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Dazz
January 25th, 2004, 22:19
I snap of few pics of a couple of well known (one is) XJ's at our annaul Rock Race this past weekend.

Everyone know this one...
http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/135/P1010236.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010241.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010224.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010287.JPG

This one is from one of the local's latest creation... :shocked:

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010251.JPG

Yup, another 2.5 ton monster and 48's!
http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010244.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010247.JPG

Four links front and rear setup...
http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/135/P1010277.JPG

Raised gas tank...
http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/135/P1010276.JPG

Hitting the course...
http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010254.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010257.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010293.JPG

Some of you may rememver this rig...

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/135/mcxj1.JPG

Some of the other competitors...

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/all2.JPG

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/398/P1010272.JPG
moneypitxj
January 25th, 2004, 23:20
looks like everyone is wearing those 49 iroks. 44's aint crap. :laugh2:
RTicUL8
January 26th, 2004, 05:12
On several of the pictures there is what looks like a disk brake rotor/caliper right above the differential(both front and rear). What is that used for?
JnJ
January 26th, 2004, 05:27
On several of the pictures there is what looks like a disk brake rotor/caliper right above the differential(both front and rear). What is that used for?
Umm for brakes.... :D
Dazz
January 26th, 2004, 08:26
looks like everyone is wearing those 49 iroks. 44's aint crap. :laugh2:
Now and days, if you don't have 40's and larger, you ain't chit! :)
Those 49" Iroks were huge! :eek:
I felt like a stocker next to this guys.
As for the Rockwells, that is the pinon brake.
RTicUL8
January 26th, 2004, 09:48
"pinon brake???"

How is this an advantage over a low-gear t-case and a 4-disc brake set?

Am I asking the wrong question?
Jeepin Jason
January 26th, 2004, 10:37
"pinon brake???"

How is this an advantage over a low-gear t-case and a 4-disc brake set?

Am I asking the wrong question?

Because you don't have to mess with brakes at the wheels -- Simplicity. Plus, the gear reduction in the axles increases the effective breaking power at the wheels.

And well, that's just how Rockwell axles are setup to start with. ;)
CRASH
January 26th, 2004, 12:21
Because you don't have to mess with brakes at the wheels -- Simplicity. Plus, the gear reduction in the axles increases the effective breaking power at the wheels.

And well, that's just how Rockwell axles are setup to start with. ;)

Rockwells are not set up with pinion brakes from the factory. Factory rockwells come with large drums.

Pinion brakes are a cheap, redneck way of achieving braking. They work, but are not the most elegant of solutions, and I certainly wouldn't trust them on the highway, especially with a Detroit. :eek:

Some sweet fab work on those XJ's. :rolleyes"

CRASH
Karlm
January 26th, 2004, 12:24
So, is it just me, or is the guy in the first pic rolling big on 49s, sportin a full cage, runnin doorless and using the stock seatbelt? That just seems a little sketch to me. If you're gonna go big, get the safety gear to match.
Jeepin Jason
January 26th, 2004, 12:26
DOH! My bad, guess I've always just seen Rockwells on trail rigs, and they always had pinion brakes, so I ass-u-me'ed that's how they came. :anon:

And now that you mention it (and I think about it more), I don't think those kind of brakes are street legal to begin with, at least not without some other kind of brakes at the wheel itself too...
ashmanjeepxj
January 26th, 2004, 15:23
WOW that second cherokee on 48in Michies.. That is HAck lookin.
Chain Limiting straps,
and Look at those box tube butt joints under the frame,

That cage is nuthing for all that un sprung weight he has?
Just really looks tossed together, Ill assume it's unfinished.


Its got bigger meats then ME! :D



The white and blue cherokee on 49s, now that is just craftsmanship!
Dazz
January 26th, 2004, 18:21
WOW that second cherokee on 48in Michies.. That is HAck lookin.
Chain Limiting straps,
and Look at those box tube butt joints under the frame,

That cage is nuthing for all that un sprung weight he has?
Just really looks tossed together, Ill assume it's unfinished.


Its got bigger meats then ME! :D


The white and blue cherokee on 49s, now that is just craftsmanship!
He finished the exo cage in less then a day to compete in the event. It's still work in progress. I don't think the fabricators had any intention of spending mega bucks on the project.
OverlandXJ
January 27th, 2004, 11:36
You wouldnt happen to have more pics of the Green Flatty in group pic?
Dazz
January 27th, 2004, 13:12
You wouldnt happen to have more pics of the Green Flatty in group pic?
This one?

http://www.resizeme.com/userimages/Dazz/135/P1010300.JPG
OverlandXJ
January 28th, 2004, 12:31
That's it..

Are there more pics and specs on the net anywhere?

Thanks..
willysnut
January 28th, 2004, 13:18
Dazz
Crap, boy did I miss out not going to that!!! Post those on the LSJC!!