Offroad

Since Toyota first introduced the TRD Pro trim on Tacoma in 2015, consumers have been clamoring for more and more off-road-specific models. Alongside Tacoma, Toyota also launched a TRD Pro version of 4Runner (which, at the time, shared suspension bits with Tacoma) and Tundra. Through the subsequent years, Toyota has continued to update and improve View the full article

If there’s one perk to these strange times in which we’re living, it’s that new-vehicle unveils that were once exclusive to writer schmoes like us are now open to the general public via livestreams. Witness Ford opening up its razzle-dazzle reveal of the 2021 Ford F-150 lineup of half-ton pickup trucks. On Thursday, June 25 View the full article

Ford Fan I first want to thank you for your fantastic articles. They grab my interest, and I can’t stop reading. Honestly, I read them over and over again. Anyways, I’m a huge Ford fan. I’m 51 and only on my third F-150. I started with an F-150 for my first truck after owning a 1975 View the full article

OK, so the title to this story is sort of misleading because many flatfenders were technically CJs. But CJs technically weren’t used by the military. And to convolute things more, Wrangler generations are far from the same. In fact, the first-generation YJ Wrangler has about as much in common with the WWII flatfender than it View the full article

It doesn’t matter whether your off-road rig is a Jeep Wrangler or a fullsize 4×4, you’ve asked the question, “Do I need Jeep skidplates?” The answer is yes, and in case you haven’t been under there recently, Jeeps come off the assembly line with skidplates. We’re here to discuss the pros and cons of those View the full article

The August 2020 issue of Four Wheeler magazine arrives at newsstands around the world on June 26, and it’s packed with great 4×4 content! Rad Trails & Epic Events The theme of the August 2020 issue is “Rad Trails & Epic Events.” The issue includes great trail reports and event overviews, including the Chile Challenge View the full article

You gotta start somewhere. For some of us, our entry to vehicle ownership was humble, and for others, ostentatious. But no matter which way we contributed unburned hydrocarbons to the atmosphere of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, here are the vehicles in which the staff of the Four Wheeler Network and Truck Trend Network first View the full article

More on this Ford Bronco Project! Early Bronco Painless Wiring Harness and Classic Instruments Gauge Cluster Wrapping Up Loose Ends on Our 1969 Bronco Project Early Bronco Wild Horses 4×4 Twin Stick Shifter For Dana 20 Seats, they are where you sit, sometimes for hours on end while on the road or trail. You want View the full article

On This Week’s Show: Emme Hall Automotive Performance Group’s George Patrick talks ProRunner What’s wrong with Lightning now? Emme Hall loves something more than The Truck Show Podcast, and we’ll agree, it’s really cool. That doesn’t stop the guys from trying to convince her to make it even cooler. Also, Automotive Performance Group’s (APG) George View the full article

The mad scientists at Gateway Bronco out of Hamel, Illinois—the same folks that brought us the amazing collection of restomod early Broncos—have now lifted the curtain on the company’s next big creation. Adding to stable will be classic 1967–1972 Ford F-Series pickups, with the first such build debuting at the 2020 SEMA Show in Las View the full article

In a recent Firing Order column, Four Wheeler magazine editor Ken Brubaker asked, “Have you ever had a minor off-road problem that escalated?” Well, we’ve received some interesting responses to that question, including this one from Stephen Watson, owner of Offroad Design. Stephen tells a story about when a good windshield wiper motor went bad, View the full article

It’s official: The 2020 Sierra Trek is a go for August 6­–9! Sierra Trek is one of California’s most iconic OHV events, and its history encompasses more than five decades. It began in 1967 as a weekend Jeep trip/BBQ and has grown since then to include a dozen guided four-wheel-drive and ATV/UTV trips ranging from View the full article

Happy Birthday! The Range Rover just turned 50 years old. The birth of this line of Land Rover came back in the late 1960s as engineers at Rover hatched a plan to combine the comfort and on-road ability of a Rover sedan with the off-road ability of a Land Rover. The end result was the View the full article

Why buy the Cobra HH 50 WX ST? Well, we got our hands on a pair of the handheld units, and we are eager to use them on our adventures. Cobra HH 50 WX ST: Fast Facts 12V/battery operated (requires 9 AA batteries, PER unit) Portable—swap magnetic vehicle antenna for rubber duck antenna for mobile View the full article

We love the opportunity to put a Ford Ranger on the cover of Four Wheeler magazine, and Tim Nichols’ Ranger is very deserving of being front and center on the cover of the August 2020 issue. It’s Owner Built When Tim purchased the truck its 4.0L engine wasn’t running, but he soon remedied that. He View the full article

Get Your Dad the Biggest NO BRAINER in the History of Father’s Day It’s a question that doesn’t bear asking if you really know your trucks, but for the masses, it’s one that comes up all the time: What’s the difference between the Ford F-150 and F-250 pickup? At the core the difference is simple, View the full article

Keepsakes are interesting things. Sometimes they’re useful contrivances, and sometimes they serve no purpose other than eliciting a memory. But sometimes they’re the vehicle through which memories are made. And yes, that was an intentional pun because for me and my family, we seem to make the majority of our memories via motorized cars, trucks, View the full article

Adrian Holmes brought his overland-equipped 2012 JK Wrangler with its Ursa Minor J30 camper to Four Wheeler’s Overland Adventure and gave us the tour of his setup. Read more about this fascinating Jeep Wrangler build when it appears on the pages of Four Wheeler magazine, in the October 2020 issue. Engine The 2012 Jeep Wrangler’s View the full article

The Toyota Land Cruiser is arguably the most widespread, well-known, and well-respected 4×4 around the world. The FJ-40 (and similar BJ-40) can be found in just about every country in the world. No matter how bad the roads are, or how remote the towns, chances are a Land Cruiser of one kind or another has View the full article

When you get paid to go off-roading and/or play with high-performance vehicles for a living, you’re gonna eventually have some cool adventures. For us, that usually means an epic stuck, break, or mechanical malady. Here are some of the Four Wheeler Network and Truck Trend Network staffers’ best fubar moments. Ken Brubaker You’d think that View the full article