When I first got my Jeep, I valued the sites I found that had Jeep tech tips and other off roading information. Now I hope that I am "returning the favor" by including all the modifications I've done to my vehicle and other good Jeep tech articles.

My first car was a Chevy Cavalier. It wasn't the most luxiurous car, but it got me where I needed to go. But there was one place it couldn't take me, off road. As much as I wanted it to, there was no tech modification that would allow my car to go off road and into four wheel drive (Just imagine my old car with 37" Super Swampers!)

Luckily my father had a Jeep Cherokee that he agreed to give me in my last year of high school. Talk about a great present! Of course he told me not to modify it, but being young and ambitious, I couldn't resist. I turned to the largest resource for Jeep tech tips, the Internet. I was blown away by how many resources there are out there. If you want to fix or modify your vehicle, there is a Jeep tech article out there somewhere!

Reading Material

I highly recommend 2 resources every Jeep owner should keep on his or her bookshelf. A Factory Service Manual, although pricey at $100, will provide you with all the tech support you'll need. It will give you the ability to fix your Jeep while avoiding the mechanics high labor fee. It WILL pay for itself many times over. Conact your dealer to pick one up or you can order one directly from DaimlerChrysler here. Be sure to select "Service Manuals" as the category.

The 4x4 community has developed abbreviations for various Jeep models, some of which I'll use on this site, here they are:

XJ - Regular Cherokee (like mine) '84 - '01
ZJ - Older Grand Cherokee '93 - '98
WJ - New Grand Cherokee '99+
YJ - Older Wrangler '87 - '95
TJ - New Wrangler '97+
MJ - Comanche '86 - '92
DJ - Postal Jeep
CJ-5 - Civilian Jeep ?? - '75
CJ-7 - Civilian Jeep '76 - '86
SJ - Old Wagoneer
KJ - Liberty '02+