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Bryan Irons
Our Toyota FJ40’s Transmission and T-case Turmoil
While piloting Tim Toyota (the 1976 Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser we saved from becoming a permanent backyard ornament), we have been described as Homer Simpson-esque, comically bamboozling our way along a trail inadvertently smashing everything in, or... Read more
Bryan Irons
Keepin’ It Cool this Summer
Engineers seem to be easy targets when we’re wrenching on our piles of rolling junkyard fodder we call “trail rigs”. After all, why not blame the nameless, faceless folk who design the “faulty” systems we have to repair or modify. Unlike these... Read more
Bryan Irons
Steps Towards Engine Resurrection
Ever notice that certain phrases in online For Sale ads seem to be the epitome of disaster? You can practically smell your money burning as you scan an ad for a project rig that calmly recites what you know are toxic proclamations. Some of our... Read more
Bryan Irons
Exhausting Work
Ah yes, the lowly exhaust system, a vehicular equivalent to the human colon. We will excuse ourselves from any gaseous dad jokes and simply state that it is the unsung champion of a properly working engine… and body. A properly working system... Read more
Bryan Irons and Perry Mack
Bushwacker and Gem Tubes
A few issues ago we had complained about the unsanitary condition that humans under the age of 12 bring to the inside of a vehicle. Unlike Grandmas house of plastic wrapped furniture and her demands that shoes be taken off at the front door, we... Read more
Bryon Irons & Perry Mack
Rancho Lift and Levelling Kit
After Editor Mack shipped us out for “sensitivity training” for the 3rd (according to him) LAST time, we feel obliged/pressured to forewarn you of the following; we ARE going to make an example of some stereotypes and you may be offended. If you... Read more
Bryan Irons
Feeding the Fleet
The lowly carburetor has been feeding internal combustion engines since their invention. As a reactionary device just trying to feed the motor they were strapped to, they worked well, until said motor started moving… like in a truck. Sloshing... Read more
Bryan Irons
Ranch Hand Bumpers
As we saunter through the halls of SEMA every year we are presented with a myriad of off road and truck products from every aspect of the “sport”. Some are purely aesthetic; others are strictly “Get’er’dun” engineered, but most fall somewhere in... Read more
Rancho 2.5 Lift Install on a Ram 3500 - Video
We installed a Rancho 2.5" Lift on the front of a Ram 3500. It's a solid, affordable and relatively easy install that will dramatically enhance your ride. It's a how-to video with lots of extra tips that you can use on other installs. Read more
Kevin Powers
Neil Young Was Right - Rust Never Sleeps
Rust, every Jeep owners other four letter word. My front fenders finally got to the point where I was running out of good metal to attach new metal. I came across a local supplier selling replacement fenders for $140 a side. They're imported... Read more
Yokohama Mud Terrain M/T G003 Review and Adventure - Video
We review Yokohama's new mud terrain tire - how it's built and then head it the mountains to see how it performs. Almost didn't make it home. Read more
Bryan Irons
Breathing new life into the Toyota FJ
If you have been following at 4WDrive, you know that our latest acquisition, Tim Toyota, a 1976 time capsule of a FJ40 Land Cruiser, has garnered squatter’s rights in Editor Irons driveway… Much to the chagrin of his lovely wife. While Tim not only.. Read more