My new buggy project....on 49's baby!!

[Zeus33rd]

Ok, so it's not really mine, but I'm helpin out with the build. Belongs to my bud and his brother. They picked up the chassis pretty much already built for like $200. Doin ALOT of changes of course...Was origanally set up for a chevy motor and drivetrain. That got yanked in favor of 22re, toy trans and dual toy cases by Marlin Crawler. The rear will be a dual triangulated 4 link with XJ coils. D70 with Detroit and 7.17 gears. Front will also be 4 linked, but with coil-overs. D60 with 7.17 gears. Still alot left to do, not even close to being finished. This is pretty much just a wheeler/thrasher...It prolly won't get any paint except on the bare areas..., nothin but the bare minimum. No bling on this one. :blink:

Can't wait to take it for a spin.

 

[78Suburban]

that's gonna be a wicked setup!!

 

[mikey_d05]

Cool, but 49's and 22R? Aren't there any obstacles that require wheelspeed around there? Not flaming...just don't think a Toy motor is up to the task of spinning monster meats.

 

[ryan22re]

With 7.17's and dual t-cases, id guess a crawl ratio around 300ish to 1. May be liveable.

 

[Citizen Rider]

Between 7.17 gears and a marlin crawler doubler......It will move like a wally crawler on steriods!

 

[owen]

The question was wheel-speed.

 

[mikey_d05]

With a 5:1 first, 2.2's in the first case, 4.7's in the second case, and 7.17's in the axles, it'd be 370:1 on a 154" circumference tire. That means at 6,000 RPM's at the motor you're getting 16.2 RPM's at the axleshaft, which translates into 2.3 mph.

 

[78Suburban]

With a 5:1 first, 2.2's in the first case, 4.7's in the second case, and 7.17's in the axles, it'd be 370:1 on a 154" circumference tire. That means at 6,000 RPM's at the motor you're getting 16.2 RPM's at the axleshaft, which translates into 2.3 mph.

Don't you have a calc test to be studying for

 

[ryan22re]

That would be a gear ratio b!tch slap I think...Yeah no wheel speed....doh!

 

[Zeus33rd]

Yeah, it's certainly not a multi-tasker. Crawlin only.

 

[mikey_d05]

Just makin sure you weren't stoopid.

I beat on my friend's Yota...35's, 4.7 case and 5.29's and when any wheelspeed is required it rides the rev limiter.

 

[MNorby]

are those jphnny joints or just rubber bushings?

 

[Zeus33rd]

At the frame end, the upper links are rubber busings, Johny Joints at the axle. Lower links have bushings at the axle and Johnny Joints at the frame. I had my doubts, and when I mentioned it, they didn't think it was gonna be a problem. I would have thought that Johnny Joints all the way around would have worked better....Time will tell if I'm right or not.

 

[MNorby]

I'm curious to see how that works

 

[marv_springer]

Yeah, it's certainly not a multi-tasker. Crawlin only.

22R and 49's sounds like it would be a fair drag race w/ my Marvza (1.6l on 37's)....

You're right! For crawlin' its the sh!t.... But last year we got out in some sand dunes and my rig was damn near worthless...! Actually I did better than a couple of 1 ton/small block Fullsize rigs!

Marv

 

[big dan]

how wide are the wheelspacers on the back? they look huge.

 

[Zeus33rd]

No wheel spacers....Hummers wheels on backwards. They haven't fully figured out the wheel situation yet.

 

[big dan]

really? they look like they are on the right direction to me.

 

[muddermilitia]

cool Buggy, looks like u got some other intersting projects there.

 

[nvrenuf]

It's definitely got spacers, the Hummers are right side out.