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BFGoodrich HD-Terrain T/A KT, the Big Ol’Boy KO2
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Tires are one of the most essential components of a vehicle. Proper tires for your vehicle could mean the difference between getting where you want or not. Given the wide range of vehicles available on the market, the ideal tire for specific applications may not exist. BFGoodrich recently found a gap in the tire market…
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Project 4Runner: Four seasons with BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2
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It all started about fourteen months ago when I got a flat tire on a busy New England highway, in the middle of the afternoon, with my whole family in the car. Something big and sharp punctured my five year old right rear BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A tire. The tire was beyond repair and needed to…
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Tire Review: Falken Wildpeak AT4W
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For more than a decade, I’ve been driving on a single type of tire – the BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO2. I’ve had a set on my 4Runner, my Bronco, and my Land Cruiser. The reason why I did not switch to any other tires is because the KO2s have been great to me. They were quiet,…
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Goodbye, JDM Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
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In the summer of 2022, I bought a freshly imported ’96 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, also known as the 90-series. At the time, this Japanese-market Land Cruiser was unique in the United States as 1996 was the first year of that generation of medium-duty Land Cruiser. Given the 25-year import rule, 2021 was the first…
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Did this new 2024 Wrangler 4xe come with an old-style 2023 grill?
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Having recently sold my Land Cruiser Prado (more on that later), I have been casually shopping for something new. A local Jeep dealer had a used Grand Cherokee V8 in an almost perfect trim for me. After my test drive (I liked the GC, but probably not that one, this was an Overland but I…
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My Land Cruiser Prado – Modifying It; Part 3
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My 1996 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has now been on US soil for over a year. For better or worse, it was completely stock when I bought it. It was well maintained but it needed some modernization. After some basic maintenance updates, I began modifying it. First, it received a new radio and suspension. I…
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The News for February 25th, 2022
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This was obviously not a normal week. Not a whole lot of manufacturers were doing news releases for the second half of the week for reasons we’re all painfully aware of by now. But there were a few stories that weren’t depressing as hell and are still worth covering. Let’s jump in. Ford Ranger Raptor…
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Hooniverse Asks: What’s a feature or option on a vehicle you’re amazed is offered?
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Good tires on a car are an important item. It’s always nice to see great tire brands offered from the factory, especially on sports cars and trucks or SUVs alike. Still, I’m blown away by the fact that you can now get a 37-inch tire on a vehicle right off the showroom floor. That is…
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Introducing the #Dadburban – 2017 Chevrolet Suburban Premier
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We are a four-kid family. I campaigned for a while to get a full-size van after we realized that our 2008 Sequoia was not quite big enough. We settled on the “Dadburban”, a 2017 Chevrolet Suburban Premier, last spring. It is not the ideal off-road Suburban since it is not a Z71 trim, but it…
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Quick Spin: Wrangler Rubicon 392 with Xtreme Recon 35-Inch Package
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It is surprising that it has not happened to sooner but the Jeep Wrangler is finally available with 35-inch tires. It’s part of the Xtreme Recon package that includes 4.56 axle gearing, and wider, 17×8-inch beadlock-capable wheels, among other things. That package is now available on the Wrangler Rubicon, the V8-powered Rubicon 392, and soon,…
