Clutchee
I'm fun sized!
Fender looks good
JT's FJ40 build
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- #602
I blame the spotter.
Took out my tcase at K1.. Runnin Worn out toyos then too.. No stickies. Trying to follow Cobberly in his 45 on 80 chassis.. Back tires Slipped off a ledge and bang. Rear output .. Gone. Miss that place
Is the hydro assist install complete?
Bodean
Hot Damn
Almost. Hoses and fluid is left on JT's. Chris's is done.
Bad ass. Y'all are bad ass.
Yall gonna love ram assist.. Your junk will turn no matter what.. Front locker. Scoff.. Rock in the way.. Meh.. Can you say excavator.?. Or knuckle crack ; )
Land Speeder
InstaH8R
This here is Billy.
Billy Badass!
Say pardner... who gettin them 345's?! I be jonesen fer some 37's! Hope they go to a good holme!
Billy Badass!
Say pardner... who gettin them 345's?! I be jonesen fer some 37's! Hope they go to a good holme!
Bodean
Hot Damn
Here I'll help you out E.
Mr. J.T,
I am very interested in acquiring the tires you removed from your FJ40.
Thanks,
Eric Hagan
Mr. J.T,
I am very interested in acquiring the tires you removed from your FJ40.
Thanks,
Eric Hagan
Bodean the translator of E-bonics
Land Speeder
InstaH8R
I was calling this rubber update "billy"... not me! LOL!
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- #612
Was planning on keeping the 345's for running around town, so I can make the stickies last at least as long as it takes to pay em off.
The cool thing about Krawler Reds is they work better and better the more they get worn.
The leading edges will sluff off like crazy and you will freak out.
Swap sides after each trip to change the edge and it increases the life a ton.
Right rear to left front. Mix in the spare.
The leading edges will sluff off like crazy and you will freak out.
Swap sides after each trip to change the edge and it increases the life a ton.
Right rear to left front. Mix in the spare.
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- #614
Fender looks good
Lash pulled it out with super human Lacoste strength, and Jrob painted it. Look better?
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- #616
It was worth it getting to watch that buggy wheel with a dead flat...pretty incredible.
Good times up in Methville.
Good times up in Methville.
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- #617
I'm pretty happy with how the truck worked at K2.
For the first time ever the steering actually performed as expected. Several of the thunder talkers suggested hydro assist from the beginning of this thread, but I, always needing to figure out s*** the hard way, chose to run without it at first. As a result, I have fought steering issues from day one. In general, the steering is noticeably tighter with the ram, but the consistency is amazing. The force required to turn the wheels in the garage is the same force required to move the entire front end of the rig over while pivoting off a boulder. One handed, at idle, with very little effort.
Plus (and I may be dreaming this up), there appears to be considerably less stress on the frame while turning. Before adding the ram, the front end of the truck at the frame horns would torque quite a bit when the steering was in a bind; for the most part, that is gone now. In my mind this makes sense as the gearbox is leveraging the end of the frame horn to push/pull the drag link. With the ram assisting by pushing/pulling the tie rod, the gearbox is having to exert far less force on the frame itself.
This is probably one of the best mods made throughout the build...I hope the pump holds out.
The tires worked very well also, but, to be honest, I've never wheeled in the granite at K2 with my old tires, so I can't make a fair comparison. I aired them down to 7lbs on the first day with intentions of adjusting as I got a feel for them, but I ended up leaving them like that all week...seemed to work fine. My old tires/wheels would spin in a lot of situations, but I didn't notice much of that that at all on this trip. So, was it the granite, or was it the tires? My guess is that it was a little bit of both.
Big thanks to Georg and Charles for letting me tag along with the big rigs a couple of times and for spotting me on a few trails. Thanks, too, to Bossman for spotting me and hanging in there with me while I tempted fate on Hannibal Lector.
Also, a special thanks to Pat for putting up with my severe inexperience and letting me follow the two buggies around for the better part of two days. We got into all kinds of nasty s***. He has the patience of Job, and, as a result, I learned a WHOLE lot about my rig. Pat, sir, you are the man!
I don't have any pictures to share, but Pat's lovely wife sent me this one video:
For the first time ever the steering actually performed as expected. Several of the thunder talkers suggested hydro assist from the beginning of this thread, but I, always needing to figure out s*** the hard way, chose to run without it at first. As a result, I have fought steering issues from day one. In general, the steering is noticeably tighter with the ram, but the consistency is amazing. The force required to turn the wheels in the garage is the same force required to move the entire front end of the rig over while pivoting off a boulder. One handed, at idle, with very little effort.
Plus (and I may be dreaming this up), there appears to be considerably less stress on the frame while turning. Before adding the ram, the front end of the truck at the frame horns would torque quite a bit when the steering was in a bind; for the most part, that is gone now. In my mind this makes sense as the gearbox is leveraging the end of the frame horn to push/pull the drag link. With the ram assisting by pushing/pulling the tie rod, the gearbox is having to exert far less force on the frame itself.
This is probably one of the best mods made throughout the build...I hope the pump holds out.
The tires worked very well also, but, to be honest, I've never wheeled in the granite at K2 with my old tires, so I can't make a fair comparison. I aired them down to 7lbs on the first day with intentions of adjusting as I got a feel for them, but I ended up leaving them like that all week...seemed to work fine. My old tires/wheels would spin in a lot of situations, but I didn't notice much of that that at all on this trip. So, was it the granite, or was it the tires? My guess is that it was a little bit of both.
Big thanks to Georg and Charles for letting me tag along with the big rigs a couple of times and for spotting me on a few trails. Thanks, too, to Bossman for spotting me and hanging in there with me while I tempted fate on Hannibal Lector.
Also, a special thanks to Pat for putting up with my severe inexperience and letting me follow the two buggies around for the better part of two days. We got into all kinds of nasty s***. He has the patience of Job, and, as a result, I learned a WHOLE lot about my rig. Pat, sir, you are the man!
I don't have any pictures to share, but Pat's lovely wife sent me this one video:
Land Speeder
InstaH8R
I'ma axe Santa to bring me a JT doll fer Christmas! equiped with a kungfu grip and FJ40!
Can't wait to watch this thang at MardiKrawl!
Can't wait to watch this thang at MardiKrawl!
Noice! Not even breaking a sweat.
You ARE one of the big rigs now!
You ARE one of the big rigs now!
That sweet climb was a little bit of wheelbase.....a little bit of proper momentum and a good bit sticky tarz.....them tarz hooked up.