Pickup Zu
- Vehicle: '91 Isuzu pickup
- Owner: Ricky Pollreis, Lowell, AR
- Tires: 225/75/16 Kumho Mud Terrains
- Suspension: Stock Drivetrain: Welded rear, 4.56 gears
- Performance Mods: 2.6L
- Other Doodads: 2-inch body lift, custom rear bumper
- Does everything work the way you want?: Getting there
- Anything you would change?: Swap in a set of Toyota mini truck axles
Red Pony
- Vehicle: '77 Ford Bronco
- Owner: Daniel Ward
- Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 BFG KM2s on 15x10 Mickey Thompson wheels
- Suspension: 51/2-inch Wild Horses
- Drivetrain: C-4, Dana 20, Dana 44 front with an Aussie locker, 9-inch rear with a Detroit Locker, 4.56 gears
- Performance Mods: Built 302ci
- Other Doodads: PTO winch
- Does everything work the way you want?: Absolutely, wouldn't change a thing
Take Stock
- Vehicle: '97 Dodge Dakota
- Owner: Peter Tarby
- Tires & Wheels: 31x10.50 Toyo Open Country All Terrains on stock wheels
- Suspension: Stock
- Drivetrain: Dana 44 rear
- Performance Mods: 5.2L
- Funniest Wheeling Incident: Getting stuck in a few feet of snow after making it through the hills and over the rocks without issue!
- Does everything work the way you want?: It's getting there
- Anything you would change?: Rough Country lift, MT/Rs, and a Warn winch are all on the to do list
- Anything to add?: For a mostly stock truck, it does surprisingly well on the trail
Fire Zuk
- Vehicle: '88 Suzuki Samurai
- Owner: Alan Johnson, San Simeon, CA
- Tires & Wheels: 31x10.50 BFG M-Ts on 15-inch American Racing wheels
- Suspension: 4-inch Rocky Road
- Drivetrain: 6:1 transfer case gears, Lock Right rear
- Performance Mods: 1.3L
- Other Doodads: Mile Marker winch, custom snorkel, ShrockWorks bumpers, Optima battery
- Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
- Anything you would change?: 1.6L diesel engine swap
Submission Information
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- 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?