Vehicle: '57 Ford F-350 4x4
Owner: Mark Bellinger, Elmira, NY
Tires & wheels: 44x18.50-16.5 Ground Hawgs on 16.5x12 Eaton wheels
Suspension: Skyjacker 4-inch springs and shocks
Drivetrain: 390ci V-8, '57 F-350 four-speed with F600 clutch and flywheel, NP205 transfer case, high-pinion Dana 60 front with limited-slip diff, rear Dana 60 with limited-slip diff, 4.10 gears
Other Doodads: Power-assist steering with Rockram, 8,000-pound PTO Tulsa winch
Does everything work the way you want?: Works great
Anything you would change: Maybe a lower ring-and-pinion combo
Vehicle: '81 Ford Bronco
Owner: Chris Harrington, Nipomo, CA
Tires & wheels: 37x13.50 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws for $400
Suspension: Rancho 4-inch lift with extended radius arms
Drivetrain: 302ci V-8 engine, Dana 44 TTB front, Ford 9-inch rear, 3.54 gears
Performance Mods: Holley carb and K&N air filter
Other Doodads: Bully bar in front, cut fenders and sewer piping Sawzall'd to fit on the fenders
Anything to add?: I got it for $700 with a 4-inch lift and extended radius arms, and I bet I could keep up with all your magazine cheap trucks!
Vehicle: '93 Isuzu Rodeo
Owner: Mike Bantz, Erie, CO
Tires & wheels: 35x12.50-15 Goodyear MTRs on 15-inch steel
Suspension: Wagoneer leaves
Drivetrain: Teralow 3.07 transfer-case gear conversion, Chevy Dana 44 front and rear factory Dana 44 packed with 5.13 gears
Performance Mods: K&N air filter
Other Doodads: M8000 winch
Funniest wheeling incident: Snapping two CVs and making a date with a plasma cutter
Anything you would change: The stock tranny
Anything to add?: There's a bunch of us miscreants who can't figure out how to 'wheel anything other than an Isuzu. How about givin' us some love? Thanks, and keep up the good work.
Vehicle: '48 Willys Overland Jeepster
Owner: John Maguire, Ontario, CA Tires & wheels: P235/75/R15 street tires on plain ol' everyday steel wheels with "beauty rings"
Suspension: Rancho 2 1/2-inch lift, 6-inch long shackles
Drivetrain: 327ci Chevy V-8, T-90 tranny, Dana 18 transfer case with Saturn overdrive, 4.27 gears, and whatever could be salvaged from a '55 Jeep pickup
Other Doodads: Dolphin electronic instrumentation, Ford radiator with three electric fans
Funniest wheeling incident: Being passed on the freeway by a Cal Trans street sweeper when I had 5.38 gears
Anything to add?: It was hard trying to turn an antique touring car into a reliable 4x4
Vehicle: '81 Dodge Power Ram
Owner: Derek Rose, Casco, MI
Tires & wheels: 44-inch Boggers on 16x5x10 Rockcrawler steel wheels
Suspension: Custom 8-inch front leaves with 2 1/2-inch drop shackles, custom link to eliminate axlewrap, 6-inch Skyjacker spring rear, custom shackle flip in rear, Skyjacker shocks
Drivetrain: 360ci V-8, 727 TorqueFlite tranny, divorced NP205 transfer case, Dana 60 front axle with Detroit Truetrac, rear Dana 60 with disc brakes and Detroit Locker, 5.13 gears
Performance Mods: Edelbrock intake manifold and carb, Comp cams, Hedman headers, MSD Off Road ignition and coil
Other Doodads: Corbeau seats and five-point harnesses, stainless steel dash, military toggle switches, Bushwhacker cut-out fender flares, frame sandblasted and coated with POR 15
Funniest wheeling incident: Every time I pull out my brother's Ford
Does everything work the way you want?: Everything works flawlessly, no axlewrap, no broken U-joints, and it handles pretty well
Anything you would change: I should've worked two jobs so I could've thrown in a big-block
Anything to add?: I did 95% of the work myself, and I beat the snot out of this thing
Vehicle: '01 Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Owner: John Johnstone, Houston, TX Tires & wheels: 35-inch Goodyear MTRs on American Racing 767
Suspension: Spring-over axle conversion in rear
Drivetrain: Stock engine and auto tranny, Powertrax Lock-Right lockers front and rear, 4.10 gears
Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift, rocksliders, homemade snorkel, Hanneman fiberglass fenders
Funniest wheeling incident: The time I bent the tie rod 90 degrees. Wait, that wasn't funny...
Does everything work the way you want?: Not the front end, IFS does not need the antisway bar removed