THE DIRECT LINK TO CUSTOMERS OF 4 WHEEL PARTS & 4WHEEL DRIVE HARDWARE ? WWW.OFFROADADVENTURES.COM DECE MBER 2009 $3.50 ? ? ? ? ? MANUFACTU RER PROFILE Holiday Gift Guide Starts On Back Cover PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID Mattoon, IL Permit No 147 PROMO CODE CUSTOMER # PERFORMANCE ACCESSORIES PLS KIT FIRESTONE RIDE-RITE & WIRELESS AIR COMMAND >>>>>>>> GO DIGITAL AT: www.OffroadAdventures.com/Digi tal POSTMASTER PLEASE DELIVER BY 11/27/09 400 W ARTESIA BLVD ? COMPTON, CA 90220 ...

...

DECEMBER 2009 ON THE COVER: Chris Collard takes some ?cold snaps? from the Winter Fun Fest to show us what we need to survive on a winter run. contents FEATURES 8 WINTER FUN SURVIVAL GUIDE 16 A LOW BUCK LIFT KIT FOR THE ?09 FORD F-150 Adding Larger Wheels and Tires to Your Truck for Less Dinero 22 2010 TOYOTA 4RUNNER The Most Trail-Worthy 4Runner Yet 24 TRUCK & JEEP FEST TOP PICKS Canfield Gallery of Stars 34 RITE-ING LOAD-CONTROL WRONGS Firestone Air Bags Restore Control When Hauling Large Loads 44 WINTERIZING ACCESSORIES BUYERS GUIDE ? PART 3 REGULARS 40 MFG PROFILE: MBRP FYI, It?s Your BFF for ORA 56 MOTORSPORTS UPDATE 58 OLD IRON Young Jimmy ? Some Early GMC 4x4s DEPARTMENTS 4 NO NAME 6 LETTERS & STUFF 28 BEST LOOKING/BEFORE & AFTER 42 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT - BLACK ROCK 50 4WP CUSTOMER SERVICE 52 NEWS BITS 54 IN TOUCH WITH OUR TROOPS 62 NEWS BITS 64 GEARHEAD f Follow us on Facebook! Keep up with the latest goings on and post your pics, videos & events. http://www.facebook.co m/pages/ Of ...

NONAMECOLUMN DECEMBER 2009 No name dude Greg Adler President & C.E.O. 4WD JEEP GIVEAWAY Go to 4WDJeepGiveaway.com for your chance to win a custom Jeep All you have to do is log on and vote once a month for your favorite Jeep product?each vote is a chance to win. At the end of 10 months, you could have a total of 10 entries and 1 lucky voter will drive away with their new custom Jeep that they helped build. Voting starts soon, so log-on to 4WDJeepGiveaway.com for full details and instructions. Each time you vote, you receive special discounts and a coupon in your inbox for each of the featured products. 4 / ORA DECEMBER 2009 HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM US AT ORA MAGAZINE Thanks for hanging with us for another year. We really have enjoyed bringing ORA to you these past 10 years. We appreciate all your emails and letters sharing your passion for the sport we all love. We also appreciate all of you who have supported our Operation Light Sabre program with your donations. For those who haven?t ?ste ...

WARN ® WINCHES: Built to meet the demanding standards set by the WARN name. WARN ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE WINCH SERIES ? FOR THE SERIOUS OFF-ROADER Ambitious. Advanced. Tough-as-nails. Revolutionary technology fuels the best winches on the market today. No-compromise construction, extreme sealing and the highest in performance and reliability make them a perfect match for the serious off-roader. All deliver superior duty cycle with improved motor life. Backed by the WARN Limited Lifetime Warranty. To learn more or find a dealer near you, go to: WWW.WARN.COM ...

6 / ORA DECEMBER 2009 LETTERS &STUFF JOHN?S MUD SLURPIN? CHEVY Hi! I?m really excited to send this picture to your magazine of my 1985 Chevy 1/2-ton. I built this truck in 2003. it has a gear ratio of 6.72 with a 400 small block built up with flat top pistons, 63cc double hump heads, 2.02 valves, with a 292 Comp cam and a Edelbrock air gap intake. I put a SM 465 transmission in it. It sits on a 19? lift with 2 1/2 ton Rockwell?s and 51? tractor tires. I won twice a year or so ago in the Open Class at the mud bogs. My truck says Fish Creek Off-Road on it but I call her Gertrude. When I take Gertrude out people just stare as I cut her lose!! John Butler Cameron, WV BEN?S MUD FLINGING CJ This is my 1979 CJ-7 Fish Creek Off- Road Jeep, I built this truck in ?05. It has a 496 motor and puts out 650 hp with a custom, home made 4 link rear suspension and 2 1/2 ton Rockwell?s with 44? Boggers. When I?m at the mud bogs I run Open and Modified classes and I?ve won 3 mud bogs so far. As you can s ...

Kit Include: ??Suspension Leveling Kit ??Body Lift Kit (2? or 3?) ??CNC Machined Steering Extension ??High Strength Fasteners ??Urethane Molded Gap Guards 2009 Ford F-150 w/ 35? Tires on 17? Rims Kit # PLS709 Call NOW! 800-284-9840 OR order online at www.4wheelparts.com Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Jeep, Toyota, Nissan Owners - Mount 35s While Keeping the Factory Ride Quality Before After Year Description Max Tire Lift Premium Part Number 07-09 Chevy/GMC 1500 P/U, Gas Eng 35? 5? PLS109 2009 Dodge RAM 1500 2/4 WD, Gas 35? 5? PLS600 2009 Dodge 1500 2wd 35? 5? PLS602 06-08 Dodge Ram 1500 2/4 WD Gas 35? 5? PLS607 05-08 Dodge Dakota Std, Ext, & Quad 35? 5? PLS606 04-06 Dodge 2500/3500 4wd Diesel 35? 5? PLS604 07-08 Dodge 2500/3500 4wd Diesel 35? 5? PLS609 06-08 ?????????????????????????????? ??? 35? 5 1/2? PLS708 2009 Ford F150 4WD (w/hitch & 5.4L eng) 35? 5 1/2? PLS709 07-08 Toyota Tundra 2wd & 4wd 35? 5 1/2? PLS563 05-08 Toyota Tacoma 33? 6? PLS466 04-08 Nissan Titan Including XE Model 35? 5 1/2? P ...

Winter Fun Su 8 / ORA DECEMBER 2009 ...

rvival Guide BY CHRIS COLLARD It?s a good idea to travel with more than one rig, and make sure to let someone know where you are going and when to expect you home. qGrub for the hike out: six military MRE entree?s (about 2000 calories each and they never go bad), SteriPEN water purifier (Kills bacteria and viruses in 60-seconds), Jerky and 1lb salted nuts (high in protein and fat), water bottle, Katadyn water purifier tabs (purifies water with minimal aftertaste), and a few bags of sterile water. You can survive for more than a week before you starve to death, but if you are stranded in an Arctic freeze or a Sahara scorcher, you?ll only make less than a week without water. Going snow wheeling is great fun, but when getting stuck equates to spending the night in the front seat of a Jeep, the back of a truck, or hacking an igloo out of a snow bank, having the right gear is essential. Without a well-equipped rig, tools, and emergency equipment, and above all, experience, a casual day trip ...

Winter Fun Survival Guide Having a durable and properly mounted winch, and knowing how to use it safely, can mean the difference between sleeping in your own bed, or the front seat. 10 / ORA DECEMBER 2009 Recover With Ease: Our basic recovery gear includes a heavy-duty strap, tree saver, winch line extender, two snatch blocks, gloves and four D-shackles. night or two, or three in sub-freezing temperatures and blizzard conditions? And if help didn?t come, would I have the gear, know-how and bravado to get out on my own? Prior to WFF, I pulled everything out of the Project Tacoma, dumped the contents out in the driveway, and took inventory. From behind and under the seats, the home-brewed carpet kit, and from the cubbyholes under the Extra- Cab?s rear seats, I retrieved stuff I didn?t? know I had, and a few things I wish I hadn?t found. Because I have several 4x4s, items such as my ditch bag and personal gear go from rig to rig. But both vehicles have their own sets of recovery and emerg ...