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The market is already getting crowded with compact/unibody 4-door city trucks. My bet is a return to the original Scrambler. A 2-door Wrangler JLU 117-inch wheelbase extended cab would have a practical bed and have a market segment all to itself. An extended cab with jump seats like a Tacoma...

The south end of Galveston Island, Texas is deceptive. I call it the Empty Quarter after the eponymous region of the Sahara. Towing out the unsuspecting tourist has become an amusing pastime. This one we used a tandem tow. Got my start in 2014 with my '98 Wrangler and this bunch of kids in a...

I've also ordered a modest cell phone holder from Walmart with a socket for a 17mm ball to take advantage of the Bulletpoint mount.

I bought one for my '21 Rubicon. 2020-2023 Gladiator Grab Bar Mount Installation is a breeze. Bulletpoint provides the appropriate hex wrench for the job. The wiring tucks neatly away. I added the Carbon Fiber/Kevlar Hybrid Mount Arm with 17mm Ball - Compatible with my Nuvi GPS In Texas, it...

I love my auto Stop/start eliminator. It's a PITA to plug in but oh so satisfying. Those 12-year old Chinese girls do good work.

Does stop/start contribute to cam failure? I found this. In some vehicles, the frequent loss of oil pressure during engine restarts can accelerate wear on specific valvetrain components, such as cam phasers, lifters, and rockers. How It Can Contribute to Wear Loss of Oil Pressure: Every time...

Condolences. Took care of my Mom for five years after my Dad passed. Good luck with that.

Would 10W-40 help? Down here in Texas we ran that all the time in the bad old days. Never had no stinkin' ticking. Is light oil prescribed to try and meet CAFE requirements? Like the ill conceived auto Stop/start.

In another life when I was a motorcycle enthusiast I suggested to Snap-On Tools that they let me offer brand specific tool kits in motorcycle magazines to replace the cheap factory tool kits usually found on motorcycles. That did not fit their franchise model, the Snap-On manager told me, and...

Here is a Dirt Road Cred video to build a Harbor Freight tool kit. Here is a versatile and essential tool you may find for free. A piece of pipe or tubing cut to any length you want. Leave it round on one end to fit over a 4-way cross wrench and flatten it with a hammer on the other end to fit...

In the past I have successfully posted several polls. Now I am unable to do so.

There are two separate things going on here. First I would flip the rocker switch with ignition on and ignition off, headlights on and off, and see what if anything changes. Might just be auxiliary lighting or alarm system that has been removed by the PO. Second cut the switch free and pull...

When I was in my '20s fifty years ago I wanted my fuel injected four-cylinder Volvo to make more noise. I installed a "rally" exhaust pipe with straight through low back pressure "cherry bomb" style mufflers. To increase the airflow for the intake system I drilled scores of 5/8" holes all...

It's about priorities. Fuel economy is not one of them. Jeep Wrangler/Gladiator owners are buying the brand the heritage the tradition. Like Harley owners. We don't need no stinkin' gas mileage.

And of course the TORNADO fuel atomizer. Don't leave home without it.

Especially helpful for lifted Gladiators: BESTfit Tandem Wedge Skirt Kit Aerodynamic * High Quality Tandem Wedge Skirt Kit * Kit Includes   - Skirt Panels For 2 Sides   - Stanchions And Mounting Hardware For A Skirt * Redesigned Our Aerodynamic Skirt To Be Even Lighter And Easier To Install...

I thought my insensitivity concerned using the term midget which is widely considered a derogatory slur. Perhaps I should have said a person with proportionate dwarfism and hypermobility. Frankly, the world would probably be a better place if all of us were "precision sized". Or as my four...

I have the M.O.R.E. dead pedal. Mounts to and hangs from the side instead of the floor and firewall. Also requires a contortionist midget for installation. It was available in Rubicon Red. Read about it here if you do not have a life.

That and the low entry height was exactly the reason I bought my Gladiator. However I screwed up and bought a used Rubicon without trying one on for size.

In another life I was in the oilfield service business. We built cargo boxes made of a plywood floor and 2x12 sides for the beds of our 4x4 service trucks. This prevented wellheads and blow out preventers from rolling around and bashing the walls of the bed.