Well after putting on the 36X14.5 PJ's. I had a chance to try them out while at Victorville CalRocs. Found out they rubbed so bad couldn't drive it in the real rocks. (Only way to really test)

So off to the shop to fix the problems of really big tires. After to many hours of engineering and re-engineering I knew what I wanted. And here is the finished product at CalRocs/MoonRocks.

Even though I was not a competitor (For those who don't know us, Crickett & I can be seen doing Medical Support at almost any West Coast 4WD Event) We did drive a few of the courses to try out the new Mods on Friday.

Things done:
Opened up Wheel Wells for tires
Cut off spring clamps for more flex
Removed and re-located bump stops
Re-Located shock hoops out of the tires way
Replaced Power steering Box & Pump (Needed a refresh)
Ladder Bar to Control spring wrap

It Got it.... I was impressed with the changes made, but found out I need more power steering, Look for "Out with the Box & In with the Ram". That should do it...

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/new_look.jpg

The next 2 shots are how much cutting was done

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/chop_wells.jpg

Even the Floor Boards had to go for now

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/floor_boards.jpg

The next 3 Pics are of the Wheel Wells replaced. I wanted the Wells put back in because I live near and Wheel the Rubicon. (The first half of the season is still pretty wet) and wanted to keep the muck out. The problem was, I needed so much room for those big meats, could I get Wheel Wells back in the Sammy?

Here is the proof.....

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/new_wells.jpg

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/new_wells_finished.jpg

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/front_well.jpg

As an added bonus the stock Air Box even went back in

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/air_box.jpg


Seems like not much done now that is is finished. But Thanks to my family putting up with this project, and Tim Hardy (Yes, he is still around) and Sick Fabracation for the Ladder Bar.

Kudo's to Mike and Lance for winning. Congrats to all those that competed. The courses were some that you had to see to believe.

looks good. are those waggy d44's i smell?:D

Waggy 44's, 5:89's, Locked Frt/Rear, Wrangler Springs, Rock Lobster X-fer Case, 3 to 1 under drive, Low RPM Cam shaft, 36X14.5-15 Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips, Toyota Power Steering, CV Joint Drive shafts, etc...

One more Pic in the Snow

http://www.calweb.com/~mgolub/images/Snow_Rear.jpg

I give it my stamp of approval!

How those tires working? I've yet to see any info on them .. though I havent searched real hard

Looks really cool!

Me liiiiiiiike.........You liiiike Me liiiiiiiike a lot:D

The tires work great. Lots of sipping.. Don't know why the tire isn't popular in the Crawling series?? Really soft, if this were a pavement driver the tires I don't think would go over 20/25k before replacement. They stuck like glue to the decomposed granite rocks at Moon Rocks. They measure out at 36 1/2 tall on 12-inch bead locks, 14 inches across the tread. Just a big tire. They weigh about 60lbs each.

Originally posted by SAR_Sammy
[B]3 to 1 under drive,


What is this???

sshh it's a secret. A Tim Hardy production. Goes in place of the intermediate shaft. Tim has been making these for years. But only a few exist. Contact Tim for details....

Is this a good from far, but far from good paint job?

The best Krylon money can buy......

thats a big hell yeah!:smokin:

Looking good...:)

Sweet!! :D I'm going to try something similar for my front fenders, since I need inners around here, it's not all dry desert around here!! :eek:

Several request have come thru on how to reach Tim Hardy!?!? He has an after hours shop in Placerville. Reachable via voice mail unless you happen to catch him at the shop one late night after 5. He can be reached at (530) 626-9138

For those of you that don't know Tim Hardy, he is in my opinion, the best. Just ask anyone who does know and they will agree if there a mod on a Sammy then Tim most likely came up with the idea.

I remember seeing that at V'ville thinking it was sweet. I looked for it at MoonRocks, but didn't see ya. Could have used a S&R vehicle at my course (#4) Sat. Had to go looking for help about 10 times. Finally got Roggy's rig parked up there...for a little while. Lookin good. See ya there next time.

Nice Job :cool:

I Like! Good job on the front fenders.;)