Off Road Adventures Magazine

  I attended the California Association of 4WD Club's 26th Annual Winter Fun Fest in Grass Valley, California to talk with participants about how their vehicles were set up for snow and to seek driving tips for our readers. I convinced my daughter, who was home on break from college, to come along. It was easy to convince her to go as I promised she could drive so that I take pictures...

The 2-1/2" leveling kit consists of a pair of polyurethane spacers and six stud extensions. Thread-locking compound and detailed instructions are also included. It's manufactured in the USA and comes with a lifetime warranty...

For a tire designed for mud, the SSR Radial turned out to be formidable rock tire as well. At 7-8 lbs, the SSR's pliable sidewalls wrapped itself around obstacles like Silly Putty, conforming to the terrain without objection. In the past decade, tire manufacturers have unveiled an array of tires we would not have dreamed of thirty years ago...

  It's part of the cycle of life: you get a stock 4x4 rig and you buy the biggest meats you can wedge into the wheel wells. The next stop is a lift kit so, once mounted, you can turn the tires without rearranging those wells. Just jack up that puppy and away you go! Right? Okay, it's not that simple, which is why companies like Superlift Suspension Systems serve as a source of appropriate lifts for your application, along with an encyclopedia of information to make sure you've got the right combo...

This poster was seen hanging in the factory during our tour. When Arthur Warn developed a simple free wheeling hub for surplus WWII Jeeps in 1948, we doubt he envisioned his small family business ever growing into a multi-million dollar corporation with multiple factories and worldwide recognition. Warn Industries celebrates its 60th anniversary this year...

Towing capacity tops out at 6,100 pounds for the 261hp Crew Cab 4x4 model, which is more than enough to handle bass boats like this 20-foot Triton equipped with a 250hp Suzuki 4-stroke outboard.   We fit right in with the crowd of bass fishermen lined up at the gas station on the outskirts of Del Rio, Texas. Like everyone else gathered here we're topping off the fuel tank in the boat we have in tow - a beautiful single-console Triton TR-20X - before hitting the Lake Amistad launch ramp a couple miles down the road...