There are a few things that you will do to your Jeep that will  breed the need for additional upgrades.  Going to a bigger more aggressive tire is one for sure.  The question you have to ask yourself is where do you mount that full size spare?   Not on the back door!  The Jeep rear door is only designed to hold the weight of  stock spare and maybe a few pounds more.  You will eventually break the hinges and the locking mechanism, trust me!  You need to move the weight from the door to the frame or rear cross member of your vehicle.  See what I mean by upgrades breeding the need for additional upgrades.     After shopping around you will find that tire carriers are not cheap!  Most sell on average for about $700, Some sell for as much as a $1000!    JP magazine recently featured several swing out tire carriers,  In my opinion they missed the best bumper and value on the market.    Here's why...

You need new seats!   Your going to spend a couple of bucks here but it's money well spent.    My YJ seats were so uncomfortable to sit in I couldn't have any fun on the trail.   After a while the YJ seat back tends to bend and lean to the rear.  I've heard stories from TJ owners about how the foam in the seat on outside (door side) breaks down and it feels like your sitting sideways.  It's time for new seats!  The shear number of replacement seats available in today's after market is dizzying!  From stock replacement seats with any number of  bells and whistles, tons of aftermarket tuner type racing seats to a handful of  suspension seats.  Direct bolt in stock replacements can be found in a variety of trim levels and are very expensive.    If your looking at those tuner car racing seats...they look cool but you need to be worried about breakage.   They are not designed for the kind of abuse caused by the human form bouncing up and down, side to side and worst yet, front to back.   What you need is a fixed bucket style suspension seat!     Read on...

One of the most important safety upgrades for any Jeeper who pushes it to the limit should be additional roll bar protection!   Our search began at local fab shops for quotes and ideas. The bad news there  was the unusually high cost of custom built roll cages. I needed something that would work well, that I could afford and I could install in my own garage. I looked at what the aftermarket had to offer and as you probably know there are plenty of options. What I saw during my search were cage systems that just didn’t look like they could do what they claimed.  After closer inspection it was apparent that there was only one bolt-on “sport cage system” that  looked like it was truly capable of holding up in a roll over situation.   Read the review and install notes...

One of the the most important trail tools is a CB radio.   Most organized trail runs require one!    So you've visited your area CB shop or truck stop, you've dropped a few hard earned bucks on a sweet set with weather bands and everything, Nice!    Now what, you have no idea where to mount it.   The single best place to mount a radio in a Wrangler is up above your head.   There are a few  well advertised overhead mounting systems available but they are bulky and expensive.     This overhead console is priced so far below the overhead console competition.   The unit is simple and functional.  Details inside!