, a Warn 8274, a Lear Jet, an Aircraft carrier, or an F4U4 Corsair but would settle for a P51 Mustang." So read the online ad for my first Scrambler. Sure, I wasn't sitting on an...
Friday, May 29
June 2009 Mail Bag
The other day while I was dodging stalled vehicles who were stuck in less than 2 inches of snow on the roadway, I realized how lucky I am to own a Jeep. It's an '05 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the full-time four-wheel-drive. As I was driving around barely noticing the snow I began to wonder just ho...
Wednesday, May 27
June 2009 Dispatch - Jeep News And Updates
Yup, you've been gypped: What you see here is only a rendering of the latest concept vehicle coming from the Jeep side. However, if you check jpmagazine.com, you'll find images of the real thing. It's a Wrangler Rubicon that we first mentioned back in ...
Friday, May 22
June 2009 Jeep Shots
He is from France, and owns not only this YJ Wrangler, but a '45 Willys as well. The massive Mickey Thompson Baja Claws are actually 38x15.50-15s. Elevation to clear those monster tires comes from a spring-over conversion on a 4-inch lift spring. ...
Project 2001 Jeep Wrangler TJ - Red Revisited
As of this writing, we have had our '01 Wrangler in the fleet for seven years and seven months and racked up almost 150000 miles for just under 20000 miles per year. Like any other Jeep that was lifted early on in its life, Red has seen a lot of trails ...
Wednesday, May 13
Hammer-Down Wheeling
The stock inline-six, AW4, NP231, front Dana 30, and rear Dana 35 were all left unharmed in the build of this Jeep. Dana Sibuty has done a ton of neat and unique modifications to his '01 Wrangler. An AW4 from a '01 Cherokee was swapped in using all ...
Tuesday, May 5
Retro Truck
The Jeep That Jeep Should Have BuiltDespite the extremely smooth Gladiator concept truck from a few years back, AEV's bitchin' Brute truck, and the recent buzz created by the Moab appearance of a couple of JK Wrangler-based Jeep trucks, the jive turkeys at Jeep corporate have not sold a J...
2006 Jeep Wrangler TJ Unlimited Truck - Retro Truck
- Verne Simons, Verne Simons The plan was to assemble a Jeep truck that had all the modern comfort and conveniences of today's Jeeps along with retro-styling from other Jeep pickups including the '47-'64 Willys pickup, aev's Brute, and the overseas-only '80s-era CJ-10. ...
Monday, Mar 23
April 2009 Your Jeep
By Christian Hazel I am planning on putting a 3 1/2- or 4-inch lift onto my '97 XJ. I plan to add a slip-yoke eliminator and therefore will need a CV driveshaft for the rear. Is this something that can be sourced from the junkyard or can these only be ...
Wednesday, Oct 1
Diesel Grand Cherokee
We have been talking about Jeeps with diesel engines for a while now. And over the last few years we've gently and not-so-gently prodded Jeep Corporation in these pages to bring a diesel Wrangler to the U.S. Well, we have yet to see a diesel Wrangler on these shores, but there is-right now-a die...
Monday, Sep 1
10-K - '62 Willys Wagon
Hoby Hulbert's '62 Willys Wagon is no showpiece. It likely still sports the same vintage grease and grime it had under the hood 40 years ago. This wagon is a driver and Hoby has constantly upgraded and punished it in the mud pits near his Sylmar, California, home since he got it. It was nearly all...
$8.40 Per Pound - '66 CJ-5
Even though this '66 CJ-5 is less costly per-pound than a good steak, Jeff Wood's 5,200-pound Jeep isn't exactly cheap. It is, however, built from easily obtainable wrecking yard parts found in and around Jeff's hometown of Fairacres, New Mexico. From the diesel engine and big rig steerin...
Friday, Aug 1
GM-Overland
Updated Willys Truck We ran into Rex Barker of Salt Lake City, Utah, and his sandstone and teal colored '55 Willys truck on the Moab Rim Trail during the 2008 Easter Jeep Safari. Photo Gallery: 1955 Willys Pickup - GM-Overland - Jp Magazine Read More | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us
The Comeback Kid - '84 Scrambler
When Butch Clark's clean, mildly built '84 Scrambler was totaled he did what most of us would do. He used a bad situation as an excuse to upgrade the snot out of his trusty Jeep. Apparently, Butch's Scrambler used to be something of a hot rod in its former life. With V-8 power, no lift, and little t...
Thursday, Jul 24
Turd Chaser - '97 Grand Cherokee
A Unique Grand Cherokee If someone came up to you and said he built a Grand Cherokee with honkin' tires and Dana 60s to get to a manhole, would you think he'd had one too many sips of the happy juice? Photo Gallery: 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee - Turd Chaser - Jp Magazine
Sunday, Jul 20
Melting Pot
CJ, YJ, TJ.... At some point while building a Jeep we all have probably said, "I love this Jeep but wish it had something from an earlier or later model." You know, just take them all and build the perfect daily driver as well as a killer trail rig that would turn heads. John Hubbard of Oyster Bay, New Y...
Tuesday, Jul 1
Moab Mini Features // Part 1
Every year for about the past decade or so, the staff of Jp has made it out to the annual Moab Easter Jeep Safari held by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers club. Why? It's only the biggest, best, and most fun off-road event in the world. And for our money, it's held in the most beautiful area of the country.
Tuesday, Jun 17
Die Hard - '98 TJ
As I rolled into the parking lot of the Moab La Quinta for my week-long '08 Easter Jeep Safari stay, I noticed a conspicuously unloaded TJ on a trailer in the parking lot. The next morning as I unloaded the tow rig and did a few last-minute odds and ends to my M-715 in the sleet and snow that was fal...
Wednesday, Apr 2
Jeep And Truckfest
We spent July 28-29 traipsing around the Jeep and Truckfest held at the Canfield Fairgrounds in Canfield, Ohio. This was the first time 4-Wheel Parts and 4-Wheel Hardware got together to throw this shindig. Photo Gallery: 4-Wheel Parts & Hardware - Jeep And Truckfest - Jp Magazine
Tuesday, Mar 4
Easter Jeep Safari - Moab #41
Every year, we attend the Easter Jeep Safari, hosted by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers club in Moab, Utah. It's always a blast, but it also means we've got to create a story just a little different than the year before. So for the 41st event, rather than bang away at a keyboard inundating you with yet an...
Wednesday, Feb 20
Biggest Season Yet!
We recently checked out the first race of the '07 Jeepspeed season in Parker, Arizona; it was also the first race where other Jeep models were allowed to participate. This year, there are three classes: Jeepspeed 1, which includes the stock-ish XJs; Jeepspeed 2, which includes TJ and JK Wr...
Saturday, Sep 1
Extra-Hot Crawling
Every year you see events like Easter Jeep Safari, All-4-Fun, and the Chile Challenge in Jp and other magazines. Ever wonder why? Because they offer the best wheeling you can find, amazing Jeeps, hard trails, and expert coordination. The Las Cruces 4WD Club has been hosting the Chile Chall...
Tuesday, Jul 19
Ask Bree Three - July 2005
Bree Andre answers important questions from Jp readers.Nearly every show we go to has half-naked ladies running around marketing the latest automotive gadget. This gives us plenty of opportunities to test our best pick-up lines. Real proven winners like, "Hi, I'm a magazine editor with n...
