Justin Fort

A progenitor of intrigue and fount of the bizarre, Justin Fort splits his mind between building and blowing up fast cars, off-roading slow trucks, gun toting, canyon carving, home remodeling and putting it all into print and on the air. Justin is an unapologetic apostle of the old Death Star days at Petersen Publishing, and can be found today on the web, in magazines and on the radio.

We ponder Toyota 4Runner suspension options while fixing our rear springs.

We made it past the easy part with the front suspension, but now the third-generation 4Runner project has moved into a murkier phase of the buildup: rear suspension.

There may be 100 ways to set up a 4Runner for the trail, but we go the TRD/Bilstein path for our front suspension.

We test the 2009 4x4 Toyota Tacoma equipped with the TRD package.

An overview off-road towing best practices, and a look at the technology behind tow straps, snatches and chains.

We attack the famous Tundra brake swap for our Gen 3 4Runner and kill a myth or two in the process.

We start the build of a third-generation Toyota 4Runner into a bargain off-road rock and trail rig.

After building up our Toyota Rav4 for off-road use, the time has come for Trucklet Saga to end.

4WD Adventures Colorado and Backcountry Adventures Colorado, from Swagman and Alder Publishing, are ideal companions for exploring 4x4 trails in Colorado.