John drives BigMike's Truck at 511:1 Crawl Ratio

My friend John (johnnylongbed) drives my 1981 3RZ-powered Toyota Hilux pickup up a steep granite rock section near the base of Cadillac Hill, Rubicon Trail, during the 21st Annual Toyota Landcruiser Association Rubithon event, June 20, 2009. My truck is in 1st gear at 511:1 thanks for a Marlin Crawler Triple Ultimate Transfer case setup.

John owns a 350 V8-powered 1982 Toyota Hilux with a single Marlin Crawler 4.70:1 transfer case setup and wanted to see what a Triple Marlin Crawler Transfer case setup is like. You need to go Dual Ultimate John!!

For more information please visit http://www.marlincrawler.com

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• michael
• bigmike
• czajkowski
• marlin
• crawler
• rock
• crawl
• crawling
• rubicon
• rubithon
• tlca
• landcruiser
• association
• trail
• off
• road
• toyota
• hilux
• pickup

[livelaughin77]

what size tires and what lift do you have?

[Husoku]

@livelaughin77 Thanks for asking! I am running 37x12.50x15 tires with a 4" suspension lift.

[livelaughin77]

@Husoku thats cool. do you have a body lift as well?

[Husoku]

@livelaughin77 Whoops, sorry yes I do also have a 1" body lift. My suspension is a bit complicated. I have removed 2 leafs from my front 4" Marlin Crawler springs and 3 leafs from my rear pack, running 2" pivot blocks in the rear with custom 1-way lockouts. The height of my truck is about 2" lower than a comparable truck with only a 4" suspension lift and no body lift.

[justbeabro]

Marlin's parts are sick..No lie....but I see it as kind off killing most of the foot control aspect ....Like there is no challenge anymore with extreme gears like that..... Just an opinion of mine

[Husoku]

@justbeabro You are absolutely correct, 511:1 is far too low as is Marlin's 1,372:1. Both are impractical. But we run triple cases to prove the strength of our products, and to be able to demonstrate what lower gearing can do for the customer. The nice thing about it is how it's fully selectable: My 1st gear low range ratios include 47:1, 98:1, 109:1, 224:1, and 511:1. The majority of our customers use the 109:1 ratio, while some opt for the 224:1. The sky's the limit with Marlin Crawler!

[YotaOn38]

yall should have a tug o war with the marlin and this truck, but no one can be in the cab during the pull, could be interesting since the gearing is so low

[TheZkj]

What bumper are you running and where can i get one?

[CUTCAT55]

Dude, that's so awesome!!!

[NastyBuilt]

That's dope!

[idontrunntoofast]

hey! thats cheating!.... i want one.

[hunna122]

@Husoku i will buy that hilux from you for free.99

[AskyuaMatha]

@justbeabro I get what you mean, but in some cases even mad foot control doesnt help much, the steepness of the incline and/or toughness of the terrain, e.g. rocks, will otherwise just lead to a burnt clutch.. Thats why low-range is needed, or in extreme circumstances, a crawl box!