Fitting massive meats in the back of an unlifted TJ Wrangler requires a few tricks. The first problem we ran into with the 35-inch tires was the front portion of the rear wheelwell. The 35-inch ...

Mopar/Dynatrac JK Rubicon Dana 44 for TJ front and rear ends are sized for the TJ Wrangler. An NVG241OR Rubicon transfer case works just as well in the Rubicon TJ as it does in OE Jeep Rubicons.

In the case of the new-for-2004 Wrangler Unlimited, Jeep added 15 inches of length to its stubby TJ Wrangler, 10 inches of which were in the wheelbase, and the rest of which made up the rear overhang.

Jeep purists, it turns out, couldn't wrap their heads around the Wrangler YJ's rectangular lights -- when it comes to "improving" on a classic, you've got to be very, very careful.