BigMike climbing up Jackhammer Canyon

Here I am in my 1981 Hilux making Jackhammer look easy. Specs: 1995 3RZ-FE engine, Marlin Crawler W56-HD transmission with MC short throw kit, MC MC08-R10 Triple Ultimate Crawler with Total-spline technology yielding a 511:1 Crawl ratio, MC 4" springs all around, MC Billet HySteer kit, High Angle 0.190" front driveline, Toyota E-Lockers front and rear with 5.29:1 Yukon gears setup by MC, 2003 Tacoma rear axle with Dave Wong Pivot Blocks and MC chromoly Tacoma axle shafts, MC chromoly front inner axle shafts with Longfield 27-spline birfields, 1985 front live axle with 2" wheel spacers, MC bumpers and sliders, custom crossmember, bilstein shocks and 37" Goodyear MTR tires on 15x8 steel wheels.

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• BigMike
• Marlin
• Crawler
• rock
• crawl
• 4wd
• 4x4
• johnson
• valley
• hammer
• hammers
• sledgehammer
• jack
• jackhammer
• ratio

[Husoku]

Do you have access to the 2005+ 2TR-FE? It is also a 2.7l 4cyl but puts out 183 ft-lbs (~248 Nm) thanks in part to VVTi technology. It also develops 165 hp which is 10 ponies up over the 3RZ. It might become popular here but for the time being, especially here in California, smog laws are a pain in the butt and its very expensive to swap in. We actually have a guy up in Oregon (less smog laws) doing a swap on our forum, Marlin Crawler's forum, search for "2TR-FE Swap!?"

[93sonyjoe1]

nice....

[squidsatelllite]

Im looking for wheel spacers for my pickup. do you have any recommendations for me. I tried ebay and jegs but they didn't have 2"

[thatkidsmokin]

wow mike you know your stuff, i feel bad for anyone you get s in a fued with you bout yot's lol man i wish i had the cash/shop/tools/knowledge you guys do! i do well enough on my own but damn if i had the money!

[bodybag101]

dude sick ass line good ass show love the truck

[0Gibson0]

cant get much better than a live front axle pre1990 hilux aye? the possibilities hahah

[0Gibson0]

you hit the nail on the head tho, basically if it suits your style, who is to say whats better hahah? and i reckon a v8 wouldn't do very well in rock crawling either, i've heard both sides that the 1uz has no low end torque, and others that it does, probably over heat going so slow haha, i'm just a sucker for the superb sound of the 1 uz too, hahah and neither do i have experience in v8's (but like too:D)

neway love the work,

[Husoku]

It is nice you have a 2nd generation 4WD Toyota truck that has almost 2-inches more distance between the radiator and the firewall than a 1979-83 style Hilux. That little bit extra distance will help you fit a V6 or a V8 better than in my case where I am more limited on room (another reason why 4cyl is king). Again, I am biased and I don't have any V8 experience off road, but I know my 3RZ isn't a V8 :-)

[Husoku]

Despite the fact the 3RZ puts out 66 ft-lbs torque per liter which is BETTER than the 3.4 V6 (only 64) and EVEN BETTER than the 1UZ-FE (only 65), the 3RZ still only has 177 ft-lbs of torque which falls short of the 215+ ft-lbs of the 3.4 V6 and simply can't compete with 260+ ft-lbs of the 1UZ 4-liter V8. My opinion: The 3RZ is a great 4cyl engine but that's all it's ever gonna be: a 4cyl engine.

[Husoku]

...retain stock lightweight drivetrain components, etc. And with the gearing options with the Marlin Crawler, there is no reason to go V6 or V8 unless you are into Rock Racing, mud bogging, or in your case, Hill Climbing.