by fourlockedfab | Jul 15, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: April – July 14, 2025 This batch took longer than any before it—but it’s finally done, and it’s more modular than ever. 🔧 The Road to This Batch Was Anything but Easy – July 14 After weeks of waiting on external fabrication and powder...
by fourlockedfab | May 9, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: May 8-10, 2025 This is the final checkpoint for our April-May bracket batch—the moment every back-order leaves the shop. 🔧 Batch Processing – May 8 With the pallet unwrapped, I ran each bracket through the line: Powder-coat scan – flashlight sweep...
by fourlockedfab | May 7, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: May 1-7, 2025 Sometimes the best sign of progress is when your parts come home looking like they belong in a china cabinet. Part 4 picks up the story the moment the powder coat cured—every bracket queued for quality inspection and inventory...
by fourlockedfab | Apr 29, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: April 21–28, 2025 Sometimes the right path isn’t the easy one. Sometimes it means starting over — with a bigger plan, a better partner, and a commitment to doing it right. Here’s how 18 freshly cut brackets turned a tough setback into a real...
by fourlockedfab | Apr 27, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: April 14–20, 2025 When we wrapped Part 1, the “good enough” brackets were scrapped, and the bar was set higher. But the real battle to finish this batch — and finish it right — had only just begun. 🪙 Tax Week: When Progress Hits Pause...
by fourlockedfab | Apr 25, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates
Timeline Reference: April 7-14, 2025 Sometimes “good enough” isn’t good enough — especially when you’re building gear that off-roaders trust on real-world trails. This is the story behind why your ARB bracket hasn’t shipped yet — and why...
by fourlockedfab | Feb 12, 2025 | How-To
If you’re dealing with a malfunctioning 4WD system on your 3rd Generation Toyota 4Runner, 1st Generation Toyota Tacoma or 1st Generation Toyota Sequoia, your electric Multi-Mode Transfer Case Actuator might be the culprit. This is a common issue for owners of...
by fourlockedfab | Nov 30, 2023 | News
An order was placed around 8:30pm last night and I was surprised to see they didn’t use my 15% off THANKS2023 discount, so what gives, don’t they like discounts? Our 15% off Thanksgiving / Black Friday 2023 discount was set to expire at midnight when the...
by fourlockedfab | Aug 3, 2023 | How-To
One of the best Hidden Winch Mounts out there is by a small Idaho shop run by Albert called AMP’d Up LLC. The strength and simplicity of this winch mount is superb in many ways and overall the unit doesn’t have many draw backs. I bought one for the 4Locked...
by fourlockedfab | Apr 8, 2023 | Insight
Quality means everything to us. If our products are not quality, then we don’t care to share and sell them with you. There’s plenty of bad quality parts and accessories out there for whatever needs you have that come at a cost of longevity and reliability....
