Offroad

Figuring out what makes a pickup truck these days is only getting harder. Is it enough to have an open bed? If you are looking at the market from the perspective of a truck person, we’d emphatically answer “no.” For example, I’m not sure any of us would consider the unibody and car-based Honda Ridgeline View the full article

Check Out Day One of This Toyota Highlander Build! If you’ve been following along, you know that we may have been going a little stir crazy here at home and decided to scribble a little outside the Truckin lines and see if we could take an ordinary egg-shaped crossover SUV and make it cool. In View the full article

Ford Guy I’m a Ford guy. I have a ’15 F-150 SuperCrew 4×4 with the 2.7 V-6. I was driving an ’04 Ranger FX4 with 4.10 gears and the 4.0 V-6 and did good to get 15-16 combined mpg. When the aluminum bodied F-150s came out, I really liked the new styling and decided to View the full article

It’s no secret that some vehicles take longer to sell than others. The reasons can be many and might not relate to the vehicle at all. Sometimes it’s a seasonal issue; it can be political or economic; or it can be even pandemic-related. Other times, it actually is related to the vehicle, as older models View the full article

Last time we showed you some stills and a video from the day that we bought our 1946 Willys Jeep CJ-2a, which has much more recently earned the nickname “Tink” here. We bought the Jeep a few years back and as we type, the flattie is a runner and driver. We thought you all might View the full article

We love when you send us photos and info on your rig! Young Jack Long says, “My dad built me a Jeep. I like rockcrawling shows. I love watching Dirt Every Day. They build awesome things and do awesome things with them, then destroy them.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, Jack. Here’s a View the full article

This 2007 Chevy Suburban comes with overland gear…a lot of overland gear. And it’s for sale on Craigslist for $59,000. There’s a lot to digest in the posting, so we’ve distilled it down. Get ready. What’s Included for Your $59,000? 6-inch lift with 37×12.50R20 mud-terrain tires and KMC Rockstar wheels 2 TVs 35-gallon gas tank View the full article

We promise these Ford truck commercials aren’t that ancient—they’re just from that long-ago old-school era of crimped hair, jelly shoes, hacky sacks, slap bracelets, leg warmers, mullets, shoulder pads, Walkmans, Cabbage Patch dolls, Micro Machines, Rubik’s Cubes, Polly Pocket, MTV, neon fanny packs, 25-cent candy bars, 15-cent stamps, disposable cameras, and two-pound cell phones. That’s View the full article

The 2020 model year is set to be quite unique for Nissan’s midsize Frontier pickup. With an all-new model coming in 2021 but a new drivetrain ready now, Nissan made the decision to outfit the current generation truck with the future generation’s drivetrain. The new 3.8L V-6 engine produces a best-in-class 310 hp and is View the full article

We love when you send us photos and info on your 4×4! Here’s a look at Jeff Bort’s 1977 International Scout and a Q&A with the owner. Vehicle: 1977 International Scout SSII Owner: Jeff Bort, South Pekin, Illinois Tires/Wheels 315/75R16 General Grabber/16×8 Raceline Defender Suspension Custom spring-under 4-inch lift springs Front shackle reversal Bilstein 5160 View the full article

There has been a ton of speculation about the new 2021 Ford Bronco. Questions range from will it be a rebodied Explorer or Expedition, or a “real” off-roader, to will it have a removable hard top. Will it have tube doors? Will it do the Bronco name proud? Will it have a solid front axle? View the full article

It’s the question we’re asked most frequently: What’s your favorite off-road tire. Well, since we all drive different types of vehicles and since we all enjoy different types of terrain, you’re gonna get a variety of answers, but here’s what the staff likes and why. Ken Brubaker: Goodyear Wrangler MT/R I’ve tested a lot of View the full article

While staying at home, most of us have projects in the garage or driveway, and for some of us, there might actually be some time to work on it. But for a lot of us, having the excess cash lying around to take the next step just might not be an option right now. Depending View the full article

What’s it take to make a 2017 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro 4×4 ready for traveling backroads across North America? The answer is a concise list of carefully executed upgrades that make Jonathan Girard’s Tundra a formidable overland-capable backwoods bullet. Read on to see how he did it. Tundra Isn’t Just a Name Tundra isn’t just View the full article

We love when you send us photos and info on your 4×4! Here’s a look at G. Bohannon’s 1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ and a Q&A with the owner. Vehicle: 1995 Jeep Wrangler YJ Owner: G. Bohannon, Tulsa, Oklahoma Tires/Wheels 33×13.50R15LT Super Swamper LTB/US Wheel modular Suspension Rusty’s Offroad 4-inch kit, 1¼-inch lift shackles Drivetrain NP435 View the full article

The Jeep Forward Control has to be one of the weirdest vehicles ever made. They are the vehicular “red-headed stepchild “of the Jeep world—the ugliest Jeep that any real Jeep fan loves, or loves to hate. The truth is, even those of us who fancy ourselves “Jeep Guys or Gals” or “Jeep Experts” probably haven’t View the full article

On This Week’s Show: Alan and Ali from KC HiLites Jeep Gladiator’s Chief Engineer Daytona Truck Meet Join KC HiLites’ Alan Wang and Ali Sedaghat in studio for a discussion about KC’s 50th anniversary, what it took to get here, and how KC HiLites has maintained its position as a leader in lighting for five View the full article

There are thousands of Jeeps out there hitting off-road areas all over the world generating thousands of stories. This is just one of them that a Jp reader shared with us recently via email at editor@jpmagazine.com. If you’ve got an interesting Jeep tail to tell, hit us up and share your story. Until then, here’s View the full article

It has been an interesting last few months without our normal cadence of travel, so you might notice that we haven’t rolled on quite as many miles as you might be accustomed to seeing, and lots of shorter trips have skewed the fuel economy numbers down during this quarter. That being said, we thought we’d View the full article

We love when you send us photos and info on your 4×4! Here’s a look at Brad and Laura Swartz’s 1997 Mercury Mountaineer and a Q&A with the owners. Vehicle: 1997 Mercury Mountaineer Owners: Brad & Lana Swartz, Delta Junction, Alaska Tires/Wheels 17/47-17 Super Swamper LTB/17×10 Fuel Suspension (f/r) 6-inch Pro Comp lift King coilovers/Super View the full article