That thing is SWEEEEEEEET! Somebody buy a few of Christo's trucks so he can build another one!
Featured 100: Slee Off-Road - 1998 UZJ105 - Solid Axle 100 Series
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Nice job for a 1st time SAS 100 build.
What will you change on the new build?
How would you rate the trucks on road drivability?
How much caster did you end up with?
What will you change on the new build?
How would you rate the trucks on road drivability?
How much caster did you end up with?
sleeoffroad
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This truck was done to run the UA and be a hardcore wheeling truck. The body work was done so the truck looks good from 20ft. I would like to build a similar truck, but on 37's with a turbo. I think it would be a really nice expedition / hard wheeling truck. This one is pretty big.
We did this one to see what is involved. Now I want to build a show truck for the shop.
It drives better than any lifted truck we have done with 6" plus lift. The steering linkages came out very flat so there is no bump steer. We drove it for 1000 miles on the road on UA with no issues. Also have been to Moab and back. The power is much bettern than a 1FZFE and it will cruise at 75/80 mph.
We never measured it when it was done. During the build, we set it up to about 4 degrees. That is one of the advantages of working with the fabricated housing. We set the pinion angle to be perfect for a double cardan shaft, then we rotated the balls until we got the caster we wanted. We did take it to have the caster measured during the build and it was close to 4 degrees.
Nice truck, Christo! Thanks for the build pics.
What did you modify on the rear bumper? Shorten the wings to clear the larger wheel wells?
Looking forward to the production version of that front bumper.
What did you modify on the rear bumper? Shorten the wings to clear the larger wheel wells?
Looking forward to the production version of that front bumper.
YEAHHHHH BAYBEEE!!!! Nice to see these pictures!! Thanks Slee
Just read this now...uhm, ive been thinking i could solve my power problems with christos turbo truck.....just cant convince the woman into letting me sell the LX and get the LC.
A awesome truck from a great group of guys!
Who knew Pooh Bear and Tigger were such Toyota experts ;p
Who knew Pooh Bear and Tigger were such Toyota experts ;p
Thank for posting awesome photos which is worth thousand words to us.
Cheers,
Cheers,
I just saw the Slee UZJ-105 on Four Wheeler TV, Ultimate Adventure. Crazy stuff...
on TV? awesome!
Yup! Christo had his 5 seconds of fame also. Most of the show centered around Heeps but the big, blue 100 did get some air time.
Wow! Great job Christo 'n crew.
TK
TK
sleeoffroad
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Here is a link to a short clip of the front end testing. Sorry the audio is messed up.
BIG VERSION - 20mb http://www.sleeoffroad.com/video/ua2007-clip.mpg
SMALL VERSION - 4MB http://www.sleeoffroad.com/video/ua2007.mpg
BIG VERSION - 20mb http://www.sleeoffroad.com/video/ua2007-clip.mpg
SMALL VERSION - 4MB http://www.sleeoffroad.com/video/ua2007.mpg
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Nice video....did u make it??..I mean at the trail...
that thing is so bad ass ..
Very nice build, spewing about the pinion rings failing! Good tuff truck!!
Cheers fishy...
Cheers fishy...
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Yes, the trail was not that rough. We just thought the hill climb was more than what it was. We were staged at the bottom and could not see the top around the corner. It was muddy and steep, that coupled with hearing the big block motors of the previous guys gave is the idea that we had to carry a little more speed than needed. The lift was just a fluke. If you watch closely the PS front tire just hit the right little ledge and launched the truck.
justimaginejack
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Very nice. I am glad somebody gets to do this stuff!
If you have any use for a salesman, I would be willing to sleep on a cot in the corner to be able to play like you guys do!
Christo, video link is not working?
If you have any use for a salesman, I would be willing to sleep on a cot in the corner to be able to play like you guys do!
Christo, video link is not working?
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Thanks for waiting until the magazine came out before you posted this Christo. I am always impressed by what you guys come up with at Slee (and how you find the time to keep customers happy and spend so much time designing new parts- you must really love what you do).
