PEAK PUTTERS

Continuing with the preventative maintenance theme, I turnt my attention to the rear bumper... Seems odd, doesn't it? Well, as it turns out, the factory steel rear bumpers on the JL platform are notorious for causing more harm than they are intended to prevent, as the outside corners are rather flim...

Next up is some preventative maintenance. And I'm not talking about oil changes or chassis lubrication... Turns out, some variants of the JL / JT platform are plagued with a silly "dual battery" arrangement that uses a second, tiny, aggravating little battery that is hidden from sight and ...

Now that we know what we're up against, it's time to make it happen... Step one, remove the offending headache rack: IMG_2325.JPG IMG_2329.JPG With a clean slate, I took several factors into account such as the lid of the toolbox (which only opens to about 45* by design), the swing path of the deck ...

With the Donkey no longer in the fleet, the little tilt deck trailer was now tasked with hauling around it's replacement; the 2024 JLU-R XR: IMG_2180.JPG Here is where things went sidewards, literally... The stark contrast in weight distribution between the 4-door Bronco (roughly 60/40 front/rear) a...

Following back up on this after almost a year of dutiful service and probably around 10,000 miles of being yarded around everywhere from WA to New Mexico and all states in between :shock: It's been a fantastic decision to have the tilt deck and the diminutive 14' length: it's extremely easy to load/...

So how are the KC lights so follow? Any hot spot/focal point? That's actually exactly why I'm excited to finally be running them... my last two setups with dust lights utilized low wattage amber LED fog lights that were just a little too aggressive and caused some angst from those following me, at ...

Finished up the wiring and plumbing for the OBA. In contrast to what I've done multiple times in the past, I kept things simple and local this time, using a stand-alone rocker switch and locating the air chuck under the hood. What I've come to learn is, particularly in the summer, I like to pop the ...

With the new JLU-R XR (http://www.peakputters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=7679) wearing the shoes that once belonged to the LJ, decisions had to be made... Clearly the dinky 35's that came from the JLU-R XR would be fine as temporary rollers, but they were not destined for long-term life unde...

The annual New Years Day +/- run turnt out to be a very satisfying, albeit brief, round trip to the first hogs back on Nasty Creek. Everyone in attendance, both of us :roll: :lol: , had prior engagements later in the afternoon so we were under fairly strict orders not to do dumb stuff. We still mana...

People often axe me: "T-dub, why do your builds always take so damn long?" :oops: The simple truth is, I have a crippling combination of Type II Chronic Laziness combined with LETOCD, otherwise known as Left Eye Twitch OCD. It never fails; when I'm making good progress on something, I eith...

Onboard air was next up on the docket, and after waffling back and forth on several mounting options, I ended up going for what seemed like the best compromise of simplicity in fabrication, wiring, and plumbing. A quick mockup confirmed viable fitment: IMG_2024.JPG After staring at things for an ino...

Up next was a winch. Since I'm chronically lazy, I didn't feel like fabricating my own winch cradle this time and instead added one to the cart for an early Christmas present to myself :roll: For the winch itself, I went with another Badland ZXR 12k unit from the local Harbor Freight. I've had incre...

Part of my decision to ditch the spare was based on the rolling stock I had in mind, as having a full-size spare in the 39" flavor isn't exactly what the MOPAR guys had in mind, even when designing the tailgate reinforcement bracket this outfit boasted from the factory. In order to allow the af...

Let's get this party started :roll: :oops: :? IMG_1983.JPG As the title states, we are looking at a 2024 JL Unlimited Rubicon X with the Recon package. That's a mouthful, and what it boils down to is this: a Rubicon with pretty much every available factory option plus dual-pane front door glass; add...

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FREE to good home If anyone is looking to immediately add some street cred to their 6G Bronco, come and get these OEM wheels. They've got 100% legit rock rash from the Rubicon Trail, Moab, and all points in between: IMG_7638.JPG IMG_7637.JPG IMG_7636.JPG These are functionally perfect and cosmetical...

What? Another new wheeler? Good, bad, or otherwise the answer to this is yes... :? You and I have been friends long enough to appreciate that my vehicular ADD is clearly established and something like this should not come as a surprise. However, the reasoning behind this jump wasn't as simple as an...

Via con dios mi amijo... It's been real...

We launched from the West Richland Maverick shortly before 0700, braving the remnants of the hurricane-esque winds from the night before as we headed West. As crummy as it was outside, the views in the mirror and the windshield weren't terrible: IMG_1903.JPG IMG_1901.JPG The winds calmed as we rolle...

45 minutes of your life you won't get back...

Turkey On The Rocks v4.0 was held during the week of Thanksgiving 2025 on the hallowed grounds of Moab, Utah. Simular to the event bearing the same name from years past (http://www.peakputters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7134, http://www.peakputters.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6260) we h...

One of my other big gripes about the Bronco centers around the Sasquatch package wheels. I had already taken care of making them as visually appealing as I could by shooting the decorative trim ring a silver color, but the aforementioned trim ring was really the problem regardless of what color it w...

We tracked down the high-idle issue to a couple of rotted out vacuum line connections at the intake manifold, so that issue is officially czeked off the list. Next up was a bath, and boy oh boy did she need it... IMG_1366.JPG The final piece of the puzzle, for now at least :roll: , was to address bu...

The reasoning for this trip was twofold: I have an annual commitment as an onX Maps Trail Guide to provide at least one new trail writeup each calendar year; and second was a test run for the minion's wadded up XJ rebuild. We launched from the West Richland Maverick around 0730 under picture perfect...