2011 Ultimate Adventure
Offroad Design: 1999 GMC K2500
The Ultimate Rigs of UA 2011
By Ali Mansour, Photography by 4 Wheel & Off-Road Staff
Driver: Stephen Watson
Co-Driver: Brandon Watson
Stomping Grounds: Carbondale, CO
When your slogan is “We make big look good,” you better not be a little guy or show up to an off-road event in a Geo Tracker. Luckily, Offroad Design’s Stephen and Brandon Watson are plenty tall and their wheeling rigs of choice tend to be fullsize GMs. Known for their now legendary NP203/205 Doubler and a full line of classic and late-model GM parts, Offroad Design came ready to wheel, piloting a work truck special turned hardcore wheeler. Their finely tuned fullsize had no trouble keeping up on the tight and twisty Jeep trails.
Drivetrain
- Engine: 454ci
- Transmission: NV4500
- Transfer Case: Offroad Design Doubler NP203/205
- Front Axle: High-pinion Dana 60 front, Superior axleshafts, CTM U-joints, ARB Air Locker and diff cover, 5.13 gears
- Rear Axle: 14-bolt, ORD disc conversion, Crane diff cover, ARB Air Locker, 5.13 gears
Suspension
- Springs & Such: ORD solid-axle conversion front with ORD springs; ORD rear springs with extended shackles and 2-link traction bars
- Tires & Wheels: 40-inch MTRs on 17-inch Trail Ready beadlocks
- Steering: ORD crossover with PSC hydraulic assist
Other
- Custom ORD build cage and tube bed, Warn winch, 117-inch wheelbase
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