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Shock Shakedown at King of the Hammers 2022

The Johnson Valley desert is as good as any to shake down some new vehicle upgrades, specifically 4 new suspension setups. But not the crazy race-setups on a lot of these rock crawlers and race-rigs. We’re talking basic upgrades for the everyday-driver-guy. Off the shelf, bolt-on-basics. Change the game with a few hundred dollars basic. We’ve been to this event a number of times, and each year it keeps getting bigger and bigger. One of the things we were most impressed with this year, which was brand new, is the FPV drone coverage of nearly every major Hammer obstacle, sometimes...

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Ride Rundown SEMA Edition Part 3 - Old School Off-Road Reimagined

Undoubtedly one of the coolest parts about technology moving forward is to see how it gets applied and retrofitted to “outdated equipment.” There is always something cool about a classic. However, just because it is old does not mean it has to drive like clapped-out antiquated Mid-Century garbage. No question, there’s a certain je ne sais quoi about the raw unmuted way older cars wallow along the road, but wouldn’t it be much better if the thing boogied? Especially if you can still retain just a little bit of that soul. I know many of you out there have something...

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Ride Rundown SEMA Edition Part 1 - Baja Rigs

SEMA 2021, Automotive Overload After trolling the many halls of the 2021 Ford Bronco Show, I mean the SEMA trade show, we thought it was only fair to share some of the awesome rigs and rides that stood out to us. We undoubtedly fell in love with heaps of builds; however, the further we journeyed through the jam-packed show and the more Sabretts hot dogs we ate, the more we realized that if you didn’t know what to look for, you wouldn’t have half a shot of knowing what you were looking at. We have hopes that this series will...

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Pure 4x4 Basecamp 3.0 SoCal Recap

Basecamp 3.0 arrived in Big Bear with a bang! Over 300 vehicles showed up at Holcomb Ranch to get dirty, party, run trails, and talk shop. When we saw all the rigs rolling out of Tahoe from Basecamp 2.0 a few months back, we knew we couldn’t miss this one. People from all over the country showed up to Basecamp; Washington, Florida, the midwest, Norcal - “We dont have these mountains back east!” It was great putting faces to names; Baja Designs, VTX Wheels, Yotamafia, American Adventure Lab, Long Beach Overland, CORVA and a bunch of others. Wayne from Suspension...

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Shock Surplus Sponsors Pure 4x4 Basecamp 3.0 SoCal

Pure 4x4 is at it again with another BASECAMP Event and this time it's in our neck of the woods... SoCal. We're happy to sponsor the event with a raffle for a brand new set of Eibach Pro-Truck Coilovers and Shocks for the Toyota Tacoma. We're excited about hosting a trail run at Gold Mountain during the always photogenic "Golden Hour" before sunset. Come on out, enjoy some summer time Big Bear camping vibes, hit up some trail runs, enjoy the live music, games, and more! On top of all that, if you make it out we've got event exclusive...

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