Shocks feature real time on-the-go adjustments
A few years ago my father and I were walking along the back of my grandparents' property. Among about a half-acre of blueberry bushes, formerly used as income earning produce, we ran across a trailer used to haul the old family tractor. It was funny to watch my dad's face as he told of how much my grandmother paid for the trailer, around $1,000 dollars, and the equipment that had been hauled on it. It was then and there that I decided I would bring this tool back to its former glory and begin to use it again instead of hauling it to the steel recycler. Although I was convinced this could be a great project, the look on my wife's face when she saw it was quite different and pretty much told me I was on my own.
Adjust your suspension on the fly with the push of a button
Aside from the Ford Lightnings, late-model GMs were out in force at this year's Throwdown, and Rick Lopez' 2008 GMC Sierra is a wolf in sheep's clothing with yet another regular-cab 6.0L swap. But this is no simple factory mill swap. The engine was built by All-Out Performance with ported LS6 heads and a Dougherty Racing cam. The 4L70 transmission is fortified with a 4,000-stall converter, with a 4.11 rear end and a TrueTrac Posi.
The truck got a 4-inch front and 6-inch rear drop but rolls undercover on stock 20-inch wheels shod in definitely non-stock 315-35/20 drag tires at all four corners. It may look like your typical dropped late-model Sierra, but be forewarned, this plain-looking pickup is packing serious heat. Kymco has long been known for producing ATVs and UTVs that give the price-conscious consumer a way to get out and enjoy the wild outdoors with extras that would usually run the price up on traditional brands. One machine that typifies Kymco's more-for-less philosophy is the new 2015 UXV 450i LE 4x4, which we had a chance to ride at a recent press introduction in South Carolina. Looking to expand into the commercial vehicle market, Polaris has launched the new Brutus family of work vehicles. According to Polaris, the Brutus is the first side-by-side utility vehicle in the market to deliver front-end power take-off capability. |
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