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Since these photographs were taken I have
added Calmini's steering stabilizer/truss and idler arm bracket. I upgraded all
the fasteners and performed minor grinding to fit the idler arm bracket to the later Sidekick/Tracker/X-90 platform.  Here's what I did in the back: Cut
the springs shorter, closed the last coil by heating it with a torch,
and then powder coated them black. I cut the axle shock mounts off and welded new shock mount tabs to
the axle to retain short OEM shocks. The rear roll bar was installed by welding mounts to
the axle. The end links were upgraded with larger bolts and bushings than those provided with the bar.
The anti-roll bar contour was modified by bending. The end link bracket
was welded to vehicle frame. The rear anti-roll bar was not part of Calmini's suspension lift kit.I modified, by cutting and re-welding, the bracket on top of differential to position the pinion angle nose up, straight along the rear driveshaft. Then upgraded the spherical end heim joint between the bracket and the rear A-arm to a stronger one. I also filled the exposed back end of the threaded heim hole in the Calmini A-arm by welding. This ensures it won't rust in place as these are prone to do. Then I trimmed the fenders with the sawzall. |
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Drivetrain: Mickey Thompson Baja Belted 30x12.50 tires
were mounted on 15x10 M/T Classic II rims. ARB airlockers were
installed in the front and rear. The differentials were loaded with Richmond Gear 5.83 ring and pinion
sets. Calmini 4.24 Rockcrawler gears were installed in the transfer case for total crawl ratio of 90:1.
The crawl speed at idle is 1 mph.
Front CV on driveshaft with driveshaft hoop. |
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| Exterior:
Added power mirrors. The donor car was a 1994 Mazda Miata. |
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Protection: Rock rails were custom fabricated from heavy 3/16 inch steel and welded to frame
And I added a Transfer case skid plate. |
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 Built By: Lance K. Schall |
09/14/04 16:38
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