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Jeep Charging Stations Begin To Appear
We are already seeing them in and around Moab, Utah… And what will it cost to charge up that new Jeep hybrid? Nothing… Unveiled today as part of this year’s Easter Jeep® Safari, the Jeep brand is taking electrified propulsion beyond the paved road with the innovative 2021 Jeep... Read more
How NOT To Flat Tow a Jeep Wrangler
It sounds so easy for a Jeep TJ and a manual transmission: Depress the brake pedal Depress the clutch pedal Shift the transfer case into N (Neutral) Start engine Place manual transmission into gear (second or third gear are the most popular. Don’t make the mistake of putting it... Read more
We’ve Been Away For A Bit
Most of you know that we have been “out of service” for a couple weeks hosting the ModernJeeper Death Valley Adventures. While we had an amazing trip, we are now in the process of getting back home and back to our regular scheduled programming. In the coming days and... Read more
What Are Air Lockers?

What Are Air Lockers?

Tech Tips February 23, 2021

Editors Note: A special report from our friends at ARB… AIR LOCKER 101 There is no true 4WD without a locking differential. An Air Locker is needed to make effective use of all the traction available between the tires and the surface of which we are driving on. Air... Read more
Jeep Wrangler To Compete With “Hardcore Rigs” In India
The Jeep Wrangler has been sold in India before, but they were brought in already assembled. Now they will be assembled in India. IndianAutosBlog reports that this should make the Wrangler more affordable. Earlier this year, we reported to you that Jeep will soon commence local assembly of the... Read more
Project Time! Adding Storage To Your Jeep Gladiator!
One thing that all Jeep owners have in common is the need to store and organize our “stuff”. While there are a bunch of aftermarket solutions to help us out…this can be a good thing and a bad thing, as options can be overwhelming. Another thing we all have... Read more
The Toyo Tires Desert Invitational – It’s Bryce Menzies!
On January 31 in Johnson Valley, CA., the desert racers showed up to kick up some sand! The Toyo Tires Desert Invitational Presented by Monster Energy kicked off an action-packed week of racing featuring the biggest purse in desert racing. $270,000 in prize money was awarded across T1, T2,... Read more
How Jeeps Are Made!
A special report from Business Insider: On a very rare occasion, cameras were allowed inside the Toledo Ohio Complex where the Wranglers are built! Click to see the video here The folks at this plant can produce 50 Jeep Wranglers an hour! They’re produced here, at Jeep’s Toledo complex... Read more
What Does a “YJL” Look Like?
This year Quadratec decided to do something unique! Having been in business for 30 years, they enlisted the help of Modern Jeeper and friend Greg Henderson of Unofficial Use Only for help in creating this creative combination. Quadratec’s boss and founder Ted Wentz once owned a ’89 YJ Sahara... Read more
The ModernJeeper Show, Ep. 101 – Randomness Has Never Been So Good!
Hello ModernJeepers, welcome to Episode 101 of The ModernJeeper Show… the show about Jeeps, Jeeping and Jeepers. This week we are all back in our regular locations…Matson at the headquarters in California and Jessy and myself back in Colorado. This is a short episode as we are all juggling a... Read more