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BAM!

4.33s will still put me at a theoretical 61 mph top speed... 6th gear is just REALLY long.

6000 rpm redline, 2.72:1 transfer case, 3.21:1 diffs .797:1 6th gear, tires are 275/70/17 2.72*3.21*.797 = 6.959 so for every 6.959 engine revolutions, my axles turn once. 6000/6.959 puts my axles at 862.192 rpm Tire circumference is 101 inches (I just plugged the numbers into a converter...

I was DEFINITELY in 4 lo... but it's not all that low when you're on 33s with a 3.21:1 final drive. 4lo tops out at 65mph

Mmmm. Hydroboost :-) I hope to run that in my 4runner eventually when it gets a diesel The video doesn't do the hill justice... I had tires down to 17 PSI but they definitely needed to be lower. The moment you hit the brakes too hard you'd go sideways. I need gears pretty bad...

a 3.21 final drive makes downhills like that one really difficult. turns out that bit of slope was on the "loose rock" trail which is marked as a 5 on the map.

Awesome! Thanks! Pictures and videos never do the hills justice, but seeing both trucks slide from doing nothing but hitting the brakes is a good indicator of just how ridiculous that hill was! I probably won't be doing that again unless I go with someone that has a truck similar to Shawn's...

Not directly related, but there's a good chance that we are relatives. The La Roccas are from Sicily and slowly split and migrated between 1900 and WWII. I believe the family split 3 ways. My grandfather was very young when his father moved the family to Argentina, then the other part of the...

That's why I use Vimeo. Plus Vimeo keeps things at 720. If I had the paid membership all of these videos would be in 1080. Also no copyright issues if you add music to a video.

Facundo with the red Jeep checking in. Here's my contribution from the weekend: http://vimeo.com/72369802 https://vimeo.com/72369804 https://vimeo.com/72369801 https://vimeo.com/72369803 https://vimeo.com/72155551