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One of the reasons this topic came up, was trying to discuss crawl ratio with tire size as a variable, and as it turns out, engine rpm is critically important as well. Somebody wanted the calculation...

So I guess the question is how low of an rpm can be functionally designed and used? If nothing else, seems like going with one of the classic, longer stroke v8s is a good start, be it sbc305/350/383...

So the next step is looking at tire size....I initially had 31s on the CJ with 2.46 D18. With the OEM CR of 37, that yielded a crawl speed of 2.12. When I upped the tire size to 33, that speed went...

I like to run various calculations that may or may not have much meaning....I am totally fine if it doesn't have any meaning, I enjoy looking at the mathematical relationship and then trying to tie...

Sounds good...for future parts reference I accidentally included the Jeepster man link above, when I meant to the link to parts dude 4x4....Jeepster man is fine, but Sam at parts dude is great and is...

Jim....give these guys a call....I know the owner through both ecj5 and OWF....even if they don't have what have what you need, they can probably put you in the right direction. Since your stuff is a...

wish there was better wheeling in MT! Seems I keep driving to UT, CO and Idaho to wheel! At least for the CJ and more hardcore wheeling, there isn't nearly as much here. But there are lots of...

Day 3 was steelbender....this is a lollipop loop...the first half is kind of like poison spyder, but the back half gets a bit long and bumpy.
You drive in along a creek and some scenery......

The second big obstacle is tilt-a-whirl....here I am coming down with some spotting help....you can see the RF tire finding a small ledge of rock - this is needed......

Day 2 was flat iron mesa - and although this trail is rated a bit easier, it was a new to me trail and has been on my bucket list....its south of town a bit and gets away from the crowds, as well as...

Went to Moab last week...Jim was hanging around the fringe with joining, but in the end was not able to attend, so requested a trail report...:cheers:
A quick backstory....the white flat fender is...

Just got back from Moab with rich etc....in addition to some obligatory trails like fins and hells, I did add two more trails to list that I'd never run - flat iron mesa and steelbender. I think PS...

Speaking of Buick 215 V8....this looks like a good deal!
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Our snowpack is still way below normal....dry fire summer is looking probable. Skiing at resort has gotten better since presidents day, but it's going to take a record march to get us anywhere near...

It's a 2wd VJ Jeepster...cool looking early phaeton body style, but OEM engines were pretty anemic. I always thought one of those with an sbc283 or early Buick 215 V8 and 4 or 5 speed w would be a...

Yes, I work on snow at big sky.....you are not missing much this year so far....very limited snowfall so far.

I put about 120-140 days on snow each winter - but not many of them in Colorado anymore. If you make it up to MT, drop me a line.....

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I like this one....a bit pricey maybe, but very authentic with all the options like OD and PTO winch

No longer have mine....without parking brake entirely....my intent is to eventually replace the rear bearing cap and yoke with ones designed to be without the brake when I do the 4 speed swap. It'll...

Well, its getting close....buttoned up the carrier yesterday with the limited slip power lock case, and finished up the axle install and new upgraded 11" drum brakes - upgrade because these are self...

Happy T-giving Jim, and the rest of the FR4x4 membership. Lots of jeep working going on around here, but paid job work starts tomorrow on T-giving (after 3 days of professional organizational...

Decided to fight it a bit more and see if I can get it better....Tore it all apart again, removed a .010 shim from the inner pinon stack (from .030 to .020)....As expected, the backlash increased so...

Next was getting the pinon preload set...put in the exact .071 outer pinon shim stack and rotational torque came out just a bit too low at 10inch-lbs.....looking for something around 15in-lbs...

Making a bit of progress on the D44 PL install etc....got the housing cleaned up enough to get new zircs installed for the wheel bearing cavity and welded up the axle tube vent:...

No....these are traditional 2-piece axles where the outer end of the axle shaft rides on a bearing that is set inside the outer end of the housing. The axle connects to the hub via a machined taper...