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John Cappa

John Cappa

Former Editor, Four Wheeler

About Me

I started wheeling pretty much the day I got my license, although pops would let me steer his VW camper off-road when I was a kid (I couldn't reach the pedals). After graduating college I worked at a 4 Wheel Parts store for two years until I was offered a job at Petersen's 4 Wheel & Off-Road. A year and six months later in September of 2000 I was made editor of Jp Magazine. I spent 1-month shy of 11 years at the head of Jp before I was boosted to the Four Wheeler high-chair. Hard for me to believe I've been doing this magazine stuff for nearly a decade and a half.
Articles John Contributed To (838)
product-reviews

Cool New Products for Your Jeep

John Cappa November 25, 2019

JL Rack It Rugged Ridge introduces a new hardtop roof rack for ’18-’20 Jeep Wrangler JL... » Read More

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product-reviews

Cool New Products For Your 4x4

John Cappa November 22, 2019

Parts Rack JT Regear Yukon Gear & Axle now offers replacement ring-and-pinion axle gears for the... » Read More

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product-reviews

Parts Rack: Cool New Products for Your 4x4

John Cappa October 31, 2019

Freight Light Harbor Freight Tools introduces Roadshock high‐performance LED lighting. The new... » Read More

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tech-qa

Techline: Your Top 4x4 And Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa October 30, 2019

Stopping F-150 I own a ’90 Ford F-150 4×4. It has a front TTB Dana 44 axle with a tag number... » Read More

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product-reviews

Cool New Products for Your Jeep

John Cappa October 2, 2019

Vintage Warmth Walls Outdoor Goods now offers the Vintage collection. The Vintage Breckenridge... » Read More

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product-reviews

Parts Rack: Cool Products For Your 4x4

John Cappa September 30, 2019

DC Gear Up Dick Cepek Tires & Wheels now offers branded gear for 4×4 enthusiasts. The company... » Read More

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tech-qa

Techline: Your Top 4x4 and Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa September 18, 2019

JK Long Arm My friend has a ’17 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited. He’s looking to move up to... » Read More

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product-reviews

Cool New Products for Your Jeep

John Cappa August 25, 2019

Street Light Baja Designs announces the company’s first street-legal light line, the Squadron... » Read More

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tech-qa

Techline: Your Top 4x4 and Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa August 20, 2019

Micro 4×4 If you were going to build a small 4×4 buggy, like a side-by-side fighter on 35-inch... » Read More

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product-reviews

Parts Rack: Cool New Products for Your 4x4

John Cappa August 16, 2019

Quick Shifting Looking for a sporty-shifting manual transmission to put in front of a divorced... » Read More

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tech-qa

Techline: Your Top 4x4 and Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa July 29, 2019

Bronco Shoe Fitting I’m looking for what size lift and tires would be most practical under my... » Read More

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product-reviews

Parts Rack: Cool New Products for Your 4x4

John Cappa July 26, 2019

Heads-Up Duramax Edelbrock now offers its first-ever high-performance cylinder head designed... » Read More

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transmission-drivetrain

Choose the Best Traction-Adding Differential

John Cappa July 26, 2019

Selecting the best limited-slip or locking differential for your 4×4 depends on many factors,... » Read More

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product-reviews

Cool New Products For Your Jeep

John Cappa July 17, 2019

Electronic Shock Suspension Direct teamed up with Walker Evans Racing to produce Strike Eclik... » Read More

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tech-qa

Techline: Your Top 4x4 And Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa June 20, 2019

Technically I’m 42 and all I’ve ever been into is cars. I moved to Pennsylvania about 12... » Read More

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news

Cool New Products For Your Jeep

John Cappa June 18, 2019

Extreme Cell Reception Wilson Electronics now offers the weBoost Drive Reach. It’s an... » Read More

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features

Letters To The Editor

John Cappa March 20, 2019

Tell us what you like or hate about Jp!... » Read More

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How-to Tech Q&A

Techline: Your Top 4x4 and Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa March 6, 2019

Answers to all of your 4x4 and off-road technical questions is in Techline!... » Read More

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Product Reviews

Parts Rack: Cool New Products For Your 4x4

John Cappa March 5, 2019

Parts Rack has cool new products for your 4x4!... » Read More

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How-to Tech Q&A

Techline: Your Top 4x4 and Off-Road Tech Questions Answered Here

John Cappa February 28, 2019

Techline has answers to all of your 4x4 and off-road technical questions!... » Read More

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My Vehicles

  • 1973 Jeep J-2000 1973 Jeep J-2000
  • 1985 Chevrolet M1008 CUCV 1985 Chevrolet M1008 CUCV
  • 1945 Ford GPW 1945 Ford GPW

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