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> VEHICLE (year, make, model)
> OWNER (name, city, state)
> TIRES & WHEELS (size, make, model)
> SUSPENSION (lift, springs, shocks)
> DRIVETRAIN (tranny, transfer case, axles)
> PERFORMANCE (engine mods)
> OTHER MODS
> DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?
> ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?
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> ANYTHING TO ADD?8 OCTOBER 20194-WHEEL & OFF-ROAD 4WHEELOFFROAD.COM
READERS’ RIDES
COMPILED BY To m M o r r
[email protected]VEHICLE: 1992 Jeep YJ Wrangler OWN-
ERS: Ken and Patty Burkhardt, Grantsburg,
WI TIRES: 31x10.50 Goodyear Wranglers
SUSPENSION: 2-inch lift DRIVETRAIN:
Stock PERFORMANCE: 4.0L I-6 DOES IT
WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Works great
for now ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?:
Will soon have more lift, 33s, maybe a V-WISCONSIN YJ
SQUARE-BODY DREAM
VEHICLE: 1976 Chevrolet K10 OWNER: Alex Bolek , Warroad , MN TIRES & WHEELS: 37x12.50-
Super Swamper TSL SXII, Mickey Thompson Classic III SUSPENSION: 8-inch Superlift suspension,
Offroad Design greasable front shackles, Superride shocks DRIVETRAIN: SM465 transmission,
ORD twin-stick NP205 T-case, Dana 44 front axle, full-floating 14-bolt rear axle, 4.10 gears PER-
FORMANCE: Junkyard Chevy 350 V-8, Edelbrock dual-plane intake, Holley 670 Street Avenger
carburetor, MSD ignition OTHER MODS: ORD extended brake lines, RLC winch bumper, Warn
V R12000 winch , Ruf f Stuf f front dif f cover, G2 rear dif f cover, H ur st T- handle shif ter, ORD weld -
in steering box brace, Energ y Suspension poly mount s DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?:
Everything works really well ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Drop in a big - block FUNNIEST
WHEELING INCIDENT: Before it was lifted a buddy and I were out wheeling when I realized I had
no brakes. Turned out the master cyl-
inder cap blew off somehow. It was
a pretty interesting ride home to say
the least. ANYTHING TO ADD?: It’s my
first build. I roped my dad into helping
me. It has always been my dream to
have a square-body Chevy. My dad
and I have been working on it ever
since I drove it home 76 miles with
a frozen-up master cylinder. I don’t
think he expected it was gonna turn
out like this, and of course a project is
never really done.VEHICLE: 1992 Isuzu Rodeo OWNER:
Tim Laturno, Colorado Springs, CO
TIRES: 31x10.50-16 mud-terrains
SUSPENSION: 3-inch Calmini suspen-
sion DRIVETRAIN: Stock, front locker
PERFORMANCE: Bored-out Chevy 3.1L
V-6 OTHER MODS: ARB front bumper,
12,000-pound winch, snorkel ANY-
THING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: I should
have dropped in a Chevy 4.3L V-6 FUN-
NIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: We came
to w hat looked like a small water cross-
ing. I had a snorkel, so I went first. The
water went mid way up my driver’s door
window, and by the time I got to the
other side my Rodeo had turned into a
pool on wheels. It took three months for
the inside to dry out.RODEO HALL OF FAME?
DODGEZILLA
VEHICLE: 1996
Dodge Ram 1500ish
OWNER: Dave Hustead
Jr. TIRES & WHEELS:
37-inch Goodyear
Wrangler MT/R, 24-bolt
H1 SUSPENSION: Front
3-link with Panhard
bar, DOM tubing,
Skyjacker 3-inch-lift
coils; rear 63-inch GM
leaf springs with add-
a-leaf, shackle flip,
Bilstein shocks DRIVE-
TRAIN: NV3500 trans-
mission, twin-stick
NP205 T-case, 1997 F-350 Dana 60 front axle, welded, 1996 Ram 2500 Dana 70 rear axle PER-
FORMANCE: 5.2L Magnum V-8, Mopar Per formance camshaf t , eBay header s, K&N filter, MSD 6AL
ignition, Blaster 2 coil, plug wires, DEI plug wire boot protectors OTHER MODS: PSC ram-assist
steering, Derale power steering cooler, Borgeson steering shaft, Grand Cherokee fuel tank, Viair
onboard air, Ruffstuff differential covers, tapered bed, removable doors, Warn VR-10S winch,
dual batteries, Painless battery isolator DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Really happy with
it ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Locker, tires, and talent FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT:
W heeling in Tellico, getting my fir st bod y damage and realizing that I still care ANYTHING TO
ADD?: I ordered this truck from the dealership in 1996, it took me 12 years and the help of good
friends to get the truck finished enough to get it back on the road