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8 / ORA APRIL 2010 LETTERS &STUFF THE MOB FROM MADERA LOVES ORA MAGAZINE Hello, my name is Martin Garcia, Jr. from Madera, CA. Here are pictures of rigs that belong to a few friends and family on a snow run in Madera County just above Bass Lake after a nice storm in January 2010. My truck is the ?96 white Tacoma. There were two Toyotas, an old Mazda, a Chevy pickup, a red Jeep (not pictured) and a new sweet Jeep Rubicon. Each rig is customized in some shape or form. The years of the rigs varies from the early ?80s to 2008 ? what a mix! But we all love ORA magazine and the outdoors. Thank you. Martin, Frank, Gus, Alex, Rick, Homer, Jay, Adrian and Mike Email your questions, comments and images (in jpeg format at 2-5 MB) with your name, address & phone number to info@oramagazine.com ADAM?S HD HAS COME A LONG WAYS FROM OL? DAD?S HD This is my 1994 Chevy 1500HD 4x4 powered by a built 350 with an Edelbrock Performer package, Dick Cepek suspension and 3? Performance Accessories body lift, 38 ...

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Manufacturer>Profile BODY TALK By Steve Temple Getting Getting the the Latest Latest Word Word on Lift Lift Kits Kits from from PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORIES Off-ro ad enthusiasts have had a reality check in ÖÖthe last ten or so years. At one time, there was no such thing as too much lift. Physics be damned, the motto seemed to be ?How high can we go.? The resulting trucks had great ground clearance in the dirt and the driver had an awesome view ahead in rush-hour traffic. But handling? Not so hot. Plus, try getting a full-sized pick-up with an extra foot or more in height into your garage or a parking structure. These days you can raise your rig to accommodate oversized tires without messing with the handling, the ride or the vehicle?s warranty. One of the only companies that had this figured out a long time ago was Performance Accessories near Prescott, Arizona. ?There are a couple of reasons why a body lift can be a better choice than a full suspension lift,? explai ...