July 2013 - Low Range Off Road Blog

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Orem, Utah July 2013
Issue #7
COMING EVENTS
Eric Bewley of Zukiworld Online contacted us and asked that
we advertise some of their upcoming events. We plan to
attend some of them and hope many of you will as well. Hope
to see you there!
GonZookin
Rausch Creek Offroad Park,
Tremont, PA
Aug 2-4, 2013
'ZUKFARI Rubicon
July 12-14th
Placerville to Lake Tahoe, California
Low Range
Customer Event
'ZUKFARI Colorado
1195 South 1680 West
Orem, Utah
Sept 7th, 2013
Gunnison, Colorado
August 4-9th,
'ZUKFARI Fall Classic Adventure
November 22nd thru 24th
LaPine and Ft. Rock, Oregon High Desert Adventure
Cruiserfest
Miller Motorsports Park
Tooele, Utah
Sept 20-22, 2013
For more information about these and
other events Click HERE or Scan.
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RIG OF THE
MONTH
July
OWNER: Steinar Vik
from
Norway
Tyres and Wheels: "Around town": 255/85-16 BFG mud on steel
wheels/split rim, off-road 315/75-16 (about 35-12,5x15) on 10"x16
Rock Crawler wheels.
Suspension:
OME 2" lift + 2" body-lift.
5 speed gearbox from HJ60, modified HJ60 props.
Stock 9.5 diff front and rear. Aussie locker in rear and ARB locker in
front.
Drive train:
2H engine (6 in row, 4liter, diesel) with a
turbo from a TLC Prado 120. Modified diesel pump for more diesel
and approximately 1.2 bar turbo pressure.
Other accessories: Removed drum breaks in front, mounted ventilated disk breaks, made power steering
mostly out of stock and HJ60 parts, stock PTO winch with modified braking pin. Recaro seats. Reinforced
and made skid plate in rear of the truck.
78 Toyota Land Cruiser HJ 45 PU
Performance mods:
Yes Anything you would change? I would like more space inside the truck and less rust :-) and dual
transfer or 4.70 gearing in the transfer, perhaps one day, if I win a lottery........
Anything to add: I'm using this Icon of a truck off-roading, sometimes it gets rough. I know
some hardcore LC fans don’t like what I'm doing to the truck. I haven't done anything to the truck
that can’t be redone to original. Regarding all the punishment it gets off-roading..... it can take it,
no problem :-)
Toughest trail or obstacle: That would be Lapland Trophy.
Does everything work the way you want:
Q: What is your job/role at Low Range Off-Road? Marketing Manager/
Product Development
Q: How long have you been working here? 8 years
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Q: What is the best thing you like about working here? Flexible
working schedule, I love what I do and I get to work with my wife.
Q: Where are you originally from? Provo, UT
Q: What's your background? Worked at Rocky Mountain High 4x4 as
Technician/Fabricator, and then Toyota Dealership as a Tech. After high school I
attended Weber State University for the Toyota T-Ten Program and received 7 ASE
Certifications.
Q: Any favorite sports teams? 49ers, Utah Jazz
Q: What vehicles do you own? 2 Samurai's, 2001 Tacoma, 1987 Toyota Turbo
Pickup, 1983 Toyota Pickup, Toyota Camry.
Q: What is your family like? Great Mom and Dad and 3 boys- all of us work at
Low Range Off Road along with our wives. Gieselle, my wife, is my Assistant. She is a
hard worker and helps organize many events and raffles throughout the world. She also
is behind the wheel of my Tacoma on the trails most of the time- she calls it her truck
now.
Q: What are your hobbies? Spending time with my wife, Off-Roading, Camping,
and Volunteer Bible Teaching. I also enjoy Digital Photography, Graphic Design,
Cabinetmaking / Millwork and Mechanical Drafting.
Q: When you were young, what did you want to be when you
grew up? I really wanted to race ATV's, then we went to Moab.... the rest was history.
Meet:
Q: What is your favorite restaurant? Aguila Con El Taco in Burley, ID.
Chris Conk
Q: What is something that people may not know about you? I
swallowed a light bulb from a flashlight when I was younger. My mom said that if I ever
had X-ray’s it would light up inside of me. Me and my wife are also learning Mandarin
Chinese.
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Suzuki Samurai Align-Correct HD
Crossover High-Low Steering Kit
FEATUREDPRODUCTS
July
In 2010 Low Range Off Road set out to make the best
steering kit for the Suzuki Samurai. Well, after 3
years of testing, we now have the best system
available on the market today.
Why is it the best? If you have never heard of
Ackerman Steering geometry, it is what makes the
tires avoid slipping while following the path of a turn. While the factory steering system accounts for this
geometry- many if not all of the steering systems
designed for the Samurai do not account for this. Why would this matter? When making a turn, the
inside tire turns slightly sharper than the outside tiremaking it so that your tires do not slip or drag. This avoids
excessive tire wear generally associated with sharp turning- as well as gaining more traction off
road when fully locked up or in a high traction situation. We have designed this steering kit to account for Ackerman Steering Geometry by utilizing the
factory steering tie rod location, and including a taper reamer to ream out your factory taper to
the FJ80 Land Cruiser Taper. FJ80 Joints are like the 1 Ton Joints of the Suzuki and Toyota
world, and offer a 23mm thread, which is almost an inch of thread. We couple the FJ80 Tie Rod Ends with 1/4" Thick DOM Steel Tubing. Almost all other Toyota and Suzuki
steering kits use a thinner material which is not nearly as strong as 1/4" wall. Note: Works on Left Hand Drive Models Only, Right Hand Drive Models Available Soon!
Features:
• 1- Solid Billet CNC Machined Steering Arm, Bi-Color Zinc
Plated for Corrosion Resistance (Not a forging or casting)
• 4- HD Toyota FJ80 Land Cruiser Tie Rod Ends with Jam
Nuts and Cotter Pins.
• 1- HD Drag Link, Full 1/4" Wall DOM Tubing, Powder
coated Black
• 1- HD Tie Rod, Full 1/4" Wall DOM Tubing, Powder
coated Black
• 1- USA Made High Speed Steel (HSS) Tie Rod Taper
Reamer (Custom for Suzuki Samurai, SJ413)
• 2- Grade 10.9 Metric Bolts
• Steering Arm Design allows for use of larger Sidekick
Vented Rotors and Sidekick Calipers. Toyota FJ80 Land Cruiser Knuckle Rebuild Service Kit
with Japanese Wheel Bearings
With all the knuckle rebuild kits available to the
aftermarket, what makes this one better? We have chosen the best quality components,
and not sacrificed quality for price. While some
may include the bare essentials, we continue
that and include the parts that may not be
included in all kits.
Includes: Koyo Wheel Bearings and Koyo
Knuckle King Pin Bearings for long life and
heavy duty usage.
Includes: OEM Inner axle seals for ultimate
longevity and more deflection out of any seal
available for the FJ80 today.
Features:
• Knuckle Seals, Gaskets and even all years of hub seals in case you have an
early or late FJ80 or FZJ80 Land Cruiser. • Shims in two thicknesses for shimming of the trunion or sometimes called
kingpin bearings. • Steel Felt rings are included also- which are non-existent on most kits sold
today.
• (Not shown in picture: Hub Dial O-Rings) Overall 60 pieces to the kit!
• The most complete kit on the market with the highest quality components- at
the best price. Choose Low Range Off Road!
• Fits: All Years FJ80 and FZJ80 Toyota Land Cruiser Front Axle ONLY
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We now have FULL COLOR
INSTRUCTIONS for many of
our products. Check it out!
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NEW PRODUCTS
Horns
HID
LED
Low Range Off Road now
carries a full line of Hella
Halogen, LED, and HID
Lighting as well as Horns.
Click HERE for more Information
1995-2004 Toyota Tacoma Flatbed
Kit Trail-Gear (300721-KIT)
Suzuki Samurai Transmission
Crossmember Frame Notch
Plate (For Driveline Clearance)
'01-04 Tacoma, '01-02 4Runner, '00-05
Tundra Ultimate Rear Wheel Bearing Kit
Without ABS
'01-04 Tacoma, '01-02 4Runner,
'00-05 Tundra Ultimate Rear Wheel
Bearing Kit w/ABS
Other New Products:
Click HERE to view other new
products on our website.
• Low Range Billet Aluminum Low-High Range Shifter Knob (LR-AKTS-LH)
• Toyota Land Cruiser 4.5L I-6 1FZFE Turbo Manifold, Treadstone (M109)
• 1999-2006 2UZFE Timing Belt Kit with Water Pump for Tundra, Sequoia, Land
Cruiser, 4Runner (TKT-021)
• 1995-2004 Toyota Tacoma Flatbed Optional Fender Kit, Trail-Gear (300724-KIT)
• Hella LED, Halogen, and HID Lighting
• Hella Disk, Trumpet and Air Horns
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Project:
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After the retirement of the original Tweety , a 1987
Suzuki Samurai (pictured above), Tweety II was
born. Tweety II went from a stock 1996 Suzuki
X90 to a highly modified off-road machine. We
featured Tweety II in the February issue of our
Low Range “LowDown” Newsletter. She started
out as black (pictured right) but has recently
received her signature yellow in vinyl wrap.
More mods are coming soon. Bumpers and
sliders are next with other upgrades to follow.
PROJECT
UPDATE
July
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