Fourwheeler Articles
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July 07, 2021
Check out this old article from Four Wheeler on our steering arms with Reid Knuckles
Written by Jordan Jones May 1, 2009
Link to original article HERE
The Dana 44 and the closely related 10-Bolt are two of the most commonly used front axles around. It comes as no surprise that the aftermarket provides such a multitude of readily-available upgrades. We've got a few of these axles under trucks ourselves- one in particular that needed some steering help. And being that our axle is under a '73-'87 Chevy, the factory steering system guiding that axle can become inadequate when suspension travel is increased. The stock GM design uses a draglink that runs parallel with the frame, correctly following the path that the leaf springs take the axle when compressing and rebounding. This is actually a good steering design, but the short draglink used loses too much effective length when suspension travel is increased and lift kits are added. While the angle of the draglink changes, so does the required...
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November 10, 2020
Below are some old magazine articles that we had on our website:
We're grateful ( and kinda proud, too) that the major four-wheel drive magazines have included us in their pages, on their TV shows and videos so many times over the years.
Below: Our green monster made the 4WOR cover!
It gives us the idea that ORD products and our particular brand of 'wheelin wackiness must be on the right track!
This is where we'll share some of our magazine coverage - features on our rigs, plus tech and installation articles involving our products. Check out the first samples by clicking the small pictures at the left and below. They're from the 4Wheel & Off-Road's Ultimate Adventures in 2006 and 2007. And be sure to check out www.4wheeloffroad.com for more great event coverage, and to subscribe if you don't already get this great mag!
We had a great time on the Ultimate Adventures in 2006 and 2007, and we look forward to lots more in the future! Click the small pics below and look for the...
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May 21, 2020
View orginal article HERE
This Vintage 1972 K5 Blazer Has All the Right Hardware
LS-Powered, 1-Ton K5
Harry WagnerAuthorSquare-body Blazers are commonly spotted on the trail, and for good reason. They came from the factory with V-8 engines and solid axles, the top is removable, and an 18-year production run ensured that there are still plenty of them out there. First-generation (1969-1972) Blazers are much rarer, and we can't recall seeing many of them that have been repowered with an LS engine and fitted with coilovers and 1-ton axles.
Nate Jensen from Nate's Precision has built a lot of custom trucks over the years, many of them for Jack Stanko. Stanko commissioned Jensen to build this Blazer, knowing that he would apply the same level of detail he does to every project. The original plan called for 37-inch-tall tires and uncut fenders, but things quickly got out of control. All it took was seeing a set of 40-inch Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs sitting next to the Blazer
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May 19, 2020
Original article can be found HERE
This 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer Goes Anywhere, Almost
Eddie Loomis brought his K5 to Hammertown, and check out what he’s done with the cargo area.
Jered KorfhageAuthorEven though its paintjob almost blended in with the dusty desert, we spotted this 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer at the 2020 King of the Hammers race. Eddie Loomis gave us the rundown of how he turned the stock Chevy into a dirt-blasting machine.
How Eddie Found The 1984 Chevy K5 Blazer
"I found the '84 Blazer on Craigslist, traded a quad for it, and drug it home," Eddie told us. He then dug into the K5 and what the seller described as a "blown transmission." But this wasn't Eddie's first Chevy.
"I got my first Square Body when I was 17—a rusted-out '74 GMC Jimmy," he explains. "I started fixing it up until I realized the body was toast. I found a '73 K5 with no rust and combined them to make one good one. When I started to wheel it in the local canyons, I decided the body