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This weeks QandA is all about suspension design and what anti squat numbers to look for when building an off road car, plus the dirty little secret that nobody wants to talk about when building off road link suspension. Also what Toyota trucks I have built and like, and is the Crawlarado the ultimate off road machine.
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@mattmaurin1408 Год назад

“Where it is now” makes me think of Extreme 4x4 and wonder: what is your favorite memory of building with Jessi?

@randyjohnson3712 Год назад

Ya what he said!!!

@Daniel-Johnson Год назад

I was going to ask this very question! What is your Favorite build with Jess and do you 2 still see/talk to each other? I always thought you guys made a great team!

@caution1100 Год назад

@@Daniel-Johnson In 2019 jess wreaked her landspeed car, she didn't make it.

@Daniel-Johnson Год назад

@@caution1100 omg seriously?! I'm so sorry I had no idea 😔 Yea i just researched it a bit that is so tragic and it happened in my state so close to home too I don't know how I missed that. God bless her soul she was an amazing human.

@caution1100 Год назад

@@Daniel-Johnson they just released a documentary about her that they were working on at the time of her death, called : The Fastest Woman on Earth.

@ZKTJ Год назад

People can get so hung up on anti dive/squat before actually building their rig. I'm glad someone prominent has explained that you kind of have to deal with what you've got. Keep up the great content!

@franksmith9954 Год назад

I am so glad to see you doing your own thing. I've been watching you on TV since the start many years ago. I have really enjoyed learning about many different things. I had a shop I built and started teaching family and friends that needed work done to their vehicles, how to do it themselves. Unfortunately, after my divorce, I was left with nothing. I am now almost homeless, but I have more support than I ever thought I would have. Somehow, I will get another work space to help others. Thanks to the drive you and many others I've watched on TV, and now RU-vid have given me to just keep moving forward. Again, THANKS !!!!!

@yeahright671 Год назад

Great videos as usual Ian. Keep up the great work and good vibes.

@drew7767 Год назад

question, if you were just starting out what would you recommend having around for steel in your shop? example various angle iron sizes, square tube, round tube, maybe a better question is what do you use the most of for all builds

@vavendano2000 Год назад

i love your interpretation of anti squat variables and how you explain it. Ive always had a similar thought process on the whole thing. I thank you for clarifying things up and commend you on your tactics. love the platform. please keep up the great work.

@yjsaabman Год назад

OMG, I love the "offroad rigs are like Mexican food" analogy! It's so true! How do you feel about building unibody rigs like XJs, ZJs, and even how the Gomanche started life? Obviously they add different challenges with suspension mounting and chassis rigidity, and the full bodied rigs are harder to strip back. With addition of things like "frame" stiffeners and roll cages do you feel they can be up to the task?

@twisterad3 Год назад

100% Subscribed after this video. Loved your explanation of squat. Thank you so much Ian for all you do.

@benjaminjonholman Год назад

I have always had a vague idea of the terminology with suspension geometry and how it worked together. That 10 minute explanation made it all so much clearer. Can easily tell that you were a teacher in a past life.

@BigTireGarage Год назад

Glad it helped...

@steelshooter2289 Год назад

just found your channel on here, was a huge fan of you on xtreme 4x4. new subscriber

@BigTireGarage Год назад

Thanks for the sub!

@perrymahnke886 Год назад

Awesome Q & A and great Where is it Now question. I could listen to you talk all day long & love the comment about having as many trucks as pairs of pants. Back in the day, I had a motorcycle for every day of the week plus spares. lol As always thank you for sharing your knowledge & experiences.

@DaveOfAllMasterOfNone Год назад

QUESTION: What is the formula for building a streetable off-road rig? The idea is to make a reliable and streetable rig that can hold its own off road. My off-road goals are to wheel here in the mid-west (Ohio, Kentucky) but I also have a life goal of wheeling the Easter Jeep Safari. My on-road goals are to drive it in the summer, back and forth to work and around town and on the highway and not fear for my life and the rig needs to be reliable enough that I don't get stranded. What is the biggest tire I can go with and not have issues on-road? I already have a set of new 40" tires, is that a bad idea if I want to go 70 mph? I know you love a TH350 I really would prefer a trans with over drive. What do you recommend? I have been watching your shows pretty much since the beginning. My first episode was the bottom drawer buggy payoff with Jessi and I have watched everything you have put out since. Got to meet you at the off road expo in KY and you are just as nice in person as you are on the show. I have been buying vehicles and they have pretty much sat in my back yard but that is going to change.

@steelmill Год назад

Hey Ian your content has gotten really interesting over the last 6 months. Keep it up sir.What do you think about all of these people that always welds vertical down hill on thick material?

@dubCanuck1 Год назад

Q: if wheeling wasn't your jam, what would be your next favourite motorsport to commit your time to and why?

@jrally Год назад

I guy just documented a Chinook build, putting the '76 body on top of an 80 series Land Cruiser chassis. Toyota World Runners

@seabasssimpson4547 Год назад

I love how committed this guy is to that hair style.

@BigTireGarage Год назад

yes...yes I am

@bigslim492 Год назад

Ian will you please stay in one place. It’s damn difficult keeping up with you since you left the Power Nation shop. I am glad to have found your show again though.

@joshuabaker5712 9 месяцев назад

When you talked about the Cummins R2.8 crate engine.... such a awesome package at a great price. If I had the money I would do that with a dodge full manual built 48re, and atlas 4sp transfercase on my JKU.

@BigTireGarage 9 месяцев назад

Sounds like a great package

@jimvega2244 Год назад

Excellent show,Thanks!

@rodneyharouff5739 Год назад

yer explanations are quite thorough. i know enough ta understand what yer sayin'.

@justinbrand6585 Год назад

Toyota guys do have like 1700 tcases underneath with 1750 different shifters in the cab. That really made me LOL

@johndavis3421 Год назад

Great RU-vid channel. My question is what happened to one of the most complicated vehicles I remember you building, the 4x4 swapped NV2500 Nissan Van complete with a Titan Diesel . Other companies have 4x4 swap vans, but not to the extent you did.

@jeep10921092 Год назад

Love the channel. Check out Toyota World Runners channel. They have a 70’s Chinook on a 80 series chassis. Keep up the great work

@riverrockfab Год назад

I was thinking that too, he’d love it.

@yostyexplorer94 Год назад

Mexican food reference was a good one

@hotolive6383 Год назад

What is the best tool that you have acquired in 2022? Thanks love the show!

@chuckieswickedgoodfab Год назад

Love the stickers, ordered some. Great questions, great answers. Thanks for putting out this content Ian!!!

@BigTireGarage Год назад

Glad you like them!

@rodneyharouff5739 Год назад

i can dig this show for the info. thanks!

@Bobby82568 Год назад

That was the best analogy I’ve ever heard, “ seasoned meat wrapped up in a tortilla” 😂

@station08 Год назад

I chose a 96 Grand Cherokee ( 4 wheeler of the year) to build. Damn thing is a billy goat, a kangaroo and hawg. Actually was the most capable of many jeeps I've built. went from mud jams to Silver Lake for 2 weeks at a time with zero breakage, endless jumps, blazing 2 tracker, and sight seeing. Imagine wine and cheese in a Grand Gherokee. then dumping the sand from your flops.

@bransencortez7353 Год назад

Seeing as you consider the crawlorado to be the swiss army knife of trucks you own. Id like to hear what you learned about making 4x4s more of a swiss army knife and how what you learned will change the way you build them going forward

@riverlee001 Год назад

I have 2 questions for ya 1 have you ever caught that hair of yours on fire welding? 2. What was it like to work with Jessi? Much respect for you please keep it up we have learned so much from you

@reecewatson5311 Год назад

My son won't come in the shop with anything in his hair and he has a mohawk. My dad (RIP) told him his hair would go up as fast as Michael Jackson in the Pepsi burn if he got close to a fire...

@rodneyharouff5739 Год назад

been seein' yer rigs for a while in different places.

@grewe02 Год назад

Ian do you have videos for the Crawlerado? I saw one on motor trend with Hazel but it was only 15 mins. Need more!!

@michaelsummers6162 Год назад

Great job Ian. The dirty little secrets are overlooked so much 18:09

@ajfarson Год назад

Keep up the good work, Ian. I have always been curious what happened to the Ranger you built on Xtreme4x4. I recall it had a hand throttle on the shifter and it broke on the trail. I don't know what happened to it after that. Do you have any recommendations for a good starter "kit" for getting into welding? Thanks!

@DeathTollRacing Год назад

Good job on the suspension talk. That’s a tough one to explain.

@craighuffman5397 Год назад

I've wanted to build a Toyota Dolphin as well! 4x4 conversion on tons with a mild V8 conversion would be so cool!

@badwerds Год назад

"hopefully I answered your question - I know I answered your question. hopefully you like the answer." Hahahahaha

@freeidaho-videos Год назад

Question: Portal axles seem like the perfect solution to several off-road problems. Why are they not very popular. Outside of Nate's current build I don't see too many. I understand they are expensive, but even in builds with amazing budgets they are excluded. Your thoughts please.

@robertmason2076 Год назад

They are absolutely everywhere if they suit the comp, for example go to a Werock comp and you’ll find more portal rigs than straight axle. Whereas speed events like Ultra4 the number one goal is just to finish, the old saying ‘to finish first, first you need to finish’ and the portals just introduce too many possible breakages that don’t necessarily have benefits to outweigh the decision, as in portals aernt going to help at 150mph + in the whoops.

@freeidaho-videos Год назад

@@robertmason2076 While you state the obvious, you also miss the obvious. There are more Jeep builds than anything else, and nearly no portals. Toyotas and Zuks are probably the next most popular, and again, nearly no portals. There are probably less than 200 moon buggies in the whole country.

@krisbarnard1684 Год назад

Theyre expensive, rare and hard to get parts for, no aftermarket for steering arms etc, make shit stupid tall and take away alot of uptravel with how much separation is needed on the links to deal with the extra leverage the portals add to everything. They really dont solve many issues

@freeidaho-videos Год назад

@@krisbarnard1684 And yet, they are nearly required on a moon buggy to do well in competitions.

@krisbarnard1684 Год назад

@freeidaho yes they work well in one very specific high dollar application and scenario. In the overall world of offroad they arnt practical

@bluman760 Год назад

Have you done a walk around around of the beetle? If not, could you talk a little bit about it and give us a look at what you have done to it?

@chrisalexander7024 Год назад

When is the Balljoint Delete video dropping? We’re ready for it! Good seeing you on No Left Turn At EJS last year!

@joshpeterson7216 Год назад

What lockers do you like? Air/Electric/Cable? What is the strongest in your opinion? Do the rear or the front first or both, and would you recommend a winch before lockers?

@rjsparling1696 Год назад

Ian, I've seen many videos addressing offroad anti-squat or anti-dive, but nobody is talking about anti-roll that much. Could you explore anti-roll with us for offroad suspension and driving?

@sterlingwilkey2124 Год назад

I have a 1977 dodge w200 4x4 with Armstrong power steering. What the best way and most economical to convert it to power steering

@thatrealba Год назад

Dude, when is the collab with Puddin? 😃

@Livin2relaxat55 Год назад

Keep up this awesome content! You build all this awesome stuff and get to do so many awesome adventures! Do you wheel with your family? It not, what vacations do you take. Finally, what’s your favorite bourbon?

@grumpbear5793 Год назад

Do you remember the suburban Gorilla? Do you know what happened to it and the trailer that went with it?

@corksauve4949 Год назад

An add on question to the do everything truck. If you can have any truck to modify to your hearts content for everything use. What would it be?

@donniehunter309 Год назад

Love the Q and As Ian. Thanks! Since you posted your poll about the VW build, lets go back to an earlier era of rick crawling buggies with Tiny and the Rock Bug. As I look at my 57 Baja shell that is supposed to end up a Volksrod, the image of it as a rock buggy sometimes slides in to my head😁. What would your version look like?

@benjaminjonholman Год назад

There's a channel on here called @ToyotaWorldRunners that just built a solid axle swapped Chinook. It's pretty sweet.

@BigTireGarage Год назад

I have been following their adventures

@donm.1068 Год назад

I'm a new subscriber to your channel. Do you have a shop tour video?

@paulfoster7459 Год назад

You talked about sentimental value in some of your builds, do you have anything left from when you and Jesse were teamed up on tv?

@OutCastCrawling Год назад

Love these q&a videos. What ever happened to the suburban gorilla?

@MooreFabWorks Год назад

Well said! Great input on the suspension!

@krisolof7998 Год назад

Speaking oh Chinooks, check out Toyota World Runners channel. They put a chinook on an 80 series chassis and just started a pan American hwy trip

@BigTireGarage Год назад

I have been watching!!

@noelvelez9914 Год назад

In a long arm kit why don,t fit ok model with a Peugeot manual transmisión

@bsanduner66 Год назад

What do you setup the front end alignment to on a Jeep JKU with 4.5” of lift and 37” tires do you do toe in or toe out and also caster angle

@slowhite03 Год назад

Hey ian, can you explain how a build on tv works? Does the owner have to pay anything or does the show pay for it all

@richardfreeman4295 Год назад

Dave’s MazGrande or Fred’s Clampy Truck? And if you were to join the “fight”, what are you bringing?

@budlight924 Год назад

In your time of wheeling over the years, which would you say are the top 3 most common vehicles seen on the trail/road, and which would be your top choice if you have to pick just one.

@russellellis6679 Год назад

Whatever became of the FJ that you built the exoskeleton for many many years ago?

@frankfilippone9679 Год назад

Have you seen your fellow Canadians Chinook build, Toyota World Runners? Came out amazing and they're driving it from Vancouver Island south on Pan America Highway, if you haven't, you gotta check it out

@BigTireGarage Год назад

I have and its awesome!!!

@frankfilippone9679 Год назад

@Big Tire Garage Good kids, they really did a great job fuzeing the Chinook with the FJ80 and the interior of the camper, they were part of the reason I decided to build my First Gen Tacoma S.A.Swap, Daily Driver/Off-Roader/Bike Hauler, a few Canadians were responsible for her, now I have the only Solid Axle Tacoma on Long Island, me and a SAS 4 Runner, millions of people, but only 2 that I know of? Great Q & A keep up the good work brother 👏

@bobmerlo9198 Год назад

Really enjoyed the vid, 👍

@dogpotter Год назад

Thanks for sharing great content

@chadblackburn6939 Год назад

I have a 2020 JL 2door, 6 speed manual, I’m lifting it and going to run 35’s and want to put air lockers in it. While I’m there I wouldn’t like to swap gears, what would you recommend for a 3.5 lift with 35’s that will help keep some fuel mileage as it will be my daily for a few years.

@veto8792 Год назад

Whatever happened to the Suburban Gorilla build? Not sure if you answered that one already, I haven’t went thru all of your vids yet. This was one of my favorite builds of the show.

@trevorgould4155 Год назад

Question, have you ever thought about building a go anywhere Nissan Navara ?

@amberandrandystuffle77 Год назад

Hey Ian just wandering where is the Poison Spider? Thanks for all you do.

@Noideawhatimdoing411 Год назад

Are you going to collaborate with Nate from dirt lifestyle? It would be cool to see you show up on the samurai build.

@cmwhitt18 Год назад

You need to get ahold of Rueben from DMW is Australia he makes the most badass fold of all in 1 kitchen for rigs

@BigTireGarage Год назад

Will for sure

@cmwhitt18 Год назад

I also sent you an email with a RU-vid link that shows an old school LandCruiser that has the prototype kitchen in it

@billlangdon9198 Год назад

Good content Ian.

@pitt42075 Год назад

Question: If I were to add a locker to an exsting ring and pinion, would it be possible to change the ring gear over from the existing carrier to the new locker without doing a gear setup? - Maybe just swap shims side to side. I have no problem buying a dial indicator, but I am wondering if it is possible to check backlash with a feeler gauge? Love the channel. Please advise.

@TheAceex Год назад

love the videos and content you put out. I have a question about something I struggle with, when your not filming for a tv show how do you determine what project to work on?

@eformance Год назад

I think you are saying that while it's possible to solve the geometry equations, it's not worth solving them. I can see where it could be valuable in trying to figure out why one truck flips over backwards when it tries to climb an obstacle, and another truck does not. If you are trying to design that truck that doesn't flip over, doing the rotations and CG calcs would be worth it.

@scottgarrett7794 Год назад

With a leaf spring front, do you need a trac bar? Love the videos.

@madjeepernh6834 Год назад

Hey Ian, Just wondering if you have ever been wheeling at Field & Forest here in Hancock NH. It's an extreme granite boulder setting. If you haven't, you should look up some vids on The tube. East coast wheeling at its best!

@BigTireGarage Год назад

Yes been there years ago with Crawl Magazine...loved it

@351RNGR Год назад

What's the best fuel cell setup for a streetable crawler like the shop truck or gomanche?

@reecewatson5311 Год назад

Ian, last time you came to Hot Springs AR. you brought the YJ and the tube buggy. Which do you like driving in Hot Spring and why¿

@johngrant1337 Год назад

Great Info and stories. Will you build a water cooled 2 WD rail buggy ( with Subaru boxer engine) thanks

@jeblittle7999 Год назад

I noticed you didn't mention oregon and Washington in places you'd take lockjaw....is it cause our trees will also eat lock jaw up

@fannin6889 Год назад

Been watching you for years and love your content. I have a fifth Gen RAM 1500 that I'm slowly working in for over landing. I had a 1st gen explorer for rock crawling but never wheeled anything with all electric power steering. Have any experiences with all electric and what to look out for?

@joshchapman521 Год назад

why do you have a shipping container in the middle of your shop. thanks for the awesome videos

@ridestreet20 Год назад

To piggyback on the other guys question. Three vehicles; daily driver, tow rig, wheeling rig?

@katreniaclark Год назад

Ian, why do you talk about Sand Hollow state park so much?

@comndo95231 Год назад

One of my favorite builds was the Suburban Gorilla… where is it now?

@lukeromeril2052 Год назад

Where’s the corn burning corn binder SCOUT!

@demokelly Год назад

Just curious what engine you prefer to run?? Is it the LS platform for the power and ease for parts or the 4cyl diesel for the torque??

@TeamNiem Год назад

I am bench racing my eventual next crawler/exploration build for west coast wheeling and am debating between a first gen s10, first gen Ranger, or first gen Dakota (all ext cab short bed/bobbed long bed cuz I’m 6’3” and need room). I’d like something low slung SAS, full bodied, on 37-38s, debatable on tons or just built D44/9” cuz I don’t want it crazy wide. Which platform gets your vote for best to SAS without doing a front half, and for decent reliability in drivetrain in stock form? P.S. I’d love to do a Comanche but they’re just getting hard to find for cheap, and I’d rather start with a frame (currently running an XJ). Also, Toyota’s are just too expensive these days.

@ryanbaranowski5544 Год назад

Hey Ian! What are your thoughts on Twin Traction Beams? Have you ever considered using them for a conversion? Or would you ever consider making a king travel desert rig with TTB’s?

@670trex Год назад

love your work!

@thundersoff-road8288 Год назад

What and or who has the coolest, or best rig you have seen over the years? Something the really sticks out in your mind.

@joebaileygl1500 Год назад

How do you pick the right gears for 4 wheeling. I have a 87 samurai with a 1.3L 5 speed manual with 31" tires.

@scottadvevture2022 Год назад

great show thank you

@Verb1983 Год назад

Hey Ian! I have been in the offroad world about 12 years now. I am the kind of guy that does things on a budget and has the ability to do fab work myself. My question is this. When doing axle swaps in jeeps why is the aam 9.25 out of a dodge not looked at for swaps? There was a few years where it was high pinion non-disconnect. Is it strictly because of the 9.25 ring gear or are there other reasons? I would think it would hold up to 40's under a jeep? What are your thoughts? Keep up the great work!

@jessebolton1655 Год назад

Hey Ian love the content that you putting out as of late. I'm looking to do an engine swap on my yj this year before I head to Moab for the first time. I have swapped to spring and shock with triangulated 4 link rear and three link front. The 4cyl is tired and with 5.38s and 40s the AX-5 is not long for this world. I don't really want to follow the rest of the world and "LS" it. I was thinking about other power plants like the 5cyl from a Colorado, or a 3.4 from a Tacoma. Just looking to be a little different. What do you think?

@nicholasglover155 Год назад

Hey Ian, I’m building my first jeep. Jku Dana 60 swap and sterling. I’ve been looking at building my own drive shafts for the swap to stay budget friendly, the fabrication is no problem. Have you had any experience balancing driveshafts at home?