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Hey all, My name is Ryan and I last summer my girlfriend and I took a nearly month-long trip across North America to the edges of Alberta/British Columbia and back. I write an adventure blog - www.2180miles.com - and have chronicled a lot of this trip so far, but am now sitting down and going...

In the weeks - now months - after installing the Chief Products Hidden Winch system, I had no issues other than craning in my neck every time I turn around in the grocery store parking lot to check out the Jeep as I walk away. The pieces are secure, and the front end looks sexy as all get-out...

When we picked up on day 2, we were determined to finish the project before it got late again. It was around 16h00 by the time Rob got home from work and we got started, but we made solid progress as the sun made its way across the sky. Now that the tow hooks had been figured out, we were able...

Chief Products Hidden Winch Mount / Warn Zeon Platinum 10S Installation Last spring, over the course of two afternoons and evenings, my buddy Rob and I dove into the installation of the Chief Products Hidden Winch system in the front end of my WK2 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. I had been speaking...

Continuing with the aux. lighting install... The 18-7 fire alarm wire acted perfectly a loom to get back to a control/relay box that I was building for the rear trunk area to house the electrical components of the system. It took a lot of trial and error for fitment of components, and the system...

I apologize in advance for some of the photos seeming blurry, I was shooting this outside, handheld, with a very narrow depth of field to avoid a high/grainy ISO, and had nowhere to really bounce the flash off of in these tight spaces. I know most of you won’t care, but for the photographers in...

The Contura switches I bought were 5-pin versions… Inputs: +12v for the status light and power source, +12v for the locator light (to find the switch when it’s off), and a ground. Outputs: ground loop, +12v for the light itself. It took some research to find out the exact way to wire this, but...

Also Last Spring... One of the most important things for me in vehicles is visibility. The TJ has a LOT of LED lighting, strobes, etc. - so the plan for the WK2 was bound to be pretty intricate as well. First step for any additional lighting is figuring out how it’s going to be controlled, and...

Thanks all! Appreciate the kind words. Winch has been phenomenal thus far. More to come for sure!

I've got 4x 35x12.5R15 BFG All Terrain tires. They were on my Wrangler for a year and a half before I moved up to Goodyear MTR/Ks. They have ~5,000 miles on them and have been stored inside since removal. No sidewall or unusual tread damage. Asking $500 - less than half the cost of new...

Of course! Hope you're doing well!

In the weeks - now months - after installing the Chief Products Hidden Winch system, I had no issues other than craning in my neck every time I turn around in the grocery store parking lot to check out the Jeep as I walk away. The pieces are secure, and the front end looks sexy as all get-out...

When we picked up on day 2, we were determined to finish the project before it got late again. It was around 16h00 by the time Rob got home from work and we got started, but we made solid progress as the sun made its way across the sky. Now that the tow hooks had been figured out, we were able...

At the beginning of last May, over the course of two afternoons and evenings, my buddy Rob and I dove into the installation of the Chief Products Hidden Winch system in the front end of my WK2 Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. I had been speaking with Bill Mackin, the owner of Australia-based Chief...

Thanks for the thought. I'll add them to the Amazon cart.

After that came a rather cool update for the WK2 build... In March of '17 I reached out to an Austrailian company called Chief Products who makes skid plates, push bars, etc. for the Grand Cherokee platform. Reading about their recessed winch mount, and noting their comments about looking for a...

Mid-spring last year I went ahead and had some vinyl lettering done for the rear side windows to hopefully drive some traffic to the blog and social media accounts. The lettering/logo measure 22" wide and 4" tall. I found a place called Sticker Genius on the web who printed me 3 copies of the...

Honestly I don't think it does, but I have spare load straps and synch straps right near to it if ever need be. Easily accessible, 1.5" diameter.

Next up after that... recovery points for the rear end of the rig. While the forward bumper of the Trailhawk is adorned with red powder coated tow hooks, a large part of the aggressive appearance of the vehicle's front end, the back has nothing readily available but a trailer hitch receiver...

Couple weeks went by, I swapped the included Firestik spring with an HD spring as it was bending backwards at highway speeds. Easy swap, no issues since then. Firestik Medium vs HD Spring by 2180miles Firestik HD Antenna Spring by 2180miles