Get the inside scoop on the best aftermarket equipment for your Jeep! This book covers the Jeep from bumper to bumper, focusing on mods for off-road driving and including engine and drivetrain hop-ups suitable for improved street performance and towing. Tires and wheels, suspension systems, axles, transfer cases, transmissions, winches, recovery gear, brakes, electrical systems, and more are included, as well as an extensive listing of parts suppliers and retailers. Includes upgrades for CJ and Wrangler, plus street and off-road use for Cherokees and Grand Cherokees.
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...this book offers as much information about Jeeps as you'll ever find in one place. -- Four Wheeler, March 1999
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Already a classic among Jeep enthusiasts, Jim Allen’s Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook undergoes its own performance upgrade in this new edition, which introduces all-color photography and covers Jeep models that have appeared or changed significantly since the 1999 edition. The guide explains modifications for off-road driving and engine and drivetrain hop-ups for improved street performance and towing capabilities. It ranges from suspension systems, brakes, transmissions, tires and wheels to electric systems, winches, and other recovery gear, and includes an extensive listing of suppliers and retailer.
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Four Wheeler Magazine Review, March 1999,
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This review is from: Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
"Many will recognize the name Jim Allen from past tech and adventure articles published in Four Wheeler. However, in the continued spirit of writing about what he knows and loves, Jim Allen recently published his second book about four Wheeling, this one called the 'Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook.' Offering a little bit of history, friendly advice, and a whole heap of information about Jeep aftermarket upgrade options, Allen delivers information for both hardcore and beginner alike, in a style both will enjoy. Some of our favorite chapters focused on suspensions ("Long Legs"), tires and wheels ("Footprints in the Sand"), brakes ("Whoa Nellie!"), and electrical systems ("Zap Rap"). For anyone considering a Jeep buildup or who just plain loves Jeeps, this book, at $19.95, offers as much information about Jeeps as you'll ever find in one place."
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To all TJ/YJ owners,
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This review is from: Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
As with any current Jeep book that has been on the market for a while and has been reviewed for newer Jeep model information.....info on the newest Wrangler, the coil sprung TJ, is slim at best. Info on the Grand Cherokee almost non existent, except in the listing of OEM parts. Therefore it is only three stars for any YJ/TJ owner...As always, a great book for CJ owners!!! 5 stars for CJ readers.
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Great Jeep Book!,
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This review is from: Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
This is a very thorough and easy to understand book. It is extremely well written. It covers more than the Jeep vehicles themselves, it also covers Jeep accessories and how to use them, as well as all the basics of four-wheelin'. I highly recomend this book to anyone interested in Jeeps and their capabilities.
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The first lesson to learn in a Jeep buildup is that you have to think beyond just one part. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
jeep applications, crawl ratio, tailshaft kit, floatation tires, tire swap, automatic locker, reversal kit, axle wrap, bellhousing pattern, most jeeps, trail performance, pinion angle, big jeeps, rear output, spring jeeps, oil bath filters, bar disconnects, driveshaft angles, pedal ratio, recovery gear, locking hubs, air locker, polyurethane bushings, towing points, chassis flex Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Advance Adapters, Common Compression Ratio, Common Torque Output, Performance Parts Availability, Common Power Output, World War, Painless Wiring, Grand Cherokees, New Process, Air Locker, Rubicon Express, Stage West, Mopar Performance, Mountain Off-Road Enterprises, The Ranger, Trans Manufacturers Dana New!
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The first lesson to learn in a Jeep buildup is that you have to think beyond just one part. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
jeep applications, crawl ratio, tailshaft kit, floatation tires, tire swap, automatic locker, reversal kit, axle wrap, bellhousing pattern, most jeeps, trail performance, pinion angle, big jeeps, rear output, spring jeeps, oil bath filters, bar disconnects, driveshaft angles, pedal ratio, recovery gear, locking hubs, air locker, polyurethane bushings, towing points, chassis flex Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Advance Adapters, Common Compression Ratio, Common Torque Output, Performance Parts Availability, Common Power Output, World War, Painless Wiring, Grand Cherokees, New Process, Air Locker, Rubicon Express, Stage West, Mopar Performance, Mountain Off-Road Enterprises, The Ranger, Trans Manufacturers Dana New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Jeep Bible: Written Personally for the Jeep Cult! by King Granville in Back Matter
- A37.2 Air System Video by Thomson Delmar Learning in Back Matter
- Hot Rod Wiring: Painless Wiring of Your Hot Rod, Truck, Race Car by Timothy Remus in Back Matter
- Engine Blueprinting by Rick Voegelin in Back Matter
- Brake Handbook by Fred Puhn in Back Matter
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