Off Road Adventures Magazine

The 4 Wheel Parts Canfield Truck and Jeep Fest last July was a premier event and we hope you enjoyed the coverage in the November issue. If you closed your eyes to snap pictures and fired off the camera aimlessly, you could hardly not catch a cool truck or happening. We shot so many interesting rigs that we decided to put some into a "Best-Of" collection...

From Silverton, a flat and limitless desert stretched as far as the eye could see. This was Mundi Mundi, a place where one could actually see the curvature of the earth. G'day mate...

In the last installment we upgraded the exhaust on our 2007 Tundra Double Cab 4x4 and installed a couple of bed storage boxes. This month we continue improving Project Deepwoods' utility and performance. Our goal at the end is to have a truly unique 4x4 for the avid off-road adventurer...

 In the rear, the system uses premium leafspring packs (with military eye wraps) instead of coils. This controls weight transfer for more-predictable street handling. The optional Torque Fork traction device locks out wheelhop created by V-8 power and big meats...

Last time we focused on the stuff from which lube oil is made. This time we'll focus on arming you with the information you need to make a good oil selection.    A sample of a viscosity chart that covers various temperatures for multigrade oils...

There are no set standards for the diameter and design of the mounting surface, the tire's bead. A few thousandths of an inch can mean the difference between de-beading a tire under low-pressure rock crawling, or ending up on your lid during high-speed cornering at medium pressure. Greg, our 4 Wheel Parts tire guy, said the M/T required a bit higher psi that other brands to seat the bead, reflecting tighter bead tolerances from the factory...

  Even though we have an obvious bias toward off-road adventures, we actually weren't the first to note that the new Toyota Sequoia isn't intended primarily for trail use. Actually, Toyota's chief designer for the Sequoia, Motoharu Araya (who also worked on the Sienna and Tundra) made that point to us before we ever got behind the wheel and headed out for a brief drive in the dirt. "It's not meant to be a very serious off-roader, but it is still off-road capable...

  Not all vehicles for off-road adventures are purely for use in the dirt. In some cases, we need a "mother ship" that hauls all our stuff-food, tools, camping gear, and the like- to the trailhead, and keeps it secure from predators (both the animal and human type). Ford has come up with a factory-installed alternative for its best-selling F-150 pickup...

Legions of ATV enthusiasts will tell you, the best way to enjoy the backcountry is in close proximity. Most of our manufacturers' profiles follow a familiar path: a company starts out a couple decades ago as one or two enthusiasts coming up with an innovative solution to a 4x4 problem. They try out their gadget on an off-road trek, or maybe a race venue-the dustier the better...