Name: FourWheeler
Released: 2019-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ian Johnson

Available on HBO Max

If it has wheels and goes off road, Ian Johnson will work on it! In FourWheeler we work on everything from upgrading your daily driving Jeep, to building a custom tube chassis rock crawler. Ian takes you along for the "do it yourself" ride as we tackle everything from simple "bolt-ons" to full on fabrication.

Reality · 2019 · 22 min

Starring Ian Johnson

EPISODE 1

Custom LJ Buggy Part 1

Ian begins assembly of a custom LJ chassis and builds a full Jeep out of a pile of metal tubs before he adds front and rear axles with cut-to-length control arms, and finishes off the build with coil-over suspension.

22 min · 28 Sept 2019
EPISODE 2

Custom LJ Buggy Part 2

The custom Jeep JL gets a drivetrain after Ian finds a junkyard LS engine to install, later he fabricates the exhaust.

21 min · 5 Oct 2019
EPISODE 3

Custom LJ Buggy Part 3

The chassis on the Jeep JL are powder coated before Ian bolts everything in place and fabricates the body panels.

21 min · 12 Oct 2019
EPISODE 4

Full Float vs. Semi-Float Axle

Larger tires on an off-road rig usually mean broken axles; a 1989 Dodge Ram Charger is in the shop; Ian shows how to swap out a semi-float axle for the more desirable full-float axle.

21 min · 19 Oct 2019
EPISODE 5

Custom LJ Buggy, Part 4 - Final Assembly

The crew works on wiring, plumbing, body panel installation and the interior on the buggy; Ian hits the trails in a custom Jeep LJ.

22 min · 23 Nov 2019
EPISODE 6

Stretched Side by Side

Ian doesn't want to fix a beat-up Polaris XP 900. He wants to turn it into a completely different rig. He decides to stretch the side by side and add longer suspension for more travel, but that's just the beginning.

22 min · 30 Nov 2019