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Sounds like a reasonable explanation as to why you haven't had the opporunity to see "DIRT" yet. 

everything you publish is great, but i wish you would cover events in kentucky( if any). I keep reading about all kinds of stuff that happens out west but nothing in the south.  

I love this mag. I have been a suscriber since 98 when I started four wheeling. The magazine has helped me mod my trucks, and not get taken in the process w/ after market crap that doesn't work. Also it has tought me how to four wheel. I have been stuck a few times, but the tips in the mag have helped me from getting stuck alot more. A few things I would like to see more of in the mag or more so a section on the web site is a tire guide. There are so many different sizes out there it gets confussing which is which ( metric, inches, 9X16?). I would also like to see a section on the net for the charts we get. Tire fitment guide was great, and a very usefull tool. Unfortunatly ahh my dog ate mine, and I can't find another. The mag is great, and I have no plans on ending my subscription. The web site need a section of info compiled from the mag of guides, and how to's.  

First of all, I love the mag and can't wait for it to get to my door every month. The trail ride coverage and tech articles are great! Even the articles on the new trucks coming out from the manufacturers.

What I would really love to see is an in depth article on how to build a good all around off road vehicle. Something that is good at everything; rocks,mud,sand,and trails. Something the average family guy that likes to wheel would drive. Like a short box crewcab pickup or maybe a fullsize blazer or bronco. Throw on some lockers(maybe some ox lockers instead of detroits)mild engine and exhaust upgrades and some 33"-35" tires. Then maybe some accessories to haul all the family and gear... a rack for the top,a rack for the highlift jack, a tool box that would fit inside the rear of the Bronco for example. How about a portable winch setup so it can be switched front to back(proper mounting,cable and dual battery setup). Good bumpers and maybe some rock sliders for armor.

Just a thought, and keep up the good work!

hey guys finnaly got on line here spend too much time in the garrage or on the trail or scourering the local bone yards for moor parts for me or my buds 1984 my uncle had a box full of the four wheeler and petersons off road he gave them to me its been flat broke and still wheelin ever scince i bet i have owned just about half of the rigs you show case i read some of the other readers letters about too much of this and not enuophe of that well alot of them probly have one 4x4 they realy love the whole blood sweat and tears i under stand completly my first road leagal vehicle was a 1973 cj 5 304 v8 found in a barn yard 2 years before took every bit of my time to get it ready for the road it had some old millitary axls on it and i was not experienced enuphe to know wate i had 50 to 55 mph at 5 1/2 grand on the tack not a cruser but unreal off road go anny where then a ford f250 heavy truck tow every body else out then call a recker when i got stuck one of your mags said it best some times its not good to be the biggest truck at the mud hole the a chevy 84 k10 was awsome have had it stuck in just about every hloe deape enough to get stuck in the ford is all i had to pull it out the three toyotas couldnt buge it all chained togther thouge i dought anny one else would have pulled that hard with unless they owned both trucks too broke all kinds of stuff axls bupers a t,case in the chevy lots of fun

then i got a 1978 cj7 360 v8 amc runns like a wach but the body has seen better days steel P.A. rusty still on the back burner

just last summer my brother built a rig that resembles clampy out of his recked 87 toy then my father got a 86 4 RUNNER now i was the only one with no toy so

you wanted a story fore cheap truck here ya go last summer a freind took his 85 stait axl to harrisberg and blew a haed gasket on the way drove to and 3/4 of the way back on it ruined the head carved a 1/2 deep hole inthe bridge between 3 4 scilinders anny how he came over thew the title at me said if i wanted it it was in silings grove on the side of the road dragged it home and rebuildt it the wife is jeluos and says she hates it i spend moor time in the garage than with her but its werth it when we go wheeling / camping

now she has a Isusu rodeo she uses as a daily driver and off road toy  she realy love the out doors now i make her do here own preventive maintanance but still help her clean and re asemble bearings after a run

soon i hope to send pictures of the 4 vehicles and some off road buddies of course we are not going to be in a drive way will be on the trail some where till then keep up the good work see you on the trail

i dont have any problems with the chevy bias

 I truly enjoy reading your magazine, for it contains great how to articles, info on new parts, and also feature vehicles which gives me a chance to see how and what other people are building. I did notice a large amount of feedback on rockcrawling, and here's what I think: Rockcrawling is great, it takes a good deal of skill to crawl, but I'm not a big fan of buggies and tube trucks. I do love to see people crawl everyday vehicles like fullsize rigs,pickups,Samurais, not any particular brand or year but more rigs one might see on the road, or on the trail.I wheel an 1988 Chevy Suburban with a great deal of upgrades on work done on it, and it serves as my daily driver and trail machine. I am happy to say it is very capable of keeping up with my friends who own dedicated trail rigs. I think what people are trying to say is that they possibly want terrain diversity in your magazine which will reflect the type of rigs that will be featured.

Keep up the good work.

 Ryan.B

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We love all 4x4 rigs, but some are more popular than other, so we see them on the trail more. Nissan are fine rig, but Toyotas have outsold them by far, hence the amount you see. If you have a built Nissan or a group of them, let us know and maybe we can cover the event, and bring Clampy as well.

Rick,

Here is your invite to the East Coast Xterra Challenge 2006.
http://WWW.ECXC.COM.
 Or you could join us for http://www.GONEMOAB.com
I would recommend ECXC we had close to 100 trucks last year and a great time. If you make it to ECXC I will pay your park fees and get you guys a keg. I'm not above bribery.

Check out some of our web sites,
http//:www.XterraFirma.com
Http://www.xterraownersclub.com
http://www.destinationXterra.com

and for built up truck check out mine:
http://www.ok4wd.com/rprofile.asp?id=531
http://www.maxc.org/members/member.asp?id=73

-Dave
AKA AlliedAcid
NJ

Edited 2/24/2006 4:13 am by alliedacid

im new to 4 wheelin and i only have a 2 wheel drive truck i would like it you would put an article in the magazine about a 2 wd goin muddin or hill climb somethin like that i look at your magazine alot almost every issue i love it but i do like the mudbogs and the muddin aspect of your magazine alot better than the rock crawling im not much into that

thanks

Hey - I want to let you know about the wheeling of Nissans!

Xterra's are coming into their own as a rock solid platform, the aftermarket support is swelling, and I wheel with a bunch of built X's.

The X's I'm talking about have 33's, winches, front/rear rock bumpers, SL's, BL's, full skids, sliders, lockers, low gear conversions, OBA, etc...

X's have full frames, boxed, a rear live axle, and some have done SAS on the front IFS, etc. (SAS kits are available to make it easy...)

In short...Xterra's are becoming trail rigs of choice.

The last all Xterra off road event at Paragon and Rousch Creek had almost 100 X's, and hundreds of people.

The off road clubs I belong to are swelling with Xterra's as the members see what the X's can do, and survive, and want one too.

The links Alliedacid (Above in thread) are a good starting point if you want to see what's happening, get in on the action.

I like rock crawling more than mud, even if I do more mud because its easier to find.

- TJ

I'm a ford fan myself.I totally agree with that.Every artical is usually about a GM product.They are alot cheaper to build,but i've never owned one that i wasn't fixing day after day,My fords have yet to let me down.  

ya,not everyone can afford to build or purchase a rock buggy.I see rockcrawling as i do golf they are slow and boring!  

the olny thing i hate is when u pick in my view a worthless 4x4 of the year like that lexus.

These guys got it. The mag is really good, that is why we read it. After all, this is the most unique vehicle publication in my local news stands. I think what all of us are trying to say is "we want diversity!". Shake things up. there is a lot of really cool stuff in the wide world of off road. And, how did a “soccer mom special” win 4x4 of the year?