Vehicle: '81 K-5 Blazer
Owner: Evan Miller, Mountain Home, ID
Tires & Wheels: 35x10.50 Boggers on 15x8 steel
Suspension: Tuff Country 6-inch front springs, 64-inch rear springs with a shackle reversal
Drivetrain: Stock, welded rear spider gears
Performance Mods: 305ci
Other Doodads: Custom bumpers
Does Everything work the way you want?: Works great
Vehicle: '02 Dodge Dakota
Owner: Walt Kupson, Middlebury, CT
Tires & Wheels: 265/75/16 BFG A-Ts on stock 16x8 Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: Stock Performance Mods: 4.7L, Airaid intake, throttle-body spacer
Other Doodads: Westin safari bar Does Everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you would change?: A lift, bigger tires, and a winch
Vehicle: '00 Ford F-250
Owner: Mike Morton, Katy, TX
Tires & Wheels: 49-inch Iroks on 16.5x12 Mickey Thompson Classics
Suspension: Custom 16-inch lift, Fox 2.0 shocks
Drivetrain: One-piece rear driveshaft, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: 7.3L, Superchip downloader, Airaid intake, Banks Exhaust Other Doodads: Transfer case clocked, Redneck Ram, Auto Meter gauges, Bushwhacker fender flares
Does Everything work the way you want?: Yes, but U-turns are a thing of the past
Anything you would change?: Four-link with coilovers and lower gears0
Vehicle: '94 Suzuki Samurai
Owner: Josh Miller, Hoopeston, IL
Tires & Wheels: 31x11.50 TSLs on 16x10
Suspension: Custom 6-inch via spring-over axle
Drivetrain: 6.5:1 transfer-case gears, welded rear spider gears
Other Doodads: ARB front bumper, 9,500-pound winch, snorkel, Tracker power steering
Does Everything work the way you want?: Yes, but there is always room for improvement
Anything you would change?: 4.3L, coils, Toyota axles, and bigger tires
Anything To Add?: Currently switching to YJ springs in the hopes of gaining more flex
Vehicle: '89 Jeep Cherokee
Owner: Cory Koenig, Two Harbors, MN
Tires: 31x10.50 Firestone Destination Mud Terrains
Suspension: Rusty's 4-inch
Drivetrain: AW4, NP231, Ford 8.8 with an Aussie Locker
Performance Mods: 4.0L, Rusty's throttle-body spacer and intake
Other Doodads: Custom front bumper, rock sliders, and beefier track bar and steering bars
Does Everything work the way you want?: Yes; made the 3,000-mile trek to Moab with zero problems
Anything you would change?: Front locker, axleshafts, and skidplates
Anything To Add?: I paid $1,200 for the Jeep three years ago and it continues to be an extremely reliable wheeler.
Vehicle: '89 Dodge Raider
Owner: Pat Gayer, Urbana, IL
Tires: 31x10.50 Cooper Discoverys
Suspension: 3-inch with air shocks
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: 2.6L bored 0.040 over
Other Doodads: Custom rear bumper, lightbar, and rack
Funniest Wheeling Incident: The look I always get on the trail when people try and figure out what it is
Anything you would change?: Take the powertrain out of an S-10 with the 4.3L