Northwest Jeepcast

This week, Gary and Gary discuss radios for off road use while jeeping. Typically there are three types of radios used in off road--CB, FRS/GMRS and HAM. They discuss the basics of each system along with their respective pros and cons. They try to demystify all the confusing capabilities and setting these complex radios have. They re-announce the winner of the Thanksgive-a-way as it is yet to be claimed, so listen to find out if you won. They discuss some listener emails and a few projects they have going on helping out listeners. And they discuss all the places Gary and some of their jeep buddies went snow wheeling this past weekend.   Products and Radio systems discussed on the show: ** J.T. Brooks Automatic Tire Deflators PRO || ** BaoFeng BF-F8HP 8-Watt Dual Band Two-Way Radio || ** CB - Citizens Band Radio || ** FRS - Family Radio Service || ** GMRS - General Mobile Radio Service || ** GMRS License Application || ** HAM - Amateur Radio basics of 2meter and 70cm    --Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your j

This week, Gary and  Gary discuss skid plate systems.  Typically skid systems will include an engine and transmission skid plate, a transfer case skid plate, and a gas tank skid plate. They cover everything you need to know when choosing which skid plates to get. They announce the winner of the Thanksgive-a-way, so listen to find out if you won. They discuss some listener emails and a few projects they have going on helping out listeners. And talk about a snow wheeling trip with all the details of the what went well and some trail damage.   Products discussed on the show: ** Tire Grooving Iron || ** J.T. Brooks Automatic Tire Deflators PRO || ** Artec Bellypan and Crossmember || ** JCR skid plates ** EVO Protek Skid plate system || ** Rock Hard 4x4 Skid plate package || ** Synergy Skid plate System ||    --Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepca

This week, Gary and  Gary discuss a bunch of snow wheeling stories and everything you need to know get out your jeep out into the snow. But first they cover all the jeep life activities they've been involved in for the week - welding, bondo body work, hub maintenance, YJ check-up and more . And they discuss some upcoming events, and these are the last weeks for the Thanks Give-a-way; listen for participation details. They discuss all the gear for your jeep and yourself to be better prepared for the snow. They describe some techniques to use to get up and over and sometimes through the snow. And they discuss some of their trips to the best snow wheeling Western and Central Washington has to offer.   Links discussed on the show: ** New Cherokee vs the XJ || ** SNOTEL - site for snow reports || ** ARB E-Z Deflator || ** Staun HD Tyre Deflators || ** Jantz J-Flators || ** J.T. Brooks Automatic Tire Deflators PRO || ** Valve cores and tool || ** Snow Shovel ||   --Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs an

This week, Gary and Gary discuss the inner workings of drag links. Don't forget to check out nwjeepcast.com/events for upcoming events. Keep participating in our Thanks-Give-a-way for a chance to win some awesome off-roading accessories. Gary works on banging out some body dents on his Jeep after some rough encounters this summer. In the MechanHack Shack, they invite a listener to do some adjusting after off-roading their Jeep--drag link install and re-torque control arms and track bar. They discuss different drag links, stock to built, and let you in on current drag links for sale from Northridge4x4 and what they offer for your off-roading experience. They cover drag links from Carolina Metal Master, Currie, EVO Manufacturing, JKS, Rock Krawler, Synergy, and Teraflex.   --Links discussed on the show--  **Nicholson 4 Piece Thread Repair File Set   --Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon

This week, Gary and Gary discuss the Wheeling Bootcamp event they put on to help folks get the right start into wheeling their jeeps. But first, they review the upcoming events including the Thanks Give-a-way. Listen for details on how to win prizes worth nearly $50. Lots of work in the MechanHack Shack this week: JK hub maintenance and muffler hackery, and ZJ ball joints and Yukon locking hubs. They review some listener feedback and discuss a hugely positive interaction with Adams Driveshafts. At the Wheeling Bootcamp, they describe the event and the participants--a wide range of vehicles and experience levels. They cover some of the upfront instruction about recovery gear and wheeling basics. And on the trail, they describe all the fun, getting stuck, getting recovered, and a little trail damage. What an awesome time with a bunch of cool people. Thanks to the Wheeling Bootcamp sponsors Discount Tire and Northridge 4x4.   -----Discussed on the show----- *Yukon Hardcore Locking Hub pics - to see the small bol

This week, Gary and Gary discuss some listener feedback, and upcoming events: the Northwest Jeepcast Wheeling Bootcamp (thanks to our sponsors Northridge4x4 and Discount Tire), and their Thanksgiv-a-way (listen for details). They get into details of the starter trails in Washington. They discuss many of the forest roads in the area:  *Tinkham Rd off I90 exits 42 or 47 (47.390267, -121.510256)  *S Fork NE, North Bend (47.574261, -121.736019)  *Tonga Ridge, Skykomish (47.671640, -121.291177)  *Pyramid Pass, NF-70 of WA-410 (47.112476, -121.458524)  *Table Mountain/Liberty (47.160265, -120.612928)  *Bald Mountain/Barber Springs (46.970584, -120.902512)  *Quartz Mountain (47.075320, -121.082929)  *Ahtanum (46.670655, -121.085811)  *Colville Forest --And a couple easy 4WD trails:  *Tahuya  *Fortune Creek --Maps of the NW trails: nwjeepn.com | TrailsOffroad-- --Links discussed on the show-- Washington Discovery Pass | Northwest Forest Pass | Washington Backroads Discovery Route | Video on Metal Cloak coils | Motor

Gary and Gary discuss the installation of a MetalCloak Game Changer lift kit in the MechanHack Shack. They discuss all the parts that are included in this kit along with the steps for the installation. Plus they provide some tips on the installation that you'll only find here. John joins them in the MechanHack Shack for the installation and in-shop interview. They provide more details on the Wheeling Bootcamp event that is filling up quick, and a thanks to its sponsors Northridge4x4 and Discount Tire. And they announce their first Thanksgiv-a-way, the prizes, and rules for participation in the giveaway. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Gary and Gary welcome James into the Funny Moon studio this week. They've wheeled with James for more than the last 5 years. James talks about his jeep and the trips they've been on to Naches and Moab. They discuss some listener feedback and the upcoming Wheeling Bootcamp on November 5th. Find the event on their Facebook page to reserve your spot before it fills up.  They discuss recovery equipment from snatch straps and yanker ropes, tree savers, winches, snatch blocks, high lift jacks and more. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

A Jeep Podcast, the Northwest Jeepcast talks about the wheeling trip to the trail system at Liberty, Wa. They recap on their run of Hole in the Rock and Lower and Upper Crystal. They come across some buddies mapping out the trails and end up doing some carnage repair work on the trail. The get all the way up to Lion Rock just in time before sunset for some amazing views of our beautiful Pacific Northwest. Special in-studio guests Molly and Jarred join in on the fun. And the Garys discuss some listener feedback.  Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

A Jeep Podcast, the Northwest Jeepcast talks about offroad tires for your jeep. They cover ATs vs MTs, Bias vs Radial, skinny vs. wide, load ranges, and stickies vs. durable. They cover the types of tires to cover daily drivers, mostly trail rigs, and full-time trail rigs.  They discuss the following tires in these categories: (1)Easy/Moderate Forest Trails: Falken Wild Peak, Goodrich KO2 AT, Goodyear Duratrac MT. (2)Aggressive for Rock, Mud, Snow: Cooper SST PRO, Goodrich KM2 MT, Goodyear MTR, Nitto Trail Terrain, Toyo OC MT. (3) Very Aggressive: Interco Super Swamper IROK, Interco Super Swamper IROK BIAS Comps Non-DOT, Interco Super Swamper TSL, Maxxis Creepy Krawlyer BIAS Comp DOT, Nitto Mud Terrain, Pitbull Rocker. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

The Northwest Jeepcast -- a Jeep Podcast. An action packed episode this week with listener emails, Listener Question of the Week, and a shocking ending to the Jeep game. Gary and Gary visit the Northwest Offroad Expo in Snohomish, Wa. There were many fun things to do for everyone including the kids: Barrel racing observation, 4x4 obstacle course, RTI ramp, Teeter Totter balance, 4 wheel balance, 4x4 scale, vendors, food, corn maze, and pumpkin patch. While enjoying a great time at the expo, they get some interviews with: Curt Brady- Timber Tamers Kevin Vanderhorst - Rainier Ridge Rams Victor Bjornsson- Master Pull John Mathews - Auburn Car Repair & Offroad and PNW Jeep Club Ed Tenney- PNW4WDA & Dirty 13 Carl Neeber- Olympic 4x4 Supply Some of our NWJK buddies: Adam, John, Roberto, and Shawn Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on

The Northwest Jeepcast -- a Jeep Podcast. Gary and Gary reminisce on a trail run from Easter Jeep Safari 2016. They play an interview from that trip of running the Triple Threat. They ran Poison Spider Mesa, Golden Spike, and  Gold Bar Rim. To add more challenge, they added Where Eagles Dare and Rusty Nail.  Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

The Northwest Jeepcast -- a Jeep Podcast. Gary and Gary get some good listener feedback and discuss it in detail on how to keep improving the show. They discuss the Listener Question of the Week for the important first things to get for your jeep when first starting to go wheeling. And then they discuss the trail run and camping trip out at Naches where Gary and crew ran Raven's Roost, Kaner Flats, Lily Pond, Funny Rocks and Moon Rocks, parts of Tripod Flats, Tip Over, and parts of String and Manastash Ridge, finishing the loop with Upper Kaner. And an interview with Brett wraps up the show. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

This week, Gary and Gary go back to the beginning to talk about options to consider for your first Jeep Wrangler JK lift. They discuss the pros and cons of different entry level approaches to getting some lift on your jeep. Whether your idea is to get a little height to clear 35" tires for some cool street looks or to build up with the idea of some moderate wheeling, this episode will cover all your entry level lifts. They discuss budget spacers, spring only kits, spring and shock kits, and the value of some add-ons like longer sway bar end links, geometry correction kit, brake like relocation brackets, longer brake lines, adjustable track bars, track bar relocation brackets, and adjustable control arms. The Northwest Jeepcast -- a Jeep Podcast. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for our special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

The Northwest Jeepcast guys not only wheel hard, they wrench hard. This week they discuss a couple jeep jobs in the Mechan-hack Shack: Radiator, fan and thermostat install to improve driving temps by 20-30 degrees. Drag link install tips Adams 1350 Rear Driveshaft bought from Northridge4x4.com After all the wrenching, they take the weekend to camp and wheel Tillamook State Forest. Their previous trips have been during the rainy season; in the Northwest, that means any other time than July and August. Their intention was to hit all the big obstacles they couldn't do in the rain and snow. Airplane Hill, Upper Crushers, Waterfall, Can Opener are a few of the big crazy obstacles you'll find at Tillamook. They also cruise Firebreak 5, Saddle Mtn, Hogsback, and Archers Firebreak. And just when they thought they would be leaving Tillamook for the first time without major damage, WHAMMO! Listen to find out what happened. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Star

This week Gary and Gary take you on a fantastic voyage to the Rim Rock trails in Central Washington. They discuss the trails and how to get to them and what you can expect along the way. And get a listener interview while on the trail. They review some listener feedback--the good, the bad, and the … well you get the idea. We're always glad to get your feedback so send it to nwjeepcast@gmail.com. They also discuss the thread of the week about choosing the right specs for your wheels with specific details on the TrailReady TR17's. They go into detail about how to choose a specific backspacing on the wheel. And pros and cons of different ring sizes for your beadlock wheels. And be ready to play along with another fun Jeep game. Visit Northridge4x4.com for all your jeep needs and listen for a special coupon code. Start your Amazon shopping experience at http://nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show. And follow us @nwjeepcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

On this action packed episode, Gary and Gary discuss a wide variety of things that can go wrong on the trail. They cover drive lines, sector shafts, axle shafts, hydro assist, axle shafts, and more, and what they did to get off the trail. Being prepared for breakages is helpful for keeping a bad situation as good as possible. These guys use their jeeps and have seen and experienced nearly everything that can go wrong while wheeling. And listen all the way through for the ultimate in what can go wrong which happened the weekend of this recording. Gary also discusses some work in the Mechan-hack Shack including the Poison Spyder Brawler Rocker installation and some vent selector maintenance. Check them out on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @nwjeepcast, and start your Amazon shopping at nwjeepcast.com/amazon to help support this show.

Dan and Aimee join Gary and Gary for this Baker's Dozen episode. They discuss their weeks - TJ head gasket replacement, tie rod end replacement, JK alignment, transmission drain plug, stereo install and more. All four play a fun round of the Jeep game with a surprise ending where a Gary always wins… or does he? They then discuss running the Baker Creek, Baker Ridge and Ball Ridge trails in the Liberty West trail system. There are a couple big obstacles on the West side, one of which even required some winching… guess who? The Mechan-hach Shack was fully operational this weekend helping Dan with an ARB twin compressor install. They all discuss the process of mounting the compressor and wiring it up. Find us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @nwjeepcast, and at http://nwjeepcast.com. Click our Amazon banner to start your shopping experiences to help support this show. And shop for all your jeep needs at Northridge4x4.com with coupon code nwjeepcast. See ya on the trails.

Gary and Gary recap the week of recovering from a week's worth of wheeling in Norcal. How long does it take a body to recover from such an event? They discuss the work they did on their jeeps to make sure everything was still in good working order following the stresses the Rubicon and Fordyce Creek put on their jeeps. This episode, Gary and Gary give their experiences of the top shops in the Puget Sound area. Northridge4x4, Auburn Car Repair & Offroad, and Olympic 4x4 are the three shops they've used or have heard from others are the best shops to get jeep work done. Let us know in the comments about shops in other areas like Oregon and Central and Eastern Washington. And as always build it, wheel it, fix it, repeat it. And we'll see ya on the trails!

Gary and Gary are livin' the dream and discuss their trip to NorCal to run the Rubicon and Fordyce Creek trails. They bring Shawn and Roberto for a three day and two night camping trip on the Rubicon. This trip, they run the original Rubicon Trail entering through Wentworth Springs Road. Most people enter the Rubicon from Loon Lake which bypasses the Devil's Postpile - a difficult boulder field. After the postpile, they continue on and do the optional Soup Bowl obstacle. Next, they do Little Sluice and finish the Indian Trail as it gets dark. They pull into Buck Island Lake campground after dark and set up camp. In the morning, they backtrack to run the Old Sluice uphill - extremely challenging! Then after breaking down camp, they proceed through Big Sluice and a bunch of boulder crawling. They arrive at Rubicon Springs early enough to play in the pools and waterfalls of the Rubicon River, then camp at the Dirty Dozen campground. Cadillac Hill and Observation Point marks the end of day three. After a day off,