Category Archive: New Products, Sponsor News, XL New Truck Products, XL Tech Stories, XL Videos
Retrobright LED Headlight Upgrade For Squarebody GM Trucks. Here’s How Simple They Are To Install.
I own a couple of different GM trucks that use rectangle headlights, and whether they have the 4×6 or 5×7 inch size all the aftermarket LED offerings for them feature very modern-looking...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Custom Fitting The Bed So The Big Wheel And Tire Combo Tucks When It’s On The Ground
In this episode of the COE project the bed gets fitted over the giant dually wheels out back, including some custom fitting and widening so it all fits when laid on the ground. There is some creative...
New Product: Performance Suspension Kit For Ford F150 – Lower, With Better Traction, And Load Leveling.
Ridetech’s new F150 system is the same one chosen by Shelby America to transform their Super Snake Ford trucks into something truly special. With no wheel hop, a killer lowered stance, and the...
Pit Trike Build Part 5: Tank Tracks Out Back! Okay Now This Is Getting Real Fun!
Tracks on the pit trike! Oh yeah, this is some fun stuff right here and since the pit trike isn’t as good in the snow as it could be, it needs some tracks! Keep in mind that this thing is...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: Safety Third! This Is The Safest The FJ45 Has Ever Been!
No belts and no roll cage is no way to go to Johnson Valley, so the Fab Rats are getting their tubing on. This is going to be snug. If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s Bag Mount Time And Stuff Is Going Together!
In this episode of the Bello’s Customs COE project the big C-Notch and rear 4-Link are getting bag mounts so they will be ready to haul any heavy load they want. This is going to be a cool...
5.0L Ford Cam Swaps: HOW MUCH POWER IS A 5.0L CAM SWAP WORTH? WHAT IS THE BEST CAM FOR MY 5.0L 302? 5.0L FORD EFI VS CARB
Cam swaps are worth power in nearly every engine combo out there, but people sometimes question just how effective they are on small engines like the 5.0L Ford. Trust us, cubes matter, but even an...
HOW MUCH POWER ARE LONG-TUBE HEADERS WORTH? HOW DO I FIND THE MISSING 50-LB-FT OF TORQUE? 5.0L FORD!
Do headers work? Hell yes they do! We all know from decades of hopping up engines that putting a set of headers on your ride has always been one of the first upgrades. Then they came out with all...
Will Cleetus Fix The 700 Horsepower RIPSAW Tank? The Mud Awakes!
The RIPSAW rips, but not without causing some serious grief with multiple breakdowns in the first couple days of ownership. Cleetus and the boys have been thrashing the thing hard, too hard in fact,...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Introducing The Misfit Toys RONchero Project: A 1957 Ford Ranchero On A 4×4 Chassis!
Trars are awesome! If you don’t know what a TRAR is, it’s a truck chassis with a car on top of it. Sounds weird? Yeah, it is, but it is also fun and if they are done right it’s...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: When Will The Cutting Stop! More Hacking And Welding
Just when you think this thing has got to be almost done, they start hacking more sheet metal off of it! If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like...
BangShift Project Power Laggin’ Update: We Tighten Up The Steering With A Borgeson Steering Shaft!
Welcome back to our coverage of Project Power Laggin’! Follow along as we take a tired 1979 Dodge W150 Power Wagon we found in Central Maine and transform it from a derelict roadside attraction to...
