2007 Truck & SUV Gear
May/June 2007 Truck & SUV Gear
Truck & SUV gear from such manufactures as Powermaster Performance, Rancho Suspension, Bridgestone and more!  A Battery of Tests
Powermaster has taken its off-road racing experience to design the XS Power line of batteries. The batteries are said to be more powerful and longer lasting than most and are built to be vibration resistant. The most powerful batteries, the D2400, D2700, and D3100 (pictured here), are ideal for hard-working trucks. Heavy-duty starters and alternators also are available. Powermaster Performance; 800/862-7223.
www.powermastermotorsports.com Gimme a Lift
Want to give your truck or sport/utility clearance for bigger tires? These QuickLift coilovers replace the stock units, install without cutting, welding, or drilling and provide one to 2 inches of additional lift. The shocks feature a nitrogen gas-charged tri-tube monoflow design and a tuning system that allows you to adjust the shocks--with an in-cab controller or manually--in nine height levels. Rancho Suspension; 734/384-7804.
www.gorancho.com For the Long Haul
Bridgestone's Duravis tires are designed to provide durable, reliable performance for fleet, commercial, and personal-use light trucks. The line includes two heavy-duty tires for commercial highway use, with a square footprint, sidewall protector, and stone rejector. The R500 HD is an R-rated tire available in 16- to 17-inch sizes with a load-range E. The R250 has all-steel casings and is Q-rated. Bridgestone; 615/937-5000.
www.bridgestonetire.com Exhausting the Options
The XR-1 diesel line from Borla is available for 1999-2007 Ford F-250 and F-350 SuperCab and SuperCrew short- and longbed diesels. The mandrel-bent T-304 stainless-steel four-inch cat-back system comes with an XR-1 muffler and finishes in a five-inch-round, rolled-edge, angle-cut stainless-steel polished tip. A turbo downpipe (not for street use) also is available. Borla Performance Industries; 877/462-6752.
www.borla.com Pickup Game
Pickup Hoops is a new way to take a pick-up basketball game on the road. The portable basketball rim and backboard mounts in the back of your full-size truck in less than 30 seconds. Once in place, the closed tailgate becomes a padded backstop, and the truck's suspension can absorb dunks. Pickup Hoops; 313/534-8734.
www.pickup-hoops.net Your Biggest Fan
Flex-a-lite manufactures fans for Dodge, Ford, and GM (shown here) diesel trucks. By replacing the belt-driven fan and shroud with this electric fan, fuel economy could increase by as much as 1.1 mpg, power by 27 horses, and torque by 34 pound-feet. It comes with a variable speed control module that runs the fans from 60 to 100 percent, depending on engine temp and A/C activation. Flex-a-lite; 800/851-1510.
www.flex-a-lite.com
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Posted July 18 2008 10:31 AM by Mark Williams
If there's any name synonymous with four-wheel-drive capability, it's Jeep. And if there's any question about which Jeep is the most capable player on the team, there shouldn't be. The Wrangler has long been the ultimate... more
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You think of the recent spike in gas prices not as a deterrent to buying a gas-hungry SUV, but as incentive to get the hard-core SUV of your dreams for a great price. The market is still full of choices to satiate your... more
There are excellent movies that feature trucks prominently in the story line. Truck Trend ran John Pearly Huffman's " Top 10 Truck Movies " in the March/April 2007 issue. As with all lists, there's bound to be... more
I could see the train wreck coming when I interviewed Malcolm Bricklin a couple of years ago for the November 2005 issue of Motor Trend. His company, Visionary Vehicles, had signed a deal with Chery Automobile Company,... more
A group of motorists, who call themselves Hypermilers, are pushing their vehicles as they compete in a race across the U.S., known as the 2008 Hybridfest MPG Challenge. more
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Posted July 11 2008 12:54 PM by Allyson Harwood
Hagerty Insurance recently released its list of 10 cars that will be considered collectible in the future. It includes such trendy cars as the Scion and the Audi TT. The closest thing to a truck is the FJ Cruiser;... more
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You think of the recent spike in gas prices not as a deterrent to buying a gas-hungry SUV, but as incentive to get the hard-core SUV of your dreams for a great price. The market is still full of choices to satiate your... more
There are excellent movies that feature trucks prominently in the story line. Truck Trend ran John Pearly Huffman's " Top 10 Truck Movies " in the March/April 2007 issue. As with all lists, there's bound to be... more
I could see the train wreck coming when I interviewed Malcolm Bricklin a couple of years ago for the November 2005 issue of Motor Trend. His company, Visionary Vehicles, had signed a deal with Chery Automobile Company,... more
A group of motorists, who call themselves Hypermilers, are pushing their vehicles as they compete in a race across the U.S., known as the 2008 Hybridfest MPG Challenge. more
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Posted Yesterday 02:41 PM by thomas_voehringer
There are excellent movies that feature trucks prominently in the story line. Truck Trend ran John Pearly Huffman's " Top 10 Truck Movies " in the March/April 2007 issue. As with all lists, there's bound to be... more
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You think of the recent spike in gas prices not as a deterrent to buying a gas-hungry SUV, but as incentive to get the hard-core SUV of your dreams for a great price. The market is still full of choices to satiate your... more
I could see the train wreck coming when I interviewed Malcolm Bricklin a couple of years ago for the November 2005 issue of Motor Trend. His company, Visionary Vehicles, had signed a deal with Chery Automobile Company,... more
A group of motorists, who call themselves Hypermilers, are pushing their vehicles as they compete in a race across the U.S., known as the 2008 Hybridfest MPG Challenge. more
More production cuts and push backs, more CUV debuts and more truck stuff. We just wanted to tell you what this weeks big headlines where in case you might have missed it, here they are again: more
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Posted July 11 2008 01:04 PM by Melissa
It's been a couple months since I last jumped into our long-term 2007 Honda CR-V , and it didn't take long for me to fall for its charm all over again. more
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You think of the recent spike in gas prices not as a deterrent to buying a gas-hungry SUV, but as incentive to get the hard-core SUV of your dreams for a great price. The market is still full of choices to satiate your... more
There are excellent movies that feature trucks prominently in the story line. Truck Trend ran John Pearly Huffman's " Top 10 Truck Movies " in the March/April 2007 issue. As with all lists, there's bound to be... more
I could see the train wreck coming when I interviewed Malcolm Bricklin a couple of years ago for the November 2005 issue of Motor Trend. His company, Visionary Vehicles, had signed a deal with Chery Automobile Company,... more
A group of motorists, who call themselves Hypermilers, are pushing their vehicles as they compete in a race across the U.S., known as the 2008 Hybridfest MPG Challenge. more
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