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NEW GMC SIERRA 1500
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COVER SECTION
HOT SUSPENSION TECH!
26 RANCHO 6-INCH GM KIT
Lifting a GMC the right way
32 GARAGE-LIFTED LAND CRUISER
Do it yourself and save some coin
38 OLD MAN EMU OUTFITS
A SUPER DUTY
Leaf-spring lift to fit 35s
44 STABILITY CONTROL FOR YOUR LIFT
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SPECIAL STORY
72-HOUR TOW TEST!
52 DIESEL RAM 1500 TOW-A-THON

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TECH
38 58 BULLY DOG TUNER
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72 GET THE MOST OUT OF
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76 FALKEN WILDPEAK M/T MUD TIRE
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46 FEATURES
46 HOMEBUILT ROCK DOMINATOR
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76 62 HOW TO RUN THE BAJA 1000

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68 BLACK BEAUTY TOYOTA
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 IN BOX BY Rick Péwé

you may know, manufacturers are forced
by the FCC to be at 5 watts or less. If you
use a reputable brand of radio it will be very
good. Installation and antenna choice are
much more important than brand of radio.
Second, any antenna is good enough.
I run a Wilson 1000 hooked to a Radio
Shack CB and can outtalk most of the
guys in my club. It is more important to
have a good antenna that is properly
installed. Save money on the radio and
spend it on the antenna.
Concerning antenna installation, there
will have to be many compromises. There
RADIO WAVES, 10-4 are few off-roaders who would install a full-
(i.e., you will be able to talk to rigs behind
you better than those in front of you).
As I said I just want to help you to pro-
duce the best possible magazine you can.
I am an avid ham operator with a General
class license. Ideally, off-roaders should
seek a ham license so that they can use
the higher frequencies and power of the 2
Meter band to communicate from vehicle
to vehicle. My Jeep has a 75-watt 2 Meter
that can reach over 100 miles. I also have
a High Frequency radio that I carry with
me when “overlanding,” which allows me
to talk around the world.
Thank you for your time. If you have any

I just read in the Mar. ’14 issue that Harry

Wagner is working on an article concern-
ing CB choices and installation. As an avid
reader who wants to see you produce the
best possible magazine with the best infor-
mation, I am concerned he may fall into
some of the common traps of the CB world.
First, you have to have the Cobra model
whatever to be effective. I have tested
many CB radios on my power meter and
have found that 90 percent of the brands
will test out between 4.75 and 5.0 watts. As
wave (108-inch) antenna sticking straight
up out of the middle of the steel top of their
rig, which is the best for radio wave propa-
gation. The most common installation that
I have seen is a 5⁄8 -wave fiberglass antenna
mounted on the rear of the rig. On a pickup
or soft-topped Jeep this is not a bad instal-
lation. I see this a lot on hard-topped JKs
and SUVs like the XJ or ZJ Cherokees. What
most people don’t realize is how the close
proximity to the metal of the vehicle will
cause the emitted wave pattern to change
questions about radios I will gladly help
any way that I can.
ED GIESEN
KD0SDP
Wichita, KS
Thanks, Ed. In fact, Harry’s story is
in this issue (page 74). Much of the CB
information one hears bandied about is
from stories and old rumors, not the hot
smoke and dope we learn from in this issue.
Thanks for writing in, and keep reading!

READER RANT
OUR SPONSORS WANT WHAT?
I ’ve been a subscriber now for a couple of decades. I recently
read through my collection, which contains several maga-
zines dating back to 1982. I noticed a couple disturbing trends
and decided that I had to finally write my first letter to you all.
The first trend that I noticed has to do with the Ultimate
Adventure (UA) and reader reactions to it, or more accurately
your reactions to their input. For the last several years, UA is fol-
lowed up by a ton of letters asking for you to use older trucks.
Your stock answer? “Our sponsors want …” Well, I have news for
you guys. Your readers are the ones that matter. Instead of justi-
fying your wants by blaming the sponsors, you should be taking
that pile of letters to your sponsors and showing them what
their customers want. Next time they tell you to use a brand-
new truck that costs a year’s salary to start with, try suggesting
that perhaps they should consider the 90 percent of people
who read your magazine that would rather read something they
might actually be able to use. What’s next? Hot Rod doing away
with stories for old cars because the sponsors say so?
The second trend I have noticed is even more alarming. I
read an interesting title in the contents and search down the
story only to find a couple sentences and “For more informa-
tion, log on to ….” I’m sorry, but I thought I was subscribing to a
magazine, not a website. Where is all the content my subscrip-
tion dollars (and newsstand dollars) pay for? On a website?
I know it’s hard to believe, but not all of your readers are
20-something tech freaks that only understand something
that comes from a cellphone. If I wanted to read a magazine on
a computer, I wouldn’t be paying for it in print. Come on, guys.
I miss the old magazine. Let’s bring back the useful content,
and maybe a little more respect for the readership.
E. HALEY
Via 4wheeloffroad@sorc.com
P.S. Dropping 10 grand on a new engine and sticking it in an
old truck doesn’t really count as an “old truck tech” story, either.
I went through all my back issues and couldn’t find a single
instance where we said that the UA vehicles we built were
because of what our sponsors wanted. It just ain’t so. If we get
a brand-new vehicle, it’s because we go to them and ask; they
don’t dictate to us. That’s also why we’ve built older rigs on a
third of the UAs starting with my Ultimate A1 Jeep back in 2001.
As for your number-two complaint, I agree that it’s maddening
to have to go somewhere else for more information, especially
since you are where you are specifically for that information. I
don’t believe we’ve ever continued a story online, so it can’t be a
trend. We do reference websites for more info on a similar or relat-
ed subject, or to see more photos or video, but it’s not like you
aren’t getting the whole story in the magazine. In the future there
will be more specific content for web or mobile users, and those
will refer people to the magazine for more information, so hold
onto your subscription if you’re not up to snuff in the digital age.
And your number-three complaint? Come on, if it were 1979
and we were stuffing a new Buick 455 V-8 in a Willys flatfender,
wouldn’t that have been considered old truck tech back then?
Perish the thought that it would have electronic ignition and an
internally regulated alternator. Oh, the horror!

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BAJA ATZ
P3
MORE TOY TECH!
H i guys. I would like to make the sugges-
tion that you all do a full-length story
on Harry Wagner’s Toyota pickup truck,
Mickey Thompson’s Baja
ATZP3™ features an extra
especially the engine, and stop tempting us wide footprint and beefy
with random pictures of the truck in various
unrelated articles in your magazine. Thanks.
tread blocks for great all
ANONYMOUS (AKA HARRY WAGNER?) around traction.
Via 4wheeloffroad@sorc.com

We are wondering if Harry wrote this, or

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ALASKA ADVENTURE LITE off-road.
S o you drove 2,000 miles over two
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Zionsville, IN

Thanks Aaron. We agree. The easy

answer would be to refer you to our website
for more, but E. Haley wouldn’t like that. The
truth of the matter is that time and space and CLASSIC III™ & CLASSIC III™ BLACK
budget constraints all factor into how long
an article can be. If we had our way we could
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60 HP WONDER
VEHICLE: ’88 Samurai OWNER: Chris Crowley, Sikeston, MO TIRES
& WHEELS: 35x15.5R15 TSL SXs (grooved), owner-made front
beadlocks SUSPENSION: Springover using YJ springs DRIVETRAIN:
6.5:1-geared transfer case, Toyota axles with Spartan lockers, 4.10
gears PERFORMANCE: Stock 1.3L I-4 (60hp of wonder) OTHER DOO-
DADS: Owner-built cage, bumpers, 1⁄4-inch skidplate, and rock slid-
ers, power steering, OTT high-steer linkage DOES IT WORK THE WAY
YOU WANT?: Works great, if only it were street-legal ANYTHING YOU
WOULD CHANGE?: Adding hydro assist FUNNIEST WHEELING INCI-
DENT: Being winched up a valley 150 feet backwards because I did
not check out the trail before I ran it. About 25 feet from the bottom
of the valley was a cliff. Later the owner of the park told me that trail
was abandoned because of a large bolder rolling down the slope
and lodging firmly in place, creating that cliff.

OLD FAITHFUL
VEHICLE: ’79 Jeep CJ-5 OWNER: Alex Wasser-
burger, Douglas, WY TIRES & WHEELS: 37-inch
BFGoodrich Red Label Krawlers, custom rock rings
on steel wheels with Staun beadlocks SUSPENSION:
BDS 4-inch lift springs with military wraps, long-trav-
el shocks DRIVETRAIN: T19 4-speed manual trans-
mission, twin-stick Dana 300 transfer case with 4:1
low-range, Advance Adapters heavy outputs clocked
flat, Dana 60 front axle with ARB Air Locker, 35-spline
shafts, shaved 14-bolt rear axle, Detroit Locker, 4.56
gears PERFORMANCE: 5.0L H.O. Mustang V-8 OTHER
DOODADS: Frame fully reinforced, full hydro steer-
ing DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: For the
most part ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Auto
trans so the wife can drive it too FUNNIEST WHEEL-
ING INCIDENT: Broke a rear pinion yoke at midnight
on the night run the first day of the Dakota Territory
Challenge and accidentally unplugged the fuel
pump while repairing (with very poor lighting, small
flashlight in my mouth). Had to leave it on the trail till
morning because we couldn’t get it to run.
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BC BOGGER
VEHICLE: ’92 Chevy K2500 OWNER: Shane
Naeth, Terrace, B.C., Canada TIRES & WHEELS:
38.5-inch Boggers on 16x12 black steelies
SUSPENSION: Sky 6-inch springover hangers,
4-inch BDS springs front, 6-inch rear springs
with 4-inch shackle flip, BDS shocks all around
DRIVETRAIN: Chevy 355 V-8, 5-speed manual
transmission, clocked NP241 transfer case with
SYE, ’79 Ford Dana 60 front axle, 14-bolt full-
floating rear axle with Detroit Locker, 4.10 gears
PERFORMANCE MODS: Headers, custom dual
exhaust, K&N filter, Holley carb OTHER DOO-
DADS: Crossover steering, dual steering stabi-
lizers, PSC steering box, 3-inch body lift, custom
CV driveshafts DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU
WANT?: So far so good ANYTHING TO ADD?:
Bush bumpers and my winch installed

SWEET TJ
VEHICLE: Jeep TJ OWNER: George Wal-
berg, Sweet Home, OR TIRES & WHEELS:
33x10.5R15 Toyo Mud Countrys on 15x7
American Racing Outlaw IIs SUSPENSION:
4-inch Rough Country lift DRIVETRAIN:
Stock, 3.07 gears PERFORMANCE MODS:
Limited-slips OTHER DOODADS: Skidways
bellypan, Smittybilt 8,000-pound winch
DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Goes
anywhere I have the nerve to ANYTHING
YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Lower gears would
be nice ANYTHING TO ADD?: Put 60,000 on
it. Over 10,000 of that is serious off-road.
TORRID BRONCO
VEHICLE: ’86 Ford Bronco XLT OWN-
ERS: Richard & Michelle Torres, Chico,
CA TIRES & WHEELS: 35x12.5R15
Dunlop Mud Rovers, aluminum wheels
SUSPENSION: 3-inch body lift, custom
gap guards DRIVETRAIN: 5.0L V-8,
AOD 4-speed automatic transmission,
NP205 transfer case, Dana 44 TTB front
axle, Ford 8.8 rear axle with factory
Trac-Lok OTHER DOODADS: F-250 ball
joints and tie-rods, F-250 grille swap,
blacked-out front clip, towhooks,
brushguard with lights, custom front
and rear boxed bumper relocation
DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?:
Heck yeah! It’s a Ford after all. ANY-
THING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Trac-Lok
in front differential, regear for larger
tires FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT:
Showing my brother up by crossing
the pit he never could then letting my
ego take over and getting stuck on the
second “In Your Face” run across the
pit. I had to be pulled out by him, he got
stuck, and we both had to be pulled out
MALICIOUS M1009 all hooked together by a monster Land
VEHICLE: ’85 Chevrolet M1009 CUCV (Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle) OWNER: Sean Malis, Leb- Cruiser ANYTHING TO ADD?: This is my
ec, CA TIRES & WHEELS: 33x12.5R15 Goodyear DuraTracs on stock military wheels SUSPENSION: daily driver, weekend camper/fisher,
4-inch Pro Comp lift DRIVETRAIN: Stock GM 6.2L J-series Detroit Diesel V-8, TH400 4-speed auto- family mover, winter snow/mud driver,
matic, NP208 transfer case, 10-bolt front axle, 14-bolt rear axle with Gov-Lok, 3.08 gears OTHER and tow rig. It goes anywhere I point it
DOODADS: Roof rack, stereo, CB radio, Warn winch DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Yes, but I and back. I would not trade it for any-
want to touch up the original Army paint FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: Repairing a busted U-joint thing. Long live the ’80s FSBs!
on the trail while my wife cooked dinner on the tailgate ANYTHING TO ADD?: Love my CUCV
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FRANKENSNYDE
VEHICLE: ’51 Willy pickups on ’85 Suburban
frame OWNER: Steve Snyder, Dewitt, NE TIRES
& WHEELS: 33-inch Federal M/Ts on 16-inch
aluminum wheels SUSPENSION: 2-inch lift
DRIVETRAIN: Stock Chevy 350 V-8, TH700R4
4-speed automatic, 4.10 gears PERFORMANCE
MODS: Cherry Bomb mufflers, stacks OTHER
DOODADS: Disc brakes, ’58 Chevy longbox,
Grant steering wheel, Hi-Lift jack, 10,000-pound
winch DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: It
doesn’t vibrate at highway speeds ANYTHING
YOU WOULD CHANGE?: New paint, taller lift
ANYTHING TO ADD?: We call it Frankenstein
because of all the different parts. This made a
nice driver and is my first build.

$500 DATSUN
VEHICLE: ’73 Datsun G20 pickup,
4x4 conversion OWNER: Jason Gilley,
Stockton, CA TIRES & WHEELS: 31s on
15s SUSPENSION: No clue DRIVETRAIN:
Not sure PERFORMANCE MODS: Rebuilt
I-4 OTHER DOODADS: Rattle-can paint-
job FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT:
Submerged it into a canal a few days
after the engine was rebuilt DOES IT
WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Um, no
ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?:
Dana 60 front axle, 14-bolt rear axle,
327 V-8, suspension lift, body lift,
35-inch or 40-inch Nitto Mud Grapplers,
power steering, Corbeau seats, rollcage,
bumpers, dual batteries, lights, winch
ANYTHING TO ADD?: Someone help
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SOLID S-10
VEHICLE: ’88 Chevy S-10 Blazer OWNER: Chris Thomas, Cascade, CO TIRES & WHEELS:
37-inch Goodyears on Trail Worthy Fab custom Humvee double beadlocks SUSPENSION: Skys
Offroad Design solid-axle swap (S-10 leaf springs), rear spring-over conversion for about 8
inches of lift, 3-inch body, custom front shock hoops with Rancho shocks DRIVETRAIN: 700R4
4-speed automatic transmission, NP208 transfer case with SYE, 8-lug Dana 44 front axle,
Detroit E-Z Locker, Warn hubs; 3⁄4 -ton Dana 60 full-floating rear axle, 4.10 gears PERFORMANCE:
4.3L V-6, complete rebuild, machine work by Lanier’s Speed Shop, bored 0.030 over, Edelbrock
intake, Schneider Cams regrind of stock hydraulic roller rocker camshaft for 9.8:1 compression,
3-angle valve job, high-flow dual exhaust OTHER DOODADS: Tom Wood’s CV driveshafts, Warn
front bumper, Smittybilt XRC8 winch, B&M ratcheting shifter, crossover steering, power steer-
ing cooling system using a tube-style transmission cooler, custom fender flares DOES IT WORK
THE WAY YOU WANT?: Something is always leaking, but it climbs like a beast ANYTHING YOU
WOULD CHANGE?: Regear to 4.88s, rear selectable locker, ram-assist steering, rear bumper
with tire carrier, external rollcage, rock slid-
ers FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: After
returning home from its first-ever trip out (and
> VEHICLE (year, make, model) blowing the power steering pump), I pulled up
> OWNER (name, city, state) next to my daily driver and noticed a flickering
> TIRES & WHEELS (size, make, model) light reflecting off the other vehicle. Jump-
> SUSPENSION (lift, springs, shocks) ing out with my brand-new fire extinguisher,
> DRIVETRAIN (tranny, transfer case, axles) I attempted to put out the flames—and got
> PERFORMANCE (engine mods) nothing from the extinguisher. By the time I
> OTHER MODS ran around the house to grab the hose and put
> DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT? the fire out, I had 6-foot flames coming out of
> ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE? the engine compartment. I hate headers. ANY-
> FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT THING TO ADD?: I bought the truck in 2009
> ANYTHING TO ADD? for $500, the engine for $300. Four years and
$14,000 later, it’s finally getting close. Oh, and
my wife hates it.

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BY Drew Hardin

TROPHY TRUCK SETS SPEED MARK

E
ver found yourself in a discussion—or bar
bet—about just how fast a Trophy Truck
is? Be prepared to collect (or pay up). Jay
Reichert and his crew at R&D Motorsports
took their Jimco-built Trophy Truck, nick-
named the War Machine, south of the border to
the Laguna Salada dry lake in Baja last fall and
hit 136 mph on the radar gun. The Guinness Book of World
Records lists 124 mph as the current Trophy Truck record to beat,
so it looks like Reichert has bragging rights at least. He’ll need to
duplicate the effort in front of Guinness judges to make it official.
Based on a new-generation, lightweight Jimco chassis, the
War Machine is powered by a Kroyer Racing Engines small-block
V-8 and rolls on BFGoodrich tires.
“I just wanted to start a war and see who was the fastest in off-
road racing,” said Reichert, who believes his truck has 140 mph or
more in it, given the right conditions.
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”
THIS
JUST IN
 JOHNSON VALLEY IS FINALLY
safe! The 2014 National
Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA), which included a mea-
sure to protect off-highway
vehicle access to Johnson
Valley, was finally passed by
Congress and the Senate and
signed into law. According
to SEMA, under a provision
included within the NDAA,
79,000 acres of Johnson Val-
MOSSY OAK RAM ley are being transferred to
RETURNS the adjoining Marine Corps

M
issing in action for the ’13
model year, the Ram 1500
Mossy Oak edition is back in
the lineup for 2014. Based on
an Outdoorsman crew cab, the
Mossy Oak Ram features the
camo company’s Break-Up Infin-
ity camouflage pattern on the
bedrails, tailgate, and optional
lower cladding. Inside the truck
the instrument panel and door
panels are also covered with
the camo, while the Mossy Oak
logo is embroidered on the
seats and headrests. New this
year, the Mossy Oak upgrades
are available on trucks with the
RamBox cargo storage system.
Pricing for the camo Ram starts
just a tick under $40,000.
Air Ground Combat Center at
Twentynine Palms, California.
The legislation also creates
the “Johnson Valley Off-High-
way Vehicle Recreation Area,”
providing federal protection to
more than 96,000 acres estab-
lished in 1980 for OHV recre-
ation by the state of California.
Twice a year, 53,000 acres of
the OHVA will be provided to
the Marine Corps for 30 days
of training exercises. No dud-
producing ordinance will be
used at that time in order to
ensure safety and continued
access to the area.

 CHRYSLER IS NOW WHOLLY

owned by Fiat. Early in 2014,
the Italian automaker struck a
deal to purchase the remain-
ing stake in the company. This
final payment, plus others that
Fiat has made since it began
acquisition following Chrys-
ler’s 2009 bankruptcy, brings
the total Fiat has paid for the
company to more than $6.3
billion. As reported in Automo-
tive News, Sergio Marchionne,
CEO of both Fiat and Chrysler,
says the merger will make the
company the seventh largest
4X4 OF THE YEAR AWARDED automaker in the world.


A t the Los Angeles Auto Show, Rick Péwé, editor-in-chief of this FORD’S F-150 PICKUP WAS
magazine, presented Kim McCullough, brand vice president at the best-selling vehicle, car
or truck, in 2013. This marks
Land Rover North America, with our 4x4 of the Year award for the
the 32nd consecutive year it
2014 Range Rover Sport. Land Rover’s win of the coveted industry has earned the title and the
award, now in its 32nd year, was announced last November after 37th year it was ranked the
the annual testing resulted in top numbers going to the luxury SUV. best-selling truck. Chevy’s Sil-
Vehicles were tested and awarded points in a variety of catego- verado came in second in both
ries, with the most weighted category being off-road capability. total vehicle sales and truck
(The full story on the test ran in our Feb. ’14 issue.) This marks the sales for the year.
second time Land Rover has taken home the award; the LR4 HSE
earned the top spot in 2011.
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 DRIVELINES

EARTH WATCH HOT ROD TEAMS WITH


DAYSTAR PRODUCTS WILL JOIN FORCES
with the El Dorado County Parks Division
of El Dorado, California, to adopt a half-
mile portion of the Rubicon Trail. Daystar
will adopt the section from the beginning
of Buck Island Dam to the Crest of the Big
Sluice. “This is an opportunity for Daystar
Products to give back to what we have
enjoyed for such a long time, and we look
forward to maintaining the beauty that the
Rubicon Trail offers,” said Daystar Products
CEO Mark Turner.
 SEMA REPORTS THAT THE ENVIRONMEN-
tal Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to
lower targets for ethanol/gasoline blends.
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), written
in 2007, requires an increasing amount of
biofuel be blended into gasoline each year,
from 9 billion gallons in 2008 to 36 billion
by 2022. However, nearly all gasoline sold
in the United States contains up to 10 per-
cent ethanol (E10), and there is widespread
opposition to increasing that amount to
BAJA SOCIAL CLUB
T
he makers of the documentary film
Baja Social Club are working with
Hot Rod magazine and Source Interlink
Media archivist Thomas Voehringer to
incorporate Hot Rod’s photos from the
earliest days of Baja racing into the film.
Magazine staffers covered the races from
their beginnings in 1967 and participated
in several too, helping to bring national
attention to the fledgling event. Beyond NORRA races. The stars are several off-
Baja, Hot Rod was also involved with other road-racing pioneers, including inaugural
off-road races and teams; note the maga-
zine’s logo prominently displayed on the
1967 NORRA Mexican 1000 winner Vic Wil-
son, fiberglass dune buggy inventor Bruce
front fenders of these Stroppe-prepped Meyer, 21-time Baja winner Walker Evans,
Broncos at the 1968 NORRA Stardust 7-11. motorcycle legend Malcolm Smith and his
The documentary, slated for release this son Alexander, and racing legend Parnelli
year, mixes modern Baja race footage with Jones, who returned to Baja in conjunction
newly discovered 16mm film from the first with the new NORRA Mexican 1000 rally.
VOSS WINS BEST IN THE DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP

J
15 percent (E15). As SEMA put it, we have
hit the “E10 blend wall” in terms of public
acceptance of the biofuel, given the harm
it can do to engine components. SEMA has
joined with a number of other organizations
representing a variety of industries in ask-
ing Congress to repeal or scale back the RFS
biofuel mandates and to ban the sale of E15.
ason Voss was a big winner at the end of the 2013 Best in the Desert (BITD) off-road rac-
ing series. Voss and his Ford won their first Trick Truck Championship, the Grand Champi-
onship for the Car and Truck Classes, the Camburg Best in the Desert Award (given for the
fastest average speed for all combined race miles), and the Trick Truck Challenge Cup.
This was the third year BITD held the Trick Truck Challenge. Voss earned the cup
with two First Place Trick Truck finishes, a Second Place, two Thirds, and a Fourth.

BEWARE THE REAPER

C hevy truck fans who wish GM had a
Raptor beater should check out the
Reaper, a high-performance Silverado half-
ton being built by Lingenfelter Performance
Engineering in conjunction with Southern
Comfort Automotive. Each Reaper is outfit-
ted with a 3-inch lift and long-travel suspen-
sion, Fox racing shocks, General Grabber
tires on 20-inch wheels, and a number of
body pieces—a new front clip, hood, and
wide-body fender flares—to give the truck a
more aggressive look. The standard Reaper
package also includes a Lingenfelter perfor-
mance exhaust system, but the truly power
hungry will want the optional supercharger.
A 17-inch beadlock wheel/tire package and
matte paint are other options available;
soon to come are an increased cooling
package and a rear locker.
The trucks are being built at Southern
Comfort Automotive in Alabama (an autho-
rized GM upfitter for trucks and vans).
Lingenfelter’s vice president of operations,
Mike Copeland, told us that they’ve taken
orders for more than 30 trucks, “and we
haven’t shown them to anyone yet.” Cope-
land took a recent shakedown trip in an
early Reaper and said, “The truck is really 60 mph without any issue. On the larger Look for a road test and more info on
good running across the desert. I could run whoops I could run 30-plus mph for miles.” the Reaper after its launch in early 2014.
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R emember this? “Coolest Reading
Places” was a regular Drivelines feature
for years. Readers would send in photos of
themselves reading our humble little mag
in the most outrageous, exotic—and some-
times dangerous—places in the world. For
some reason the submissions dried up, but
recently John Mears sent us a 4xSelfie from
Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca site in Peru.
“And I actually did read it while waiting for
the bus!” says Mears.
We’ll start CRP (oh, that’s unfortunate)
again if you all will send us your pictures
plus a few words about where you were
and what you were doing there. High-res-
olution digital photos (1600x1200 pixels
minimum) are best, though we can accept
prints (we just can’t return them). Send
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W
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entrant was Dave Sykes, who will race his
’72 Ford/ Dodge hybrid race truck nick-
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STADIUM SUPER TRUCKS SETS 2014 SCHEDULE

R obby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks (SST) series rolls into 2014 with a 15-race
schedule at 10 different venues, including races at the ESPN X Games in Austin,
Texas, and the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle in Michigan. The off-road race trucks will
be dueling and dicing on the grand prix track, catching air off of jump ramps set up
along the circuit. For more info and the complete race schedule, visit www.stadiumsu-
pertrucks.com, or go to the series’ Facebook page or Twitter feed.

CALENDAR  APR. 19: W.E.Rock Dirt Riot Mountain,

Moab, UT. Info: www.werocklive.com

 APR. 2-5: Rally Diabolico, Sonora, Mexico.  APR. 19: Easter Egg Hunt, Superlift ORV
Park, Hot Springs, AR. Info: www.orvpark.com
Info: www.rallydiabolico.com

 APR. 5: Getting Started Off-Road Driving  APR. 24-26: Cajun Jeep Jamboree, St. Fran-
cisville, LA. Info: www.jeepjamboreeusa.com
Clinic by Badlands Off-Road Adventures,
Hungry Valley SVRA, Gorman, CA. Info:
310.374.8047, www.4x4training.com
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desert race, Plaster City, CA. Info: SCORE,

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shops, Mole Lake Lodge & Conference Cen-
www.score-international.com

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ter, Crandon, WI. Info: www.wohva.com Clinic by Badlands Off-Road Adventures,

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GO RANCHO play, and for some unknown reason they agreed to let us borrow
it for a weeklong vacation evaluation. We put about 1,500 miles
on the truck and really enjoyed the way it rode.
In our part of the country it’s very common to see new lifted
trucks, and the style of these new GM trucks when lifted really
appeals to us. The new engine laughed at the added weight and
tire size this truck was fitted with, and we can honestly say that
we never felt we needed a truck larger than a half-ton for the
type of use we put it through. Overall we think this particular
recipe of lift and truck will be just what many truck buyers are
looking for.

BYFred Williams
PHOTOGRAPHY COREY DENOMY AND FRED WILLIAMS

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1 The new ’14 GM half-ton trucks have electric
rack-and-pinion steering. This required a
redesign to the current style of suspension lifts
that Rancho offers and resulted in a kit that
gained them 6 inches of lift over their prior 4
inches. Upon testing the suspension to verify
its FMVSS-126 compatibility (read more about
FMVSS-126 suspension regulations in an upcom-
ing issue), Rancho can now foresee more 6-inch
lift options for future vehicles.

2 Rancho offers two front suspension options for

the 6-inch lift. The company’s suspension engi-
neers recommend the replacement strut for opti-
mal ride quality, but it does come at a higher price.

3 There is also a more economical spacer kit

available that can gain you the same 6 inch-
es of front lift. The truck we tested is a display
truck and actually had one of each up front. We
couldn’t honestly tell the difference.

4 The Rancho kit has a dropdown subframe

that helps keep the axleshafts at a proper
angle and dual support links for strength. We
jumped the truck multiple times (don’t tell the
Rancho folks), and the truck felt great on all
landings. We do foresee that the front end will
need realignment after our abuse, but that is
common for most IFS suspension kits.

5 The rear suspension consists of a lift block

and add-a-leaf. We also had a set of Air Lift
air springs added to help support the weight of
the slide-in camper. The Air Lift springs are easy
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6 The 6-inch suspension is designed for a

36- to 37-inch tire depending on the wheel
backspacing. This truck was fitted with a set
of 325/60R20 BF Goodrich KM2son V-tec rims.
We are not usually fans of the big 20s, but by
the end of our week with the GMC the look was
definitely growing on us. Some slight trimming
was required.

“We enjoyed the

way it rode
”
TRAVELS WITH BATMAN, BAXTER & LULU ON DED
6

F
amed American author John Steinbeck wrote a book titled Travels With Charlie back in
the ’60s about a trip around the U.S. with his dog Charlie, in a GMC truck, with a slide-in
camper. We recently copied this idea with a Four Wheel popup camper, the Rancho Sus-
pension GMC, and three dogs named Batman, Baxter, and Lulu. It wasn’t around the whole
country, but it was a few days of exploring dirt tracks and coastal towns of California. We
spent nights in the camper with a warm heater, hot running water, and plenty of room for
furry critters to lie about. During the day we rumbled down dirt coast roads and climbed up
steep muddy NorCal trails, and the lifted crew cab never missed a beat or even noticed that
the camper was on its back.
The Hawk model camper we tested has an aluminum frame and heavy fabric upper sides
that collapse to give it a low overall height when in travel mode to help sneak under branch-
es and reduce the center of gravity height. When popped up it offers over 6 feet of interior
height. Our version had two large beds, perfect for two or three adults or one adult and
three dogs. Other versions offer a shower and toilet options. Each camper is built to order in
the Four Wheel camper factory in Woodland, California. Our only major issue was requiring
a step stool to get in and out of the camper on the lifted truck.
Look for an upcoming episode of Dirt Every Day on the Motor Trend channel on YouTube
(goo.gl/nBtui, or scan the code at right with your smartphone) to see our travel adventures
and find out more on the Four Wheel camper.

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GARAGE-LIFTED

CRUISE HIGHER
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1 Peter the Beater worked awesome in stock

form, but with one flat spare tire, a second
tire with a plug in it, and no room for bigger
and tighten down the top nut. We re-used the low-
er shock bolts, so don’t throw the old ones away.

rubber we knew a suspension upgrade was in

the future. This is how a pretty little snowflake
tumbles and grows into an avalanche. Step
one, clean out the shop to make room to work.
Next, put Peter on jackstands, yank old tires,
and throw away old rubber. Send the wheels to
get sandblasted and powdercoated some new
funky green color (black rims are overdone).
Finally, unpack the Old Man Emu (OME) suspen-
sion parts, which include springs, shocks, and
some new suspension links.
5 The rear suspension would have gone
easily, but remember that snowflake? It
became a snowball when we opted to toss the
rear semifloat axle for a full floater from a later-
model FZJ80. And add gears. And add lockers.
And … well, you get the point.
6 We scrounged a full-float axlehousing from
Slee Off-Road since we wanted the addi-
tional strength and load capacity. We sent it 7
out to get sandblasted so it was a clean work
surface and brought it home, where we prim-

2 The front suspension went quickly. We

removed the stock track bar, shocks, and
ered and painted it.

front coils and stuffed in the new OME 3-inch front

competition coils. At this point we didn’t realize
there were different coils for left and right.
7 We figured why stop with just a lift? We
pulled both third members from our old
axles and sent them off to Nitro Gear & Axle to
get new 4.88 gears and ARB Air Lockers.

3 OME has front and rear adjustable track bars

for the 80 Series Land Cruisers. This helps cen-
ter the axle under the vehicle after you add a lift.
We used the stock track-bar mounting locations.
8 We also ordered new brake calipers and
parking brake part from Rock Auto for the
rear axle. If we had left the axles alone we
would have been wheeling by now, but instead

4 Installing the front shocks isn’t hard, but you

will need two wrenches to hold the shock shaft
we were busting knuckles wrestling tiny
springs on the parking brake setup. 8
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9 While waiting on the return of our diffs from
Nitro we got a little bored. Idle hands lead
to trouble. So we cut the back of the frame off
to build a new rear bumper that didn’t stick out
so far, but that story is for another day.
10 Enough screwing around! Let’s focus on
the job at hand and get that rear axle
under the rear of Peter. New 2-inch coils, stock
lower links, new upper links, and new OME
shocks all dropped in place without any trouble.
11 OK, maybe a little trouble. Our super bad-
dude 20-volt Ingersoll Rand IQ recharge-
able impact had so much torque it snapped
the lower shock bolt right off. Luckily our bad-
dude brother 20-volt IR IQ drill came along and
drilled out the busted bolt so we could install
the replacement by hand.
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12 Our diffs arrived and we bolted them in as
well as adding a set of Nitro Gear chromo-
ly rear axleshafts and new bearings in the hubs.
We swear we were just going to add better tires
when this all started. We may need snow tires
since this flurry has grown into a blizzard.
13 To make sure our axle was centered under
the Cruiser, we put the weight of the
vehicle on the springs and measured from the
wheel mounting surface to the frame on both
sides. We pulled it center with a ratchet strap
and adjusted the OME track bar to length before
bolting it in.
14 OME has adjustable upper links that we
installed so we could set the correct pinion
angle. We measured the transfer case output
angle, which was 2.5 degrees down, and matched
it with the pinion angle at 2.5 degrees up.
14
15 Our new RockAuto.com rotor and cali-
pers were buttoned up and bled, so we
didn’t have to worry about stopping power. The
stock parking brake cable was shortened to
work with the full-floater e-brakes.
16 All of the rear suspension link bolts were
tightened after the truck was sitting on
its own weight. This ensures that all the bush-
ings are not binding when at ride height. We
also retained the front and rear sway bars for
optimal street driving.
17 Finally we got to that initial goal: new
tires. We bolted on a set of 35/12.50-16
Maxxis Creepy Crawlers. These are very aggres-
sive bias-ply tires, perfect for four-wheeling and
a great test to see how bias-ply tires work on a
daily driver. Stay tuned for feedback in a future
issue. Those are the stock 16-inch rims now in a
creamy dark green color and ready to wheel.
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ARB/OLD MAN EMU
arbusa.com

INGERSOLL RAND
www.ingersollrandproducts.com

MAXXIS
800.4.MAXXIS
maxxis.com

NITRO GEAR & AXLE

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 COVER SECTION: HOT SUSPENSION TECH
BYHarry Wagner
PHOTOGRAPHY HARRY WAGNER
R
ELIABLE DIESEL ENGINE?
Manual transmission? Big
solid axles? These are the
components that make
wheelers drool, and this ’01
Ford F-250 has them in the
form of a 7.3L Power Stroke
and ZF six-speed. But the stiff factory leaf-
spring suspension didn’t cause drooling;
it caused crying. Even with the Four Wheel
Camper and custom CBI rear bumper and
tire carrier, the rear suspension required
single-digit speeds on rough roads
to keep the pain to both man and
machine to a minimum.
SUPER DUTY
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HEIGHT INCREASE
MAY 2014 4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD
Our salvation came from Australian
suspension manufacturer Old Man Emu,
who know a thing or two about traveling
over the rough roads of the Outback at
speed. Fortunately for us, the Aussies love
big American trucks and had just what
we needed to make our heavy Super Duty
float like a butterfly.
How does Old Man Emu make old-
fashioned leaf springs work so well? A lot
of technology goes into each leaf, includ-
ing shot peening to reduce spring stress,
diamond cutting the ends to make them
thinner and more flexible, and military
wraps for less axlewrap and a margin
of safety should a main leaf
break. The springs also use
bolt clamps instead of crimp
clamps, and Teflon liners and graphite
paint to reduce friction and provide a
smoother ride. As a bonus the suspen-
sion not only rode better but also provid-
ed enough room for a set of 35-inch Pro
Comp Xtreme MT2s and great-looking Pro
Comp La Paz rims to put more rubber on
the road and increase our ground clear-
ance when the pavement ends.
Don’t let the “Xtreme” part of the name
fool you—these tires are quiet on the
street and even feature a 40,000-mile
treadwear rating, but they are aggres-
sive enough to get our big Ford through
any terrain where we dare take our Four
Wheel Camper. Now the only tears we
are crying when we hit the trail are tears
of joy.
MAKING AN
F-250 MORE
CAPABLE
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1 We were able to complete the whole installa-

tion in the driveway in a weekend. Large jack-
stands from Harbor Freight Tools were placed
under the chassis while another set of smaller
jackstands was put under the axle, allowing the
leaf springs to be removed.

2 The Old Man Emu suspension is a true system,

with different spring rates and shock damp-
ing available to meet specific needs. The kit was
very complete, only lacking installation instruc-
tions. Leaf springs are pretty simple to install,
but we did learn some things along the way.

3 Nearly every bolt on our Ford required some

heat to loosen the grip of threadlocker
and a decade of use. This small propane torch
made the task of removing the spring bolts and
U-bolts much easier. New U-bolts are included,
so they could be cut off, but the factory spring
and shackle bolts are retained.
1

4 Not all leaf springs are created equal! Intu-

ition might lead you to believe that more
leaves result in a stiffer ride, but when each leaf
is thin and flexible and benefits from Old Man
Emu’s craftsmanship, the ride of the new seven-
leaf pack is far greater than the old pack with
four thick leaves.

5 The Old Man Emu Nitrocharger shocks use

low-pressure nitrogen and multistage valv-
ing, which eliminates oil starvation at high
speed and greatly reduces heat and pressure
build up. Note the metal shock boot; it protects
the 0.7-inch hard chrome shock shaft.

2 3
6 A new adjustable Panhard bar is included to
center the front axle under the truck with the
increased distance between the frame and the
axle. It is constructed with sleeved polyurethane
bushings at each end and heavy-wall tubing.

7 After the track bar’s length was properly

adjusted the steering wheel was out of
position. Since we did not touch the tie rod, we
skipped the alignment shop and just lengthened
the draglink to match the Panhard bar and cen-
ter the steering wheel.

4 6

5 7
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10
8 New U-bolts are included for the front
and rear. The smaller, square U-bolts are
for the front axle while the larger, rounded
U-bolts are fitted to the rear of the Ford.
9 We spoke with technical representatives
at Old Man Emu about the weight of our
Super Duty with the front ARB Bull Bar and
Warn winch and the rear Four Wheel Camper
and CBI bumper. They recommended an
extra leaf for the rear spring pack to account
for the weight.
10 With no weight on them, the rear leaf
springs had significantly more arch
than the factory springs and as a result were
shorter from eye to eye. We had to unbolt the
main leaf from the rest of the pack in order
to bolt the spring to the frame.
11 Part of our issue was related to the
Ford’s shackles, which required bolting
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13

12 14

BY THE NUMBERS BEFORE AFTER

New Light Bars
(Leveling Kit, (Old Man Emu
255/85R16 suspension,
tires on stock 315/70R17 Pro
rims) Comp Xtreme
MT2 tires on
17x9 Pro Comp
La Paz rims)
Approach Angle (degrees) 41 50
Departure Angle (degrees) 26 34
Front Diff Clearance (in) 9 10
Rear Diff Clearance (in) 83⁄4 91⁄2
Front Wheel Arch (in) 37 423⁄4
Rear Wheel Arch (in) 393⁄4 451⁄4

“Fortunately the
to the leaf spring with the nut towards the outside
before attaching the shackle to the frame. We
used ratchet straps to pull the spring into position.
Aussies love big
”
12 We went to our local 4Wheel Parts to
mount and balance our Pro Comp tires
and wheels. Brian Garcia used a Hunter dynamic
American trucks
wheel balancer to ensure that the combination
would run smooth, even at freeway speeds. SOURCES
4WHEEL PARTS

13 The OME suspension made plenty of room

for 315/70R17 (35-inch) Pro Comp Xtreme
MT2 tires on 17x9 Pro Comp La Paz simulated
877.474.4821
www.4wheelparts.com

HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS

beadlock rims. The tires are Load Range E and
800.423.2567
rated at 3,195 pounds each, so even our heavy www.harborfreight.com
Super Duty is no problem for the Pro Comps.
OLD MAN EMU (ARB USA)
866.293.9078
14 A 35-inch spare would not fit in the stock
location under the Ford, so a fullsize
Xtreme MT2 and La Paz rim were mounted on the
www.arbusa.com

PRO COMP USA

custom CBI tire carrier on the back of the Super
Duty where they are easy to access.
800.776.0767
www.procompusa.com 714-547-2000
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FMVSS 126 DEC

HOW FEDERALLY
MANDATED
STABILITY
CONTROL
AFFECTS
YOUR TRUCK

“ All of a sudden adding

a suspension kit and big, aggressive
tires isn’t as easy as it used to be
”
reduce single-vehicle crashes of passen- small changes could have huge effects on
BYHarry Wagner ger cars by 34 percent and single vehicle the ESC,” explained Pro Comp marketing
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF
THE MANUFACTURERS crashes of SUVs by 59 percent, with a much manager Mark Mathews. Pro Comp’s parts

I
F YOU ARE A SHARP-EYED READER
you might have noticed ads in
this magazine recently touting
aftermarket suspension manufac-
turers’ compliance with Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 126
(FMVSS 126), but you might not
know exactly what that means. FMVSS 126
requires electronic stability control (ESC)
on all new vehicles under 10,000 pounds
GVW. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration estimates that ESC will
44 MAY 2014 4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD
greater reduction of rollover crashes.
But all of a sudden adding a suspension
kit and big, aggressive tires isn’t as easy as
it used to be. Several of the top suspension
manufacturers in the country stepped up
to the plate, though, to demonstrate that
their products can live in harmony with
ESC systems, but it wasn’t particularly
cheap nor easy to do so.
Pro Comp was one of the first compa-
nies to pioneer this testing back in 2009
when GM released the GMT900 truck
platform. “We learned right away how
are often installed by new car dealers, so
Pro Comp wanted to provide assurance
that its products would not adversely
affect the ESC systems. Since 2009, Pro
Comp has certified the Ford F-150, the new
Silverado, the Jeep Wrangler JK, and most
recently the Toyota Tundra.
BDS Suspension is another company
that has aggressively tested its products,
certifying the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, GM
1500, and Jeep JK kits in a variety of lift
heights. “Our goal is to test each and
every applicable suspension kit,” revealed
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Glen Hard, COO of BDS’s parent company
Sport Truck USA. “These new regulations
will help weed out some of the kits/manu-
facturers that produce subpar products.”
Forward-thinking suspension manufac-
tures see this as an opportunity to inno-
vate. “It isn’t just marketing hype; some
trucks will simply be undriveable if they
are not engineered right,” said Mathews.
“Before anything goes to the certification
there is a lot of R&D done at our in-house
facility with computer modeling, then test-
ing the dirt and on the street.”
All that research results in a better prod-
uct for the consumer, who can confidently
lift their new truck without concern.
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1 4
2 5
3 6
1 At 50 mph the robotically controlled wheel
spins abruptly, both left and right, up to 300
degrees in less than half a second and then
world testing, like BDS Suspension did here with
its ’14 GMC Sierra 1500.
returns back to dead center, causing the truck
to change direction and begin to slide. 6 The FMVSS 126 testing only applies to new
vehicles equipped with ESC, not older Jeeps
and trucks. You can still be confident in purchas-
2 On the closed test course the test operator
initiates the test and, once up to speed, lets
the computer take over. This test represents a
ing a suspension kit from a manufacturer that
performs this certification though, because it is an
indicator that they produce well-engineered prod-
significant cost investment so manufacturers ucts. Starting with the ’14 model year, Jeeps have
want to get it right the first time. ESC too. Since JK Wranglers are one of the most
popular vehicles to lift, Zone Offroad Products
3 Many sensors and electronics are added to
the test vehicles to monitor pitch, roll, brake
force, distance, and more. This data is recorded
made it a priority to certify its 3- and 4-inch kits.
so that it can be analyzed after the test.
SOURCES
BDS SUSPENSION
517.279.2135
4 Pro Comp was one of the first manufacturers
to perform FMVSS 126 testing, starting with
the GMT900 platform.
bds-suspension.com
PRO COMP
800.776.0767
www.procompusa.com
5 How do companies get certified for vehicles?
There are three options: full simulation, com-
parative analysis, and actual physical testing.
ZONE OFFROAD PRODUCTS
888.998.9663.
Most companies have chosen to perform real- zoneoffroad.com
WHAT ABOUT TIRES & WHEELS?
O
ne thing you might have noticed when different suspension manufacturers are tout-
ing their certifications is that they tell the tires and wheels the test was performed
with. Wheel offset, tread pattern, and section width all have a large influence on how
the ESC reacts. The further you get away from the stock parameters, the more dramatic the
results. Suspension manufacturers can’t test every possible tire and wheel combination, but
choosing wheel offsets and tread patterns close to what was tested would be wise.
4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD MAY 2014 45
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1 2

BY Harry Wagner
PHOTOGRAPHY HARRY WAGNER

W
HILE TUBE BUGGIES
don’t roll off the assem-
bly line like most vehi-
cles, they all have one
thing in common. Bug-
gies are built for a spe-
cific purpose, whether
it’s blasting through whoops in the desert
or soaring down the drag strip.
Nate Schuit spent more than a decade
running the hardest rockcrawling trails in
the Southwest in Jeeps and Broncos, but 4
they didn’t quite fit all of his requirements.
He had upgraded the drivetrains with 1-ton
components and learned to accept the
3 Auto Meter gauges keep tabs on rpm, coolant
temperature, oil pressure, transmission tem-
perature, and voltage. When we asked why the
wrinkled sheetmetal, but these vehicles 3 gauges were mounted at such odd angles, Nate
were still not capable of conquering the explained that with the deep mounting bezel of
terrain that Nate coveted. What’s more, the
small vehicles did not provide enough room 1 Mercedes Unimog axles offer unmatched
ground clearance with their portal design,
but the most common 404 model axles have a
the Auto Meter gauges, that was the only way
he could read them from the seat. Everything on
this buggy was done for a reason. Cool custom
to fit his family of four on the trail.
reputation for breaking the cast portal boxes touches abound throughout the GravelMaker,
“One of my favorite aspects of rockcrawl- under extreme use. Nate chose to run the much such as the shifters fashioned from broken axle-
ing is that you can do it with the whole fam- larger 406 axles, which feature 3.14 ring-and- shafts, the color-matched cooler, and the hard-
ily,” Nate explains. “That isn’t really the case pinion gears, 2.08 gear reduction in the hubs, mounted ammo cans. We appreciate all of the
with a lot of motorsports.” and factory air lockers plumbed to the onboard details, many of which required more creativity
Armed with years of experience and the air compressor with pneumatic switches. “Hope- than dollars.
fully I never break them, because parts are
help of his family and friends, the CAD design-
er headed into the garage with a pair of Uni-
mog portal axles and a few sticks of tubing.
nearly impossible to find,” says Nate.
4 Originally Nate’s buggy wore Goodyear mili-
tary tires on the stock 20-inch rims, but they

His creation did not come easy, or quickly,
but in the end Nate had created a totally one-
of-a-kind vehicle that met his family’s needs.
And it is filled with creative touches from the
rat rod, military, and racing worlds that make
Nate’s buggy unique without requiring a sec-
ond mortgage on the house.
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2 The 302 Ford engine was pulled from a ’93
F-150 and topped with EFI from an ’89 Lin-
coln Mk III, BBK headers mounted backwards,
and custom exhaust from HSF with a Flowmaster
muffler. The engine is backed by a C4 automatic
fitted with a TCI 1,600-stall torque converter,
deep pan, and full manual reverse valve body,
Klune-V underdrive, and NP205 transfer case
with custom SOB twin sticks.
were dry-rotted and chunked on the first trip
out. With a limited budget and the need to run
20-inch rims to clear the portal boxes, Nate was
able to wheel and deal for some heavily grooved
46-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Claws from a for-
mer Top Truck Challenge competitor. He added
beadlock rings from Great Lakes Off Road on the
outside and welded a safety bead to the rims to
keep the tires from peeling off.
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6 7
TECH SPECS
2010 SCHUIT-BUILT
GRAVELMAKER
DRIVETRAIN
ENGINE: Ford 5.0L V-8, EFI, BBK headers,
Flowmaster exhaust
TRANSMISSION: C4 3-speed automatic
with TCI 1,600-stall torque converter,
pan, and manual valve body
TRANSFER CASE: Klune-V underdrive
and NP205
FRONT AXLE: Unimog 406 portal axle with
3.14 ring-and-pinion, 2.08 gear reduction
in the hubs, and factory air lockers
REAR AXLE: Unimog 406 portal axle with
3.14 ring-and-pinion, 2.08 gear reduction
in the hubs, and factory air lockers
SUSPENSION
SPRINGS & SUCH: Fox Shox 21⁄2 -inch air
shocks with triangulated 4-link (front
and rear)
TIRES & WHEELS: 19.5/46-20LT Mickey
Thompson Baja Claws on 20-inch steel
rims with Great Lakes Offroad double
beadlocks
STEERING: PSC P-pump, POS cooler, and
POS orbital valve
OTHER STUFF: Auto Meter gauges, Warn
MODEL winch, color-matched cooler,
backup camera, custom shifters, Cobra
CB radio, LED lighting, ammo can storage
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5 The chassis was constructed from 13⁄4 -x 1⁄8 -
wall HREW tubing, and all of the link mounts
attach above the skidplate for increased clear-
ance in the rocks. The links are constructed
from 2x0.250-wall DOM tubing and Evolution
Machine 13⁄4x 3⁄4 -inch rod ends with threaded
ends to easily adjust caster and pinion angles.
6 Sure, billet endlinks are cool, but they are
also expensive. Nate built his own steer-
ing links out of 11⁄2 x 1⁄4 -wall DOM tubing with
weld-on tabs that connect in double-sheer to
the custom-built steering arms. The links con-
nected on the other end to a Surplus Center
double-ended ram that works in conjunction
with a PSC P-pump, POS cooler, and POS orbital
valve that is mounted where the stock steering
reservoir resided.
7 16-inch-travel, 21⁄2 -inch-diameter Fox air
shocks act as both the spring and shock
at each corner. The air shocks work in con-
junction with reverse triangulated four-link
arrangements front and rear that control rota-
tion and also keep the axle from moving side to
side. This suspension configuration provides
incredible articulation and stability, but pack-
aging is more challenging than a traditional
four-link or radius arms with a Panhard bar.
8 Here is a neat idea. A small magnetic LED
light is mounted on the tube work to act as
an interior light. Nate picked up these lights
at his local home improvement store and uses
them under the dash as well.
9 It certainly isn’t a daily driver, but the
GravelMaker is registered and Nate drives it
to and from the trailhead when necessary. He
made the windshield out of 40-mil clear PVC
film with snaps to cut down the chill on early
desert mornings. If it gets torn or scratched the
film is inexpensive to replace.
10 Visibility out the back is admittedly poor.
“That just means I need to not back down!”
Nate quipped. When reverse is necessary, a
backup camera with a small screen mounted
under the dash keeps Nate from running over
baby seals and nuns. The safety theme contin-
ues around the sides, with window nets to keep
Nate’s sons Ashton and Brennen safe on the trail.
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PHOTOGRAPHY FRED WILLIAMS
OMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU
expected, and sometimes you
get more than you expected,
and sometimes you get some-
thing other than what you
expected. What we got from
the new Ram 1500 diesel truck
is confusing.
Everyone is excited about the small diesels
that are coming soon to the American light
truck market. But we have been a bit reserved
in our opinion on them because, basically,
we’re worried that all the diesel advantages
might be a lot of hype. Most Americans have
one idea about diesel engines and that
comes from the big 3⁄4- and 1-ton trucks we all
love. So this idea of a small diesel is confus-
ing. Will it have any power and torque? Will it
get 30 mpg but be a slug to drive? Is it worth
the investment? In the end we’ve often won-
dered if a V-8 gas truck would really make
most of us happier than a small diesel. We
felt that the small diesel is an idea people are
enamored with, but the reality might not live
up to the anticipation.
We recently spent a few days with a ’14 die-
sel Ram (the truck formerly known as Dodge)
1500 and ran through two tanks of fuel, and
can honestly say we really liked this truck. It
surprised us in ways we didn’t expect, but it
didn’t live up to the ideals we had dreamt of,
namely it didn’t get ridiculously awesome fuel
economy (good but not great).
We admit that we had a pretty short
visit with the Ram, but we tested it on the
highway, towing at max load, in the dirt,
and through some twisty mountain roads.
The economy ranged from the low teens to
the mid 20s, and yet we left the truck with
a strange desire to have one as a project
truck. Why? Because it really is fun to drive.
We started our test of the EcoDiesel 1500
with some highway miles. The truck jumped at
the chance to accelerate up to highway speeds,
and though we could hear the subtle diesel
clatter at idle, by highway speeds the truck
was indecipherable from a gas-powered 1500.
One nice sign was the 25 mpg we were able to
achieve driving at highway speeds.
Next we hooked the truck to a trailer that
was just over the max tow rating of 6,800 for
this truck. Our trailer is a very heavy steel unit,
and with the CJ-5 on its back we were right at
6,900 pounds. The diesel Ram laughed at the
load and drug it around with speed and stability
thanks to the 3.0L V-6 and air spring suspen-
sion. We are used to driving a 1-ton Ram with a
big Cummins, and admittedly this is a lighter-
duty vehicle, but if you own a light trailer and a
small two-door trail rig this would be a perfect
tow vehicle. In fact, a step up from our tested
3.55 axle ratio to a 3.92 would have increased
the tow rating to 8,500. We averaged 14.1 mpg
when towing at around 55 mph.
4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD MAY 2014 53
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’14 RAM 1500 DIESEL
This small diesel is worth
We still like the idea of the RamBox tool-
boxes built into the bed of the truck. What
could be a better location for dirty towstraps,
tools, snow chains, a picnic lunch, some gold-
the wait
”
fish, or a bunch of guns and ammo? The boxes
lock automatically with the key fob, and we’d
love to see someone design a camper shell that
cleared the RamBox lid when open for even
more enclosed storage.

The Ram with the EcoDiesel 3.0L V-6 is

rated for 240 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque. This
is the premium engine for the Ram 1500 and
cost $2,850. We have often thought that a
small diesel would be a slug compared to a
happy healthy American V-8 gas engine, but
we were wrong. This little diesel is peppy and
fun to drive. It’s not a 30-mpg engine, but it is
a mid-20s and maybe higher if you drove like
a granny. Of course, a similar Hemi V-8 truck is
rated at 15 city and 21 highway, so the diesel is
better on fuel, but it’s a more expensive fuel.

We weren’t sure the diesel made much

sense until we finally got it in the dirt, and it all
started to make sense. The light engine doesn’t
anchor the truck like the big Cummins does,
and we were soon throwing it around corners
and kicking up dust with just as much get-up-
and-go as the Hemi. We may have even got that
front end off the ground a time or two, and hav-
ing a smallish engine up there definitely helps
on the landings. The EcoDiesel gave us 19
mpg after a day of rallying on dirt and asphalt
mountain roads.

SOURCE
RAM TRUCKS
ramtrucks.com

VERDICT

I
f you’re looking for a one-size-fits-most
truck, then the EcoDiesel 1500 could
be your size. It will tow a small Jeep, a
side-by-side, or a little camper trailer with
ease and economy. It could make for a fun
prerunner or camping/hunting truck and
still get good mileage back to the suburbs.
It rides awesome as a daily driver with the
five-link rear suspension. It’s quiet but still
sounds like a diesel so you know what’s
under the hood. It’s not inexpensive to buy
(tested at $55,375 window sticker), and
diesel fuel isn’t the cheapest at the pump,
but it can be economical in the long run. And
it finally scratches that small diesel itch that
so many have. We can honestly say that this
small diesel is worth the wait.

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HE FORD RAPTOR AND JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON
proved that enthusiasts are willing to pay dealers for
aftermarket-influenced performance accessories.
Still, these 4x4s have some room for improvement.
The Bully Dog GT tuner is an example of a product
that increases Jeep JK functionality. For Rubicon mod-
els, the GT Tuner offers additional features, such as the
ability to disconnect the front sway bar on-the-fly and/or engage
the lockers in all ranges at speeds up to 30 mph.
Like most tuners/engine programmers, more power is the mar-
58 MAY 2014 4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD
BULLY DOG’S
GT TUNER
ADDS POWER
& FLEXIBILITY
BY Tom Morr
PHOTOGRAPHY TOM MORR
quee feature. For the ’07-’11 3.8L Wrangler, Bully Dog’s dyno fig-
ures claim an increase of 11.5 hp and 15.3 lb-ft on regular fuel on
the 3.8L V-6. The Jeep GT also works on the JK 3.6L V-6 and Grand
Cherokee/Commander 4.7L, 5.7L, and 6.1L Hemis. Bully Dog
reports gains of up to 35 hp and 40 lb-ft on the 6.1L Hemi. This
can help overcome the compromised power/weight ratio from
running larger tires, aftermarket bumpers, and other accessories.
(The Jeep GT isn’t approved for sale or use in California.)
We demo’d a Bully Dog GT on a ’10 Wrangler Rubicon JK, and
the job is fairly straightforward. Our only recommendation is to
update the included SD card online during business hours, par-
ticularly if you use a Mac—Bully Dog’s website downloading is
optimized for PCs running newer versions of Windows.
Other than that, the instructions are straightforward but not
vehicle-specific. The biggest time-consumer is pulling the power
wire to a key-hot fuse in the fuse box. Also, reflashing takes a lot
of battery juice. The GT will stall if the voltage drops during the
reflash. Putting a charger on the battery and maintaining a mini-
mum 20-amp boost will speed up the process.
Finally, prior to your taking the Jeep to the dealership for ser-
vice or any warranty work, Bully Dog recommends returning the
vehicle’s programming to stock, then unplugging and removing
the GT tuner. The company claims that dealership diagnostics
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1 Use a test light or multimeter to identify a

key-on “hot” fuse. Then pull it and install
the kit’s tapper on one of the spikes and rein-
stall it in the fuse box. The GT’s power wire is
routed through a firewall grommet and con-
nects to the tapper in the fuse box.
1 5

2 The kit includes an OBD-II port adapter.

Leads to the fuse box and GT monitor con-
nect to it.

3 The kit’s HDMI cable is routed from the

OBD-II plug to the windshield. This ’10 JK’s
side panel pops out to easily accommodate
cable routing.

4 The Bully Dog kit includes a gooseneck

windshield mount. The GT’s tuning adds
power for different octane ratings. Trail mode
lessens throttle response.
2 6

5 Warning options can be user-defined. This

is a fraction of the available parameters.

6 Idle can be adjusted in increments of 100

rpm. Another screen permits the electric
fan to be disabled or run in high-speed mode.

7 Factory parameters for lockers and the

front sway bar can be reprogrammed. Bul-
ly Dog allows the lockers to be engaged in all
ranges and the sway bar to be disconnected
on-the-fly up to 30 mph.

3 7
8 Gauge readout features are selectable.
These include fluid temperatures, throttle
percentages, and other sensor readings.

9 The GT quantifies performance gains.

Times can be stored for comparison.

10 The GT reprograms the speed sensor for

nonstock axle gears and tire sizes. Tire
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 A choice of three tuning modes. Regular/
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but with decreased throttle sensitivity to
minimize wheelspin. Premium mode adds
a claimed 15-plus hp and 20 lb-ft with
91-octane gas.
 Engages lockers in all transfer case rang-
es and any speed up to 30 mph (Rubicon
models).
 Disconnects sway bars in all ranges at
speeds up to 30 mph to increase articula-
tion (Rubicon models).
 Recalibrates the speed sensor for non-
stock tire diameters (up to 45 inches) and
axle ratios (2.0:1 to 8.0:1).
 Rev limiter adjustment. Up to 6,200 rpm
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Fan control. Turn off the engine fan for
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warnings. Parameters include fluid tem-
peratures and engine load.

Read and clear Check Engine codes.
Expandability to accept a pyrometer and
O2 sensor.

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improving fuel economy.

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 FEATURE
THE BAJA 1000
GET INVOLVED IN THE MOST
FAMOUS DESERT RACE
BYHarry Wagner
PHOTOGRAPHY BRIAN SUMNER
AND CHRIS COTHRUN
T
HE BAJA 1000 IS THE MOST
famous desert race in America,
and it has been testing man
and machine for over 45 years
now. While guys like Robby
Gordon and BJ Baldwin tend
to get the limelight, behind
each of these talented drivers is a host of
people with a variety of skills necessary
to win the SCORE Tecate Baja 1000.
We bring this up because, while you
might not have the budget to drive in the
Baja 1000, that doesn’t mean that you
cannot play an important part in the race.
For instance, it takes a minimum of five
people to perform a safe pit stop in a rea-
sonable period of time: two to fuel, one
with a fire extinguisher, one who is famil-
iar with the vehicle to look the rig over,
and one person in front of the vehicle to
ensure that the driver does not move until
Camping on the beach is a
great way to enjoy the warm
weather of Baja and save a few
bucks. The views were incred-
ible and we never had any issues
with banditos, cartels, or tele-
marketers during our stay.
SCORE typically releases the
course map for the Baja 1000 a
month before the race. Top-tier
teams will spend weeks in dedi-
cated prerunners learning every
rock and turn along the route.
62 MAY 2014 4-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD
everyone is clear. Vehicles in the race
need to pit every 200 miles, and the same
pit crew cannot get to all the pit stops,
so you can get an idea of the manpower
required to run a competitive team.
We were lucky enough to get an invite
to run with the Coast Aluminum team
in their Alumicraft-built Class 10 buggy
and get an authentic taste of just what
it takes to succeed in Baja (and by “suc-
ceed” we mean finish the race). Class
10 is one of the most popular classes in
the race, with 22 competitors in 2013.
These buggies are required to run a
four-cylinder engine but have unlimited
suspension modifications. While the
four-cylinder might sound uninspiring,
the winning Class 10 buggy finished
16th overall out of 181 vehicles, and the
Coast Aluminum team finished Fourth in
class and 27th overall. Driver of record
JJ Schnarr did not do it alone though. He
had help from over a dozen friends who
used their vacation time to participate in
the adventure of a lifetime.
We used Sam Cothrun’s 7200-class race truck
(minus the fiberglass body) to learn the course
without putting miles on the buggy we would be
racing in. We even drove this truck on the street in
Mexico without getting hassled.
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10 SKILLS EVERY RACE TEAM NEEDS
The actual race is only part of the appeal of
Baja. The people, the culture, and the food are
well worth experiencing. We brought drinks in
our ARB freezer fridge and ate a steady diet of
tacos during our stay.
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T
his list is not meant to be all-inclusive, but rather to give you an idea of the variety of
skills required by a race team beyond being able to mash a gas pedal. The more of these
skills you possess, the more valuable you are going to be to a race team and the more
likely you will get an invitation to Baja.
 MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE. The ability to turn a wrench is good, but being able to iden-
tify problems, quickly find their cause, and remedy them can mean the difference between
reaching the checkered flag and throwing in the towel.
 MATH. With vehicles leaving the starting line at different times, you might finish ahead of a
competitor but still lose based on time. Dedicating a person to monitoring time splits between
teams in your class is important for knowing how hard the driver has to push in the race.
 RACE RADIOS. Programming, operating, and speaking clearly on race radios is crucial for
communications in Baja.
 LOGISTICS. No one has infinite resources, so it is critical that the people and parts you
have be in the right place at the right time.
 GPS. Lowrance is the GPS of choice in race vehicles and prerunners, but they aren’t the
most intuitive products on the market. Knowing how to load maps, save points, and navi-
gate with a GPS are important skills. Being handy with a good old-fashioned paper map is
equally important.
 DRIVING A TOW RIG. The roads of Baja are often narrow and filled with crazy drivers and
chase teams. Being comfortable driving with a trailer (and being able to back a trailer) on
these roads is a skill every team needs.
 SPEAKING SPANISH. You don’t have to be Antonio Banderas, but knowing a few words of
Spanish can be key when you need to find an alternator in a small town or ask for directions.
 FUELING. Every race vehicle needs fuel. Even if you don’t know math and can’t speak Span-
ish, if you can lift heavy dump cans you still have a roll on a race team.
 OPERATING ON LITTLE SLEEP. Can you go 30 hours straight? Are you able to sleep for 10
minutes on the tailgate of a truck and feel refreshed? If you need a solid eight hours a night
then Baja might not be for you.
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THE BAJA 1000
The day before the
race begins, contingen-
cy is held in Ensenada
at the starting line.
Teams add sponsor
stickers in order to
qualify for money from
the companies in the
event they win their
class. Energy drinks,
tire manufacturers, and
lighting companies are
the biggest payers.
Contingency is a great opportunity for the After fuel, tires are the most common item
whole team to share the limelight and interact needed during pit stops. Most teams carry
with racing fans. Bring lots of stickers with one or two spares on their race vehicle, but it
you to hand out to local kids and you are guar- is easier to change a tire in the pits with more
anteed fans on race day. Safety equipment is tools and hands than on the race course. High-
inspected by SCORE at the same time to make horsepower race trucks typically change their
sure they satisfy class rules. rear tires every 200 miles!
“with
Behind each driver is a host of people
a variety of skills
”
10 THINGS TO BRING TO MEXICO
Never been to Baja before? Not sure what to bring? Don’t worry, we have you covered.
 PASSPORT. You will need it to get back into the U.S.
AMERICAN DOLLARS. Accepted all over Baja, so bring a variety of bills with you. Those
math skills will come in handy again with exchange rates.
 MEXICAN INSURANCE. If you are driving you will need this to cover your vehicle. Get at
least one extra day in case your plans change.
 PHONE POLICY FOR MEXICO. AT&T has international plans. Verizon does too, but
doesn’t have service outside Ensenada. A rented satellite phone is an even better option
in case of a dire emergency.
 BOTTLED WATER. You don’t want a visit from Montezuma’s Revenge (aka diarrhea), so
best to play it safe and not drink local tap water.
 HEADLAMP. At some point you will likely be wrenching or looking for lost lug nuts in
the dark, so best to be prepared and keep both hands free.
 SLEEPING BAG. If you are on a race team, be ready for long periods of boredom inter-
rupted by brief chaos. Sleep when you have the chance.
 STURDY SHOES. The desert is full of vegetation covered in thorns, so leave the flip-
flops at home.
 JACKET. Once the sun goes down in the desert it gets cold in a hurry. Wind and rain just
make matters worse.
 GLOVES. Whether you are riding in a race car or working on one, protecting your hands
is always a good idea.
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 5 THINGS TO LEAVE AT HOME
The Baja 1000 is run nonstop from start
to finish all through the night. Even the
fastest competitors take 18 hours to finish,
with the time cutoff at 36 hours. If you are
on a team remember to catch naps when
you can and alternate driving of chase
vehicles to let everyone get some rest.
 GUNS. Carrying could land you in a Mexican
jail for a long time.
 AMMUNITION. Same as above, so clean out
your rig and your bags.
 DRUGS. Leave the illegal ones at home and
make certain all prescriptions are in their origi-
nal bottles.
 BOOZE. Don’t worry, there will be plenty in
Baja waiting for you when the race is over.
 IMPATIENCE. Things move at a different
pace in Baja, (aka Mañana Time). That is part of
the appeal, so slow down and enjoy it.

When the Baja 1000 was first held, there were very few paved roads
on the peninsula. Later there were no speed limits on the roads and
triple-digit speeds were commonplace. These days all competitors are
limited to 60 mph on the short pavement sections of the course.

If you are a neat freak, Baja might not be for you.

This is how the Coast Aluminum Class 10 car looked
at the end of the race, after plowing through silt beds
and mud holes. Yes, Baja has everything, even mud.

This is how many people it takes to run a successful race in Baja, at a minimum. Each member of the
Coast Aluminum team had specific tasks to complete in order to make it to the finish line. Sam Cothrun
(standing, back row) and I spent 10 hours in the Coast Aluminum Class 10 buggy while running the last
320 miles of the race course. In Baja you can have as many drivers and navigators as you want in the
race, which allows more people to drive and helps keep a fresh mind and body behind the wheel.
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BLACK BEAUTY
TURBOCHARGED TRAIL SLAYER
BYHarry Wagner
PHOTOGRAPHY HARRY WAGNER

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rock sliders and a rear
bumper that Ian made
himself round out the
armor.

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 A
T FIRST GLANCE IAN ARACHY’S
4Runner looks like the typical
Toyota trail rig. Dual transfer
cases? Check. 63-inch Chevy
springs in back? Of course. Dig
a little deeper though and you
realize that there is more to
this rig than meets the eye. For starters, it
uses a factory turbocharged four-cylinder
that Ian upgraded with a TEC turbo kit for
more power. And it doesn’t use a typical
Toyota manual transmission, but the fac-
tory automatic. The vehicle started as a
1
daily driver for Ian’s wife Natalie, but from
the beginning he had plans for the 4Runner.
Beyond the dual transfer cases, instead of
Toyota axles with Longfields and Six Shooter
knuckles, Dana axles from BRC Motorsports
were slung under the 4Runner. Toyota pur-
ists may gasp, but the axles are wider than
factory Toyota offerings and have served Ian
well—even when taxed with 40-inch tires.
While the rear suspension uses the com-
mon swap of 63-inch Chevy leaf springs for
their combination of high articulation and
low cost, the front suspension is decidedly
more unconventional. Ian recently built a
three-link to locate his Dana 44 and uses ORI
struts to suspend the 4Runner. Why struts
instead of coilovers? “Price is a factor,” Ian
confessed, “but the packaging is a lot easier
as well. And they work great on the trail.”
The result is a Toyota that has all of the
flex and crawl ratio we have come to expect
while retaining its own unique identity.

1 Power comes from a 22RTE four-cylinder with

a TEC aftermarket turbo kit. The kit uses a Gar-
rett turbo in place of the failure-prone stock CT-20
turbo but works in conjunction with the factory
fuel injection. The little mill leaves room for the
Premier Power Welder and ARB air compressor.

2 An All-Pro Off Road cage keeps Ian and has

family safe on the trail and ties into the stock
rear roll bar, while tube doors from Shaffer’s Off
Road provide increased visibility on the trail. The
factory bucket seats remain but have been cov-
ered with generic parts-store seat covers.

2
 BLACK BEAUTY

3 The front axle is a 631⁄2 -inch-wide Dana 44

filled with 5.89 gears, an ARB Air Locker,
Warn chromoly axleshafts, CTM 300M U-joints,
and Warn Premium hubs. It is turned by a custom
steering linkage built from GM tie rod ends and
11⁄4-x0.250-wall DOM tubing that connects
the factory steering box to Parts Mike high
steer arms. The latest upgrade to Ian’s 4Runner
involved replacing the front leaf springs with
ORI struts from Purple Top Garage. The struts are
mounted on Beefbuilt hoops and work in con-
junction with a three-link and a Panhard bar built
by Keith at Beefbuilt using parts from Ruff Stuff
Specialties. The links are made from 2x0.250-
wall DOM tubing and use 11⁄4-inch rod ends.

4 The rear suspension uses 63-inch-long leaf

springs from a Chevy 1⁄2 -ton pickup in con-
junction with Bilstein 12-inch travel 5125 pig-
gyback reservoir shocks on custom mounts. The
soft springs offer a great ride and ample articu-
3 lation, but a Ruff Stuff Specialties traction bar
was required to keep axlewrap at bay. The rear
axle is a 63-inch wide semifloat Dana 60 with
11⁄2 -inch 35-spline axleshafts but built by BRC
Motorsports. It uses disc brakes, 5.89 gears, and
a Detroit Locker, along with a pinion flange from
High Angle Driveline that retains the factory
Toyota U-joints and driveline flanges.

5 Factory turbocharged engines were offered

by Toyota in ’86 and ’87 models as a stop-
gap to compete with Nissan’s V-6. While a
manual transmission was offered in the Toyota
pickups, all turbocharged 4Runners came with
automatics. Ian kept the auto but added a
gear-driven transfer case with 5:1 Trail Tamer
gears behind the factory transfer case using Jp
Eater adapter from O’Brien’s 4 Wheels West.

6 A bikini top intended for a Jeep provides

shade for Ian’s to sons, Evan and Bryce. The
factory hard top still fits back on in the winter.
Rolling stock is 40-inch Goodyear Wrangler
4 5 MT/Rs on Raceline beadlock wheels.

TECH SPECS
1986 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
DRIVETRAIN
ENGINE: 22RTE 2.4L I-4
TRANSMISSION: A340F 4-speed automatic
TRANSFER CASE: Dual Toyota with JP
Eater adapter and Advance Adapters Trail
Tamer gears
FRONT AXLE: Dana 44 with ARB Air Locker
and 5.89 gears
REAR AXLE: Dana 60 with Detroit locker
and 5.89 gears
SUSPENSION
SPRINGS & SUCH: Custom 3-link with ORI
struts (front); 63-inch Chevy springs and
Bilstein 5125 shocks (rear)
TIRES & WHEELS: 40x14.5R17 Goodyear
Wrangler MT/R on 17x8.5 forged Raceline
beadlocks
STEERING: Crossover with Parts Mike
steering arms, GM tie-rod ends, hydraulic
assist, and factory Toyota steering box
OTHER STUFF: Beefbuilt front bumper,
Warn HS9500 winch, Masterpull winch
line, Factor 55 ProLink, custom rock
sliders and rear bumper, Shaffer’s Off
Road tube doors, All-Pro rollcage,
Bud’s driveshafts
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COMMUNICATION
BREAKDOWN BY Harry Wagner
PHOTOGRAPHY HARRY WAGNER

T
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR CB RAIL COMMUNICATION IS KEY,
whether your spotter is telling
you where to put your tires or
when you are trying to reach
base camp to tell them you are
upside-down. That is why we
require a Citizens Band radio
(CB) on the Ultimate Adventure. Having a
CB is but the first step in communicating
on the trail though, not the last. The most
important and often overlooked aspect of
installing a mobile CB is tuning the antenna.
While a properly tuned antenna will result
in strong radio performance, an untuned
antenna can result in poor performance and
can even damage your radio from excessive
radio frequency heat that is reflected back
into the radio instead of transmitted out.
This is the issue we were having in
one of our trail trucks. We could hear our
friends if they were nearby, but they could
not hear us transmit worth a darn. So we
headed to our local truck stop and got
some help from Cecil at Airtime Communi-
cations. Cecil not only tuned our antenna
to get our CB working properly, but he also
gave us a crash course on the theory and
application of CB radios. At truck stops
all over the country you can not only buy
CB radios and antennas, but you can also
find guys like Cecil who are experts at the
dying art of tuning an antenna.
Tuning is adjusting an antenna so that
the radio’s output power is transformed
into radio signals as efficiently as pos-
sible. To achieve that, it is necessary
to lengthen or shorten the CB antenna
slightly. The goal of tuning is to match the
antenna’s physical length with that of the
radio frequency being used to maximize
performance and transmission efficiency.
How do you know what length you need?
That is where a standing wave ratio (SWR)
meter comes in. You can buy an SWR
meter and a coax jumper cable for as little
as $25. It’s a good investment, particularly
if you can get your wheeling buddies to
chip in and everyone uses the SWR meter
to tune up their radios.
You still need to know how to use the
SWR meter though, and that’s when a guy
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of the time a tire does its job just fine—the
job of being round, black, and holding air.
But these Falkens have acted a little differ-
ent from the norm. Namely, they are quiet
for such an aggressive tread and they
work as good as or better than expected.
First a disclaimer. These tires are proto-
types, such that we actually had to sign
waivers and releases and a bunch of legal
mumbo jumbo before Falken would let us
test them. On top of that there is already
talk that Falken may redesign them slight-
ly before they go on sale (we hope not).
We tested a set of the 37x12.50R17
WildPeak M/T tires in Load Range D on our
Alabama Army Truck project and wrapped
them around some American Outlaw 17x8.5
aluminum Patrol wheels with an 8-on-61⁄2
bolt pattern and roughly 41⁄2 inches of back-
spacing that we ordered through Discount
Tire Direct. We received the tires and, after
mounting them, headed straight down the
road to get as many miles as possible on
them before this issue went to print. What
we found both on- and off-road surprised us.
If a tire can get your truck into a spot
where you smash in the bed on a big rock,
does that make it a good tire? OK, we
know we can’t blame a tire for driver stu-
pidity, but we are going to send our friends
at Falken the bill anyways.

1 We took our 37-inch prototype tires to the

local tire shop for a proper mount and bal-
ance. The tires weighed 110 pounds mounted
on the American Outlaw Patrol wheels and 85
pounds dismounted. They measured 36 inches
tall at 30 psi and had a tread depth of 5⁄8 inch.
The wheel and tire combo required between 53⁄4
and 10 ounces of weight to balance. Not exactly
perfect, but again, these are prototypes.

FALKEN
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WILDPEAK M/T
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“rattling
Our truck isn’t very quiet, but the
windows and electric fans were
louder than these aggressive tires
2
”
Once mounted we headed straight down
the highway for a few hundred miles. This is
where things got interesting. Tires with a big
gaping tread void like these Falkens should have
been noticeably loud on the street, but they
weren’t. Our truck isn’t very quiet, but the rat-
tling windows and electric fans were way louder
TIRE SPECIFICATIONS than these aggressive tires. We don’t know if
MAKE: Falken they’ll get louder after 10,000 or 20,000 miles,
MODEL: WildPeak M/T but so far they are whisper-quiet on our truck.
SIZE TESTED: 37x12.50R17 (prototype)
TYPE: Mud tire
LOAD RANGE: D
MAXIMUM LOAD (LB): 3,525 @ 50 psi
3 Our next stop was the sand. Aggressive tires
are not usually conducive to sand driving.
They like to dig down and plant the truck rather
SIDEWALL CONSTRUCTION: 3-ply
TREAD DEPTH (IN): 5⁄8 than propel it. The WildPeaks played nice in
TREAD WIDTH (IN): 10 the dunes. We aired down to 11 psi, and the big
SECTION WIDTH (IN): 12 Chevy was floating across the sand without
OVERALL DIAMETER (IN): 36
WEIGHT (LB): 85
drama. Only at the top of a steep dune climb did
SIZES AVAILABLE: N/A they dig in, but we could still back down. On a
2 less steep climb the tires paddled their way to
the top, and even though we were moving slowly
and the tires were spinning, they didn’t stop
clawing forward.

4 A word about our wheels. We know they

don’t look the part on our olive-drab truck
(they’re a little too flashy), but they are not too
out of place, especially when mud-splattered.
American Outlaw does offer them in flat black,
which would have been our first choice, but
those were back-ordered. The look is growing on
us, and we always have the option to send them
out for a more appropriate powdercoated color.

5 We were invited to test the tires at a local

quarry and jumped at the chance to take
them in the rocks. We rolled up with street
pressure (33 psi), locked the hubs, and fully
expected to be floundering on the loose climbs
at such a high psi. But nope, the truck just
climbed. The tires scrambled up the big piles and
impressed both us and the quarry’s owner with
their traction.
3

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6 Speaking of traction, we were soon getting

into bigger rock piles than we had planned
for. Isn’t that how it always happens? “I’ll just
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harder line.” With the Falkens impressing us, we
kept pushing the truck further. Falken has what FALKEN TIRE
they call “Duraspec” three-ply sidewalls. What- 800.723.2553
ever the marketing term means, it seemed to be falkentire.com
holding up to our sharp rock bashing.

7 We noticed a runoff pond that was 90 per-

cent dry, but that last 10 percent looked
like it might give us some mud to attempt (a
rarity in our part of California). We dropped
off a big ledge and soon had the Army truck 6
spinning through the goop. We exited the hole
with the throttle mashed and plenty of sticky
clay to clean off. The tires were gunked up but
had kept driving us forward so they apparently
were working in the messy stuff.

8 We were impressed with what these tires

were letting our big truck do, but we also
found ourselves in a bit of a pickle, as the sides
of the drainage pond were steeper and looser
than we had planned. Our goal of launching
up the side was foiled. The truck dug into the 7 9
very loose rocky soil, so another escape was
required. We followed the overflow of the pond
until we found a simple 4-foot boulder ledge
and used it to climb out of the nearby stream
bed. It all went great until it went bad and the
truck bed kissed boulder.

9 The carnage isn’t bad, and like they say,

it’s the first dent that hurts, the rest are all
fun. Even with this slight boo-boo we’re still
impressed with these tires. We had heard that
some of the smaller upcoming sizes may have
a tighter tread pattern, but so far we hope the
37s stay the same because they impressed us
in every terrain we could throw at them in our
short test. We know there is a 381⁄2 -inch tire in
the works, but so far no word on what larger or
smaller tires Falken will be offering, though we
assume all the sub-37-inch diameters will be
available within the next year. If you’ve been
running other Falkens, such as WildPeak A/T
tires, we think you’ll enjoy this new aggressive
mud tire when it comes to your local tire dealer. 8

RACING WITH FALKENS

F
alken Tire has teamed up with quite a
few of the Ultra Four/King of the Ham-
mers racing teams and for 2014 is one
of the sponsors of the new Spec class. This
class is for 4x4 buggies where every car is
built identically and all are running 37-inch
Falken WildPeak M/T tires. We had the
chance to run some trails in Johnson Valley
with the first buggy built for this class, and
it was exciting to see the Falkens working
on the rocks. These buggies are built around
a Mopar Hemi engine and Spidertrax axles
with an Atlas transfer case hiding in the
middle and Fox racing shocks. And the best
part is these cars will eventually be offered
as rentals in case you want to come race
in an Ultra4desert rock race. For more info
check out www.ultra4racing.com.

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A While the technician might have been
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probably tell him not to retire his spatula
just yet. Assuming the tires you chose
match the recommended load rating for
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that the tire manufacturer states because
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on the door of the truck is representative
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and the recommended pressure for the
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OE tires that came on the truck. The OE
tires are probably different than what you
purchased. We would be suspicious if the
pressure on the sidewall was less than what
was stated on the door, but not a higher
pressure. Going by the pressure on the door
with your truck’s new shoes could leave the
tires underinflated, which is possibly haz-
ardous at maximum load, not to mention
causing irregular tread wear and harming
mileage (the exact opposite of what the
tech claimed).
We often recommend lowering tire pres-
sure for better traction off the pavement
and sometimes on the pavement as well.
The on-pavement recommendations are
usually the result of putting a heavy-rated
tire on a lightweight vehicle, such as a
Load Range E tire on a Jeep Wrangler. The
stated maximum pressure on the sidewall
assumes a maximum load as well, but Load
Range E is way more load capacity than a
Wrangler can handle. Oversize tires often
have beefed up carcasses to deal with the
larger sidewall of a bigger tire, but running
an E-rated tire at maximum pressure on a
Wrangler will do nothing but cause loose
fillings. Lowering the on-road pressure to a
more reasonable number on a lightweight
vehicle actually gives a higher-rated tire
a better footprint and a vastly improved
ride. But since you’re actually using your
truck as it’s intended (hauling heavy loads),
we would default to running the maximum
stated sidewall pressure.
SYNTHETIC OR NO?
Q I have an ’80 Chevy K30 with some
drivetrain noise. I am going to replace
the gear oil with something new. I was
wondering if synthetics like Royal Purple
would harm the original seals in my man-
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Is this true? If so, should I use the stuff
in my old gear boxes?
MATT TODD
Harrodsburg, KY
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That said, I personally have never had
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