Staun 'bead' locks....

-Eric

Guess I should have done a search on the brand of bead locks before asking the question. 

This is going to be a VERY nice rig  Be sure to get us some pics up soon!

You won't be dissappointed with the MTZ's. They are great tires and I have a couple friends that wheel often who love them. They have great road manners and offer great traction offroad when needed. The ONLY time I have watched them fail was in thick, nasty, clay type mud...but honestly, I have watched a set of 38" Boggers fail in the same stuff so big deal lol. You'll love em.

This is all that's left of my rig (as of a few days ago) she is probably stripped bare by now  :'(

  And the beginnings of my new trail rig 

 

sell me the old lift!

I call dibs on the anvil front end!  Your giving this stuff away right?



Have you decided what color the new rig will be, or are you going to stay with the blue?

All of it is for sale and will be posted to the garage sale later this week. Gotta find time to price it and get it all posted. And no Drone it's not gonna be free (will make a sweet deal for a Currie Ford 9" 5.83's and and anvil to match) 

Zig

Right now I am planning on staying with the Blue and doing a Blue and Black thing like the Black on white of my last ride.

Zig

not to change the subject but how much for your tires in that pic

All Parts will be listed in the Garage Sale section later today or tonight.

Zig

Is there any update on this build?

Is there any update on this build?

There will be an article on the build coming soon. It is almost complete and I am flying out to Oregon to pick it up form Liberty Overland Christmas  I cant wait. We will be doing some West Coast wheeling, followed by visiting a friend in So Cal and then a cross country drive back to Tennessee. 

Zig

My $0.02...

When I've been to the 'con, the yota axles seemed to hold up better to abuse than the guys on Dana 44. I've been told (but can't confirm) yotas are easier to bolt up (something to do with break lines and such?). If you can't afford ARB, I LOVE my Aussie lunchbox locker. I never notice it's there: it locks when it's supposed to, and unlocks when it's supposed to, and doesn't make clicky bangy noises.

I have to admit, I have a soft spot in my heart for IFS. Yota IFS is supposed to bolt up easy enough. The guy that did is said "It bolted up like it belonged there", but had to raise the engine block 20cm to clear: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318480

I like the trail slayer kit, but I think the front should be streatched out a bit (especially on 2-door) to help with the approach angle. I also appreciate that TT was trying to make the kit to 'bolt up' easy, and without cuttin the wheel wells, but I'd prefer to see an inch or two virtual lift, and keep the CG as low as possible.

The more the vehicle can look stock, the more impressive it'll be on the trail. Lockers & good tires go a long way towards this. I've been VERY impressed with Pitbull Tires: http://pitbulltires.com/index_02.php. Really, they're the goods.

Oh - and dual cases is PERFECT for 35/37" tires. Mmmmm.... dual cases, twin sticks....

I also have always loved my IFS Kick. With my old set up (33's and under) I would not do it any other way. If I still had a shop to work on it, I probably would of beefed it up some more, lost some weight, kept the IFS and wet with 35's over the 37's. BUT, I did the trail slayer kit, toys and 37's.

We also did a 'Virtual Lift' with some nice body work designed by Liberty Overland. I think you will like it (I also like the looking stock thing)

I went with a more street friendly tire due to the amount of time it will spend driving to and from trail rides on the asphalt... no hauling this one to the trail  I think I would of slit my throat before the end of my 3100 mile drive if I would of tried it on pitbulls.

Gotta run, check out the write up when it hit's the main page and let me know what you think,

Zig