Month: August 2008

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Project-JK NorCal Slickrock Jeep Trail Run VIDEO 2008

August 24, 2008 wayoflife 2

Of all the trails that I have run in Northern California to date, the Slickrock Jeep Trail is by far one of my favorites. Without a doubt, its location deep inside the heart of the Stanislaus National Forest and breathtaking scenery is simply to die for and its relatively short but technically challenging terrain makes it perfect for day runs. Needless to say, when it came time to plan our 2nd run with the JK-Forum.com NorCal Crew, this is the trail we had to do.

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Project-JK.com Niagara Rim OHV Trail Run

August 20, 2008 wayoflife 6

Located deep in the heart of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the Sonora Pass, Niagara Rim is a beautiful trail that Cindy and I had been wanting to run for quite some time now but always found it logistically difficult to do. Certainly, it’s quite a haul to get to from our home down in Southern California and it’s even quite the trek from South Lake Tahoe where we normally spend a good part of our summers. And, being that Niagara Rim is a ‘difficult’ rated trail, it’s also one that we preferred not to do alone and finding friends who could join us out in this remote location had proven to be somewhat of a challenge. Needless to say, when we announced that we would be doing a run/camping trip out on this trail about a month ago over on JK-Forum.com, we weren’t sure what to expect and had no idea of who if anyone would be able come along. Of course, what we hadn’t taken into consideration was the fact that just about every planned run on JK-Forum.com has a way of getting people to come out of the woodwork and this trip was no exception to the rule. Much to my surprise, when all was said and done, we were able to get a total of 10 Jeep JK Wranglers coming from all over Northern and Southern California to join us.

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JKS Manufacturing Eliminates Track Bar Failures
on 2007+ Jeep JK Wranglers

August 19, 2008 wayoflife 7

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.

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TeraFlex Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon 241OR
2WD Low Range Conversion Kit

August 12, 2008 wayoflife 7

Having completed almost a year of extensive testing and without any glitches or failures to speak of, TeraFlex is finally releasing it’s long awaited Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon 241OR – 2WD Low Range Conversion Kit. With this kit, you will now have the option to take advantage of your Jeep’s 4:1 transfer case low range and allow you to maintain the use of your rear locker but without needing to have your front end engaged as well. Of course, by doing this you will effectively free up any 4WD related steering bind and this will help make negotiating tight sections of trail a lot easier.

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Off Road Evolution’s Jeep JK Wrangler EVO Trail Table

August 4, 2008 wayoflife 5

Of all the non-performance enhancing off road accessories I have seen come out for the Jeep JK Wrangler, I’d have to say that the all new Off Road Evolution EVO 1017: EVO Trail Table is by far one of the most useful and coolest. Certainly, I think it’s definitely something that everyone could use.