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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Filed under: Editorials, Project Garage , John Cappa
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575 Horsepower Supercharged Raptor Is Here!
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Posted April 3 2013 09:24 PM by Agustin Jimenez
Shelby American has just unveiled it's latest creation at the 2013 New York auto show and all we can say is that it's bad ass! How bad ass, 575 horsepower to be exact! Shelby has now made what was already a fun desert truck...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, News, Big 3 & Import News, Ford
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2014 GM 1500 4x4 Pickups Get EPA Estimated 16 MPG City 22 MPG HIghway
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Posted April 3 2013 10:18 AM by Ken Brubaker
We've been telling you about the all-new 2014 General Motors 1/2-ton 4x4 pickups, but what we didn't know was what kind of fuel economy they would produce. Now we know. GM has put out a press release stating that the GM...
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Filed under: Miscellaneous, GMC, Ken Brubaker
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Yesterday's Run: Mashed Potato and 3D
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Posted March 29 2013 08:31 AM by Ken Brubaker
We had a blast yesterday exploring the awesome Mashed Potato and 3D trails outside of Moab, Utah. Our group of five vehicles included a fullsize GMC pickup, a trio of vastly different Jeeps, and the infamous Lower Forty...
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Today's Run: Hell's Revenge
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Posted March 27 2013 09:22 PM by Ken Brubaker
What a great day today here in Moab, Utah, at the Easter Jeep Safari! We tagged along with a group of (mostly) fullsize rigs on Hell's Revenge and it was a blast. There were a wide range of large, and even extra large, rigs...
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Today's Run: Behind The Rocks
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Posted March 26 2013 08:33 PM by Ken Brubaker
Great day here in Moab at the Easter Jeep Safari! Today the Four Wheeler staff went in separate directions and hit three different trailrides. I hit the Behind the Rocks trail with a group of 12 vehicles. Great run, great...
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Wheelin' With Three Former TTC Competitors
Trail Photos Of The Six Concept Mopar And Jeep Vehicles
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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Filed under: Editorials, Big 3 & Import News, Jeep, John Cappa
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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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More Snow! Cool!
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Posted March 19 2013 09:50 AM by Ken Brubaker
Those of you who have to plow snow know what its like to crawl outta bed in the wee hours to push snow around before everyone has to begin their morning commute. Here at the Four Wheeler Midwest Bureau in northern Illinois...
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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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Filed under: Editorials, Big 3 & Import News, Jeep, John Cappa
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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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Quick Bolt Replacement, Now Back To Snowplowing
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Posted March 16 2013 10:38 AM by Ken Brubaker
Last weekend I had to replace some of the mounting bolts for my Geo Tracker-mounted snowplow. I had abused the plow big-time by pushing wet, heavy snowdrifts that were four times taller than my blade. And I had to hit the...
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