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clarification on the intended use of the wannabe For nearly 30 years I have been running AZ trails e.g. Chiva Falls and Charleau Gap with the same bunch of "jeep guys". Initially with a Series 2 Land Rover (what a piece of crap) , the last several years very successfully with the modified CUCV...

I actually do want to have a chance to survive a rollover, so the rollcage will be "real". The pics of LMTV cabs crushed like a beer can is pretty convincing. I am not going to race the truck, however it will see offroad driving in adverse conditions.

11_19_18 update Thank you for the kind offer, though I already have an extraordinarily talented fabricator: http://arizonajeeparmorrocksliders.com/ I agree with the notion that safety is first. So, the thought is to build a roll cage in the style of a "capsule". If the seats ( therefore the...

Putting sidewalk chalk to good use....on a sunny 73 degree day in November :)

That's interesting. We did not get resolution on the longer bolt tho. Will poke around some more, no hurry, I am allocating 2 years for the build as I am still working. That "job thing" takes up all my time.

Are there other MV wheels with a different offset, but same bolt pattern as LMTV? And CTIS compatable to the LMTV? The offset would need to be something reasonable so the truck does not result over-wide.

I like the concept. Its missing all the fairing stuff below the bed that a rally truck has, maybe its not done yet?

Wifey says the same thing: "Where's the roll cage?"

The added length of the 6-cylinder configuration does intrude into the cab, in the examples I have seen on the interweb. Search "CAT 3208 in Chevy Pickup" to start.

So what is most different, aesthetically, before and after? Enclosing the back, higher stance w/ the open tire tread pattern, paint of course, lotsa lights. **Update Dec 12, 2018** I have this same thread in three different places. To make it easier for me to maintain, the continuation will...

I'll start a new thread on just that topic: LMTV-->Rally Truck clone/poser/wannabe.

Oh, I'd never race it. It would be a ~200 HP clone/poser/wannabe.

The interweb has several examples of that combo in a chevy C10 and dodge p/u. With a torch + welder you can do anything you want.

Highway speed? Whats that? :) I have owned an M109A3 and M35A3, and yes, the LMTV rides nicer and has better road manners. Of course it rides rougher empty than loaded. I will never use it to haul 5000 lbs of anything, so I am OK modifying the suspension or whatever. I'll check the cab...

So I'll try the combination of lowering tire pressure to XCountry + ditch the giant rear sway bar. Will report results.

One is not picking up a 17,770 lb truck vertically. You just have to have enough oompf to overcome static friction. That's how a "strongman" can pull a semi truck with a rope: he is not lifting the truck. Its true that weight is in the equation of static, then rolling friction. It helps the...

Registered the truck today.

Okeydokey. I'll check all that stuff, thank you. I think its Proverbs 19:20 that says to listen to advice in order to be counted among the wise, I'm good with that :)

Why? I have read the stories of the plastic fan spitting blades--> taking out the radiator. It is not clear to me that there is a design defect, did CAT author a recall for this condition? Maybe the military wrote up a service bulletin? Probably in the threads somewhere, I will read them again...

Swapped the spare for another with the same tread pattern as the ones on the ground, repaired the door handle actuator inside driver door, straightened a bent bumperette with the handy forklift, vehicle emissions test. Removing the comms box mount to make room for the 3rd seat that can go there...