READERS' RIDES SPECTACULAR! - 40 OF YOUR HOMEGROWN 4X4S - Odd Squad - Mini Toys - Civil Wheelers - Generals Off Road - Bronco Bandits - Mopar or NoCar SPECIAL SECTION - 2009 4X4 OF THE YEAR: CHOOSING THE BEST OUT OF SEVEN - Our 4x4 cage match of the year THE COMBATANTS: - Dodge Ram TRX4 Quad Cab - Ford F-150 FX4 - Hummer H3 Alpha - Hummer H3T Adventure - Kia Borrego EXVS - Suzuki Equator Crew Cab RMZ-4 - Toyota Sequoia Platinum THE SCORECARD - See how they fared. Is your fave still standing OUR NEW WINNER! - Pounded down but not out. A win by decision. TECHNICAL: GAS TANK SWAPPING - It's not as bad as you think BOMBPROOF BALL JOINTS - Upgrades for your big Dodge truck REVERSE SHACKLE SWAP - Easy Jeep tech you can do SCRATCH-BUILDING A SCRAMBLER - Not all parts come from a junkyard HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - 26 products to give or, better yet, get given TOP 10 4X4S OF 2008 - Your humble editors pick their favorites 2008 EDITORIAL INDEX - Find your favorite story now! FEATURES: WICKED FUN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - Rockcrawling and show trucks back east JEEPER'S DREAM - Real-world Scrambler on the rocks MUDDING MATRIMONY IN CANADA - You have to see it to understand it FRANK'N FORD F-350 - One big mud truck for the cover JEEP COMMANDER UPDATE - Our staff 4x4s keep going strong DEPARTMENTS: NEW PRODUCTS NUTS & BOLTS MARKETPLACE WHOOPS! 4xFORWARD IN BOX DRIVELINES COVER STORY