Offroad

Ever since Ford unveiled the 2021 Bronco and Bronco Sport SUVs, we were itching to swing our spurs into the rigs to see how they handle the roads less traveled. Well, we did precisely that—and much, much more. Riding in the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Our 2021 Ford Bronco Sport was a Badlands edition sitting View the full article

Sometimes things get weird on Ultimate Adventure. And what’s weirder than a pastel blue, pinkish purple, and yellow Suzuki Sidekick on 40s? If you lived through the pathetic automotive design period of the early-to-mid 1990s, you probably remember Geo Trackers using similar colors in their paint graphics. And given a Geo Tracker was just a View the full article

Building an ultimate Adventure Project Vehicle is something that just can’t be done in a vacuum, but it is a process that takes lots of sacrifices from lots of sponsor companies and lots of help from industry people. Truth be told, there are a ton of folks who I owe a huge thank-you to, but View the full article

The sPOD Mini 6 is here to save your vehicle from electrical purgatory. If you’re like us, your rig has (or will soon have) a variety of electrical gadgets from off-road radios and lights to locking differentials and auxiliary batteries. Sure, you can wire each of those accessories and their respective relays from the battery, View the full article

Do you need lights for your Dodge Ramcharger? We did, and in the November 1991 issue of Four Wheeler magazine, we tackled three types of lighting on our Dodge Ramcharger: floodlights, foglights, and a roof-mounted spotlight. The Dodge Ramcharger was the focal point of a four-part series back in the day where we upgraded items View the full article

It’s like the old saying goes, you can’t win if you don’t play. One guy who has played the Ultimate Adventure Application game over several years is Derek Lasini. In 2018 the selection committee really liked his truck despite our concerns that it might be too clean to get bounced off the tight, tree-cluttered trails View the full article

The day has finally arrived, and we can now talk all about Ram’s amazing new off-road machine, the 2021 Ram 1500 TRX. Equipped with a powerful 702-hp 6.2L V-8 engine, 35-inch tires, gobs of wheel travel, and loads of luxury, this is the truck that we’ve all been waiting for. Order banks open up today, View the full article

Go ahead, you can admit it. Everybody has heard of Quigley Motor Company, Inc. Go to Alaska, the Northeast, Southeast, any overlanding show—anywhere, really —and you’ll see hordes of high-quality custom Quigley 4×4 custom conversion vans all over the place. Heck, we’ve even seen them in Hawaii, and we’ve watched videos of them exploring the View the full article

Last time, we showed you how we built and heavy tack-welded some shock hoops in place on the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep’s frame. After some modification on our first settings with these hoops and some more heavy tack-welds, we now have the LeDuc Series shocks from Skyjacker Suspension (albeit in disassembled form) in View the full article

Every year, we accept applications for a small pool of very lucky 4-Wheel & Off-Road fans to be a part of the world’s most recognized hardcore off-road event. We get the question, “How do I apply for UA” all the time, so we guess it’s not as clear as we figure it to be. Here’s View the full article

On This Week’s Show: C10 Talk’s Ronnie Wetch What happens in the firehouse… Renaming Lighting’s truck Our good buddy Ronnie Wetch from C10 Talk returns to the show to offer up pearls of wisdom for Lightning’s C-20 build, while also giving the guys an inside scoop about firefighting and the trucks behind them. Holman and View the full article

Since 2010, there has been a swear jar of sorts in the office. Every time someone either uttered the phrase “Raptor Killer” or tried to shove it into a story, another dollar was headed for the jar. Dollar after dollar, the office pot was filled, with a moratorium on the usage of the phrase until View the full article

Jeep has been hard at work recently dropping a bevy of cryptic teasers across social media and the like. We’ve seen the Wrangler 392 concept in a blurry action photo. A simple image of the Grand Canyon with the text: “Grand: Magnificent and striking in appearance, size, or style” appeared across Jeep’s social properties this View the full article

As excitement over the 2021 Ford Bronco grows, Ford has released five concept vehicles to showcase how customers can customize their Bronco SUVs using factory-backed accessories. Two- and four-door 2021 Ford Bronco models will benefit from more than 200 available goodies, and more than 100 will be offered for the Bronco Sport. Bronco Sport Tow View the full article

You can count on rain being wet, snow being cold, and a pair of Watsons showing up on Ultimate Adventure with their vehicle, gear, and plans organized at a level that would make the most attention-addled NASA scientist jealous. With the exception of UA2010, Stephen Watson and his dad, James, have participated in every Ultimate View the full article

Going off-road is much more fun with a suspension that functions, and by that we mean one that works. Banging and clattering down a dirt road or trail with metal hitting metal and shucking parts with aplomb is something we’d rather not do, especially when it comes to building the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range View the full article

If you’re looking for great 4×4 content, look no further than the October 2020 issue of Four Wheeler magazine! It’s cover to cover, wall to wall, floor to ceiling, bumper to bumper 4×4 goodness and it goes on sale at newsstands around the world on August 21! Fullsize 4×4 Special The theme of the October View the full article

Jeep, whose 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon was the winner of Four Wheeler’s Pickup Truck of the Year test, has introduced an enticing Gladiator-based concept we hope becomes a reality someday, the Jeep Gladiator Farout Concept. This overhauled pickup is an overlanding vehicle that’s seemingly ready to go the distance (away from anything else), all while pampering its View the full article

The wait is almost over. Ram is going to announce its 2021 Ram 1500 TRX on Monday, August 17, 2020, at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. It will be livestreamed on Ram’s Facebook page and on Ram’s YouTube channel. The Ram TRX debuted as a concept at the 2016 State Fair of Texas as a too-good-to-be-true View the full article

Check Out The Rest Of The 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep! An Introduction to the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep We Assemble the Drivetrain for the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep Holding the Drivetrain in the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep Assembling Parts for Steering the 2020 Ultimate Adventure Long Range Jeep View the full article