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May 2008 4x4 Readers' RidesHot Shot From the February, 2009 issue of 4Wheel & Off-Road By Ali Mansour
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Send us a picture of your ride if you've never done so. We keep a surplus of Readers' Rides submissions, but only one submission per person, and we love all off-road vehicles so send in your entries whether your rig is stock or not. Make sure each digital image is at least 1600 x 1200 pixels (or two megapixels) and saved as a TIFF, EPS, or maximum-quality JPEG file. Write to: Readers' Rides 4-Wheel & Off-Road 6420 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048-5515 fax 323.782.2704
E-mail to: readersrides@4wheeloffroad.com
Vehicle (year, make, model) Owner (name, city, state) Tires & Wheels (size, make, model) Suspension (lift, springs, shocks) Drivetrain (tranny, transfer case, axles) Performance (engine mods) Other mods Does it work the way you want? Anything you would change? Funniest Wheeling Incident Anything to add?
Vehicle: '76 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ-40 Owner: Joe Noname, Somewhere, USA Tires & Wheels: 39.5-inch Iroks on 17-inch bead locks Suspension: Custom spring-over axle Drivetrain: TH400, Atlas, Longfield shafts, ARB Air Lockers Performance Mods: 5.7L, K&N intake Other Doodads: Custom tube fenders Anything you would change?: My name Anything to add?: Soon to be four-linked in the rear plus hydraulic-assist steering Vehicle: '99 Nissan Frontier Owner: Mike Marrero, Deltona, FL Tires: 315/75R16 BFG M-Ts Suspension: Custom radius arms with 14-inch Fox coilovers, Nth Degree Gyro joints, 6-inch XJ rear springs, and MX-6 shocks Drivetrain: TX10, high-pinion Dana 44 with Warn shafts and CTM U-joints, Rockcrusher 60 rear with 35-spline Dutchman shafts, ARB Air Lockers, 5.13 gears Performance Mods: Stock Other Doodads: Dual Warn winches, ARB front bumper, Can-Back, Shrockworks sliders Funniest Wheeling Incident: Hearing a Jeep guy yell "If a dang Nissan can do it..." Does Everything Work the way you want?: So far, really well, but there is always room for improvement Anything you would change?: Master cylinder for improved braking Vehicle: '72 Chevy C10 Owner: Will Gibbs, Carrolton, GA Tires & Wheels: 42-inch TSLs on 15x10 steel Suspension: Two-wheel to four-wheel-drive conversion netting 6 inches of lift Drivetrain: SM465, NP205, Dana 60 front with Lock-Right and 35-spline outers, 14-bolt rear with Detroit Locker, 4.56 gears Performance Mods: 355ci, TBI, Edelbrock intake manifold, custom exhaust Other Doodads: Hydraulic assist, crossover steering, custom flatbed, high-clearanced the rocker panels 4 inches and door bottoms 2 inches, Warn 9500 Does Everything Work the way you want?: It works great! Anything you would change?: Add rear antiwrap bar, move front axle forward, and lose a little more sheetmetal Anything to add?: Petersen's is my all-time favorite mag! (Ed.-Mine too.) Vehicle: '70 Toyota FJ-55 Land Cruiser Owner: Warren & Rebecca Prouty, Pleasanton, CA Tires: 31x10.50 Suspension: 4-inch lift Drivetrain: Stock Other Doodads: Custom front and rear bumpers, 9,000-pound winch Anything you would change?: New tires and bumpers Anything to add?: Great wheeler with lots of roo Vehicle: '02 Land Rover Range Rover Owner: Gus Borjas, Miami, FL Tires: 33x12.50 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws Suspension: Rancho shocks with coils Drivetrain: Stock Performance Mods: 4.6L Other Doodads: Ramsey winch, custom racks, skidplates Does Everything Work the way you want?: Yes Vehicle: '86 Suzuki Samurai Owner: Paul Proctor, Bullhead, AZ Tires & Wheels: 35-inch MT/Rs on 15x10 with 2.5 inches of backspacing Suspension: 6-inch spring-over axle with 3-inch Deaver springs Drivetrain: 6.1 transfer-case gears, 4.62 gears Performance Mods: 1.3L, Weber carburetor, Pacesetter Header, 2-inch exhaust Other Doodads: MileMarker winch, RRO bumpers, KC light, Calmini skidplates and axle guards Does Everything Work the way you want?: Good, but moving up to 35-inch tires from 33-inch tires caused a whole lot of problems Anything you would change?: Swap the1.3L to a 1.6L Vehicle: '59 Chevy Apache Owner: Gordy Scott, Portland, OR Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 BFG A-Ts on 15x8 Mickey Thompson Classic Suspension: Custom solid-axle conversion and Monroe shocks Drivetrain: TH400, Dana 44 front, 12-bolt rear Performance Mods: '72 Chevy 350 LT1, Dart Iron Eagle heads, Edelbrock intake manifold and carburetor Other Doodads: '99 1/2-ton frame, 25-gallon fuel tank, digital dash Does Everything Work the way you want?: So far, so good Anything you would change?: Nope, haven't discovered anything yet Anything to add?: Immeasurable gratitude towards my dad, for without those tireless efforts and unlimited expertise, this truck would not have been Vehicle: '70 Ford Bronco Owner: Ken Bullock, Payson, UT Tires: 33x12.50 MT/Rs Suspension: 5.5-inch lift Drivetrain: C4, Dana 20, Dana 44 front with Lock-Right, 9-inch rear with Detroit Locker, 4.11 gears Performance Mods: 351ci bored 0.060 over, Holley Pro-Jection Other Doodads: 2-inch body lift, Superior shafts, six-point cage Funniest Wheeling Incident: Being stuck in the mud past the body line, then paying $300 to get popped out Does Everything Work the way you want?: Yep
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