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Mini Truckin’ Technical Articles

Mini Truckin's tech section gives you insider tips on how to customize your truck. Whether it's body, chassis, suspension or electrical, you can find valuable tips and advice here.

Mini Truck Chassis & Frame Welding

	1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 7: Narrow the Frame for Clearance (Part 1) The front frame clip of STK TRUK gets z'd and narrowed. more

	Mini Truck Parts & Accessories - Mini Market - April 2008 Want, Find, Buy, Build more

	1993 Toyota Pickup - Weekend Warrior: Part 8, Exhaust Learn how to handle the exhaust sytem on your body dropped mini! more

	Introduction To Tig Welding - Tech Learn how to Tig Weld! more

	The Ultimate Tool Buyers' Guide If you're a mini trucker and you love tools, then this guide is for you! more

Mini Truck Body Parts & Kits

	Mini Truck Parts And Accessories - Mini Market - August 2008 Check out this month's Mini Market section! more

	1993 Toyota Pickup - Metal Flake Paint Job - Flake It Out When it comes to bang for your buck on mods that will make you stand out in the crowd, this is the one! more

	Roll Pan Repair - Last Look Repair Watch as Uncle Fester and the crew vow to bring Last Look back to life, starting with the roll pan. more

	Mini Truck Parts And Accessories - Mini Market - February 2008 Want, Find, Buy, Build! more

	1998 Toyota Tacoma - Weekend Warrior Tacoma: Rags to Riches Part 2: Paint Rags to Riches gets a sweet paint job! more

Mini Truck Suspension

	Mini Truck Body Drop - Traditional Body-Drop 101 Body-Drop Your Cab In A Weekend more

	1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 9: Shocks Check out this last installment of project STK TRUK! more

	Chevrolet S10 Air Ride Suspension - Project Kustom, Part 2 Here's a look at the hectic world inside SEMA truck builds. AIM, LMC, airbagit.com, IMZZ, and Line-X all teamed up to get this truck ready... more

	1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 8: Mitsu Front End (Part 2) Check out Part 2 of narrowing the frame on this '94 Mitsubishi Mighty Max and see how we tied up the loose ends up front. more

	Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon Rear Air Bag Kit - GTC Lays Out A Rado Do It Yourself Colorado Rear Setup more

Mini Truck Engine Tuning

	JBA Headers and Exhaust on a Chevy Blazer - Breathe Better JBA gives a Blazer a well-needed boost. more

	Components, Tips and Tricks for Plumbing Your Truck - Plumbed Loco All the components, tips, and tricks to help you plumb your truck the right way! more

	Mazda B-Series Stock Hood Body Drop - Body-Drop Remedies Lay your Mazda flat on the ground while keeping your stock hood! more

	Mini Truck Parts And Accessories - Mini Market - January 2008 Supercharge your mini truck! more

	Mini Truck Parts And Accessories - Mini Market - September 2007 Check out these cool new products! more

Mini Truck Electrical

	Mini Truck Parts - Mini Market - May 2007 Check out these parts & products! more

	Mini Truck Parts And Accessories - Mini Market - October 2006 Want! Find! Buy! Build! more

	Subwoofer And Amp Buyer's Guide - Thunder From Down Under Subs And Amps To Die For more

	Installing Sirius Satellite Radio On A 2005 Tacoma - Taco Tunes From Outer Space Easy Satellite Stereo Upgrades For The New Tacoma more

	Electric Troubleshooting more

Mini Truck Interior & Upholstery

	Snap Lock's RaceDeck Garage Flooring - Easy Garage Floor Add life to your garage with this simple do-it-yourself flooring! more

	How To: Painted Logo - Old-Skool Logo Take a look at Kevin Smith's awesome airbrushed logo and his knack for creativity! more

	Custom Steering Wheel - One-of-a-Kind Steering Wheel Check out this custom Chassis Tech steering wheel! more

	Custom Steering Wheel Buyers' Guide Don't let a stock steering wheel kill your custom interior! more

	HushMat Ultra Dampening Material - Soundproof Sound dampening done right! more

Mini Truck Wheels & Tires

	1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 5: Disk-Brake Conversion A rear disc-brake conversion is one of the steps to full customization! more

	Custom Toyota Tacoma - Sadistic Stuffs Another Taco Check out how to stuff your Taco with 20s! more

	Wheel Backspacing and Offset - Offset Woes Making Rims Fit Sometimes Isn't An Option more

	Tubbin' Done Right - Mini Truck Wheel Tub Install Sick of seeing tires sticking through your bed? Sick of kicking up rocks? For less than $100 in materials, do us all a favor and tub the... more

	Wheel Selection Tech - Tuck It If you're tired of hearing, "Those wheels won't fit on your truck," or if you're considering a billet wheel that can be custom-built to fit... more

Tech Articles by Category

• Chassis & Frame Welding

• Body Parts & Kits

• Suspension

• Engine Tuning

• Electrical

• Interior & Upholstery

• Wheels & Tires

	2008 Kentucky Havoc East - Custom Truck Show Information Information for the 2008 Havoc Kentucky East Coast Custom Truck Show, August 2-3, 2008, in Bowling... more
	2008 Havoc Fresno - Custom Truck Show - Online Exclusive Coverage, Part 1 The inaugural Havoc Fresno proves to be a worthy Havoc Show!... more
	1987 Dodge D50 - Dream Catcher Gary White set out with the intention to get featured in Mini Truckin'. Four years, thousands of... more
	2008 Havoc Fresno - Custom Truck Show - Online Exclusive Coverage, Part 2 More Havoc Fresno coverage!... more
	2007 Havoc East Custom Truck Show - Online Coverage Custom trucks invade Bowling Green, Kentucky, for a weekend full of action and relaxin'!... more

	need some help, pinion angle here is the deal, i have a 94' ranger and it is dropped about 5 in the front and about 7 in the... more
	Backyard Build Up [underline][bold]How TO Join a CLUB??? [/bold][/underline]how do i find a club to join. so that i... more
	RANGER OWNERS hello Ranger owners out there, where are you???... more
	For Sale: 5 Escalade wheels with custom center caps I Got 5 Eskies with custom mazda center caps for sale. They are lazer eched not a sticker. Asking... more
	8.5" rim prob please help i am looking to get some rims that are 8.5" wide and put them on a s10 blazer what offset can i get... more

	Mini Truckin' Cribs Us, minitruckers are notorious for modifying anything we can get our hands on! So with a little... more
	Ford Ranger Production Possibly Extended Until 2011 Whether laid out flat on the ground throwing a shower or sparks or pinned flat out in the desert... more
	No Sympathy Car and Truck Club On Saturday, May 31, 2008, No Sympathy, the custom car and truck club that I'm proud to roll... more
	Blogs For the past 5 blogs, a pattern has developed in the blogs from username MiniTruckG - there are no... more
	Dead Truck Batteries Three separate incidences in a row indicate that I've had some bad luck with car batteries... more

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