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John Cappa
Our Worst Stucks
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Posted May 20 2013 10:19 AM by John Cappa
What was your worst stuck? How about your best, most creative recovery? These are our worst stucks/recoveries: Brubaker: A long, long time ago, my wife and I were in California and I decided to impress her with my...
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Where Are They Now: 1973 Jeep J-2000 "Hot Dog"
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Posted May 15 2013 09:06 AM by John Cappa
2003: Picking up my new pile in Oregon. One of the most asked about projects that I have built was the '73 Jeep J-2000 pickup. The 49-inch Irocks were the largest light-truck tire out there at the time and Rockwell axles...
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Working 4x4s
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Posted May 9 2013 10:22 AM by John Cappa
Do you use a 4x4 for work? We wanna see it! Send a high-res pic and info about the 4x4 to john.cappa@fourwheeler.com.The off-road workhorse pictured, known as the Tuggster, was built by and belongs to Wininger Drilling in...
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2013 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman
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Posted May 1 2013 04:42 PM by John Cappa
Today we said farewell to our 2012 Pickup Truck of the Year winner (the Ram Power Wagon) and welcomed our 2013 winner, the Ram 1500 Outdoorsman into the long-term test fleet. We will miss the rugged capability of the Power...
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Solid axle 4x4s... Nissan, Toyota, you hear me?
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Posted April 25 2013 08:54 AM by John Cappa
Now that most non-traditional truck buyers have fled the truck and SUV market for presumably more comfortable and more fuel efficient crossovers, the market is ripe for the return of traditional workhorse 4x4s. Ya know,...
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2013 Top Truck Challengers
Trusting Mac's Trailer Tie Downs
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Posted April 4 2013 06:53 AM by John Cappa
While in Moab, Utah, for the 2013 Easter Jeep Safari, we received an invite to watch an awesome example of trusting your product. Colin McLemore of Mac's Custom Tie-Downs strapped his new Jeep Wrangler to a trailer using...
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Six Concept 4x4s Revealed By Jeep and Mopar
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Posted March 20 2013 08:16 AM by John Cappa
Jeep and Mopar just released the images and some tech specs for the six concept Jeeps that we will get behind the wheel of next week in Moab, Utah, at the 2013 Easter Jeep Safari. We'll follow up shortly with an assessment...
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Rancho RS7000MT Shocks
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Posted March 19 2013 09:59 PM by John Cappa
I've been running the same old gas-charged mono-tube shocks on my '73 J-2000 for several years. I've never been particularly happy with the valving. The compression seemed much too soft and even the rebound felt weak, but...
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Sneak Peek: Moab Mopar UnderGround
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Posted March 18 2013 02:32 PM by John Cappa
Every year the Jeep and Mopar crew create a selection of
concept Jeep vehicles for Moab Easter Jeep Safari. This year we got a couple of early renderings. First up is the Jeep Grand Cherokee
“Trailhawk II” concept and...
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Suspension Mock Up
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Posted March 17 2013 07:18 AM by John Cappa
When building a 4x4 I don't like leaving anything to chance. I often go wheeling alone and I also don't want to go wheeling with others and be "that guy" that has issues with his truck the whole trip. I like to test fit my...
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Universal Lumber Rack
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Posted March 7 2013 04:00 AM by John Cappa
Despite it being a fairly uncommon Jeep truck, there really are only a few questions people ask me about my 4x4. So here are a few of the questions I get asked most often and their answers.1: What kind of truck is...
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2013 Moab Easter Fullsize Safari
Mounting 40s to Beadlocks
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Posted March 6 2013 04:00 AM by John Cappa
I came home from a recent desert 'wheeling trip motivated to work on my projects. So the other night I went out and test fit some 15x14 Eaton beadlocks on my M1008 CUCV GM military pickup. I wanted to keep the brake...
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A 'Wheeling Spot Favorite
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Posted March 5 2013 09:48 AM by John Cappa
I have been fortunate enough to drive off-road in a lot of different places. But there is just something about 'wheeling close to home that I truly enjoy. I spent a lot of my early off-road seat time in Ocotillo Wells,...
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