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iPhone In The Sand
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Posted May 11 2011 07:21 PM by John Cappa
I'm generally not a nice man but I'm a good guy. It may not make any sense to you but it works for me most of the time. Anyway, yesterday I was cruising my Jeep through the dunes in Ocotillo Wells and I saw what...
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'07-up Jeep Wrangler JK Death Wobble
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Posted May 7 2011 01:55 PM by John Cappa
It started out as a shimmy several months ago. For whatever reason I accidentally ended up increasing the air pressure in the tires to 25 psi. When I hit a rough patch of road or a bump at around 40-45 mph the Jeep...
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Axle Strength
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Posted May 4 2011 12:00 AM by John Cappa
I'm kind of a self-proclaimed gear and axle guy. So while I let the engine mysteriously spin to unknown RPMs with unknown rattles and knocks, I'll make sure the rest of my drivetrain is tip-top...for the most part....
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The Day After Trail Riding
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Posted May 2 2011 12:00 AM by John Cappa
Without fail I usually have to use my winch every 'wheeling trip. And unfortunatly (or maybe fortunately for me) I didn't need it for myself. This time I needed to use my Warn M8274-50 to pull on a guys Dana 60...
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Trailer Tiedowns
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Posted May 1 2011 12:00 AM by John Cappa
Over the years I've tried lots of different kinds of tiedowns when trailering my Jeeps. I've tried plenty of chains and binders and nylon ratchet straps. None of them have been as easy or as clean to use as Mac's...
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Goodyear MT/R Kevlar
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Posted April 30 2011 11:25 AM by John Cappa
I just noticed that I've racked up 10,000 miles on one of my go-to tires. The old Goodyear MT/R was kind of the jack-of-all-trades tire for me. It worked pretty good everywhere. It didn't matter if it was rock,...
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Jp Magazine Tow Rope?
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Posted April 29 2011 12:00 AM by John Cappa
Well, we're not really in the tow rope business but Bubba Rope is. The company built us a custom 7/8-inch by 20-foot Bubba Rope that's rated to pull 28,600 pounds. Ours came complete with Jp Magazine red and yellow...
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Best iPhone Apps?
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Posted April 28 2011 11:22 AM by John Cappa
My friend Lisa at Flex-a-lite has called me lots of things over the years. Late-Adapter is the most recent. I'll admit, I have not been following the latest in smart phone gadgetry. Up until now I've really only...
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Jeff's Garage
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Posted April 27 2011 06:02 PM by John Cappa
When I'm home I spend a good amount of my time in the garage. I always dreamed of having a really cool garage with a sofa, nice floor, beer tap, fooseball table, and so on. But I use my garage too often and these kinds of...
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Off-Road-Worthy Pants
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Posted April 24 2011 09:13 AM by John Cappa
My clothes take a beating when camping and wheeling. So I try and find inexpensive stuff that holds up. Pants are likely the hardest to keep together since you typically wear them more than one day before washing.
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2012 SRT8 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Moab Jeep For Sale
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Posted April 20 2011 09:57 PM by John Cappa
I was out on the street in Moab today and spotted this pretty cool looking CJ for sale. It sported an AMC 401 with aluminum heads, four-link front and rear, coilovers, 1-ton axles, and some other pretty heavy duty parts.
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