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Traction, a Basic Necessity

One of the main factors a 4-wheeler needs when going off pavement is traction. Whether you have a heavily modified rig or a stock unit, traction is what makes an offroad trip a success or a failure. You’d need full traction to get to your destination, or if you believe in the saying “the journey [...]

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» Preparing Your Trail Kit

Every 4×4 owner is aware they should have some kind of kit in their vehicle when on the move, whether you’re doing daily errands or tackling the trails. Needless to say the contents of your kit should be adjusted depending on where you are going, how long you’ll be in the trails, or how far [...]

» 2008 Nissan Frontier Navara (D40) 4WD

Let’s begin with a little trivia about automotive giant Nissan. Back in 1959, when they were still known as Datsun, they produced the first compact pickup truck. Twenty years later, they introduced the first mini-truck with an extended cab exterior design which Nissan coined the “King Cab”. Soon thereafter, they developed the market’s very first [...]

» [ADVISORY] Salvaging your car after brutal Manila floods

This post was emailed to us by 4×4 Philippines Forum member Drexx Laggui. Thank you for the email, Drexx. 27Oct2009 (UTC +8) Dear friends, families, and colleagues, This is in response to the question of “what do I do now?” after your car was sunk and recovered from the freak flash floods in Metro Manila [...]