Jeep JK News

Ok, I know I have been missing in action for a while now, and for those of you who have been wanting to know where I’ve been, well… I’ve been running around like crazy trying to keep up with work and get ready for the 2007 Moab Easter Jeep Safari. Specifically, we have been invited by Full Traction Suspension to display our Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited at their booth at the EJS Show. And, before we could be put on display, we had to first outfit our Jeep in the appropriate attire. In other words, we’ve been busy installing a Full Traction 3� Ultimate Suspension Lift, PUREJEEP Crawler Stubby Front Winch Bumper, and PUREJEEP Crawler Rear Bumper Tire Carrier. Fortunately, we were able to get everything installed, but just in the nick of time (just finished last night at 2am) as we are now on the road to Moab.

Off Road Evolution has just announced that they will be offering an amazing limited time regear install special of only $999.95 out the door! Now, this special includes new Superior JK gears, the ratio of your choice, complete installation and if you can believe it, even tax too. That’s a huge savings of over $300 off the normal cost of regearing!!

If you’ve already got your Jeep JK Wrangler sitting on top of 35″ or 37″ tires and have been enduring the sluggish pain of running stock gears, you’ll be happy to know that I just got word from Superior Axle & Gear that their 4.88 and 5.13 Gears are shipping out today and I should add, just in time for the 2007 Moab Easter Jeep Safari!!!

Well, I just got back from the 44th Annual Tierra Del Sol Desert Safari and in addition to the real show stoppers you’d expect to see there like Off Road Evolution’s Silver JK Sahara Unlimited, TeraFlex’s Red Rock Crystal JK Rubicon Unlimited and Rubicon Express’ Silver JK Rubicon 2-Door (which by the way had a cool new heavy duty steering system), I thought I should tell you that I did come across two other new JK’s that really caught my eye. The first JK was the 4 Wheel Drive Hardware/ProComp giveaway Silver JK Unlimited X and the other was Rock Hard 4×4 Parts Flame Red JK Rubicon Unlimited.

If you’re one of the many that’s just dying to get your hands on a brand new 2007 Jeep JK Wrangler, here’s a chance to win one that comes complete with all the latest and the greatest that 4Wheel Drive Hardware has to offer.

With the expert help of Off Road Evolution, Superior Axle & Gear has just become the very first aftermarket manufacturer to produce, install and test a prototype 4.88 and 5.13 ring and pinion for the Dana 44 rear axle.

As a small way of saying thank you to all the men and women in uniform who have given us so much, NORTHRIDGE4x4 in cooperation with AlloyUSA, Precisoin Gear, Rock Hard 4X4 Parts, Coast Driveline & Gear, Full Traction Suspension, JKS Manufacturing, Nth Degree Mobility, Spidertrax Off-Road, Aussie Locker, Off Road Only, ARB, IPF and Old Man Emu, will all share in donating a total of 5% of sales generated during the month of February to the Fisher House Foundation.

When I first heard that DC was going to build a 2WD Jeep JK Wrangler Unlimited, the first thought that came to my head was sacralige! But then, I got to start thinking about how much cheaper a 2WD model was versus say, a fully loaded Rubicon, and then I got to start thinking… what if you took the money you saved going this route and then turned around and used it to swap in a set of bigger badder axles front and rear, add an Atlas Transfer Case, coil overs and God only knows what else.

I swear, there were times when I honestly thought that hell would freeze over before we got it, but, after waiting patiently for over six long months (okay, okay, maybe not so patiently but that’s beside the point), my wife and I were finally able to pickup our brand new 2007 White Stone Jeep JK Wrangler Rubicon Unlimted from Don-A-Vee Jeep in Placentia, California and bring her home – YIPPIE!!

For those of you who have been experiencing problems with your new Jeep JK Wrangler such as a Freedom Top that leaks water in the rain, a radio that cut-outs intermittently while driving, windnoise from the A-Pillar or even excessive sluggishness when driving, you need to know that there are Technical Service Bulletins (more commonly known as TSB’s) that DC has issued for these problems and that they can be fixed under warranty.