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
Vehicle: '38 Ford 1/2-ton pickup body/Rock City Chop Shop chassis
Owner: Matthew Carr, White Lake, MI
Tires & wheels: 44-inch Boggers on Custom 16.5x16 Chrome wheels
Suspension: Custom
Drivetrain: TH400, NP205, 2 1/2-ton Rockwells
Performance mods: 468ci, custom headers
Other doodads: Suspension seats, full hydraulic steering
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: Paint and fenders
Anything to add?: Between swapping parts and bartering on Craigslist, I was able to build the entire rig for less than 4,000 bucks
Vehicle: '72 Chevy K20
Owner: David Oakley, Fresno, CA
Tires & wheels: 39.5x13.50 Iroks on 17x9 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs
Suspension: Custom 12-inch
Drivetrain: TH350, NP205, Dana 44 front, Dana 70 rear
Performance mods: 337ci, Holley carburetor, Flowmaster exhaust, Cower cam, MSD HEI
Other doodads: Relocated fuel tank
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: Swap the Dana 44 for a Dana 60, 3-inch body lift, and 454ci
Vehicle: '87 Chevy Blazer
Owner: Matt Black, Kamas, UT
Tires & wheels: 35x12.50x15 BFG KM2s on 15x8 Pro Comp wheels
Suspension: 6-inch Tuff Country
Drivetrain: 700R4, NP208, Dana 60 front, 14-bolt rear with a spool, 4.10 gears
Performance mods: 350ci, K&N intake, Flowmaster exhaust
Other doodads: Crossover steering, ORD steering and frame brace, MileMarker winch
Does everything work the way you want?: So far so good
Anything you would change?: 4.88 gears, lockers, and a cage
Anything to add?: The transfer case uses the Chevy front half and Dodge rear to create an extremely cheap slip-yoke eliminator
My buddy Jerrod gave me a vintage Manco Dingo go-kart he bought brand new over a decade ago. It drove fine, but it was a single-seater and it was gonna be a few more years before my kids were old enough to drive it. Since he gave it to me, I didn't feel right about selling it, so I traded it for this little brush bike instead.
It's a 1984 Honda XR100, which is pretty much the VW beetle of the motorcycle world. With drum brakes, an air cooled 4-stroke, and very few moving parts it's pretty rugged, simple, and fun. The tweaker I traded with sort of stretched the truth regarding the bike. Although it may start with only a few kicks each time, the carb leaks like a sieve, the front and rear rims are a little dented like somebody hit a curb, and the tires are dry-rotted. Also, it looks like Tweaker Joe drove the thing with no air cleaner, so the cylinder walls are probably sort of hashed, although it doesn't really have any blowby.
I'm gonna order a carb gasket kit today and some new tires with tubes. Now I've got myself a fun little brush bike that's easy to fling around and simple/cheap enough that I don't have to care about it.
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