You’ve completed Jeep® Adventure Academy — now it’s time to build on everything you’ve learned.
Ready to roll up your sleeves? These resources are especially helpful for Jeep owners weighing their first major upgrades, giving you the clarity to choose the right mods and the confidence to start building your rig the right way.
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Step-by-Step Knuckle Replacement
Time to pick up a wrench. Zack walks you through knuckle replacement step by step — what to look for, what you'll need, and how to get it done with confidence.
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Ultimate Dana 44™ — JL Overview for Jeep® Wrangler JL
Bigger tires and harder trails will eventually outgrow what your factory Dana 30 front axle was built for. Ken from Dana Spicer™ walks you through the Ultimate Dana 44™ Crate Axle — a direct bolt-in upgrade engineered for JL and JK Sport, Sahara, and Willys models — covering key upgrades including chromoly axle shafts, bigger u-joints, thicker tubes, eliminated front axle disconnect, and locking differential options to match your build.
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Spicer® Ring and Pinion Gears — Overview
Hear people talking about a re-gear service or gear swap? Here's what that actually means. Ken from Dana Spicer™ walks you through Spicer® ring and pinion gears — how they're machined from raw pinion forgings at Dana's Fort Wayne, Indiana plant through a nine-step process, why no break-in service is required, and why a re-gear is the right move when you're stepping up to bigger tires on your JL or JK.
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Every chapter you complete and every upgrade you make brings you closer to a Jeep that's truly built for the way you want to ride. You've done the research and made the plan — now it's time to get the parts and make it real.
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