Off Road Adventures Magazine

January 2009
Events
January 2009 | By Rick Curtis and Allen Merritt
 Flyin' Brian Ropcke of Buckner, MO has Passion for rock crawling so he started, Built 2 Rock Off-road and is a frequent 4 Wheel Parts customer. Brian says, "The best memories and experiences I have came with 18 years of rock crawling and trail riding. " His blue '83 CJ7 has a 102-inch wheelbase with spring over axles features a 400 hp direct port injected engine which spins 42-inch TSL Super Swampers on 15"x10" Eagle Alloy wheels with Champion bead locks through a Turbo 400 transmission, 3...
How-To Tech
January 2009 | By Jim Allen
Ain't she sweet?  And practical.   There's an extra 2. 2+ quarts of capacity and lots of useful features...


January 2009 | By Jim Allen
The Fitch F4424B, series F400, kit is rated for up to 400 hp and is a size bigger than the F3424, series F300, kit we actually needed. It's the kit designed for the 6. 8L V10s but it gives us a little extra capacity for our power upgrades...
Product Reviews
January 2009 | By Steve Temple
  Responding to all the transitions on the trail of life can be a real challenge. One moment you're crawling over rocks, and the next, sliding on loose sand. (and you don't even know about that mud hole around the curve yet...
Vehicle Reviews
January 2009
The seats are generally more comfortable, front and rear, and rear legroom has been increased. To carry more cargo, it's possible to fold up the rear seats and slide in something as big as a 52-inch flat screen TV. The first Ford pickup was launched in 1948, the half-ton F-1...