Rig of the Month
September 2010
JUNKYARDDOG’s 81 Chevy Blazer 60 FRONT 14 BOLT REAR HOME BUILT BUMPERS SMITTYBUILT WINCH REINFORCED FRAME HOME BUILT CAGE HALF DOORS 35 INCH PRO COMP MUDD TIRES BLACK STEEL WHEELS DUAL BATTERYS TRIMED BODY AND ROCK RASH BODY PICK UP TAIL GATE
Rig of the Month
August 2010
RockR8R’s 1987 Suzuki Samurai 1.3 L Stock I-4 (Carb), Dual Yellow Tops with Hellroaring Technologies, inc. Battery Isolator/Combiner, Smittybilt XRC 8 Winch (Buy 4X4Him Jamboree Raffle Tickets: People really do win!!!) 105 Amp GM Alternator, Calmini 6.5:1 T-case, Front: Toyota 8? (Welded: Thanks So-Cal Guys!!!), 4.88:1 Ring & Pinion, Rear: Toyota 8? Lock-Right, 35? Good Year [...]
Rig of the Month
July 2010
My truck is a 2004 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab 4×4. Suspension lift comes in around 5″, also have 3″ BL. Front Bumper and Sliders are from Shrockworks Rear Bumper is custom made by Hunter Offroad in Tempe Az. Mile Marker 8000 Winch Calmini SAS Kit with Fox Coilover’s using a 87 Grand Waggy D44 Nissan H233 rear axle. ARB Air Locker both [...]
Rig of the Month
June 2010
AMXROCKRIG’s 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ 5.9 Limited 150,000+ miles 46RE/NP231/HP D30/D44AL. 4.56:1 Yukon gears and rear Chromo shafts, rear aussie locker. 6″ total lift, Rubicon express. 305/75/16 Goodyear Wrangler ATS tires and aluminum wheels. Flowmaster 50 deltaflow muffler. Onboard CO2 Powertank.
Rig of the Month
MAY 2010
LadyJK’s new Jeep!!!! Specs: 2007 JK Rubicon Unlimited Manual transmission Dynatrac Pro Rock 60’s 5.38 gears ARB lockers 4″ Teraflex long arm LCG lift 37 x 12.5 R17 MTR/Kevlar Walker Evans beadlocks PSC hydro ram assist Aberle front and rear bumpers Poison Spyder crusher fenders Poison Spyder rocker knockers PIAA fog lights (in the bumper’s hoop) Warn Powerplant winch with synthetic line
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Indiana - swi4x4Him
Southwest Indiana
Posted on 28 February 2010
Visit our new Indiana chapter at swi4×4Him.com!!!! Continue Reading
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Build Tech, Equipment Use
Home-brew tube notcher
Posted on 23 February 2010
Ever wanted an inexpensive way to notch tube without breaking the bank? Follow along as we build a tube notcher on the cheap! There is about $50 worth of materials in it so far. Started with an old fairlead roller and a fold up jack. I took the roller apart (it’ll make sense in a minute) and got [...] Continue Reading
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Events
KOH From the Pit Crew Cheif’s standpoint
Posted on 19 February 2010
Due to a job interview my dad and I were unable to get there until Tue night. On the way down there it rained for most of the way. Then on hwy 58 and 247 it snowed on us and we did not have any chains. So I was glad that the road had very [...] Continue Reading
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Events
Teaching the Griffin Girls to Wheel
Posted on 18 February 2010
Well minimatt came to me and said Tom Beebe asked us to take the Griffin girls out on a short run, so we did more then that and we taught them how to wheel starting with how to shift a manual transmission. We left camp just as we finished serving breakfast to 500 people with the [...] Continue Reading
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Events
4X4HIM.ORG ENTERTAINING THE GRIFFIN RADIATOR FOLKS
Posted on 18 February 2010
Tom Beebe asked minimatt and me if we would mind taking a couple of the event sponsors on a mild trail run to show them the course and what it was all about. Of course I said we would be happy to do it. Well it turns out that we were taking Ron Beebe, the [...] Continue Reading
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Events
KOH PUBLIC RELATIONS By MATT and RICK
Posted on 17 February 2010
I will write more on this later when I have more time, but the majority of my week was spent doing PR-type stuff with racers, race fans, sponsors and the promotors. This trip exceeded my expectations 100 fold. I can not tell you how many people I had the opportunity to share 4×4Him with and [...] Continue Reading
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Events
KOH 2010 RACE REPORT by HOBIE
Posted on 17 February 2010
wow i am back and i just wanted to let everyone know how great and how big of help that the 4×4him crew did down there. talk about an impression. and not just the regular christian impression, i am talking proffesional pit crew action, proffesional hard working stay up all night wrenching and knoweldgable guys. [...] Continue Reading
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Equipment Use
How to use a Hi-Lift (farm style) Jack
Posted on 05 February 2010
How To Use and Safety Precautions 1. Warnings, Cautions and Dangers! 2. Lubrication 3. Parts List. 4. Operating Instructions 5. Accessories 1. Warnings, Cautions and Dangers!: With proper use and care, your Jack will give you years of dependable service. You can use the Hi-Lift® Jack in many ways, including: Lifting stable loads. Winching loads. Clamping or spreading. Stretching wire. Raising vehicles or [...] Continue Reading
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Build Tech
Installing an in-cab winch control for XRC8
Posted on 05 February 2010
This is a project I did on my Jeep but it really would be similar for most any project. This is my homespun In-Cab Winch control setup for my Smittybilt XRC8 winch I have seen this issue come up a lot and have been “Gonna do it” for a long time, well, I was at 4 Wheel [...] Continue Reading
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Arizona
23 Sept 06 – Coke Ovens of AZ
Posted on 04 February 2010
Peter, Luke and Sam, met up with Ben and I to do a trial run on the Coke Oven trail on the 23rd. This was hoped to be a scheduled run for the Jamboree in October but we wanted to check for trail damage after the floods of this past summer. We came in of [...] Continue Reading
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