Wicked Rebuild
Vehicle: '98 Toyota Tacoma
Owner: Allen Godard Jr., Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Tires & Wheels: 31x10.50-15 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws on 15x8 Xtreme Alloys
Suspension: 2 1/2-inch Daystar spacers
Drivetrain: Stock
Other Doodads: Homemade rock sliders, rear bumper and skidplate
Does everything work the way you want?: It should, we rebuilt the entire truck
Sweet As a Cherry
Vehicle: '69 Chevy K20 4x4
Owner: Thomas Griffiths, Mt. Pleasant Mills, PA
Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50-16.5 on 16.5x9.75 wagon wheels
Suspension: 3-inch lift
Drivetrain: 350ci engine, SM465 four-speed manual tranny, NP205 transfer case, Dana 44 front, 14-bolt rear with Detroit Locker, 4.09 gears
Performance Mods: Edelbrock carb, Weiand 8004 intake manifold, Centerforce clutch
Other Doodads: Factory tachometer
Does everything work the way you want?: Everything works great
Anything you would change: No, because the truck works so well. This is my only truck and daily driver for the last 23 years. It's no boulevard queen.
All In One XJ
Vehicle: '96 Jeep Cherokee XJ
Owner: Mark Johnston, San Diego, CA
Tires & Wheels: 31-inch BFGoodrich ATs on Rock Crawler wheels
Suspension: 4 1/2-inch Pro Comp coils, Rough Country rear leaves, Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: Stock, Dana 30 front, Dana 44 rear
Performance Mods: Firepower ignition, Turbo City throttle body, MAP sensor adjuster, throttle-body spacer, Magnaflow muffler
Other Doodads: Onboard air, 110-volt power inverter, 7-gallon solar hot-water system, hood louvers that work great to let heat out
Does everything work the way you want?: Yep, works great, and better mileage and power with mods
King Zukie
Vehicle: '87 Suzuki Samurai long wheelbase (Canadian)
Owner: Tom Bentzen, Seattle, WA
Tires & Wheels: 38 1/2-inch Swamper SXs on Marsh Racing 15x10 bead locks
Suspension: Custom four-link rear with Ranger coils, three-link front with Ranger coils, Doetsch Tech shocks
Drivetrain: Toyota 2.4L diesel with custom turbocharger, Toyota 1-ton five-speed tranny, Marlin 4.7 transfer case, Toyota front axle with ARB locker, chromoly inner axles, and Longfields, Toyota V-6 third member rear ARB locker, 5.29 gears
Performance Mods: Custom turbocharger
Other Doodads: Herculiner in body tub, Auto Meter gauges, Extremaire compressor, Davesport rockers, rollcage, and exo, Corbeau seats, Ramsey Patriot winch, IPF lights, custom soft top, Trailtough fender flares, Amsoil bypass filter, Trail Tough fold-down windshield
No Lift Necessary
Vehicle: '03 Dodge Ram 1500
Owner: Jeremy Mosley, Farmersville, TX
Tires & Wheels: 37x12.50-17 Goodyear MTRs on MB Motoring Off Road Gunner 5 17x10s
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: 5.7L Hemi
Performance Mods: Airaid cold-air intake, Superchips programmer, Flowmaster 40 Series mufflers
Other Doodads: Sony head unit, Kenwood amp, CB, towstraps
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Letting "Billy" drive it at only two weeks old, and he slid it into a tree
Does everything work the way you want?: Shouldn't have bought a 1/2-ton, should've gotten a Cummins
Anything you would change: Red River Off Road solid-axle conversion
Four Years of Savings
Vehicle: '05 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited
Owner: Staff Sgt. Kenneth Williams, Altus AFB, OK
Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50-15 Goodyear MTRs on 15-inch Eagle 589 wheels
Suspension: Skyjacker 4-inch double-flex kit
Drivetrain: 4.0L engine, Rocktrac NP241J transfer case, Dana 44 front and rear with factory selectable lockers, 4.10 gears
Performance Mods: K&N air filter, Flowmaster 40 Series muffler, Optima battery, Rubicon Express 62mm throttle body, Airaid cold-air intake
Other Doodads: Garmin GPS
Anything you would change: Maybe a Hemi swap