Life Off The Road

Exploring the west

The Jeep

Jeep parked at Multnomah Falls, outside of Portland, Oregon

This is my Jeep’s second evolution, so some of this equipment has zero time on it, and I will indicate that in the list. Everything else has about 5,000 miles of hard off-road travel on it and three times that, in road miles.

Engine: Stock 3.6L Pentastar
– JLT Oil Separator
People love them, people hate them. All I know is that I dump a pint or so of blow-by out of the cup, at every oil change.
– Injen Technology EVOLUTION Cold Air Intake
No, it did not give me any additional horsepower. I got it because I was getting dust inside the stock air box. The Injen is one piece, so there is no seam for dust to intrude. I also use an Injen Hydroshield over the filter – not for water, but for additional dust protection.
Custom Exhaust (zero miles on this)
The new 3-link front suspension requires a Magnaflow Y-pipe to replace the loop in the factory exhaust, for clearance. I damaged the rear pipe in Moab, so I just had them replace the entire exhaust with straight pipe through a Pypes M-80 Race Muffler, tucked underneath. It’s loud.

Suspension (zero miles on this)
– Front: 3-link long arm, with Barnes lower control arms and crossmember, and Jeep West (Estacada, OR) upper control arm
– Rear: Jeep West geometry correction, shock & swaybar mounts
– 3 1/2″ Metalcloak Dual-Rate Springs
– 28″ Fox 2.0 Shocks
– Currie Antirock Swaybar
– RockJock Currectlync Steering

Drivetrain
– Front Differential: Dana Ultimate 44 w/ 4.88:1 ring & pinion w/ Dana E-Locker (zero miles on this)
– Front Driveshaft: Adams Driveshaft (zero miles)
– Rear Differential: Stock Dana 44 w/ 4.88:1 ring & pinion w/ Detroit Trutrac
– Rear Driveshaft: Stock
– Rear Differential Skidplate: Metalcloak (zero miles)

Exterior
– Top: Ursa Minor J30
– Winch: Smittybuilt X2O 10,000lbs on a Rock Hard 4×4 mount
– Sliders: JCR Offroad
– Tailgate Reinforcement / Tire Carrier: MORryde
– Rear Bumper: Body Armor JK-2961
Defunct – too bad, awesome bumper that provides a nice step for opening/closing the Ursa Minor.
– Wheels: AEV Salta
– Tires: BFG 37×12.5R17 Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 (zero miles on these)

Interior
– Radio, Antenna: Midland MXT275 15W, Midland MXTA26 Antenna
– Tablet Mount: Series-Defender Outfitters, RAM X-Grip
– Phone/Action Camera Mount: 67 Designs
– Seat Covers, Floor Mats, Window Covers: WeatherTech
– Rear Seat-Delete Platform: Springtail Solutions (modified)
– Rear Cargo Platform, Fridge Slider: American Adventure Lab
– Tailgate Table: Mobile Platform Solutions
– Rollbar Saddlebags: aMAYSing Life
– Refrigerator/Freezer: ARB Classic 37qt, Bodega 9qt (zero miles on the Bodega)
– Power Supply: EcoFlow DELTA 2 Max w/ Alternator Charger