About Xtreme 4x4

Television's first series dedicated exclusively to showing how to fabricate hardcore trail rigs, sand buggies, lifted pickups and off-road vehicles. Xtreme 4x4 features high energy 4WD truck projects from start-to-finish plus extreme action off road events. Serious off road enthusiasts watch this TV show.

Xtreme 4x4 Season 6 Episodes

'69 International Scout Part VI - Springs, Brake, Fuel System
International Scout gets an aftermarket brake kit, new springs to lower center of gravity, and a fuel system.
Season 6  Episode 1
'69 International Scout Part VI - Springs, Brake, Fuel System
Budget Buggy Part IV - Custom Paint with Aerosol Cans & Re-Assembly
Part Budget Buggy returns for custom paint from spray cans.
Season 6  Episode 2
Budget Buggy Part IV - Custom Paint with Aerosol Cans & Re-Assembly
'69 International Scout Part VII - Wiring Basics, Gauges, Schematics, Troubleshooting
We show how to rewire your trail truck for simple circuits, ignition, and more as we wire up our IH Scout.
Season 6  Episode 3
'69 International Scout Part VII - Wiring Basics, Gauges, Schematics, Troubleshooting
MIG Welding 101 Different Machines, Set Up's and Techniques / America's Top Trails Part 2
MIG welding basics, machines, gasses, setups, and welding techniques all explained.
Season 6  Episode 4
MIG Welding 101 Different Machines, Set Up's and Techniques / America's Top Trails Part 2
Building a Bobbed Deuce from a Military 6x6
We take a 3 decade old military M530C fire truck, gut it, and turn it into a bobbed deuce.
Season 6  Episode 5
Building a Bobbed Deuce from a Military 6x6
Mud Truck Part V - Recap and Dirty Payoff
The 1987 3/4 ton Chevy Mud truck returns for its dirty payoff after we recap building this 800 HP machine!
Season 6  Episode 6
Mud Truck Part V - Recap and Dirty Payoff
Adding 4 Link Suspension to a Bobbed Deuce
Our military deuce is turned into a customized 4x4 truck with improved suspension and load capacity.
Season 6  Episode 7
Adding 4 Link Suspension to a Bobbed Deuce
Budget TJ Jeep Part II
How to modify Dana 60 axles to fit a Jeep TJ for custom width and heavy duty axle components.
Season 6  Episode 8
Budget TJ Jeep Part II
Loctite "Nominate a Hero" UTV Giveaway
How to upgrade a Yamaha Rhino side-by-side with 13" long travel suspension, performance exhaust and more.
Season 6  Episode 9
Loctite "Nominate a Hero" UTV Giveaway
Diesel Buggy Part 1 - Step by Step Design.
Build a buggy from scratch in part one of our super cool diesel buggy project. Plus how to use a roll bender.
Season 6  Episode 10
Diesel Buggy Part 1 - Step by Step Design.
'69 International Scout Part VI - E85 Tune - Plus Street and Trail Payoff!
Final episode for the 1969 Scout 800 where we take it from rust bucket to off-road contender.
Season 6  Episode 11
'69 International Scout Part VI - E85 Tune - Plus Street and Trail Payoff!
Budget TJ Jeep Part III
Daily driver weekend wheeler Jeep gets beefier with t-case rebuild, pre-cut cage kit and more!
Season 6  Episode 12
Budget TJ Jeep Part III
Bobbed Deuce: Big Truck on a Little Trail
Bobbed deuce gets a diy paint job, along with a trip to the trail to see how it performs on the rocks.
Season 6  Episode 13
Bobbed Deuce: Big Truck on a Little Trail
Aluminum Welding
Aluminum fabrication 101, we show how to weld composite alloys, convert your machine, and using a spool gun.
Season 6  Episode 14
Aluminum Welding
Toyota Mini Part 4 - Custom Axles & Suspension
Our black 1991 Toyota mini truck continues extreme transformation to tackle off-road challenges.
Season 6  Episode 15
Toyota Mini Part 4 - Custom Axles & Suspension
Toyota Mini Part 5 - Questions and Answers
We answer common questions about building 4x4s using our Toyota mini truck as a guide.
Season 6  Episode 16
Toyota Mini Part 5 - Questions and Answers
Budget TJ Part IV - Finale
The Tricked out TJ is trail ready, plus a look at lightweight aluminum protection for 4 door Jeep Wranglers.
Season 6  Episode 17
Budget TJ Part IV - Finale
Diesel Buggy Part 2 - Dixie Trail Run
How to create a custom width Rockwell axle, plus our Scrambler takes on competitors at the annual Dixie Run.
Season 6  Episode 18
Diesel Buggy Part 2 - Dixie Trail Run
Supercharged JK Part 1
We show how to install a supercharger on a V6 Jeep JK to get an additional 100 HP!
Season 6  Episode 19
Supercharged JK Part 1
Supercharged JK Part 2
Our 2010 Wrangler JK gets a 4-link suspension, cage, and more. Then we go to Rusty's Off Road fab shop.
Season 6  Episode 20
Supercharged JK Part 2
Diesel Buggy Part 3
The Duramax is slipped into our Curvy buggy with details on engine mounts, seats, fuel cell and more!
Season 6  Episode 21
Diesel Buggy Part 3
The LS Series Engines for Off Road
We explore the evolution of the Chevrolet LS engine and its application in modern vehicles.
Season 6  Episode 22
The LS Series Engines for Off Road
Fuel Saving Street Truck Start to Finish
We transform a 1500 series Dodge truck into a fuel-efficient daily driver that's off-road ready.
Season 6  Episode 23
Fuel Saving Street Truck Start to Finish

Xtreme 4x4 Builds

This 2013 Jeep JK just begs for heavy duty upgrades! We make it trail-ready with 3" of lift, complete body armor, Magnaflow exhaust, and more!
2 Episodes
'13 Jeep JK "Magnaflow JK"
When one of our viewers took us for a ride in his wobbly, lifted Jeep TJ, we told him we'd take a look at it. What he doesn't know is we're rebuilding it from the ground up, with trail-tested suspension, a powerful straight-six 4.0L and more!
4 Episodes
Team Built TJ
This 1999 Toyota Tacoma can be a very capable expedition rig with some planning and the right upgrades.
3 Episodes
'99 Toyota "Trekking Tacoma"
With only a welder and some common shop tools, we put together a buggy built in a 2-car garage setup.
6 Episodes
2-Car Garage Crawler
Xtreme 4x4 changes its boring 2007 Chevy Silverado 2500HD into a chase truck to support desert racing!
2 Episodes
'07 Chevy 2500HD Silverado "Chase Truck"
So you want the performance of the Ford Raptor, without the price? Xtreme 4x4, designs a 1997 Ford F-150 that competes with the Raptor...at half the cost!
5 Episodes
'97 Ford F-150 "Half-Price Raptor"
The Ford Raptor earned its esteemed reputation with a powerful motor, top-notch suspension, and sleek styling lines. But high-tech comes at a high price. Our plan: take a 1997 F150, and design a rig to compete with the Raptor...for half the cost!
5 Episodes
Half-Price Raptor
After its second rebuild, our Suzuki Samurai was almost perfect! But why stop at "almost"? The Sammy begins a new phase, with increased suspension travel and a lower center-of-gravity thanks to a handmade double-rail frame.
4 Episodes
Aluminum Samurai
Some hardcore offroad upgrades transformed our 2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee into an Expedition SUV... ready for long-distance adventures!
3 Episodes
'03 Jeep "Expedition" Grand Cherokee
We chose the chassis, but you choose the rest! From engine to axles, suspension to stereo-we fill our rig with parts voted on by our viewers!
6 Episodes
Blog Buggy Project
Our Low Dollar Wheeler Cherokee is back for tips on an easy no-cost locker.
5 Episodes
Low Dollar Wheeler
In 1988, when GM redesigned their pickups and SUV's to a more rounded-style, and for a more comfortable ride, a lot was lost in the wheeling department! We take a full-size Blazer, and rip out the independent front suspension for a D60 solid axle swap.
5 Episodes
Full Size Blazer
We'll take raw tube, an idea, and a 6.6 liter turbo diesel Duramax and build one cool off road buggy, and take you thru the process of how to design from scratch. We'll turn a rough sketch into mechanical drawings and start bending and notching.
6 Episodes
Diesel Buggy
Our Military 6x6 is now a huge 4x4 and gets airbags and link suspension. We flip the rear hubs to match the front wheelbase, relocate the battery box, and finish up our 100% fabricated pick up bed.
3 Episodes
Military 6X6 Bobbed Deuce
Jeep never could have imagined how inventive the aftermarket would be regarding the popular 4-door Jeep Wrangler JK. Ours gets a supercharger, new gearing and heavy duty axles.
3 Episodes
Supercharged JK
What can you do with a wrecking yard TJ and a bunch of new & used parts? Find out when our "Tricked out TJ" begins with body protection, suspension, wheels & tires.
4 Episodes
Budget TJ
How to create your own ultimate fab shop by spending money on tools instead of parts.
4 Episodes
Budget Buggy
Xtreme 4x4 takes this classic 1969 International Scout and turns it into a modern dual purpose rig.
8 Episodes
'69 International Scout 4x4
This will be the start of a very inexpensive project truck that most enthusiasts can do in their own garage. And to prove it, we're putting away our fancy cold saws and tube benders, and will create our own two car garage inside our Xtreme shop with minimal tools but with all the drive and desire you guys have at home for your projects!
6 Episodes
CJ8 Scrambler
Our '87 3/4 ton Chevy pick up gets torn down from the motor to the body panels, axles and transmission. This truck is entirely stripped as our build team begins the transformation from a weekend hauler into a hardcore mud bog truck!
5 Episodes
Mud Truck
Xtreme 4x4 started out with a wrecked 2003 TJ and ended up with the ultimate trail rig!
6 Episodes
'03 "Dual Purpose" Jeep TJ
This $750 dollar junker will be the ultimate off road play toy! Custom tube frame, extended fenders, and a monster 502 horse powerplant
7 Episodes
S10 Truggy
Xtreme 4x4 goes green with their 1985 Suzuki Samurai build, converting a diesel burner to run on French fry grease!
8 Episodes
'85 Suzuki Samurai
In this unique build, our team will design and build a '91 Toyota mini truck for Xtreme off road capability.
7 Episodes
Toyota Mini
Xtreme teams with the CORR series to build their own Pro II trophy truck!
5 Episodes
Trophy Truck
Custom tube chassis building and 350 small block mods with propane injection are featured in part two of Ian and Jessi's trail rig that's built almost entirely from used parts lying around the Tech Center.
3 Episodes
Bottom Drawer Buggy
Ian and Jessi and the crew travel to West Sacramento, California to a trade school where top students in chassis fabrication get the opportunity of a life time: build a competition rock crawler on TV from scratch!
2 Episodes
Formula Toy
The desert bandit makes a return to the shop for interior finishing, dash, gauges, wiring and the suspension... all will come together
3 Episodes
Ranger Resurection
An old worn out Land Cruiser gets new life as Ian and Jessi begin project Saggin' Wagon. The project starts with new suspension.
5 Episodes
Project Saggin' Wagon
It started out as an old 1987 Suburban farm truck and has turned into the ultimate off road tow rig that can go and tow almost anything, anywhere!
10 Episodes
'87 Chevy "SubUrban Gorilla"
One of our more popular builds makes a return, this time for a junkyard transmission build and beefier transfer case
4 Episodes
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