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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 ON THE COVER: Mike Magda catches some gravity defying action at the 2009 W.E.ROCK Grand National Championships. conten ts FEATURES 8 UPCOMING GRIFFIN KING OF THE HAMMERS SURVIVAL GUIDE 10 BRAINPOWER The New iQ from Banks Power Works Not Only Harder, but also Smarter 14 COLORADO HOT ROD JEEP Ron Spraggins? Jeep Rebuild Started as a Hood Repaint and Morphed into this Vette-Powered Monster 16 THE TRACTION EQUATION Getting the Right Answer Every Time 26 WE BUILD THE BESTOP 4WD GIVEAWAY JEEP ? PART 1 Bestop Trektop and Doors Installation 48 STEPPIN? UP Tracy Jordon?s Jump to the Unlimited Class Pays Off at the W.E. Rock Championships 70 MEGARUN Fort Worth Chapter of the Texas Four Wheel Drive Off-Road Club will Host 10th Annual Event 72 BEDRUG?S NEW BEDTRED... A More Rugged Variation on a Theme REGULARS 42 FINESSE Splicing 12-strand Synthetic Rope it Ain?t Just for Sailormen! 58 OLD IRON Jeeps of Nippon PRODUCT SPOTLIGHTS 77 DynoMax 79 Energy Suspension f Follow us on F ...

NONAMECOLUMN JAN/FEB 2010 No name dude Greg Adler President & C.E.O. 4 / ORA JAN/FEB 2010 LOTS OF STUFF HAPPENING IN 2010 Well, obviously we?re well into 2010 by now and looking forward to another year of fun in the dust, sand, mud and snow (and whatever else we?re trudging through). As you?ll read below in the President?s Corner, Greg Adler will again be racing in the King of the Hammers race. In addition, this year 4 Wheel Parts will be there in full force with their Showroom On Wheels as well as sponsoring the 4 Wheel Parts Last Chance Qualifier race where up to 50 teams will vie for a spot in the main KoH event. Also we?ll be covering all the usual events such as EJS, WE Rock, Indy Jamboree as well as some of the smaller, and less established club events. There?s also the full calendar of Truck & Jeep Fests that will include a new event in Houston. Between ORA magazine, Truck & Jeep Fests, Showroom On Wheels, and the 4Wheel Drive Hardware Customer Appreciation Event, it will be har ...

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GET READY FOR SPRING! $40.00 O? O? O? Trail Trail Doors! Body Armor 4x4 is o?ering a $40.00 instant rebate on our popular Trail Doors (PN TJ-6135, JK-6135 & JK-6136). Our Trail doors are complete with strong nylon webbing, our exclusive two position latch system and are pre-drilled for our mirrors (PN 5126). This is a limited o?er, expires April 30th 2010 www.bodyarmor4x4.com 951. 808.0750 fax 951.808.0041 [ upcoming event ] Griffin King of the Hammers [ S U R V I V A L G U I D E ] The celebration starting February 8 in the Johnson Valley OHV area, north of ÖÖLanders, California is expected to be the largest competitive rocksports event in history. Fifteen to twenty thousand off-roaders will gather in a tent and RV community on Means Dry Lake Bed. ?Hammertown? will host the fourth running of the fastest growing off-road race in the world. Touted as the toughest one day off-road race in the world, the Griffin King of the Hammers will offer a full week of excitement that culminates in the ...

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brainpower brainpower THE NEW iQ FROM BANKS POWER WORKS NOT ONLY HARDER, BUT ALSO SMARTER Story Steve Temple Photos Steve Temple and courtesy Banks Power Anybody who uses a diesel pick- ÖÖup to tow a trailer or off-road rig to a trailhead knows there?s more to it than simply stompin? on the throttle and headin? for the hills. All that wonderful stump-pulling torque from a turbocharged mill comes at a price. Not in dollars and cents, but in good operational sense. For instance, it?s important to monitor the engine vitals closely so you don?t cook the turbo with high exhaust-gas temps (EGT), or bog the engine in a high-speed lug. Not only that, when you head back down to the flatlands, using an exhaust brake properly keeps the wheel brakes from overheating, since diesels don?t have the inherent compression braking of a gasoline engine. This level of driver involvement surely holds your interest, but there must be a smarter and easier way, right? Well, Banks Power found one with its new i ...