TruckFest Photo Gallery: Big Lifts, 4x4s & More

Like playing in the mud, climbing over rocks, and driving over slow cars (and lots of other stuff)? Then you’ll surely enjoy this one last photo gallery from Summit Racing’s TruckFest 2012. We’ve gone into beast mode by creating a gallery exclusively dedicated to the tall, taller, and tallest lifted and 4×4 rigs of the show. Enjoy!

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1966 Dodge Charger

[portfolio_slideshow id=10132] In our recent Top 10 TV cars post, we rated The Dukes of Hazzard’s General Lee as the #1 television car of all time. But as any television or movie star knows, there’s nothing worse than being typecast into the same role over and over again. As further proof you don’t need to be

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Video: Runte Sets Guinness World Record for Monster Truck Jump

Want more visual proof that monster truck guys are out-of-their-mind crazy? Check out this video of Team Summit driver Dan Runte at last weekend’s Indianapolis 4-Wheel Jamboree. He goes all Lebron James on the rest of the monster truck drivers and posterizes them with a 214-foot, eight-inch jump in his BIGFOOT #18 monster truck. That makes

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TruckFest Photo Gallery: Pavement Scrapers

You just never know what you’ll find amongst the sport truck crowd. For example, at TruckFest 2012, we spied some wicked paint jobs and wild graphics, suicide and lambo doors, one-off wheels, beautiful custom bodywork, and more. One thing we didn’t find? Ground clearance. Enjoy this gallery of frame-scraping, pavement-kissing sport trucks from TruckFest 2012: [portfolio_slideshow id=10032]  

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TruckFest Photo Gallery: Classic Haulers

[portfolio_slideshow id=9933] What could possibly symbolize tough, hard-working, nose-to-the-grindstone America better than a classic American pickup truck? Whether these old trucks once patrolled the nation’s farms or transported the country’s workforce to the jobsite, they still represent our strong work ethic well. It’s apparent that same strong work ethic, along with some engineering creativity, came

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TruckFest Photo Gallery: Afternoon Stroll

The second shift is here. The late-morning/afternoon crowd continues to roll into TruckFest. And with most of the early morning crowd still here, that means there are lots of trucks—and lots to see. Here’s a small sampling: [portfolio_slideshow id=9784]

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Photo Gallery: Midway Finds

You never know where inspiration might strike. With all the different trucks and Jeeps, cool engine combinations, killer paint jobs, and creative suspension setups at TruckFest, there’s a good chance you might find inspiration for your next project right at the show. Thankfully, there are more than 90 manufacturers on hand to help you act on

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Rubber Match: 5 Basic Steps for Choosing the Right Street Tires

You’ve spent untold amounts of time and money on your ride. You’ve squeezed every last horsepower from your engine, beefed up the gearing and suspension—even sprung for that custom paint job. But what about your tires? Tires are essential to the performance, handling, and safety of any vehicle—whether it’s a custom hot rod or a

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Photo Gallery: TruckFest Returns this Weekend

[portfolio_slideshow id=9414] TruckFest—Summit Racing’s all truck, SUV, and Jeep show—returns to Summit Racing in Ohio this Saturday. If you’re fortunate enough to live within driving distance of Akron, OH, we suggest you pay a visit. If not, we urge you to check OnAllCylinders often for live updates from the show. TruckFest 2012 promises a huge, non-judged cruise-in for trucks,

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Lot Shots Find of the Week: 1951 Henry J

[portfolio_slideshow id=9466] A parking lot is a parking lot is a parking lot—unless it’s the Summit Racing parking lot. On any given day or time, the lot outside a Summit Racing store can turn into an impromptu mini car show, depending on who’s stopped by the store. Each Wednesday, we’ll share our parking lot find of the week—another

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