Project 4x4 Commuter Mazda

[legoms013]

looks great man....its begging for 33's though.....

Yeah I know it is ;(

 

[bigfltruck]

Wow nice build! I don’t know how I missed it, thanks for answering my post and pointing me to your post.

 

[legoms013]

Wow nice build! I don’t know how I missed it, thanks for answering my post and pointing me to your post.

Thanks! No problem.


Next on my list:
Change rear overloads
Rear brakeline
Bed Liner
Back Rack
Need a custom driveshaft made

and later down the road:
33" BFG KM2's
4.56 Gears

Almost time for a new project........................

 

[udjlax]

nice truck

that is a good lookin truck. and btw since you were kinda wondering about mpg numbers, my 4.0L with 6" lift and 33" bfg ATs and stock axle ratio of 3.73:1 gets about 15 mpg with a mix of city and highway.

 

[-Nathan-]

that is a good lookin truck. and btw since you were kinda wondering about mpg numbers, my 4.0L with 6" lift and 33" bfg ATs and stock axle ratio of 3.73:1 gets about 15 mpg with a mix of city and highway.

I had 3.73's, and went to 4.56's. I can tell you, that it is a HELL of a lot more fun to drive with the 4.56's. It takes such advantage of the power that the 4.0 makes. I can do a 2nd gear burnout on my 33's if I so chose . The 3.73's just put all that usable power to waste. I actually see a little better mileage with my 4.56's (with a mix of city and highway). I get roughly 15-16 mpg.

 

[shawn.m]

Strawberry Trail! love the view How did you do painted rock?
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[shawn.m]

Also my B2 with my lift really needs a front sway bar for my mountain roads. .
I get about 16mpg with 4.10s 33.50/12.50/15 with my old motor. interesting to see what happens next week after I finish swapping in a m50d and a fresher 4.0 - I weigh 4100lbs

good point about ruff stuff didnt realize they were that close. Varozza Off Road is over here on my side

got a set of almost new 31.50x10.50x15 mud tires on 15x10 rims from a jeep for $400 - we could even meet at coloma
might even make you a deal on my 33 xterrians thinking of going to 35's myself

 

[legoms013]

Going to Strawberry pass trail tomorrow....again.

 

[legoms013]

Also my B2 with my lift really needs a front sway bar for my mountain roads. .
I get about 16mpg with 4.10s 33.50/12.50/15 with my old motor. interesting to see what happens next week after I finish swapping in a m50d and a fresher 4.0 - I weigh 4100lbs

good point about ruff stuff didnt realize they were that close. Varozza Off Road is over here on my side

got a set of almost new 31.50x10.50x15 mud tires on 15x10 rims from a jeep for $400 - we could even meet at coloma
might even make you a deal on my 33 xterrians thinking of going to 35's myself

Wow 16mpg?!? And wow if your B2 weighs 4100lbs I wonder what my truck weighs..... I'll pass on the tires tuition really hurt this semester lol. Maybe next semester I'll be able to get some larger tires.

Painted rock wasn't really all that hard....its all about line choice. Didn't "paint" it either....with the help of my spotter I avoided any sheetmetal crinkage....without a spotter might be a different story.

 

[legoms013]

Anybody else's bfg all terriains whine/growl super loud? I'm down to 1/4" of tread and they scream at me around 50 mph and again at 65 mph. At 25mph slowing down I can almost "feel" the individual lugs hitting the pavement....People who have ridden with me say the noise is akin to full blown mud terrains....

Just curious...

 

[escort_gts]

I had a set and about 1000 miles in they started they noise and they were balanced and everything. Did that till I got rid of them. But they were no where as loud as my mudders.

 

[legoms013]

I had a set and about 1000 miles in they started they noise and they were balanced and everything. Did that till I got rid of them. But they were no where as loud as my mudders.

Interesting. Mine just started making noise around half their treadlife was left and it has just got progressively worse since then. I wonder if it has to do with being on a very narrow rim (stock 7") and the middle of the tread pattern is more worn than the outside edges...

 

[Boggin]

hey man did you get those bushings sent out yet?

 

[escort_gts]

Yeah the narrow rims would be my guess. Where do you run your air pressures at?

 

[legoms013]

hey man did you get those bushings sent out yet?

Nope tomorrow though for sure...

Yeah the narrow rims would be my guess. Where do you run your air pressures at?

I run 40 psi most of the time but never lower than 30. 15 psi on the trails.

Drug my driveline pretty good this past trip. I need to have a custom one made with a 2.5" diameter and 1/4" or thicker wall. This will clear up two problems: 1) fix my skid tank rubbing and 2) fix the dents/crinkles that could cause it to fail. Also need some degree shims to fix my pinion angle...its all wrong.