UNVEILED: FAB FOURS LEGEND 2.WOAH

by Ken Brubaker
Greg Higgs is at it again! The CEO and founder of Fab Fours has just unveiled his latest creation, Legend 2.Woah (aka Legend 2.0). If you thought Greg’s creation THE LEGEND was over-the-top, Legend 2.Woah will leave you speechless.

We wanted to know more, so we asked Greg to elaborate on Legend 2.Woah. He says, “To be honest, Legend 2.0 was built with a bit of a chip on my shoulder. The original Legend was such a success and got so much attention that of course it was going to have feedback both positive and negative. Being the proud father, I love everything about it; its crazy dimensions, its styling, its scheme, and I knew good and well that it was fully functional and could wheel with the best Jeeps out there. However, due to its obvious expense and the fact that it was getting publicized from shows, it then got the perception of the trailer queen. Well, the team made me commit to not mess it up for at least a year due to its newfound fame, but I am a true rockcrawling enthusiast at my core and wanted the ability to show people that the Legend was both show and go; hence the beginnings of Legend 2.0. So the same robust drivetrain, unbreakable components, low center of gravity and the lockers with proper equipment for wheeling were once again added and this time with a slightly wider track width to allow for some clearance issues learned on Legend. I also opted for a smaller tire that would allow for a deeper ‘stuff’ in articulation. Now as for the styling, I reduced the fender size to provide more visibility and clearance, but I couldn't leave it be... I needed something for the hardcore rockcrawlers to bitch about, hence the Mohawk. You need to have that polar piece that drives the attention and makes your brand memorable. Fab Fours is always pushing to innovate something new and different. Every new idea is not going to be loved by every person, but you remember and that drives eyes to the Fab Fours site which exposes them to a myriad of high-quality innovative truck accessories available for next day delivery for all trucks and Jeeps. So now the real test is to go put this girl on the rocks in Moab and hit it up hard so both running the most difficult challenging trails and flexing with the best of them. This Jeep was made to wheel and we will put her all the way through the paces. Keep tabs on Fab Fours and you can take this journey with us!”

But what makes Legend 2.Woah tick? We asked for some tech info on the rig and this is what Greg provided:

• Crate GM Performance LS3 motor- 376-480 hp with Hot-Cam by Bruiser Conversions
• AW580 Mercedes transmission with some minor mods, ie: Torque converter and Blue Top Solenoids from Mercedes
• Smittybilt JK fiberglass top, chopped 4 inches
• Mopar hard half-doors with custom upper soft-doors
• Custom suspension: Custom Ironman 4x4 Fab 7075 T6 aluminum control arms (10-inch stretch) with Johnny Joints and 7075 T6 aluminum track bars with Barnes 4WD Heim joints, custom Fab Fours radius arm suspension (10-inch front stretch) with Currie Johnny Joints, Fox remote-reservoir 2.0 shocks and 3-inch 2.0 Fox Air bumpstops, Acos front adjustable coil spring mounts with air bumps from JKS Manufacturing, JK Coil Springs (6-inch Skyjacker front and 1.5-inch Teraflex rear)
• Dynatrac ProRock80’s front and rear with RCV 35-spline front and RCV 40-spline rear, ARBs, 5:38 gears
• PSC double-ended ram hydraulic steering
• 20x14 Master Faceplate wheels by American Force Wheels with custom powdercoat
• Mickey Thompson 46-inch Baja Claws
• Rigid 50-inch single-row windshield-mounted light bar and red rock light kit
• Tom Wood’s custom driveshafts
• Custom Fab Fours steel fender flares
• Custom Fab Fours integrated grille/bumper “Grumper” with winch mount
• Custom Fab Fours steel Mohawk with Rigid rock lights
• Warn Zeon 12 Platinum Winch
• Oracle Lighting Halo Headlights in red and blue with laser-etched Fab Fours logo
• Katzkin custom leather interior with black and red carbon crimson seats with Fab Fours and Katzkin embroidery
• Rock Hard 4x4 rollcage with modifications
• Chrome window tint
• Matte white body paint
• Factor 55 ProLink winch accessory
• Off-Road Only LED Taillights

Four Wheeler Network will have more on Legend 2.Woah, including some images from its trip to the 2015 Easter Jeep Safari. If you want to keep an eye on Legend 2.Woah, THE LEGEND, and all the other things going on at Fab Fours, visit fabfours.com.




From: http://www.fourwheeler.com

New Ariel Nomad

Once there was just the Atom. Lightweight, simple, fast, fun. A pure sports car distilled down to its basic function. Beautifully engineered, exquisitely built and designed for a purpose. Now that purpose just took a big left turn and went right off road. But you can see that the Nomad is an Ariel through and through. The the same thought in design, the same attention to detail and the same Ariel grin on your face. Sharing that Atom thought process, the Atom philosophy and some proven Atom components the Nomad opens up a whole new dimension to having fun on four wheels. Where the Atom is to road and track, the Nomad is to road and off it. Whether it's a gravel track, a WRC rally stage, a green lane, a desert or just a grassy field the Nomad calls this home. And could this be the coolest car on the road? A modern buggy designed for the rough and tough of the wild but just as home in the city and just as much fun. The Nomad says tough wherever it is. Because it is.

Centre of the Nomad is, of course, it's structure. The Ariel signature and a unique one. Beautiful, purposeful, strong and safe. Bronze welded by craftsmen who care about what they do and have pride in their work. A skill that comes from years of practice and is a work of art in itself. A masterpiece of craftsmanship but also a complete safety cage. Protecting you, protecting your passenger, doing its job. Outboard, long travel suspension, double unequal wishbones, high rotation metallastic bushes, aluminium quick steering rack; this is half competition, half road car. Everything for a reason, nothing extra. Rotationally moulded polyethylene bodywork on the front back, sides and mudguards; the stuff road cones are made from and just as tough. With composite covers in a range of colours and carbon fibre as an option for bonnet and engine cover. It's what is needed and nothing more. The Nomad distils it down to driving. On the road or off it.

Now look at the details and they start to jump out. Alcon, Bilstein, Eibach, Goodridge, Race Technologies, the names are all there. Built to a standard, not to a price. An Ariel standard, where quality, reliability and safety come first but a big smile is always guaranteed. And then the big one. Honda. Manufacturers of the best engines in the world. Engines found in the Atom and in the Ace. And in the Nomad - the 4 cylinder 2.4 litre iVTEC with its tremendous torque and flexibility that is so well suited to the Nomad. Be it crawling over rocks, executing that Scandinavian Flick at full throttle or just powering away from the lights, this engine delivers. Reliably, economically and enthusiastically.

Choose to individualise your Nomad to make it YOUR Nomad and the tailor made aspect of Ariel unfolds. Different wheel and tyre configurations, from Mud Terrain to rally competition, from high speed road to sand or just go for All Terrain and take what comes. Dampers, brakes and competition parts. Lamps, carriers, nudge bars and winches. Weather gear for wet, unzip it for dry. You can spec the Nomad for what you want to do and exactly how you want it to look. And you know there'll never be another the same.

Beautifully made, carefully built and seriously fun. After all, it's 

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