Tabla de contenidos para November 2016 en 8 Lug

CLEAN & DRY Thanks to its soft surface and incredible drying power, the Absorber is one of the best tools a truck owner can have in his detail kit. The lint-free drying towel is also gentle on your truck’s paint, and it’s wax- and sealant-safe. Clean Tools, which makes the Absorber, says it’ll absorb 50 percent more water than comparable towels or chamois cloths, making for quick work. When it’s saturated with water, it’s easy to just wring it out and start fresh, and it’s machine-washable. Clean Tools 800-654-3933 • cleantools.net PREMIER STORAGE It happens to the best of us: The garage, once a perfectly organized system of automotive products, lawn tools, and household etceterini, becomes a complete mess within weeks. The Gladiator Garageworks Premier Series Tall GearBox can help.…

Every now and then, it happens. In the tossing of a cover truck file from one editor to the next, a gust of wind mysteriously sweeps it under a stack of papers, then onto the floor, and eventually into a trash can. That’s metaphorically speaking, of course. Translated into literal terms, the feature files never leave the confines of the computer, and the truck never gets featured. It’s a tragic affair, to be certain, and never our intent here at 8-Lug. Such was the situation with the ’13 Ram 2500 4x4 Mega Cab belonging to Cris Payne. This SEMA truck was slated to be on the cover many issues ago, but it just didn’t happen— until now. While Cris has since passed the keys over to a new owner, the…

The name Ned Bacon should be familiar to most in the off-road community. A pioneer of rockcrawling, a longtime Top Truck Challenge judge, and a contributor to our sister publication Four Wheeler, Bacon is no stranger to the pages of magazines. He famously spearheaded projects like the TrailLex, Killer Bee, and Plain Jane in Four Wheeler. More recently, he and his wife Kat Wiechert drove their Volkswagen Synchro from their home in Nevada to Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of South America. Enjoying as much time in the backcountry as possible, Bacon ordered a Four Wheel Swift Camper (designed for a mini-truck) for his Ford Raptor to facilitate camping out of the truck while keeping the overall width as narrow as the cab. Unfortunately, the Raptor met an…

Builder/Designer: Cris Payne (Truck Guru) & Direct Offroad Owner: Travis Fugitt Placement: Fab Fours Builder: No Limitz Customz Owner: Granger Newton Placement: BOLT SEMA Bound Which trucks should we be looking for at SEMA? You guys have gotta have some insight. I always seem to miss so many cool ones, so this year I want to make sure I see them all in person. Bill Facebook SEMA’s like that dreaded doctor’s appointment (except it’s not so dreaded)— there’s no way a whole year has passed and you always feel like it just happened last month. Here are seven projects that are underway and SEMA-bound, all designed and managed by The Truck Guru. Look for yet another year of HD truck dominance at SEMA. If you have a project to show…

Rick DeWeese and his wife love to spend time at their local sand dunes. After owning a number of different off-road cars, prerunner trucks, and sideby-sides over the years, they decided to build a vehicle that could do it all: a truck that can be used to play in the sand and tow their trailer, too. They decided the ’11 Chevrolet 2500HD Duramax sitting in the driveway could meet their needs. However, the Chevy wasn’t quite up to par; the truck’s suspension and 6.6L Duramax LML engine didn’t satisfy Rick’s requirements. So, to get the truck to perform like he wanted, Rick sought the assistance of Ryan Kibbe at Kibbetech Offroad Fabrication & Design in Newbury Park, California. Ryan and his crew went to work and built an amazing truck…

When it comes to adding protection to an off-road truck, especially a ¾-ton beast, bumpers are great upgrades that add function and burly, ready-foranything styling. Since our ’11 Ford F-250 Super Duty is built for weekend off-roading, we wanted to add a set of bumpers that would provide protection on the trail and flair for a night on the town. Knowing we wanted bolt-on bumpers with D-ring mounts and a spot to fit a Warn winch, we called our good friends at Fab Fours and had them send us their matching Premium front and rear bumper set. The Fab Fours bumpers are designed to bolt on to the stock location and boast a fit and finish the OEM would be jealous of, so we knew we made the right choice.…

Heavy-duty ¾- and 1-ton pickup trucks are intended to work efficiently, riding smooth as butter when carrying heavy payloads and trailers. However, when a burly rig sheds its load for the weekend and hits the dirt for a day of fun, the heavy-duty suspension acts like that of a covered wagon. As many ¾-ton truck owners can attest to, it’s an eyeball-rattling, jaw-jarring, back-wrenching wild ride that necessitates a kidney belt. Can there really be a middle ground that syncs on-road capabilities and off-road prowess without altering the fundamental vehicle design? Carli Suspension believes the answer is yes, and the company’s reputation backs up the statement. We sourced a Carli Suspension King Performance 2.5 kit from our friends at CreativeFabWorks and installed it on a 4x4 ’09 Dodge Ram 2500.…

’17 FORD SUPER DUTY: MORE TORQUE, HIGHER TOW CAPACITY The all-new ’17 Ford F-Series Super Duty will be out Super-ing its own previous models, thanks to the 6.7L Power Stroke’s 440 hp and 925 lb-ft of torque (all models with the 6.7L will make these numbers). Additionally, the F-450 will have a max gooseneck towing capacity of 32,500 pounds; fifth-wheel towing capacity will be 27,500. Conventional towing will be 21,000 pounds, while max payload will be upped to 7,630 pounds (F-350). With the new trailer tow package, the F-250 will see a max conventional towing figure of 18,000 pounds (ditto the F-350 single-rear wheel). CHEVY IS THE OFFICIAL TRUCK OF SPORTS CAR CLUB OF AMERICA You might be wondering why the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) would have an…

Typically, show promoters have a difficult time. Several months before the event, they are busy passing out flyers, placing ads in magazines and newspapers, doing radio spots, attending other shows, and doing whatever they can to generate interest in their event. It’s often a time-consuming and expensive proposition. Thanks to social media, however, things have changed. Simply titled Daytona Meet 2016 and now in its third year, this far-reaching truck event drew an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 vehicles to Daytona Beach for the weekend. The amazing part is that event organizer Jordan Muhlbauer contacted vehicle owners from across the United States using nothing but Instagram. There were no flyers, no advertising, and no traveling to shows around the country inviting truckers to participate. He sent event details to his Instagram…

We start this report with a question for do-ityourself diesel pickup owners who perform all of their truck’s engine upkeep and repair, especially those of you with oil-burners that have more than 100,000 miles of use: Have you had to replace the fuel injectors yet? Of course, we’re not wishing this type of project on you or your rig. However, when a failure or problem does warrant injector replacement, is “pull one, install another” your basic procedure for handling the job? When removing fuel injectors from a high-mileage engine, do you consider the possibility of built-up debris such as rust and carbon being lodged in the injector seats? We certainly hope you do, because that residue can prevent a new injector from sealing properly, thus causing a leak. So, whenever…

SHE’S THE BADDEST ■ YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: ’00 Chevrolet 3500 ■ OWNER: William (The Rattler) Smith ■ HOMETOWN: Iron Station, North Carolina ■ ENGINE: 7.4L 454ci Chevrolet big-block ■ TRANSMISSION: 4L80E four-speed automatic ■ ODOMETER: 22,345 miles ■ MODIFICATIONS: Lunati camshaft, bigger injectors, and a ProCharger supercharger ■ OWNER SAYS: “She is the baddest thing on six wheels!” HIPS DO LIE ■ YEAR/MAKE/MODEL: ’01 Ford F-250 Super Duty ■ OWNER: Scott Allen ■ HOMETOWN: Merrill, Oregon ■ ENGINE: 7.3L Power Stroke V-8 ■ TRANSMISSION: 4R100 four-speed automatic ■ ODOMETER: 146,000 miles ■ FUEL ECONOMY: 23 to 25 mpg (highway) ■ MODIFICATIONS: This truck started out as a single-rear-wheel F-250. ■ OWNER SAYS: “Our goal was to get her kicked out of the Good Sam Club. I think we succeeded.” YOU HAD US…