Ultimate Adventure Recap (Part 1 of 3)
Ultimate Adventure Recap (Part 1 of 3) Each year Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road Magazine hosts an offroad excursion that brings together some old cronies, event sponsors, magazine staff, and a few lucky readers. This will serve as the first of three posts to cover Zone’s first experience on the Ultimate Adventure (UA). This year Zone Offroad has the coveted position of the official suspension and with that gave us the opportunity to build a rig to test out some new prototype components the engineers have been working on. The UA is known as a grueling test of man (or woman)
Project MJ Update III.5 (Rollcage, Front Axle Upgrades, Interior)
Project MJ Update III.5 It’s been hot in Michigan this week. But even with temperatures in the mid 90’s, the crew at Zone Offroad has been busy building up Project MJ for the 2011 Ultimate Adventure. This week Dave and Carter take you through some of the new additions to the Comanche to include the completed unibody plating, roll cage mockup, rocker guard install, interior mods, and front axle strengthening. For the interior, the cage has been fitted, the floor has been clearanced, the dash was been hacked up and the PRP Enduro Recliner Seats are being fitted to replace the
Project MJ Update: Unibody Plating, Winch, Bed, Wheels, and Tires
Project MJ Update: With D-Day approaching quickly and only 3 weeks until the Petersen’s 4Wheel & Offroad Ultimate Adventure, Dave and Carter show you what the Zone Offroad crew have been busy working on. With the unibody strengthened through a combination of new plating and roll cage upgrades, the work can begin to properly set up the suspension and interior. After test fitting tires, the guys had to rework the front inner fenders, cutting into the floorboard and firewall, but who needs legroom? The winch mount is mocked up in the front and the new Warn XP9.5 winch will be finding
Zone Project MJ Build Plans
Zone’s Project MJ The buildup is underway and the Zone Offroad crew is transform this plain jane ’90 Jeep Comanche into an all out trail beast. With race truck inspired design and trail rig capabilities, this MJ will be a head turner. Upgrades include new Zone suspension, engine, drivetrain, body, lighting, and safety upgrades. With new parts ordered and many arriving as you read this, this truck will quickly take shape over the next few days and weeks. With the location of this year’s Ultimate Adventure still unknown, Zone is building this Comanche with various components to conquer any terrain
Spring 4Wheel Jamboree Nationals recap
This past weekend, Zone Offroad made the trip down to Lima, Ohio for the 26th Spring 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals. Although it rained most of the week prior to the show, we were fortunate enough to have clear skies and warm weather during this three day event. With our new trailer in tow, we setup Friday morning and stayed busy throughout the weekend talking with show participants and spectators. This year we were located right in the middle of vendor row with a good view of all the show trucks. Plenty of show trucks, trail rigs, and custom creations were in