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Contributor links

Devon 4x4
www.devon4x4.com
A specialist 4x4 vehicle company, offering a complete range of services for owners and enthusiasts of all makes of 4x4 and off-road vehicles.

Rainforest Challenge
www.rainforest-challenge.com
Live your passion in a 4x4! A jungle challenge awaits you in Malaysia.
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General links

Wheel and Off-Road
www.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/73078
The world's largest truck enthusiast magazine. This link takes you to an article entitled Big Power or Low Gears: How to pick the best.

Wood Park Off Road
www.woodpark-offroad.com/4x4/off-road-4x4-info-glossary.html
This useful glossary of technical terms and calculations is on the site of Wood Park Off Road, designed and run by Richard 'Jumbo' James, a lifelong four-wheel drive enthusiast.

Offroaders.com
www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/glossary.htm
www.offroaders.com/info/tech-corner/reading/index.html
A list of terms and calculations used to describe vehicles and their components as well as loads of 4x4-related reading

Howstuffworks
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm/printable
An article on how differentials work and the importance of gearing.

4x4winches.com
www.4x4winches.com/
All about electric and hydraulic winches.

Off-Road.com
www.off-road.com/4x4web/faqs/winches.html
More about electric and hydraulic winches.

BC4x4.com
www.bc4x4.com/pr/2000/mm/mm.cfm
From Canada's biggest 4x4 off-road site, the merits of electric vs hydraulic winches.

Landyonline.co.za
www.landyonline.co.za/techtalk/vehicle_recovery.htm
Some guidelines for towing vehicles from this site, which is maintained by enthusiasts.

Difflock
www.difflock.com
Website of Difflock, the 4x4 web magazine.

4wdonline.com
www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/Unimog/1999.html
An article on the Unimog 6x6 from this popular web resource.

REME Museum of Technology
www.rememuseum.org.uk/vehicles/vehindex.htm
Detailed information on REME's historic vehicle collection.

Rockcrawler.com
www.rockcrawler.com
Covering the world, one rock at a time!

4x4web
www.4x4web.co.uk
Source of information on everything 4x4.

Electronics Engineering Co
www.electronics-ee.com/Truck/Utility_Trucks/4_Wheel_Drive.htm
Resources selection for truck and trucking driver professionals.
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Books
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Vehicle-dependent Expedition Guide: 2nd edition, field manual by Tom Sheppard (Desert Winds, 2003)
A guide to using a 4x4 as a base for expeditions in arduous terrain. It is endorsed by the Royal Geographical Society and written by one of Britain's foremost desert and overland explorers.
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Build Your Own Off Road Buggy by Ron Champion (Haynes Group, 2002)
A step-by-step illustrated guide to building a single-seater off-road buggy using standard tools, basic skills and low-cost materials.
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Off-Roader Driving by Tom Sheppard (Desert Winds, 1999)
Teaches you how to get the most from your four-wheel drive, from what all the levers on the floor do to expedition preparation.
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