4 Wheelin

flbassman · 10-25-07, 03:58 PM

Anybody else into mudding, trail riding or rock crawling? Have you guys built the trucks up for it? Right now I'm running 30" michelin mud/snows, but when I get the money, I'm putting a 6 inch lift on it and getting some 35" BFG's. Also, just curious, has anybody here ever built their own winch bumper/bull bar? Any tips, as I'm considering trying to weld one up...

JB · 10-25-07, 06:17 PM

I did it for years with my 78 ford 250 four wheel drive..had the 350 cleveland with 4 speed, witha 26 inch lift and 60's all the way around.
Had it for years, wrecked it on the way home from brookville lake, ran through a telephone pole made of concrete. I had access to family ground where I cut firewood for years, and would play on the roads I'd make in the woods and there were two 20 acre corn fields by the woods...A few of us were banned from bringing our mud caked trucks to work, it would leave dirt all over the parking lot after it dried and fell off the truck.

zooker · 10-25-07, 07:45 PM

ahh yeah nothing like growing a hay feild on the roof of the truck.. i have a 72 f250 red-i think- 8" body lift and a 6" suspention lift. i run 38" mud kings tires. powered by a 396 ford crate moter. the push bar is this funny custom jobby that is also part of the bumper-not just bolted to the bumper-

when getting a winch you need a front reese hitch. this lets you pull the hitch pin remove the winch and put the winch in the reese hitch in the back of the truck..

please note i only use this ride on the coast-where it currantly resides- as the sand roads will hang up a 2 wheel drive in a hurry..

zooker

JB · 10-25-07, 08:20 PM

zooker,
i had that 4-11 gear, I hardly ever got stuck if I could back out in 4 low.
Lots of fun, ended up parting out that truck and got my money back.

zooker · 10-26-07, 03:34 PM

last time i checked i was getting a massive 7 miles to the gallon in 2 wheel drive..3 gallons to the mile in 4x4.. i had the same 4.11 gearing..

zooker

flbassman · 12-14-07, 10:51 PM

Just got my 35 mud terrains. and I probably won't even have to lift it....I been working way too much, but I'm taking it out next weekend.....

10-25-07, 03:58 PM	#1
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	4 Wheelin Anybody else into mudding, trail riding or rock crawling? Have you guys built the trucks up for it? Right now I'm running 30" michelin mud/snows, but when I get the money, I'm putting a 6 inch lift on it and getting some 35" BFG's. Also, just curious, has anybody here ever built their own winch bumper/bull bar? Any tips, as I'm considering trying to weld one up... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

10-25-07, 07:45 PM	#3
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	ahh yeah nothing like growing a hay feild on the roof of the truck.. i have a 72 f250 red-i think- 8" body lift and a 6" suspention lift. i run 38" mud kings tires. powered by a 396 ford crate moter. the push bar is this funny custom jobby that is also part of the bumper-not just bolted to the bumper- when getting a winch you need a front reese hitch. this lets you pull the hitch pin remove the winch and put the winch in the reese hitch in the back of the truck.. please note i only use this ride on the coast-where it currantly resides- as the sand roads will hang up a 2 wheel drive in a hurry.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

10-26-07, 03:34 PM	#5
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	last time i checked i was getting a massive 7 miles to the gallon in 2 wheel drive..3 gallons to the mile in 4x4.. i had the same 4.11 gearing.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

12-14-07, 10:51 PM	#6
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Just got my 35 mud terrains. and I probably won't even have to lift it....I been working way too much, but I'm taking it out next weekend..... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

10-25-07, 06:17 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	I did it for years with my 78 ford 250 four wheel drive..had the 350 cleveland with 4 speed, witha 26 inch lift and 60's all the way around. Had it for years, wrecked it on the way home from brookville lake, ran through a telephone pole made of concrete. I had access to family ground where I cut firewood for years, and would play on the roads I'd make in the woods and there were two 20 acre corn fields by the woods...A few of us were banned from bringing our mud caked trucks to work, it would leave dirt all over the parking lot after it dried and fell off the truck.

10-25-07, 08:20 PM	#4
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	zooker, i had that 4-11 gear, I hardly ever got stuck if I could back out in 4 low. Lots of fun, ended up parting out that truck and got my money back.

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