Lil Digger 92 Explorer
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BATTEN
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Since Logan can’t go a day without thinking about me I’ll add a little update.
Tyler at Arizona Chassis Engineering is getting close to wrapping up the back end of this thing. Deavers, canti-lever set up with 10” ADS bypasses. It’s cycling 17” and will get strapped a tad lower than that. Really excited to get this thing back and get some dirt miles on it this season. I’ll post some more photos when I get it back within the next couple weeks.
Tyler at Arizona Chassis Engineering is getting close to wrapping up the back end of this thing. Deavers, canti-lever set up with 10” ADS bypasses. It’s cycling 17” and will get strapped a tad lower than that. Really excited to get this thing back and get some dirt miles on it this season. I’ll post some more photos when I get it back within the next couple weeks.
You know you love it. Someone’s gotta give you a positive influence since you always hangout with Tristen.
BATTEN
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I’ll agree with you on that one
I hope you continuously talk shit to him about his truck not ever being done like I doI refuse to sell him my explorer everytime he asks. I feel like that hurts him moreI’ll agree with you on that one
TEVANS824
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You wanna sell that thing yet
BATTEN
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Got this thing back this past weekend. Rear is done for now. Might throw bumps on it still, and I need to do a final trim on the fenders. Haven’t had a chance to take it out yet, but driving it down the street it is 1000x better than before. Hoping to get it in the dirt this weekend.
Prerunsilverado
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Id like to see some go pro footage of the cantilever. A camera mounted underneath would be rad!
BATTEN
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I had a cheap locker in the front of this thing and it broke pretty much immediately. We slapped a spool in it because I didn’t wanna spend the coin on a nice locker. Took the explorer out wheelin on Friday night and my passenger axle decided to be a little bitch and end the party.
Obviously the spool is gunna be harder on axles, so I’d like to go with something stronger. Is the chromoly axle kit from Tom’s off-road Gucci? Or should I go a different route?
Anyone have any D44 shaft recommendations?
Obviously the spool is gunna be harder on axles, so I’d like to go with something stronger. Is the chromoly axle kit from Tom’s off-road Gucci? Or should I go a different route?
Anyone have any D44 shaft recommendations?
BATTEN
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This thing is supposed to be a cheap beater
trying to avoid going tons to be honest. With my new prerunner build in the works I don’t really wanna throw a bunch more money at this thing right now. I ordered some chromoly shafts last night. We’ll see how they do.I also need this thing ready for hammers so I can blow your doors off through the whoops again
I let you win. I didn’t wanna embarrass you in front of your friends with my rancho 9000s.
CowbroPhil
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Have you made a decision on axle shafts yet? Any chromo axles with full circle c-clips on the u-joints will be 100% better than stockers. The stock shafts with the half circle clips are garbage, the cap starts to spin, that spits out the retaining clip, then you loose the cap and the u-joint takes out the ears on the shafts. With full circle clips, the cap can spin all it wants and everything stay together. A spool is really hard on stuff though, especially D44 parts. Be careful with the ball joints, a blown up u joint can take the ball joints out on these axles.
