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Twin Wrangler Concepts Head to Vegas

Wrangler Overland and Lower Forty Come to SEMA 2009
25492127 Posted October 15 2009 09:16 AM by esanchez

Mopar Jeep Wrangler Overland Image Vehicle: A Stop-anywhere, Camp-anywhere Jeep The Jeep Wrangler Overland is perfect for those craving travel and adventure. The Mopar design team took a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited...

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Pismo Beach - Oceano Dunes SVRA Threatened with Closure

More California State Parks Closing?
Posted June 2 2009 11:10 AM by 4wdtech

The Ocotillo Wells area isn't the only local 4x4 haven under threat of closure. The Pismo Beach OHV Area is also being looked at. Check out this news release I just received from Yamaha Motor Corporation: ...

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Time to Join UFWDA!

Join UFWDA-Your 4x4 Depends on it
18788562 Posted May 19 2009 03:26 PM by 4wdtech

It's time to join the UFWDA. That's the United Four Wheel Drive Association if you didn't know. This is one of the major groups that help to ensure our 4x4 activities continue. They fight trail closures tooth and nail and...

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Optima Resurrection

It wasn't dead after all
17922498 Posted March 19 2009 11:22 AM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

A few weeks ago, I went out to start our XJ and found the battery was dead, dead, dead. No, there wasn't even a solenoid click or any idiot lights illuminating when the key was turned on.

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Wide Trailers

Bear Trailersports builds wide vehicle trailers
14896310 Posted February 25 2009 03:17 PM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

Our vehicles are getting wider and wider, to the point that they no longer fit on trailers with beds that are only 82" wide.

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Beautiful on Trees, Bad for Wires

Freezing Fog
17183826 Posted January 20 2009 11:07 AM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

There are all kinds of weather issues this southwestern boy has never seen. One of these is freezing fog.

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Here We Go Again, Part II

Snow Storm Continues in Northern Utah
12283827 Posted January 6 2009 03:08 PM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

The snow started slowly, dropping only about 6" in a couple of hours.

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Here We Go Again!

Utah Winter Storms
12250830 Posted January 5 2009 12:02 PM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

We dodged a couple of storms, but here comes another. This started as quite a winter. Snow kept hitting us and drifts were four or five feet high in places.

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The Truth About Icicles

Icicles show insulation flaws in a home
12161724 Posted December 24 2008 11:53 AM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

When we first moved up to northern Utah, the icicles looked really cool (literally) on all the houses during the winter.

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SNOW!

Winter has arrived with a vengeance
12613849 Posted December 19 2008 09:44 AM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

It's still two days before Winter officially arrives, but this year it's knocking on our door early.  This photo was shot looking out my front door.

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What's the Future Hold?

Rumors and announcements fly as financial markets flounder
10979306 Posted October 27 2008 02:10 PM by Phil Howell - 4WD and SU Editor-in-Chief

Is GM going to merge with Chrysler?  What sort of restructuring is Chrysler doing?  Is GM going to end a number of historic marques? I'm no expert when it comes to the heady world of industry and high finance. It...

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Old Jeep Photos and Advertising

Old Jeep Photos and Advertising
10737369 Posted August 15 2008 04:48 PM by 4wdtech

I’ve always appreciated Jeep advertisements, especially the old-time ads selling Jeeps that I’ve never seen new (this would be prior to the early 1970s for those of you counting). Oddly, as a young child, I used to think...

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Salt Water Swallows 4x4

Salt Water Swallows 4x4; De-rust & Rebuild
The effects of salt water on 4x4 parts and compone Posted July 28 2008 11:51 PM by 4wdtech

If you have ever wondered what happens when you submerge a vehicle in salt water here is a very good example of the effects. It took a lot of work to get this rig back to working order as more than just the axles got the...

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Biodiesel Conversion-It runs on Vegetable Oil!

Biodiesel Conversion
Biodiesel conversions allow a diesel engine to run Posted July 28 2008 10:42 PM by 4wdtech

With the price of gas and diesel fuels lately, Biodiesel conversion kits are becoming increasingly popular. In fact, it really makes me wish I had a diesel engine in my 1997 F-350 crew cab 4x4 so I could make the switch to...

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4x4 Toy Jeeps and Trucks Collections

4x4 Toy Collection Jeeps and Trucks
Too many to count and that's not all of them. Posted July 22 2008 09:36 PM by 4wdtech

I’m pretty much a pack rat. I save old parts that look interesting regardless of whether I’ll ever use or need them. I also have collections like you wouldn’t believe. Boxes of matchbooks from around the world, worthless...

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