2015-01 January Newsletter

Copyright© 2015
Orem, Utah January 2015
Issue #25
Australia's
COMING EVENTS
Thorpe
Motorsport goes for
the
Crown
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King of the Hammers
Johnson Valley, CA
January 30th - February 7th, 2015
Winter 4x4 Jamboree
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington, Utah
ho is Thorpe Motorsport? They
are a father and son race team
out of Australia. Mitch Thorpe,
the son, has been gearing up in
the past months to tackle King
of the Hammers in February
2015. Mitch has had
tremendous support from his
family and friends in the build of
his ultra cool Ultra 4 Race Car.
all the way across the Pacific in
a shipping container! Matt Dunk,
at Alltech South in Sydney
worked tirelessly on the buggy
as well as last minute additions
by Richie Clune from Radius
Fabrication in Brisbane. Russo
January 23-24, 2015
Snow Bash 2015
Fatt Boys Parking Lot
(1301 Hwy 2 West, Kalispell MT)
January 31st 2015
Not only was Mitchell trying to
get the buggy in a race, there
was a race for time. Mitch
couldn't just trailer the buggy
across the USA, it had to come
Performance from Sydney put
the final touches on the buggy
with a hopped up L98 Engine. (Russo Performance is known
for their engine building and
performance tuning of Holden
Cars in Australia.)
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The engine put out so
much power, they were
having a hard time keeping
it on the dyno! Mitch and
his father will be
representing Low Range Off
Road as they tackle the King
Of the Hammers on the
most grueling race in off road
competition. Cheer them on with us! The event will take place Friday, February 6, 2015. A link to
live footage and
updates will
be
available
on our
Website
and
Facebook
Page.
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video of
this Buggy
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Low Range Off Road is a proud
Mitch is Sponsored by:
supporter of the Thorpe Motorsport
Team, supplying:
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! Raceline Wheels' Forged Liberator Wheels
! Reid Racing's Heavy Duty Axle Products
! Reid's Ultra Heavy Duty SH400 Transmission
Case
! RCV's 300M Inner Axle's
! JAZ Fuel Cell Components
! Factor 55's Pro Link
! Advanced Adapters Atlas Race Case
! Rugged Radio's Race Radio and Intercoms
Systems
! Many many more odds and ends.
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this Buggy!
Low Range Off-Road
Alltech South
Russo Performance
Wyong Automatics
RCV Off-Road Performance Parts
Reid Racing
Raceline Wheels
Factor 55
Red Winch Queensland
ABM Wiring
Radius Fabrications
Maxxis Tires
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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Meet:
Anthony
Anderson
Q: What is your job/role at Low Range Off-Road?
Q: How long have you been working here?
Sales and Customer Service
6 Months
Q: What do you like about working here?
I like helping customers solve unique problems.
And finding parts that no one else can.
Q: Where are you originally from?
Roosevelt UT. I’m used to a slower paced life on dirt
roads and open country.
Q: What’s your background?
I worked at a Napa store with my dad for about 8 years.
My first car was a ! Ton GMC and I have been getting them stuck ever since. When
UROC held competitions around my hometown I was hooked on crawling.
Q: Any favorite sports teams?
I don't much care for sports but I do follow the Brooklyn
Nets, mostly ironically. I also follow Ultra 4 and hope the best for hometown friend
Mitch Funk in 2015.
Q: What vehicles do you own?
83 K5 with 1 Ton axles and Grizzly Lockers and a 95 Geo
Tracker LRT 2.5” lift, spool in rear, lots of rock armor.
Q: What is your family like? My wife Megan is amazing. She is smart and quick witted
and also cares more about people than I will ever understand.
Q: What are your hobbies? Mountain biking. Megan and I love riding in Vernal and
Moab. We take our bikes down to Moab on the truck and wheel one day, bike the next.
Q: When you were young what did you want to be when you grew up?
Q: Favorite Restaurant?
A Wildland Firefighter
The Moab Brewery, Grand Junctions 626 on Rood, and Eds Irish Pub
Q: What is something that people may not know about you?
I studied Wildlife Science at Utah State University but wish I would
have certified as a welder.
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PROJECT
UPDATE
January
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By Owner: Anthony Anderson
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1985 Toyota 4Runner
RIG OF THE MONTH
Owner:
Devin O’Keefe
From: Arvada , Colorado, Usa
Wheels/Tires: 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud on black
steelies
Drive Train: 22RE, 5 speed, single t-case with
4.7:1 low and t-case brake, 4.88 r&p, front high
pinion e-locker w/early Longfield “birfs” that
have rings welded on the bell, rear e-locker with
old Downey cable conversion.
Suspension: 4 inches of lift using stock length
front springs and OE shackles. Rear springs are
slightly longer-than-stock Alcan springs and
longer shackle. Shocks were originally Pro
Comp, but have been beaten to death so much that
they really only come along to keep the rest of the suspension company. Finally changed to hi steer
last year after wheeling ten years on the stock "push-pull" design.
Performance Mods: Engine bored .040 over, Engnbldr Crawler cam, stock exhaust, supra airflow
sensor, homemade intake tube assembly.
Other Accessories: I have an Addicted Off-road front bumper with
Warn winch and synthetic line. Also, equipped with a homemade
rear bumper, sliders, and exo cage (thanks Dave!). Went with the
“exo” because I'm just over 6' 2" and didn't want to compete for
space inside the cab with a bunch of tube. Modified seat brackets
in order to slide rearward more. I have just fewer than 20 LEDs
under the truck that work great as rock lights (thanks Ben!). I once
had a sweet set of spinner hubcaps that made it through a few trails
before being ground into the rocks, see photo right.
Does it work the way you want? I can say the truck is “uber”
reliable as I have only had to leave it on the trail once in thirteen years, and that was due to the
weak steering "J" arm. The only thing even close to that was when two injectors lost their ground
because the factory crimps in the wiring harness failed. Two cylinders firing, it still drove 60 miles
to get me home! The Downey e-locker cable kit has always been a bit tricky to lock and unlock the
rear. I've had many strange looks and comments about it over the years.
Anything I would change? If I had a big bag of money, I would go for an engine swap like the
3.4L or 4.7L. I always wished I had gone with the 5.29 ratio in the differentials. Climbing up I-70
to the continental divide with the exo cage acting both as an anchor and a
parachute is very frustrating. I am very tempted to just start building my
3rd gen 4runner to gain the extra horses and easy ingress for my son.
Toughest trail/obstacle: I have mainly played around in my home State
of Colorado, but have made it out the Moab and was able to meet some of
the Low Range Off-Road staff at the 2013 Rock Therapy put on by
Tacoma World. I have been to most of the 7-8 class trails within 3-4 hours
of Denver. I recently suffered a main leaf break while on the Holy Cross
trail (bailing wire and hose clamps are a must for your tool kit, saved my
bacon). My next goal is to get through the multiple trails in Penrose,
Colorado as time and family allow.
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FEATUREDMANUFACTURER
January
H
ave you ever heard of Baja Designs? Maybe you have, but maybe you really
haven't payed much attention to who they are
or what they do. "
Baja Designs has been at the
forefront of LED Lighting technology for
some years. Why are they at the forefront? Baja Designs does something that a lot of LED Lighting companies don't do Compromise. Baja Designs not only
manufactures their LED lights only out of the
best components available, they have the
best LED's driving them.
"
Many imported LED Lighting
companies use inferior components with the
wrong temperature of light. What does this
mean? Well, if you go down to your
optometrist and you get a poor set of glasses,
can you see well? Maybe the lens wasn't
right, maybe there was a slight defectwhatever it is, it's not perfect. You want to
see, right? Are you going to take any
chances when it comes to your own
eyesight? No, you want to not only see well
- you want your eyesight to last. "
Baja Designs knows this, that is
why they design their lights in the color
range our eyes are used to. Maybe you see
a light that says 6500K...what does this
mean? 6500 is the light intensity in the
Kelvin Light Temperature Scale. A warm
color similar to a regular incandescent bulb
is described as 3000 Kelvin, whereas, a cool
color similar to day-light is 5000 Kelvin.
That's exactly what Baja Designs puts their
LED Lights at... 5000K, Exactly what our
eyes love! Yeah, you know you have seen a
car on the road with extremely obnoxious
blue light, they are in the high "K" scale of
light. "
Baja Designs also manufactures their
LED's to run at 100%. If they say that they are
a 10W LED, they are going to run it at it's full
potential. You may get a lighting company
that claims that they have a 3W or 5W LED,
but usually it is only running at 60% or less
efficiency. Why? No thermal management. If
they run their LED's at 100 percent, they will
die with a short lifespan. The only way to get
the claimed 50,000 hours is by decreasing the
LED's potential, creating less heat. Baja
Designs not only adds thermal management
to their lights, they attach it to a copper
board. Copper's ability to handle heat is
incredible! "
Last but not least, Baja Designs LED
Lights have uService® – Replaceable Lenses
And Optics. If you don't like the way the light
is being directed, you don't have to scrap the
light- just replace the lenses...yourself... and
you won't even void the warranty! Did we say
they have a lifetime warranty?
"
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Design's Squadron
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difficulty
Sport starts out at
during the installation of
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this product please
Range Off Road. The contact Low Range OffSquadron Sport
Road Technical Support
utilizes 4 Cree XP-G2
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LEDs producing an
during regular store
impressive 1,800
hours.
Thank you for
lumens at 20 watts. purchasing from Low
Range Off-Road.
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The next
step up,
the Squadron Pro packs 4,300 Lumens at 42
watts that will truly
A s a l w a y s , I f y o u annihilate the night. Squadron
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regular store hours. Thank running 120MPH in
you for purchasing from the desert. Yep, Baja
Low Range Off-Road.
Designs really are the
Scientists of Lighting!
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An industry
first 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee & Limited
Lifetime Warranty
is included for
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purchase
any difficulty during the
protection.
installation of this product
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Suzuki Samurai's usually have a problem
once you put on disk brakes- They have no
$299.00
parking brake. This solves that issue by
adding a mechanical spot caliper to the back
NEW STYLE ARB Bumper for the
half of the Transfer Case. Our innovative 2-Piece
2012-2014 Tacoma. The reason for this is
Design allows for replacement of the disk without
that the new style has recesses for the new
removing the whole upper assembly.
style ARB Fog Light inserts. An ARB bull
Low Range Off Road designed and manufactured
bar will provide a 4WD with a massive
this after Spidertrax discontinued their E-Brake Kit. amount of frontal protection. For those who We were sad to see their's go after so many years,
regularly spend time in remote and rural
but we looked at ways that we could improve on the
areas, the impending risk of animal strike
design.
makes a steel bar the most obvious choice
Kit Includes:
Heavy
Duty
Tig
Welded
Bracketry
Needed for Caliper Installation
•
• Bracket needed for re-routing of factory ebrake cable. (Uses Factory Cable)
• Grade 8.8 or higher hardware. Includes bolts for both Early and Late Samurai
Flange Hole and Pattern sizes (8mm and 10mm)
• Brake Disk
• Bi-Color Zinc Plated for Corrosion Resistance
• Drill bits and hex impact driver socket needed for installation included.!
Bolts to existing holes in the back of the case. Some drilling required for bracket to
hold factory ebrake cable on frame. Drill Bit Included.
Please Note: Does not work with all styles of transfer case mounting cradles /
buckets / Skidplates. Will work with Low Range Off Road EOS Cradles.
AIRBAG APPROVED, OPTIONAL ARB
FOG LIGHTS, RECESSED
INDICATORS, URETHANE BUFFERS,
BLACK. This is what many people call the
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October
Suzuki Samurai Transfer Case Mounted E-Brake /
Parking Brake Kit
Baja Design's Squadron Sport starts out at
$107.95 each at Low Range Off Road.!
The Squadron Sport utilizes 4 Cree
XP-G2 LEDs producing an impressive
1,800 lumens at 20 watts. The next
step up, the Squadron Pro packs
4,300 Lumens at 42 watts that will
truly annihilate the night. Of course,
Baja Designs doesn't stop there...
they have lights that will push light out
so far it is good for racers running
120MPH in the desert.
Yep, Baja
Designs really are the Scientists of
Lighting!
$107.95
Squadron Sport LED Light Black Driving by Baja Designs
The Squadron® Sport is hands down the best
priced LED on the market today. Although
similar in aesthetics to the Squadron® Pro, the
application for the Sport varies. The Squadron®
Sport utilizes 4 Cree XP-G2 LEDs producing an
impressive 1,800 lumens at 20 watts making it
ideal for near field, side/backup and scene
lighting application. An industry first 30 Day
Satisfaction Guarantee & Limited Lifetime
Warranty is included for the ultimate in
purchase protection.
Baja Designs Features:
• Satisfactions Guarantee –!30 Day Money Back Guarantee
• Limited Lifetime Warranty!– Complete Purchase
Protection
• uService®!– Replaceable Lenses And Optics
• ClearView®!– All The Light, Right Where You Need It.
• MoistureBlock™!– Waterproof, Rain Proof, Submersible
• CopperDrive®!– Only LED Driven At 100%
• 5000K Daylight!– Less Driver Fatigue, Natural Color
Also comes
in White
Baja Design's Squadron Sport
starts out at $107.95 each at
Low Range Off Road. ! The
Squadron Sport utilizes 4
Cree XP-G2 LEDs
producing an impressive
1,800 lumens at 20 watts.
The next step up,
the Squadron Pro packs
4,300 Lumens at 42 watts
that will truly annihilate the
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change without notice!
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January
NEW PRODUCTS
$107.92
Mini Spool for Samurai,
Sidekick, Tracker, 26 Spline
$204.12
Squadron Pro, LED Driving
Light by Baja Designs
Low Range Off Road Funny Warning/
Caution/Safety Decal Sheets, Pair
799.99
$74.99
Each
All prices subject
to change without
notice!
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Smittybilt 2600 Watt EPS Inverter Generator
w/Remote Start and Electronic Choke
Toyota Vented Slotted Rotors
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