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Gold Hills Posse 4×4 Club · Folsom, CA

How long is too long???

  1. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #5122 Dec 2010, 9:50 AM

    Why'd you switch from the Iroks?

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  2. Guest former user
    #5222 Dec 2010, 12:44 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Why'd you switch from the Iroks?

    Somebody talked some sense into him. 😂

  3. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #5322 Dec 2010, 12:59 PM
    "Bender" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]Why'd you switch from the Iroks?

    Somebody talked some sense into him. 😂

    I think several people did 😂

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  4. Guest former user
    #5422 Dec 2010, 2:08 PM
    "JohnDF" wrote: Why'd you switch from the Iroks?



    Everyone kept telling me the the MTR's were a better tire and not to buy the IROKs 😤

    Plus they have kevlar....so i decided to try them out again... 😁 😁

  5. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #5523 Dec 2010, 6:48 AM

    The build looks to be going smoothly. Great job!

    Kathleen and Brad
  6. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #5623 Dec 2010, 6:57 AM

    It's going to be a BEAST!

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  7. RobD Subscriber
    #5723 Dec 2010, 8:45 AM

    What WMS did you go with on the front and rear axle? Are you staying with springs in the front or going coil overs?

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  8. Guest former user
    #5827 Dec 2010, 7:02 AM

    got all 4 tires mounted yesterday. these things are freeking huge 😁 😁

    going to head to WFO this afternoon for a mock up....bringing the air cutoff wheel :hack:

  9. Guest former user
    #5927 Dec 2010, 7:09 AM

    After much debating I decided to stick with full width in the front 69” and rear 67”. If it doesn’t rub my lowers I might shave the front 2” down the line but I will have to wait to see. I still want to do coilovers in the front however don’t have the funds quite yes so I’m sticking with springs on all 4 corners for now.

    Next mod will be to cut out the rear cross member and move the gas tank back another 3”. Much cheaper than buying a new gas tank in order to stretch the rear.



    "RobD" wrote: What WMS did you go with on the front and rear axle? Are you staying with springs in the front or going coil overs?

  10. Guest former user
    #6027 Dec 2010, 7:13 AM

    Out of curiosity, why a 14 bolt vs. a Sterling 10.25/10.5?

  11. Guest former user
    #6127 Dec 2010, 7:24 AM
    "Bender" wrote: Out of curiosity, why a 14 bolt vs. a Sterling 10.25/10.5?



    14 bolt was way cheep. 150 for the axle assembly and couple more $$$ to replace some on the bearings etc..

  12. Guest former user
    #6228 Dec 2010, 7:19 AM

    Almost ready to come home. 😁 then time to start :hack:

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  13. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #6328 Dec 2010, 7:21 AM

    That's going to look freakin' SWEET. But ya, you are going to have to do a lot of trimming to get those monsters to stuff.

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  14. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #6428 Dec 2010, 7:22 AM

    justin, giving you any ideas?

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  15. RobD Subscriber
    #6528 Dec 2010, 7:41 AM

    What brand of front tube fenders are those? what size springs are you going with? 3, 4, 5 inch ? Looks very good!!! Trevor and his crew do very good work and they are always very helpful to answer questions even if you want to do the work yourself. Did you have the 14 bolt shaved?



    Are you going to join us at the hammers if we go?

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  16. Guest former user
    #6628 Dec 2010, 8:40 AM
    "RobD" wrote: What brand of front tube fenders are those? what size springs are you going with? 3, 4, 5 inch ? Looks very good!!! Trevor and his crew do very good work and they are always very helpful to answer questions even if you want to do the work yourself. Did you have the 14 bolt shaved?

    Are you going to join us at the hammers if we go?



    The front fenders are the Metal Cloke High lines. From some preliminary fitting it looks like the tires will not rub in the front. Right now I’m running a 6" spring, however I will try and lower it when I get it back to keep the CG as low as possible while allowing some up travel... Shooting for 5" of up travel but we'll see.

    i did have the 14 bolt shaved but did not cut into the shell, just the bottom 1.5" of metal came off.

    As for the Hammers....Hell yea... it’s either that or Moab pending on if you guys go this year or not....

  17. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #6728 Dec 2010, 1:10 PM

    You must be the reason WFO hasn't returned my phone call...

    Um...what?
  18. Guest former user
    #6830 Dec 2010, 6:52 PM

    Almost done....Gotta say WFO does some most excellent work. 😁 😁 😁

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  19. Guest former user
    #6930 Dec 2010, 6:54 PM

    more

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  20. Gregulator Member Joined: February 2012
    #707 Jan 2011, 3:18 PM

    Is it home yet? I'd like to see more pictures. 😁

    Um...what?
  21. Guest former user
    #717 Jan 2011, 4:39 PM
    "finder_87" wrote: Is it home yet? I'd like to see more pictures. 😁



    Its Home...

    Been sitting all week but i have all weekend to wrench on her.

    Just got the new mini ARB pump…. so I should have the lockers working this weekend.

    Some fender trimming and master cylinder swap on Sunday hopefully

    I’ll take some pics this weekend for everyone.

    Next big purchase is going to have to be a welder.

  22. RobD Subscriber
    #728 Jan 2011, 7:30 AM

    Looks good, but I would carry a couple extra trac bars. I personally don't think the one you are running will last. Big tires and hard wheeling will eat track bars for lunch. Trac bars with bends in them tend to bend really easy. Most of us who wheel hard had to go to straight pan hard bars. I haven't bent or broke one yet!!!!

    __________________ 'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
  23. Guest former user
    #738 Jan 2011, 9:17 AM

    Heed the warning ! Even my baby jeep bends the heavy wall track bars with 35's. Carry and or upgrade the joints and bushings.

  24. JohnDF Member Joined: July 2003
    #748 Jan 2011, 10:18 AM

    I also will echo the pan hard bar :hack:

    I used to wheel a lot. . .
  25. Guest former user
    #7510 Jan 2011, 3:07 PM

    We will just have to wait and see on the track bar. Haven’t had good luck with them in the past and I didn’t want to have to bend the new one but it was hitting the diff cover so in went the bends. We could start a poll on how long it will last. I’m guessing it will be bent after the first....



    Update: got a MIni ARB and proceeded to crack the housing inserting the pressure shut off valve 3 threads into the housing. Trevor at WFO laughed at me but he did warranty it. Got everything else wired in and switches mounted. Going to put the compressor in tonight and see if the lockers work.

    Will take some more pictures but probably won’t have them up before Thursday.

    Next is to fab some mud flap disconnects so I don’t get a ticket.

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