Recent content by kreature

I'm a big fan of OME shocks. They ride great, very good variable valving and are VERY capable. I use to race in jeepspeed and all the guys were snapping their bilsteins but I never had a single problem with my OME long travel shocks. Oh and I drive like a psychopath!!! :)

Thanks for the feedback. The Mattracks are very cool but they're too big to carry around. When it's simply too deep and I need to float on top of the snow we just use the snowmobiles. The decision to go with chains is for practical reasons. I like the idea of just tossing the chains in the back...

Ok I started looking into snow chains or mud chains as I use my Jeep for rough work at a large farm on a regular basis. The farm is in upstate NY in the snow-belt plus we get truly evil mud each spring (even the tractors get stuck). I frequently drag entire trees up to the farmhouse and pull a...

Yes I did it, it's an excellent upgrade. Even with stock rear drums braking is much better. I got the Wilwood Brake Proportioning Valve from Summit racing (about $40). Junk the stock Proportioning Valve (it's all front no rears) and just replace it with a three way block. I found a small hole...

Ooh thanks another good link. I like this website, I'm a defector from JeepsUnlimited. I'm swapping a a D44 w/Detroit Locker for the rear but for the front I like the idea of constant traction with the limited slip. Also I'm not exactly sure how it will perform but I'm hoping it will help...

nice link, thanks Aaron

I'm looking to buy a Detroit TruTrac limited slip for a D30 and 4.56 gears. Any recommendations for a reseller with good prices that can sell the gears and any other little goodies needed in the install. Thanks

I race at Rausch Creek's rally park in PA, there is one turn that always screws me up. It's a long right at a base of a hill then a long climb up the hill and into a gradually tightening left bend. About 2/3rds up the hill you'll get to about 40-45mph when the turn starts getting tight and then...

Oh that's a question I was going to ask the rally guys, what's a good Camber setting for rally racing? I've noticed some cars the tire was leaning in so far that it looked like they had a broken ball joint (but it was a front wheel drive VW). Also does the solid front axle change the need for...

I totally agree, rally racing is the rebel sport of today. Personally I'd prefer an event where vehicles race from one side of a mountain/forrest to the other using only poorly maintained 4-wheeler trails, jumping downed logs and flying sideways just inches from trees on either side. I love...

Speed bumps are smooth at two speeds, 5 mph and 50 mph, I prefer the latter. I do admire the capability of long travel suspensions and tried to get as much wheel travel as possible (practical) while maintaining maneuverability. I started practicing at my friends farm in upstate NY where I also...

Hey Weasel, From my experience there are two ways to slide around a turn, the CORR technique and then the classic rally turn, what you are describing sounds more like the rally turn. For the most part the CORR way is scrub a lot of speed prior to the turn then romp on the go peddle to get the...

That one looks good, is that 62mm straight through with a new valve or did they just bore out the bottom half?

I'm not saying that CORR drivers are bad just if you apply a different driving technique to a light agile vehicle you could make better times. Remember when HUGE monster trucks were all the rage, they jump a line of cars make a U turn and race back. I remember there was a Nissan (I think)...

Sounds like a fast SCCA ClubRally/ProRally. So what about a CORR type of an event? I know they have a sportsman class for poor people like us but I've never see a Jeep out there (at least on TV). To be honest I've been watching the pro rally guys run and I think they could take a CORR driver...