Product Reviews

W hen considering what upgrades should be done for looks and which should be done for function, one must consider the parts that would fail you at the time when you need them most. I had just about replaced all of the “normal” failure type items- hoses, belts, etc. The next step to making my rig trail worthy and reliable …

It’s been some time since we installed our Flex-A-Lite electric puller fan in our project Land Cruiser and for the past 2 or so years, it’s worked like a champ. It’s kept our engine running at 180-200 degrees in almost any condition. That is, until recently. Our fan started acting odd about 2 months ago. The fan would come on …

Fighting the Slush No, we’re not talking about wintertime in New York. We are, however, talking about a completely remanufactured and way sano 700 R-4 slush box built by JET. The 700 R-4 transmission has been quickly becoming a favorite for the auto-loving 4-wheelers in the world due to its gear ranges. The 700 R-4 sports a low first gear …

Serious traction for serious situations, every four wheeler’s dream. I’ve personally had experience with three different models and makes of lockers in the past. With all honesty I can say the Detroit Gearless Locker has them all beat for smoothness, handling characteristics and noise reduction. The locker came well packaged and included a video, well written installation instructions with good …

  In the endless search for more off-road power from your 4×4, you will eventually have to consider an ignition upgrade. While we all know about the benefits of a bigger cam, a better carburetor, or fuel injection, there’s only one way to burn the fuel, more spark. MSD has designed an ignition control box specifically for heavy-duty off road …

Christmas is da bomb at the Webster household. Our kids are at the age where they get presents that even I can play with (think XBox 360), and I get the things that I need, but have been too cheap or too lazy to go buy myself during the first 11 months of the year. My 2005 Christmas list had …

Maasdam JackAll Note the paint scraping off of the main beam Note the relatively deep gouge in the main beam Close-up shot of the jack mechanism Some years back Jody Campbell, our tech editor, and I went out to test several new products that we recently installed on our project CJ. Pushing the products we test, and our rigs, to …

  There’s a lot of buzz going around about lawsuits and patent infringements since the release of Detroits new EZ Locker, so we figured we’d give it a try and see what all of the hoopla was about. The folks here are 4x4review have been using Power Track’s version almost exclusively for several years now, so we have a pretty good …