Articles by wayoflife

JK Mirror Mod – Fix Your Drippy Mirror Write-Up

April 28, 2013 wayoflife 0

The first Jeep JK Wranglers came with mirrors that had a way of collecting water from rain or being washed and trapping it inside up against your doors – not a good thing. Later JK’s saw improvements to the mirrors which included a small notch at the bottom of the flange and, while it did help water to drain out, it was still a bit too small and had a tendency to get clogged up with dirt and debris. To fix this, a bigger drain hole is needed and this easy to do mod will help you to make one.

Defense Mine Cummings Cutoff Trail Run

April 23, 2013 wayoflife 0

Our first trail run since getting back from Moab was one that took us out into the Panamint Valley, up the Argus Range and to an old tungsten mine know as the Defense Mine. The trail is relatively short and for the most part easy to moderate but, if you take on Zero Fall and the Cummings Cutoff as we had, there’s a lot of fun to be had. Unfortunately, we no longer have our son helping out with photos and, being that we spent most of our time filming, we only have a few photos to share. I do know there were others taking photos as well and it is my hope that they post up a few here as well.

Daylight Savings Mojave Desert
Camping Trip 03/16/2013

March 18, 2013 wayoflife 0

Cindy and I absolutely love Daylight Savings and to help kick off all the wonderful daylight we now have again, we decided to head out to the Mojave Desert and do some camping. Of course, being that this was an easy trip and St. Patricks Day was on Sunday and we had plenty of carbombs to go around, I suppose in a way it was in a way, a mini-Shamrocked Here are some pics from our trip – I hope you enjoy

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Lone Pine Weekend Alone

March 6, 2013 wayoflife 0

Instead of heading down to the madness that is known as TDS, Cindy and I decided to change things up this year and head up north to Lone Pine for some well needed alone time.

Jeep JK Wrangler Rear Axle Shaft
Removal & Installation Write-Up

February 26, 2013 wayoflife 1

Over the last 6 years, I have found the factory rear axle shafts to be surprisingly strong. In fact, I can honestly say that rear axle shaft breaks are actually pretty uncommon. However, because the factory Dana 44 is a semi-float axle, a bent flange is something that is pretty common and when that happens, it is a good idea to replace your shafts.

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VIDEO: EVO 1 Rippin’ it Up – a 6.1 HEMI Powered
King of the Hammers Jeep JK Wrangler

February 19, 2013 wayoflife 0

This is a short clip we made of the Discount Tire and Nitto Tire sponsored EVO 1 tearing across the desert. With it’s new 6.1L HEMI and off the shelf EVO MFG Double Throw Down suspension system featuring King coil overs, bypass shocks, new Dynatrac ProRock 80 rear axle and state of the art EVO Lever catilever system, this Jeep JK Wrangler has become a true blue King of the Hammers race rig.

Chrysler Finally Agrees to Honor Their Warranty

February 18, 2013 wayoflife 9

For those of you who’ve been following my recent fight with Chrysler regarding fuel spraying out of the filler port during re-fueling and getting it fixed under warranty, I’m happy to announce that I have finally WON the battle!!

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Finally Got a Call Back from Chrysler

February 17, 2013 wayoflife 4

By mid-day Friday, I still had not gotten a call back from Bill or anyone at Chrysler and so, I decide to call them back. The rep I got to speak with this time was a gal named Sandy and after explaining the situation to her, she said that all calls from the supervisor will be returned by the end of the business day.