4x4 & Off Road Transmission and Drivetrain

Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive Mileage, Drivability, and Performance Review

OK, let’s start this off by listing all the disadvantages of installing a Gear Vendors... » Read More

What Is a Granny Gear Transmission?

What is a granny gear transmission: a question a child might ask but not a childish question.... » Read More

How to Install a New Steering Box, 37s, And a Winch on a 2004 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road

The words “it’s a great trail rig” and “this is my daily driver” are not typically... » Read More

Rebuilding a T-90 and Spicer 18

Read More on This 1946 CJ-2a Project! Part One, Verne’s 1946 CJ-2A Walk-Around Part Two,... » Read More

Mounting a Power Steering Box

The manual steering system found on Jeeps built and sold before 1971 works just fine when... » Read More

Chevy 2500HD Rear Axle 4.56 Gear Install

It can be argued that there’s no bigger bang-for-the-buck performance upgrade than new axle... » Read More

2013 Ford F-150 Raptor Project

More on this 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor Project! ICON Vehicle Dynamics Ford Raptor Hydraulic... » Read More

Jeep TJ Lockers: Which Is Best for Snow?

I’m from southeast Washington. I’m building a ’97 Jeep TJ Wrangler Sport. It has a 4.0L... » Read More

Mishimoto’s Ford F-150 Transmission Cooler

In a previous installment of our 2013 Ford F-150 Raptor build series, we talked in depth about... » Read More

How to Fix Jeep Comanche/Cherokee Steering Column Problems

Loose and floppy steering is not an uncommon problem in Jeep Comanches (MJ) and Cherokees (XJ),... » Read More

JK Wrangler Flex-A-Lite Direct Fit Transmission Cooler Installation

Heat is the enemy of any and all automatic transmission. We’ve been told that anything over... » Read More

How to Install a Novak Cable Shifter SK2XC Conversion Kit for the Jeep Wrangler TJ

Transfer cases are getting smarter, or maybe they’re getting dumber. It really depends on your... » Read More

The Punch List: Dialing in Our 2001 Solid-Axle-Swap Chevy S-10

We’ve been working on our ’01 Chevy S-10 Crew Cab for about a year now with our friends at... » Read More

Part Eleventy-Hundred of Our 1969 Bronco Build

Sadly, our Early Bronco project has been languishing. That’s for a few reasons, and not all... » Read More

Toyota E-Locker for Our Sami

It’s hard to remember a time before Ford had the Raptor, Jeep had the Wrangler Rubicon, Chevy... » Read More

Project Double-Duty Ram: Lower Gearing & ARB Traction

Some months back we took a bone-stock 2018 Ram 3500 Cummins pickup and began to transform it... » Read More

Early Bronco Dana 20 Rebuild

With the blue paint curing on most of our 1969 Bronco (Aug. 2019; bit.ly/2Jg0DEP), it’s time... » Read More

Fixing CJ-7 Steering

Despite new steering linkage and tie-rod ends, we wanted to improve the steering on our Jeep... » Read More

Done in a Day: DIY Jeep Steering Column Fix

How to rebuild a Jeep CJ-5 steering column, replacing the lock cylinder, ignition switch, turn... » Read More

Hydraulic Assist: Creating The Perfect Steering For On- And Off-Road Driving

We get our S-10 ready to handle anything that comes its way with a heavy-duty hydraulic-assist... » Read More