Vehicle: '98 Dodge Durango
Owner: Chris & Jessy Green, Myrtle Beach, SC
Tires & wheels: 38.5 Thornbirds front, Boggers rear, 15x10 Soft 8
Suspension: 11.5 inches via a custom solid-axle conversion
Drivetrain: 46RE, NV231, Dana 44 front, 9 1/4 rear, 4.88 gears
Performance mods: 5.2L, Jet Performance chip, throttle-body spacer, performance coil, Flex-a-lite fan, Edelbrock headers
Other doodads: 3-inch body lift, custom steering
Does everything work the way you want?: Needs lockers
Anything you would change?: Coil swap for the rear in the works
Vehicle: '93 Ford Bronco
Owner: Van Everette, Mechanicsville, VA
Tires & wheels: 35x12.50 Mud Terrains on 15x10 Outlaw IIs
Suspension: Custom 6-inch via a straight-axle conversion
Drivetrain: C-6, Dana 44 front with ARB Air Locker, 9-Inch rear with Detroit Locker; both axles are fitted with chromoly axleshafts and are out of a '78 Bronco
Performance mods: 351ci, 0.030 over, Edelbrock intake, heads, cam, and carburetor
Other doodads: York onboard air, custom rear bumper with swing-away tire carrier
Funniest wheeling incident: Packing every spare part I though I would ever need and then breaking the one thing I didn't have a spare for!
Does everything work the way you want?: So far, but it has taken three years to get here
Anything you would change?:1-ton axles, front bumper, and a winch
Anything to add?: Straight-axle conversion is the best upgrade I've done; the carburetor is the worst
Vehicle: '92 Toyota Land Cruiser
Owner: Victor Tan, Davao City, Philippines
Tires & wheels: 265/75/16 Cooper Discovery STTs on 16x8 American Racing ATX
Suspension: 2-inch coil spacers with Bilstein shocks
Drivetrain: Detroit E-Z Locker in the front, Toyota electric locker in the rear
Performance mods: 2LTE, K&N air filter
Other doodads: Warn M8000, Hella lights, Airlift helper bags
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: More power and efficient Toyota 1KZ engine
Vehicle: '98 Toyota Tacoma
Owner: Zach Hamilton, Portland, OR
Tires & wheels: 35x12.50 BFG M-Ts on 15x8 Pro Comp wheels
Suspension: Custom straight-axle conversion, Wagoneer front springs, 63-inch Chevy 1/2-ton rear springs, 12-inch travel Bilstein shocks
Drivetrain: Dana 44 front, Lock-Rights, 4.88 gears
Performance mods: 2.7L
Other doodads: Custom bumpers, sliders, and skidplates, Warn winch, onboard air
Does everything work the way you want?: It's getting there, but I am still working out the bugs from the straight-axle conversion
Anything you would change?: Selectable lockers, bigger tires, and another transfer case would be nice
Anything to add?: Great magazine! Keep up the good work.
Vehicle: '05 Dodge Ram Power Wagon
Owner: John Worker, Yorba Linda, CA
Tires & wheels: 35-inch BFG KM2s on stock wheels
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance mods: AEM intake, Gibson exhaust, Superchip programmer
Other doodads: Onboard air, Warn winch
Does everything work the way you want?: Everything works, but the lockers are slow to engage
Anything you would change?: Nope
Vehicle: '85 Land Rover 110
Owner: Don Lang, Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Tires: 7.50x 16 Michelin ZXLs
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: R-380, IT-230, rear Detroit Locker
Performance mods: 300TDI with tuned pump and a straight pipe
Other doodads: Custom snorkel, power steering, and sliders
Does everything work the way you want?: Works good, but could always be better
Anything you would change?: More suspension travel, bigger tires, and paint
Vehicle: '60 Ford F-100
Owner: Larry D. Shreckengost, Huntsville, AL
Tires: Buckshot Mudders
Suspension: Custom 6-inch with air shocks
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance mods: 223ci
Other doodads: 12,000-pound winch
Does everything work the way you want?: It's perfect
Anything to add?: It has been a great hunting truck and has never let me down
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