Trail Dodgers
Light Metal Mudder
Vehicle: '03 Dodge Durango
Owner: Zach Champion, Deltona, FL
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Cooper STT Discovers on 15-inch wheels
Suspension: Custom 2-inch
Drivetrain: 4.56 gears
Performance Mods:5.9L V-8, K&N air intake, Superchips programmer, Flowmaster exhaust
Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift, brushguard
Does everything work the way you want?: Works well, but the transmission could be better
Anything You Would Change?: Solid-axle conversion coming soon
Power Pump
Vehicle: '96 Dodge Ram 2500
Owner: Corry Holmes, Helens, OR
Tires & Wheels: 37-inch Toyo Mud Terrains on 17-inch steel wheels
Suspension: 41/2-inch Tuff Country
Drivetrain: NV4500, NP241, Dana 60 front, Dana 80 rear
Performance Mods: 5.9L Cummins with the fuel pump turned up, larger injectors, and K&N air filter
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything You Would Change?: Lockers, lower differential gears, and Banks power pack
Loose Lugs
Vehicle: '98 Dodge Ram 1500
Owner: Chris Best, Prescott Valley, AZ
Tires & Wheels: 33x12.50 Baja Claws on 15x10 Mickey Thompson Classic IIs
Suspension: 3-inch Rancho
Drivetrain: Lock Rights
Performance Mods: 5.9L V-8, Airaid intake, Borla exhaust
Other Doodads: Warn bumper and winch, custom rocker panels
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Losing my lug nuts followed by the entire wheel in a mud hole!
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes
Anything You Would Change?: More lift, taller tires
Cummins Donor
Vehicle: '81 Dodge W-250
Owner: Leon Booth, Liberty, IN
Tires & Wheels: 33-inch Wild Countrys on 17x10 Welds
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: Five-speed with a Southbend clutch, Dana 60 axles, 4.10 gears
Performance Mods: 5.9L Cummins from '92 pickup, intercooler, air intake, Holset HY-35 turbo, SDX injectors, 4-inch exhaust
Other Doodads: 2-inch body lift
Does everything work the way you want?: Yes, works great!
Anything You Would Change?: Maybe go with a bigger tire in the future
Anything To Add?: This truck was an ex-military pickup, and I transferred many of the parts and pieces from a donor '92 Dodge pickup