Best Looking Solid Front Axle KJ Liberty EVER!! (we think!)
Twitter It!2006 KJ Liberty Solid Front Axle Conversion Here’s an update to our Day 1 post on our KJ Liberty project, in which we’re doing a Solid Front Axle Conversion ( SFA ) with a High Pinion Dana 44 front with 4.56 gears, 30 spline alloy shafts and an Ox Locker. While we’re at it, Scott, our customer, is having us do a Dana 44 rear to match. Originally out of an early XJ Cherokee with the trailer package, this axle has been... [Read More...]
KOR Solid Front Axle (SFA) Long Arm Jeep Liberty KJ Project
Twitter It!Thought you guys might like to check out some video of a very cool KJ Liberty SFA ( solid front axle ) project we’re doing here at KOR this week. The plan is to develop a bracket system that allows KJ owners to more easily do a SFA swap, and convert to long coil-overs to add TONS of flex to the front end. On this one, we’re installing the axles that were under our black shop ZJ before we parted it out and unceremoniously discarded... [Read More...]
Follow up to the “Cutest Customer Ever” post, with pictures…
Twitter It! The Gang - "Mine's In The Gutter" Team Miles goes WILD! Thank you, all, so VERY much for your assistance in raising funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters. There were about 75 of us there in one of the bowling alleys in Glendale, Az., and there were about 5 or 6 bowling alleys around the Valley that were participating. All together, we raised $30,000 for the Big Brothers group. Every match costs BBBS $1000, so that means... [Read More...]
Read this to see the cutest KOR customer ever
Twitter It!Guys, many of you already know that I’m a “Big” (mentor) in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. My “little”, Miles, is the cutest kid you’ve ever seen, and we’ve been “matched” for about 2 years now. Miles does not have a father around, so I’ve been “standing in”, teaching him “man-stuff”, like replacing the intertube and adjusting the chain on... [Read More...]
Grand Slam West – Moab (had a CRAZY good time!)
Twitter It!Pix of Grand Slam 2010 here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2064368&id=1436928768&l=1b9361bc01 For those of you who missed Grand Slam West 2010, you really did miss out. We had an amazing time, met some people we hadn’t met, made some new friends, gave away some new KOR product in the raffle, drove some trails, drank some beer, told some jokes, and sent home 40+ drivers with a TON of free stuff from all sorts of vendors.... [Read More...]
New Orders for 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee have exceeded expected numbers!
Twitter It!From: http://www.4wheelsnews.com/orders-for-the-2011-jeep-grand-cherokee-have-exceeded-expectations/ Chrysler Group will add a second shift to its Jefferson North Assembly Plant, according to CEO Sergio Marchionne. The deciding factor for this was the rise by about a third for orders of the redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The second shift, which will result to the hiring of 1,080 workers, will start operations on July 19. Marchionne... [Read More...]
Do We Have A Right To Police Protection? You’d Be Surprised!
Twitter It!A buddy of mine forwarded me a link to a Fox news article that I thought was worth sharing. Basically, though most of us THINK that we have the Constitutional right to City, Municipality, County, or State police protection, we truly don’t, as proven by several court cases: <snip>… a rich history of court decisions that found the police to have no constitutional obligation to protect individuals from private individuals.... [Read More...]
Kevin’s “Preachy” Post about responsible Land Use and White Trash (and all other colors…)
Twitter It!Kevin\’s \”Preachy\” Video Blog Post about White Trash (and all other colors too…) YouTube Link to Vid Blog Nothing frustrates me more than irresponsible or selfish people who either directly or indirectly I come into contact with! You know…we all have to live on this planet together…let’s not be assholes to each other, OK? Several of us from KOR volunteered for a clean-up this weekend at Table... [Read More...]
Pentastar V-6 Engine Announcement from Mopar
Twitter It!Here’s info I picked up off of JP Magazine’s website this weekend: More power and torque for our favorite Jeeps New Jeep Pentastar V-6 Posted Yesterday 05:36 PM by Jp Editor Filed under: Editorials, Jeep Enthusiast Culture, John Cappa Chrysler says the Pentastar V-6 engine will replace seven V-6 engines currently in production for Chrysler, Ram Truck, Jeep and Dodge vehicles. And why not? Here is what... [Read More...]
Nurburgring Testing for the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Twitter It!Spy Shots: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee gets final tuning on ‘Ring by Zach Bowman (RSS feed) on Apr 26th 2010 at 5:39PM 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee – Click above for high-res image gallery The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee has been spotted during testing, and the SUV wasn’t wearing any of the camouflage we’re used to seeing. Even more surprising, engineers weren’t putting the truck through its paces out at Moab. Instead,... [Read More...]
WJ Steering Stops…customer asks the question
Twitter It!I got the following message today at KOR from a customer looking for more information about WJ Steering Stops today: “Hello, I have placed larger tires on a lifted wj and I am having rubbing issues on the control arms at full turn. I read one of your post to weld washers to the knuckle. Could you please explain to me where do I weld the washers exactly. Or maybe a photo. Your post has help me very much. http://www.jeepsunlimited.com/forums/showthread.php?t=369966 Thank... [Read More...]
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Pictures
Twitter It!Someone caught this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee visiting dealerships in Detroit. I’m really liking the front end of it…but the rear is horrible looking, IMHO. Come on, Jeep…not cool! Toyota called, and they want that pallet of Sienna minivan taillights back. Seriously…what happened to the muscular, broad-shoulder look of the WK?? That was a good look! I like the blacked out look with the chrome…but hopefully... [Read More...]
Minutes (Notes) from Chrysler/Jeep’s Press Conference November 4th, 2009
Twitter It!Chrysler Jeep Press Conference November 2009 Chrysler/Jeep held an 8-hour press conference on November 4th while I was at the SEMA show, talking about the focus that they are putting on the company in the next few years. Some interesting stuff came out of the conference, which I’ve pasted in for you to read about the future of Jeep. If nothing else, I’m RELIEVED to hear that there is indeed no IFS and/or IRS suspension’d... [Read More...]
Future of Jeep announced
Twitter It!2011 Jeep Grand CherokeeI keep hearing about the 2011 Grand Cherokee…and that it’ll have air-suspension. Might be cool, but not sure how modifyable it’ll be. I think there is opportunity in all things, though, so we’ll have to just wait and see. Until then, here’s an update from Automotive News about the next few years over at Jeep. Have a great one, guys! Kevin Chrysler Group’s plans for Jeep through 2014 From... [Read More...]
SEMA 2009 Hot Booth Babes and Hot Rides
Twitter It!We’ve got more photos for you of the 2009 SEMA show. My feet are tired from walking, but the photos were well worth it. We took a wide range of photos, covering everything from brunettes to red-heads, blondes to raven-blacks…we like them small, we like them tall, we like them all. Post up and let us know your favorites. My favorites are 60, 66, and 80. Oh, and 101 was super cool…the best personallity of all. Oh,... [Read More...]
SEMA 2009 Pictures – Booth Babes too…
Twitter It!I have about 150 photos uploaded to Picasa of our galivant around the SEMA show today. We captured a few booth babes, but will go down to tires and wheels tomorrow where the hotties hang out, and have more photos for you. http://picasaweb.google.com/kevinsoffroad/SEMA_show_2009# Anyway, enjoy the photos, and more of them coming tomorrow! Kevin, Bryant, and the KOR staff Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link_196')... [Read More...]
Are we already friends? If not, you don’t know about 10% off Bumpers through Wednesday.
Twitter It!If you’re thinking that bumpers are too expensive, you will definitely want to check out the details of this update! Now through this Wednesday at NOON, all of our bumpers are being offered at 10% off our normal price. Also, if we aren’t already friends, we definately should be. Info below on how to join our Blog, our Twitter feed, our Facebook profile, and our MySpace and LinkedIn pages. We sometimes offer individual mini-sales... [Read More...]
Fiat plotting to kill Jeep Commander!!
Twitter It!Saddle up! Fiat’s plans for Chrysler to appear soon, leaks appearing even sooner October 26, 10:46 PMSF Autos Examiner Michael Sheena While many of us eagerly await Fiat’s official plan for Chrysler, which will be announced on November 4, 2009, the Wall Street Journal has taken this opportunity to speculate what will be announced. Below this article is a slideshow (original link below…slideshow not copied in – Kevin)... [Read More...]
Diesel Offerings for 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredos…FINALLY!
Twitter It!A more stripped down version of the 3.0L diesel engine, and $1k less than it used to be. Check out this article: http://bit.ly/StIfl I love it. More diesel the better so far as I can tell. The engines typically run longer (especially the MBZ diesel engines…we have a 1987 MBZ diesel in the family that we run B100 in [100% biodiesel] and it has 250k + miles on it.) Not jumping up and down about the fuel economy, though. Seems like... [Read More...]
Chrysler losing everywhere…now Thrifty/Dollar is pulling back.
Twitter It!Man, does Chrysler have a long row to hoe or what? Reuters news article dated today talks about Thrifty/Dollar cutting back from purchasing 76% of their fleet from Chrysler in 2008, down to 30% in 2010. Ford, evidently, is getting those contracts. Does anyone see a recurring theme here, that Ford really seems to be “cleaning up” in the last year? Here’s the article: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:39am EDT Oct 15 (Reuters) –... [Read More...]
