How to Identify Vortex V2and Legacy Deflators FOR BOTH COYOTE VORTEX V2 AND LEGACY DEFLATORS THIS PAGE RELATES TO BOTH COYOTE VORTEX V2 AND LEGACY DEFLATORS. THESE DEFLATORS HAVE DIFFERENT SPECIFICATIONS, ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR DEFLATOR. From across the table, they look the same, but up close and functionally there is a universe of difference. Let’s start with identifying what’s in your  -   Read More   -  

WHEN WILL I ROLL? FOURWHEELING ACADEMY WHEN WILL YOU ROLL? You will roll when your center of gravity goes beyond your downside tire contact point. This article presents a way to check that on the trail. The above was more than a “Let’s see if we can break it episode.” It was a real world balance test that took place in 1994 in Norm Clow’s Serra Lumber yard in San Clemente,  -   Read More   -  

BEADLOCK TESTS AND FEATURES FOURWHEELING ACADEMY This picks up where “Bead Lock History and Evolution” left off. Here, I present the original tests from my ECO4WD newsletter, other tests and conclude discussing the features that count when buying beadlocks. But first, a thought. CONFIDENCE IN AIR: I want first to address a gut feelings that I have. My hunch is that most of us (me included) have a better feel for what  -   Read More   -  

BEADLOCK HISTORY AND EVOLUTION  FOUR WHEELING ACADEMY Notice how the steel rim’s OD is rolled back onto itself in addition to the popped bead. Most likely a beadlocked rim would have prevented this altogether. If you play in the dirt long enough, you'll eventually encounter rim- and tire-bead related problems. Popping a bead off a rim is relatively commonplace. While playing and learning about driving  -   Read More   -  

SAFE BEAD MOUNTING I run and hide when I hear someone is going to explode gasoline or ether to mount a tire! When I hear of guys popping tire beads onto a rim by exploding gasoline or ether, I run! This is dangerous and unnecessary! Exploding a perfect gasoline/air mixture in a little (by most hard core guys standards) 31x10.5 tire is far more powerful than you and I  -   Read More   -  

DRIVING DEEP VEES   By Harry Lewellyn From Shifting Into 4WD, pages 112-114 Mother Nature is ever-present. When She rains, She eventually sends water down or across the road. Sometimes, man cuts deep vees to route the water his way, which Mother Nature will eventually adjust Her way. Natural or otherwise, there are two kinds of deep vees. There are those that run across the road and those that run down  -   Read More   -