![]() 08/11/2015 at 15:11 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
What’s the opinion around here? I think it looks pretty bad ass and they probably perform exellently for a vehicle that never sees pavement.
Most of these images are from pirate4x4 or Google images
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I love this “it’s functional, I don’t care what it looks like or what it’s made of” stuff
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The only problem I can see would be trying to turn a big heavy wheel/tire through something like mud with stock axle components, especially on small trucks. Other than that im not sure I have an opinion.
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Forest Rover - they made about 20 of these. They’ve got an under-drive hub at each wheel to step the gear ratio down.
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The CJ and the Willys both have axle swaps, I just browsed the thread they were on. I don’t think they’ll be breaking too much stuff
The Ranger is not using a very large size, but it will still probably break
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what bizzare google results
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Only one I like the look of these wheel/tires on.
The others don’t work for me.
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That Willys is basically a tractor from the factory lol. It’s got this badass/old-school/rat-rod yet simultaneously a tractor vibe to it which I love
I disagree, I think they’re all pretty bitching, especially the mail buggy
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OK I missed the mail buggy, I’m down with the mail buggy.
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The Forest Rover has widened axle casings that have been reinforced, and has planetary underdrive hubs at the wheels. I don’t know about anything special with steering, though.
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Definitely the most american british thing ever made
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Once upon a time (pre-2010) my uncle had a bobbed ‘53 Power Wagon on gigantic tractor wheels/tires. Had like 5.5 feet of ground clearance. Painted Hess truck livery. He traded it for a ‘43 Willys MB.
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The Ranger’s not using actual tractor tires though, so I don’t see why it would break.
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That’s awesome. Personally, I would have kept the power wagon.
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These are just cut Swampers tho
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Yeah, the PW wasn’t street legal though, the Willys is. Now he’s sold his Unimog (yeah, had one of those too) and is saving to buy a Legacy Power Wagon.
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My dad built one out of a Landcruiser LJ70. Tipover was an risk, but the hood sat at roof height of other raised 4x4’s, so who cares :D
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I don’t think they are dot legal, they might be an atv or irrigation tire. You can still mount an agricultural tire on a street rim if you get one that fits. It looks mostly stock and it won’t break immediately, but it will.
With a Dana 44 locked and lifted, I wouldn’t run more than a 31” to 33” unless you like replacing parts. The Ranger’s axles aren’t nowhere near as strong as a Dana 44.
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthr…
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That’s badass
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I thought they kind of looked like some kind of ATV tires, but I included it in the photo dump because I like Samurais
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Holy crap that’s awesome.
I’d love to build a tribute, but you’d have to cut up a classic to do so.
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Not so much. If you have one of these with a crushed rear bucket, the rest of the equation would be pretty easy, if pricey. First step, buy a new 109” frame if it wasn’t a 109 already. Second step, get a set of axles widened from your donor, and either get 109 brakes (if you don’t have them) or a conversion. The hardest thing would be sourcing a planetary concentric underdrive hub that would mount up - all the rest of the running gear other than the axle shafts (easy, but pricey) is pretty much stock. The bodywork is a question of notching the firewall (a lot of these have bad footwells anyway) and then bolting new pieces to bone stock.
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Power wagon SR20
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That’s fucking badass
... and now I want a Dodge
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You haven’t seen the Willys or Unimog....hahaha
This one is easily the most tame of the lot.
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Close. They’re not cut, but they are made by Interco .
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They are ATV tires. Interco Black Mamba .
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Thought so. They didn’t look like tractor tires to me
Good catch. You’re either knowledgeable or did some research
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2-minute reverse-GIS.
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Good to know.