Jeep® 4WD and Dodge Ram Tech 'How-to', Upgrades, Off-Road Racing and 4WD Community News!

Griffin Radiator is title sponsor of the '2012 Griffin King of the Hammers Race'. 4WD Mechanix© Magazine supports the fans, sponsors and Ultra4 racing community with coverage of the February 3rd through February 11th event week at Johnson Valley, California...See you there!

Our XR350R gets prepped to cover the '2012 Griffin King of the Hammers Race' week, February 4th-11th at Johnson Valley, CA. See "Latest Off-Road Racing News" for details!

Dynamic Diesel, Inc., at Sparks, Nevada, installs an upgrade lift pump for Dodge Ram Cummins 5.9L engines. Click here to see the HD video walkthrough and install!

The 'Automatic Transmission Workshop' shares how-to, upgrades, improvements and rebuilding tips. Make sure your Jeep 4WD or Ram truck transmission can survive those rough trails and hauling chores!

Jeep 4WD technical 'how-to' by Moses Ludel, author of the bestselling Jeep® Owner's Bible™ and Jeep® CJ Rebuilder's Manuals! Get professional tips and info you can depend on!

Rebuilding the complex Jeep-Aisin AX-15 transmission requires careful parts sequencing. Moses Ludel's two-part, heavily illustrated 'how-to' article explains every technical step in the rebuilding process!

HD video exclusive! Moses Ludel interviews Tony Hewes at Hewes Performance Machine. Learn the best ways to build a Jeep 4.6L inline six stroker motor. To view this six-segment HD video series, click here!

Learn about Jeep 4WD powertrain, axle, chassis and steering system work. Benefit from detailed 'how-to' articles and videos. Get the right answers—from Moses Ludel, a Jeep® and 4WD truck authority!

Step-by-step instructions for routine, preventive maintenance. Keep your Jeep 4WD or Ram truck in top trail or towing condition, ready for the challenges!

Preventive maintenance means using the best lubricants. Use fluids designed for your Jeep 4WD—like these Mopar® products!

2005 Dodge Ram 3500 makeover earned an invitation to the B.F. Goodrich display area at the 2011 Off-Road Expo. This 4WD truck is our 'real world' trailer hauler and workhorse. For more details, click here!

For in-depth Dodge Ram Truck and Cummins turbo diesel 'how-to' service procedures, visit the "Dodge Ram Truck Maintenance & Repair Shop" section...Click here!

Moses Ludel shares Jeep 4WD tuning insights for trail running, competition and maximum fuel efficiency. Get tuning and towing tips for Ram trucks—including the extraordinary 5.9L and 6.7L Cummins turbo-diesels!

Learn to build axles that withstand the roughest backcountry punishment and last longer! Moses Ludel shares over four decades of Jeep 4WD axle building experience.

'How-to' technical features, 'step-by-step' articles plus instructional HD videos. Join Moses Ludel at the work bench—and on backcountry, overland trails!

Understand Jeep 4WD suspension—install lift kits that work well off-pavement and provide proper handling on the highway!

Learn about lift kit installations and additional modifications needed—like Advance Adapters' slip yoke eliminator (SYE) kit shown here. Know the "trickle down" effects a lift kit can create—and how to resolve these issues!

Moses Ludel troubleshoots  Jeep 4WD and Ram truck problems, discusses restorative repairs, modifications and the various upgrades that work!

'Electro-Willys' is a 1952 M38 Willys military 1/4-ton 4x4 restoration and electric vehicle conversion. To learn more about Mike Picard's "green" Jeep project, click here!

Learn MIG, TIG and stick welding techniques and how to weld better at your 4x4 shop—or when performing emergency trail repairs! See the 'Welding & Metal Fabrication Workshop'!

This thick cast iron axle was repaired with bronze 'in the day'. Within the magazine's welding 'how-to', Moses Ludel demonstrates TIG cast iron welding and other repair techniques. Below is the same iron casting after the TIG welding repair!

Jeep 4WD restoration and race car fabrication require a wide range of skills. Learn the latest welding, brazing and metallurgy processes at the website's "Welding & Metal Fabrication Workshop". Master trail welding repairs, too!

Learn about Jeep ignitions, carburetion, TBI, MPI, EFI conversions, emission controls and EVAP systems. See the magazine's section devoted to Jeep engine tuning, diagnostics and field troubleshooting. Click here!

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—Moses Ludel

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