Budget X Chassis Build

Finally got back to working on it. I moved it into the garage (1 car garage) so I will be out of the elements for the winter. I sold the mog 404's as I thought they would be too wide and heavy. I picked up a spidertrax front with ARB and 4.88 gears. 60 outers with 35 spline all the way through. Still had dana u joints though. Also a hi 9 in there.

The rear is a currie hi 9 with 4.88 gears and a detroit. Also has disk breaks with e-brake calipers.

Found some old style 40" MTR stickies to run on it also with forged aluminum raceline beadlocks.

I sold the 42" rockers with the H1 beadlocks.

Here is the rear tack welded as I found I was missing a few parts that I thought I had. This is fully compressed.



uppers are 1.75" x .120 wall DOM and lowers are 2" x .250 wall DOM. Thought I could save some weight with the smaller uppers and since I won't beat them up like the lowers, they would be ok.

Test fit the cooler and gas tank this weekend and it fits perfect. I will probably build a small shelf for the cooler to sit on above the ammo cans as it needs to be a little higher than the gas tank for the top to open.


The bucket seats are too big for the back as I am 5'10 and my head is above the roof line and my forehead is too close to the rear bar.


Luckily I did not cut anything yet and I am going to go back and use the rear the way Mike designed it with a 36" bench seat.

The red ORI's look awesome! These are some of the best looking shocks. the first scratch is really going to hurt.


Got the 40" MTR Stickies






I had to hang a couple HF welding blankets to contain sparks. Got a nice amount of metal stuck in the blanket as well. Luckily I moved the winch line when I was grinding so I did not melt and weaken it.


RCI 2171a gas tank holds 17 gallons and is 30 wide x 17 tall x 7 deep


I ordered an Artec truss for the rear and realized I only ordered enough joints for the rear so I used a ballistic 20% coupon to order some joints for the front.

Got the rear truss from Artec and got it fitted to the axle. It took forever to get it to contour the axle. Then I decided that it would weld best if I was able to easily rotate it to the best angle for welding. I mounted up 2 of my beadlocks so I can put them on the axle and rotate it into position.







Since my daughter will be riding in the back seat, I got one that both her and her mom love. It is 36" but I am bummer cause after getting it, I think a 42" might fit and give anyone else riding in the back seat just a little more room.

Finally made some progress on the back and got the links set to the right length and mounted the shocks. I was happy the tubes I added for the shock mount follow the lines of the chassis and the rear seat. I like the look of the red ORI's.






The power strip next to the bar is for those looking for a little extra excitement.

Keeping the build moving this weekend. Got the front tires mounted on rims. The front lower links on and the uppers mocked in place. Used the Artec mounts and I guess my measurements were off as I thought the driver side would land on the top of the pumpkin better. Going to have to rethink that one this week. Wheel base is sitting at 111 right now. After moving the chassis over to get the driver tire on it still fit in the garage by inches too.


Yes, the tires are past the front of the chassis.











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