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Episode 326 – Brand New Axle Upgrades From Dana / Spicer

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Tragic Jeep Rollover

At around 4:05 p.m. saturday afternoon,  The Sedona Fire District was dispatched to 36400 SR 89A near Page Springs Road in Arizona on reports of an accident and brush fire. According to a news release from Jon Davis, fire marshal for the Sedona Fire District, the accident involved a tour jeep from “A Day In The West” Jeep Tours. The company offers various levels of Jeep only offroad tours of the Sedona area including several historical and challenging trails. On Saturday, this particular Jeep which had been modified to carry more passengers, had been carrying six people plus the driver. The jeep had rolled over for an unknown reason, but came to rest in an upright position.

WELL…that didn’t take long.

Breaking news coming out of The Easter Jeep Safari….

Dana Inc. has just introduced a new line of aftermarket Dana axles and Spicer drivetrain components for the new Jeep Wrangler JL. The line of drivetrain upgrades includes Ultimate Dana 60 front and rear axles, Spicer Performance nodular iron differential covers, chromoly axle shafts, bearing kits and expanded ratio gears.

Dana made the announcement this week at the Easter Jeep Safari taking place now through April 1 in Moab, Utah. Both the Wrangler Sport and Sahara come with the all new, completely redesigned Dana 30 axles in front and Dana 35 AdvanTEK axles in the rear. The Rubicon however, comes equipped with Dana 44 AdvanTEK axles in front and rear. Each of these axle designs have been improved and strengthened for the Wrangler JL. Even though the new Jeep Wrangler JL features these extensively redesigned Dana axles as a part of its standard equipment package, there are always those of us enthusiasts who want to push the envelope.

Steve 4.3LXJ:

Finding Trails Part 4 on  Map Reading  

Wrangler Talk:

Top 5 Must Do Topless Tips

As Jeep owners there is at least one time you have to tell someone… “It’s a Jeep Thing” for one reason or another. Non-Jeep owners just don’t get it. Well it goes a little deeper for us Wrangler owners, well most of us. It’s that one thing that sets the Wranglers apart from all the other Jeeps. It’s the topless mode. And the doorless mode.  It’s the only reason I bought my Wrangler. That first summer was absolutely the best thing for my soul. The wind in my hair and sun in my face was so amazing. And then my Jeep life morphed into a whole other thing but that’s a story for another time. This story is all about those Topless Wranglers. Now one thing that drives me crazy is driving around on a beautiful Spring or Summer or even Fall day and to see another Wrangler with their top up. Or how about those Wrangler owners who have never taken off their hard top. I just don’t get it.

Reviews

James A.— 5 star
Great show guys. Always get lots of useful information from the show. I’ve been listening for almost a year now and it’s taken some time to go through all your episodes. You three are very comical and a pleasure to listen to. I have 2 jeeps. A modded 2013 2 door jk Rubicon in RED (For Tony) and a bone stock 1987 yj Laredo in black ( just for you Tammy -lol). On the last episode one of your listeners stated that black is a combination of all the colors. To me that says that Tammy don’t know what color she wants so she got one with all of them in it. Haha. Looking forward to all your future episodes. Rubiman_jk

Tech Talk With Jeep Talk:

Clutch Talk

Transmissions can be scary, there’s a ton of moving parts, repairs are ALWAYS expensive, and usually take specialty tools, most of us Jeepers don’t have in our garage. Lets not forget that most of us aren’t trained transmission techs either. But that doesn’t have to stop you from learning a little more about your manual transmission, how it works, how to take care of it, and how to diagnose those little problems before they become big repairs. I love automatic transmissions, they’re convenient, easy to use, and can generally take a fair amount of abuse. But I love me a manual transmission. I’ve owned over 20 rigs in my life, and only two of them have been automatics. There’s just something about having the control, being able to manipulate the final drive of the vehicle with a combination of throttle gear selection, and creative clutch work. The clutch, rather than one specific part, is actually series of moving parts that act as a sort of domino-effect on each other. Of course, this means if even one part fails, the entire system ceases to function. When this happens, knowing how to diagnose the issue at fault is the key to getting back on the road—or trail.

Interview with:

Leah Ann Lane with The Jeep Mafia

Leigh Ann Lane, aka KricketJeeper on Twitter is a co-founder of The Jeep Mafia, an online Jeep club that unintentionally took the nation by storm. Starting with just a few Twitter friends, they now have over 18k followers on both Twitter and Facebook, and 4k on Instagram, with some as far away as Australia and Zambia. Leigh Ann is a relatively new Jeeper, but has owned 3 Jeeps since purchasing her first one in 2013, with her current rig being a 2016 JKU named Hyper Hopper. She fell in love with Jeeping so much she was inspired to write a novel about a Jeep girl. She was a top ten finalist in the 2015 Ladies Offroad Challenge, and won an adventure to SEMA.

Must Have Stuff for your Jeep:

Cherokee Hood Aluminum Louvered Cooling Panels

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Cherokee Love:

A New Transfer Case – Advance Adapters Atlas 2 speed on order

Nicky G:

Top 5 Things He Says to His Wife

Wheeling Where:

Who/What: Morris 4×4 Center Presents: 4th Annual Morris 4×4 Event
When: Sat. April 21st 10am -3pm
Where: SW 2ND STREET POMPANO BEACH, FL
More Info: https://www.morris4x4center.com/4th-annual-morris-jeep-event
Prizes, music, food trucks, show & shine contest, scratch & dent sale, first 800 attendees get a goodie bag complete with limited edition T-shirt.
Club contest with $1000 gift card grand prize,

Who/What: INAUGURAL Myrtle Beach Jeep Jam
When: April 13th – 15th
Where: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
More Info: 4wheel Parts is getting behind this and has set up some proving grounds, thats right, obstacle course! Food, Drinks, Over 50 national & local vendors, a massive kids zone, finders jeepers scavenger hunt around the famous grand strand, show-n-grime jeep show, and huge kick off party friday to set the whole thing off. http://mbjeepjam.com/

Who/What: TRIK Bar & Grill & Jeeps at the beach Texas presents:
Boots For Troops Benefit
When: Saturday April 28th 3-7pm
Where: Trik Bar &Grill in Tomball Tx.
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/bootsfortroopsusa/

JEEP NIGHT at Boardwalk Billy’s on Sardis Rd North, Charlotte, North Carolina is a monthly Jeep event. The First Monday of the month, Jeepers from all over come together to see and show off their amazing rigs. Learn about upgrades, talk to Shops, Clubs, and Facebook groups. Plan rides and other events. Best of all, they do all of this while raising MONEY for Children in need that are local to the area. 10% of food sales during the event will be given to families in need, and 100% of the proceeds from their monthly raffle is given to the Families with children in need. Please join the Jeep community the first Monday of each month, March – October and support this good cause. https://www.facebook.com/events/143836222910866

Links Mentioned in Episode 326:

Spiderweb Shade https://www.spiderwebshade.com/

Jeep Mafia www.THEjeepMafia.com

9 million miles Book: https://amzn.to/2E6G8TQ

Hood vents: https://amzn.to/2E9B15C

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