Shane Wager

Living With And Wheeling Simple Rigs

The NP203 is a chain driven full time transfer case. Four wheel drive is in use at all times. 

Think of the part of your rig you worry about the most. Which of all those mechanical assemblies you're dragging over rocks, pulling though mud, bashing through snow, flying off dunes, or in my case, letting sit in the shop for eons, is most susceptible.

Note this is the only place for guests to sit

Ok, article, right, let's go. This is going to be an overview of some tools I've used and needed in the construction of my K30 trail rig. Not too flamboyant, but the information can be useful, broken wrenches can mean broken hands.

Anyway, this is a product of the general state of most trail rigs. Unbalanced off road tires, dented wheels dented driveshafts and stiff heavy chassis lend to a teeth chattering kidney damaging ride.

What would you think the first step to making a flatbed on your truck would be? I bet you would think it would be measuring and planning!

Building your truck is fun. Each upgrade or modification you do makes your truck better and all that more personal to you. The sticky widget comes in when you come to the realization that a lot of the upgrades and modifications you want to make are complicated and expensive.

I suppose at times you have in some form been perusing the veritable maelstrom of aftermarket products for your off road vehicle.