Description
Contents: Tests – Quad-Runner 230 (One well rounded little 4-wheeler); Mitsubishi 4X4 (An excellent suspension in a well rounded package) Special Sections – Sport Pulling (The people who run it and the history behind it); ’85 4X4s (A complete directory of America’s off-road machines) Technical – Blowin’ A 4-Runner (Northwest Off-Road shows how to get 200-hp Toyota four-banger); Lift Kits (Body vs. suspension lift kits. Is there a safe way?); Better Breathing Blazer (A few simple changes can make your Chevy small-block really run) Race Action – Baja Bug Racing (They’re what keeps the grass roots racer going); Big Iron (Lee Farrell’s Ford is running a pretty hot engine these days. As a matter of fact, it’s on fire) Competition – Baja 1000 (The story this year is about the guys who had all the bad luck); The New Frontier (Alaska hosted their very first pulling event on a warm (20-degree) autumn day); Press On Regardless (The meanest rally in America found 4-wheelers dominating) Features – Minor’s GMC (One of the legends in off-road racing builds the perfect Jimmy); The Mystery Of Carson (A 19th century ghost town); Cardiff Giant (The biggest red Chevy 4X4 you’ll ever see); Down Under Jeeps: Part II (Final notes from our Australian Jeep man on a vehicle they learned to love); Southern Knight (Florida keeps on coming up with wild, ‘gator kickin’ pickups. From the photos, it appears they’re more than just fluff); 1984 Off-Road Directory (You can’t remember what issue the article was in? Page 88 can help you find it); Emergency! (If you’re out off-roading and get in trouble, just hope these guys are around)Departments – Mailbox; Expert Answers; Worst Stuck; Readers’ Wheels; Eberstein
Issue: February 1985
Condition: Very Good