Bestop and the Industrial History of the Jeep Soft Top
Bestop grew from replacement Jeep covers into a supplier that could design, tool, manufacture, and deliver complete folding-roof systems, while remaining visible to the same owners as an aftermarket brand.
WARN Industries and the Jeep Recovery Story
From locking hubs for surplus Jeeps to electric winches, Jeep-specific mounts, synthetic rope, and modern rigging hardware, WARN helped turn recovery into a normal part of recreational four-wheeling.
Dana, Spicer, and the Axles Under Generations of Jeeps
Dana model numbers became Jeep-owner vocabulary, but the same number can describe materially different assemblies across military, CJ, Wrangler, factory, and aftermarket eras.
AEV and the Jeeps That Arrived Early
American Expedition Vehicles repeatedly turned ideas missing from Jeep showrooms into engineered, saleable vehicles: stretched Wranglers, pickups, complete suspension systems, and dealer-offered HEMI JKs.
Nth Degree Mobility: The Jeep Suspension Company That Disappeared
Jim and Nicole Frens built a small Nevada company around unusually integrated Jeep suspension and underbody systems. It closed abruptly in 2007, but its engineering continued through AEV.