I simply don't know what to say about this -

you gotta see it for yourself:

http://bbs.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/28-643412-webduallyside.jpg

Front-end is pretty interesting looking:

http://bbs.off-road.com/wwwthreads_uploads/28-643418-webbuggyfrt.jpg

sweet.......that must be the duley rock crawler i'v heard so much about.............. i only wish it was in my garage.......:flipoff2:
-Mike

and to think people yowl about off set wheels or spacers being hard on bearings:rolleyes: :D

I wonder if Diamler-Chrysler will sue him over the grille-infringement....:p

Nope, it's a ten slot grill, not seven. It's the number that counts, not the shape...:flipoff2:

That thing is FAWLKING awsome!!!!!!!:D

I like the tube work but what's the deal with the double wheels? Is that thing rear steer? If not it's going to have a really bad turning radius.

Look at the first pic again. Sure looks like it's rear steer.

How much air is going to run?? none? I bet the ARCA guy's are going to say what!? I bet those tires will fling every rock on the coarse into the crowds...(ie like the tennis ball machines) LOL:rainbow:

WWWWOOOOOWWWWW!

Originally posted by Yota-San
Look at the first pic again. Of course it's rear steer.

Saw some specs on another site, says cutting brakes, no mention of rear steer. That rear end does look tweaked in that first pic.

Imagine buying tires for that every year...:eek:

If he paid retail for those 34x9.50 swampers, it would be $140. Lets' assume $120. Times 8... $960. About as much as a set of fat 38s woulda cost him.

My concern is the tire flex. The 34x9.50 has a very stiff sidewall. My buddy pulled the valve cores in his 34s on his 3800lb. CJ5 and you couldn't tell they were flat. I would have guessed that it was around 20-30 PSI. They were brand new, though.

You also have 4 sidewalls per corner to try and flex, instead of two. :eek:

Originally posted by Yota-San

You also have 4 sidewalls per corner to try and flex, instead of two. :eek:

Yeah, that's what I've been wondering. Brent is WAY into the lightweight thing, yet he's doubling the number of sidewalls per corner. Seems there won't be enough weight to make the tires flex at all.:confused: I wouldda thought he'd use soft radial tires instead.



Also, it DOES have rear- steer. His "Big Suzanna" creation front & rear.

I guess it is time to let out a little secret about how we break in ALL Interco tires whether they are 31's, 34's, or 38's in order to make them flex. Air them down to about 3 PSI and drive them at road speed 65ish for about 45 minutes to an hour - maybe more than once until you can smell rubber. This breaks down the sidewalls and then they flex how we want them to. And yes, it has cutting brakes and 4 wheel steer, circle steer, side steer, rear steer only, front steer only - not that it needs it, the open knuckle Big Suz-Ana turns much sharper than an open-knuckle Samurai front end. Since we did not use a Samurai frame or leaf springs and made the axles 4" wider than stock, we are able to use that much turning ability.

what is the actual distance between each pair of tires? (sidewall to sidewall) doesn't the bulge of each come into contact with the other tire? if they're close together i would think that this contact would hinder flex, and even though neither tire spins independently, each one would flex to a lesser (or more) degree than the other, creating rubbing friction on the contact areas of the sidewalls.
if they were far enough apart that the sidewall bulges didn't interfere with each other, wouldn't rocks 'n mud 'n crap get wedged up between the tires and saw away at them?
i can see duallies not interfering with each other in super-duty/crew-cab/semitrailer applications, because they have a gazillion psi in them to cope with weight, they don't need to flex, etc. etc. but even with these, i've seen lotsa nasty things mangle the inside sidewalls from getting stuck between them. (logging trucks for example)
don't get me wrong, by any means, i'm not knocking you! totally cool- i love innovative ideas & experiments!
just curious if you've negated the concerns i mention?

Originally posted by Trail Tough
a little secret about how we break in ALL Interco Air them down to about 3 PSI and drive them at road speed

That's how OILBURNER and I got our SX's to flex on a Zuk. Only we went 0 psi. ;) Ya gotta break 'em in, it makes a huge difference. It also helps A Lot to cut the center of each inside lug with a tire iron...... or Skil-saw!:smokin:

That's an awesome looking rig, Brent! Nice tube work.

I saw a pic of that gr8 rig before and still love it. Now thats a 4x4x4 :rasta: "RESPECT" :rasta: