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  @world.on.fire202411 күн бұрын

  Love the Ex. I really like the front bumper. Not a fan of those heavy gage steel bumpers. I have the v10 but wish I could afford the 6.0. Nice vids!

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  @owlclaw11 күн бұрын

  Yea, its been a road with the 6.0 but nock on wood, its always given warning before leaving me stranded. Believe it or not most of the money spent so far has been on axels and suspension 👍

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  @AnthonyVierra12 күн бұрын

  I still want an excursion front end kit. Ill pickup the junk yard parts. Lets go

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  @owlclaw11 күн бұрын

  One step closer to getting it done!! Hit me on Instagram DM and we see what you have to start with 😎

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  @nomvonglismerced4311Ай бұрын

  that is a boarzilla!!!

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  @owlclawАй бұрын

  Literally the stuff Legends are made of!

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  @luissagarzaso2 ай бұрын

  En todo el video no he visto por ningun lado la Xr650 r mentirosos m..s...r..bles. 😠😠😠😡😡😡

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  @robdmau2 ай бұрын

  How long did that take you?

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  It took about four weeks.

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  @robdmau2 ай бұрын

  @@owlclaw man that’s cool to take a month off…

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  Definitely blessed and lucky to have staved off the world for that long for sure.

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  @robdmau2 ай бұрын

  Too bad you didn’t take the excursion! 😀

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  Right, definitely would have been the better choice! it would have been at least 2X the size of the rest of the vehicles on the road tho.

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  @robdmau2 ай бұрын

  @@owlclawwell Maybe we will be blessed with more excursion videos soon.

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  Any recommendations on what they should be about?

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  @robdmau2 ай бұрын

  @@owlclaw well I’m trying to build mine a lot like yours, you have very detailed videos on the setup, I think at this point more wheeling…. Maybe views of the suspension flexing, etc.

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  @southerncross36383 ай бұрын

  Beautiful 😅

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  Thanks 😅

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  @kirk0respite3 ай бұрын

  Idk both look good I think the key with 20s is to choose the right style wheel something like a big rig look like the MT classic big rig wheels 37s also look very balanced on 18s

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  @owlclawАй бұрын

  So many awesome directions to go! I'd take one of each if I could.

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  @FusBoxesambo13 ай бұрын

  In your opinion. If only one bike could be had for desert racing. R or X?

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  @owlclaw3 ай бұрын

  The og' X is a versatile platform, if you have to spend the day, or a week, on a bike I'd choose a mild setup - rocks, sand, waterfalls, some roads. But if you had only 4 hours to cover the distance and it was 50+ mph tracks then the XRR is going to absolutely dominate the higher speed stuff.

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  @coldaxle3 ай бұрын

  did it end up lifting the truck at all? or just increase the droop?

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  I tried hard to not lift it but I think its up about an inch or so.

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  @davem37894 ай бұрын

  I'm not in the off road market but this was a well made video.

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  @owlclaw3 ай бұрын

  Thx, chief. I've made hundreds of videos most suck, but every once in a while...

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  @AmigoSFFS4 ай бұрын

  Nice, do you have video of the bumper build?

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  @owlclaw3 ай бұрын

  a Long one? Na, but I've been thinking about making a run of ten or so.

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  @shanjoe44724 ай бұрын

  Do you have the link for the 4 link conversion kit???

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  @owlclaw3 ай бұрын

  Na, but I think PMF is doing a pretty good job trying to copy it. Check out @geeks4x4, he's doing great working thru the kinks.

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  @gungadingo4 ай бұрын

  I run 16/45 with a 6 speed gearbox on my Husaberg 650 when I race down there. There is no such thing as a larger fuel tank, so I keep the rpm’s low for fuel efficiency.

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  @owlclaw2 ай бұрын

  Yep fuel plan is key! I like the Giant Loop bags, I used them to get to Cabo and back on my KTM 950SE. There are also handlebar mounted solutions for the trials guys, that attach with velcro; you fill it, take it off at the rocks, then pick it back up to refill for the return trip.

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  @stevanaeastwood80595 ай бұрын

  Sweet video. Thanks for the showcase. Wicked Excursion. Joined the club last year.

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  @owlclaw4 ай бұрын

  Welcome aboard! Conversations keep reoccurring about replacing it but they always end the same way - that nothing compares to the versatility and capability!

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  @robertSierra-mm6dy5 ай бұрын

  Where did you get your on/off buttons. Those are clever

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  @owlclaw4 ай бұрын

  JCR Speed Shop had them and I bought a bunch before they forgot about their website. There are copies (maybe even the same ones) on ebay but they've been hit and miss with the internals. They are great, I love them.

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  @wisco-lad5 ай бұрын

  Hey, what kinda tires are those?? I've been looking for a set of tires, if anyone makes them anymore, with a tread pattern like the old Mickey Thompson baja claws. Tread pattern kinda like a tractor. Had a set of yokohama geolandar at2s that where almost identical and they discounted them too!

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  @owlclaw4 ай бұрын

  Maxxis Trepador Radials, great for offroad but because they are directional they cant be rotated, bummer for people who just want to run them down the road. I love em'

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  @leeshaw51366 ай бұрын

  Excellent video. A huge amount of important data, in a video only 12:14 long. Amazing.

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  @owlclaw4 ай бұрын

  Much appreciated!

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  @HardCorps886 ай бұрын

  NICE...would like to do that to mine.

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  @Cyberviper87 ай бұрын

  Attempting to make a 650l into a desert capable bike. Will need to aftermarket an oil cooler. What suggestions might you have

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Justin from @bajaeveryday8673 is your guy with the 650L in the desert. You'll even be able to jump on a ride at the Oasis!

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  @kurtkeltner38687 ай бұрын

  Don’t the mouses overheat? I thought they were only good for slower off-road wouldn’t imagine desert riding/dual sport with longer open speeds

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Good point. Dono, I've been flogging them but need to deal with them soon. I don't even know if those battered rims will hold tubes. Actually the biggest concern is If you leave the bike parked on them they deflate on that spot and its like riding with a square tire. Racers either get a new set every tire change or the tire & rim sit on a rack between pits - Say you get a deal and pay $125 each for tires and mousses, imagine spending $500+ every time you smoke a tire 😮. Bro they are amazing, I'm not going to lie, but I'm hungry and happy with my Maxxis Deserts & HD tubes.

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  @2wheelsoffroad7307 ай бұрын

  I run Nitromousses and they last awhile. It is important to keep wedging them so that they don't get overly loose as they wear.

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  @pacek93418 ай бұрын

  Might be worthwhile to also take a paint marker to all the bolts so you have an easy visual indicator if something's backing off.

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Because I bounce between wheels I have the opportunity to check the torque (without air) before I mount them & they were good before I left... dang man, Scary. I've been talking to a few TT teams and they run anywhere between 30-50 psi. They all say get your own bolts and change them out every major prep. I should do a follow up video on this.

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  @NeyBar8 ай бұрын

  Man that bumper idea was great!

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  @owlclaw8 ай бұрын

  THX for the feedback. Someday I'll try it again now that I can weld faster, maybe a giveaway or something!

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  @appv129 ай бұрын

  How are you liking the 450rx? I have a 2019 crf450r and the bike is great other than the gearbox and i believe the rx has the same or similar. I'm thinking about either selling the bike or tearing it down this winter to drop in the 450L or 450x six speed. I mean the crf450r gearbox is so close ratio it is insane. You can barely crack the throttle between shifts. If I'm riding hard I get less than a second in between shifts. That gets old, not to mention I had to gear it to the moon to be able to ride it down the road without it screaming.

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Yea, I was just going to say gear it up to stretch it out. There is alot more different between the r/rx & x/l platform. The X is plush and has a flatter torque curve (L is even more so) where the r/rx is a dang rocket in the band but has zero grunt. I find the X challenging to ride single track on, I always want to keep shifting but I need to remember that it has the rrr's to wind up between curves without clicking around. I've settled on the X, I love it for what I do, It's a good all around bike. Especially with that engine build, its like the XR650R with all the torque now, and has 6 gears!!!

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  @DZ4295DBW11 күн бұрын

  Well yeah... The R is a dedicated track bike

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  @OsadabwaMoto9 ай бұрын

  Interesting comparison vid. Love the XRR in the desert... where she was born and bred! A joy if you're moving... a challenge when the going gets tough, but like you say: they will tractor up anything (the rider is always the weakest link)! FWIW, we have mounted fans on ours, but it's never really been critical. Even if she bubbles a bit, she's still not unhappy. I gather you are running the light on the XRR straight from the Stator with no battery in between?

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Yes, on that bike the stator has been rewound so it has a dedicated lighting circuit and the light with regulator/rectifier runs directly off that. It flickers on idle because its a squadron pro but you can just needle the idle up if it starts to give you epilepsy while trying to map out the trail :O other wise just punch it!

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  @edcallies341410 ай бұрын

  Gearing on the XRR?

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Stock is 100 MPH easy; 20% up gives you less top end actually (that's the 96 mph video) but cruises much better down the highway and still gets up the hills with a tad more clutch.

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  @alb257110 ай бұрын

  Ooookeeeeeey now! I really need a parts lis for this results please!!

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  @owlclaw7 ай бұрын

  Mostly a basic four link but with the custom coil buckets. So far these are the only set but they're pretty straight forward to make. One day I'll be able to just make 10 of everything 🤞

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  @eliasmora71510 ай бұрын

  "find a level spot"... to kick start. jajajajaja, i have one.. i know the felling.

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  @owlclaw10 ай бұрын

  😎 lol, its not even that bad but it is a breaker 😂

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  @BilboSaggins6411 ай бұрын

  What offset are the wheels? I’m looking to get a set for my excursion

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  @owlclaw11 ай бұрын

  Tow wheels: 20x10 with -18mm offset; 17x8.5 with -25mm offset. Both are a bit out of the wheel wells, but the 05-08 axels are also wider than the Factory set.

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  @HosephGillcrist11 ай бұрын

  great video! do you run any fans on the ol xr650r or have you ever felt the need to?

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  @owlclaw11 ай бұрын

  I don't but that's because the BRP is the wrong bike for the tight stuff. It has plenty of mass (and fluid volume) to stay cool while walking up even the biggest hills but it likes to be to opened up after to get some air. As for trying to sit idling at street lights or whatever, I forgot to say, even if you keep the cylinder & oil temps down with a fan, the header pipe will be glowing red hot in pretty short time - I wonder how the L's get away with it, maybe that emissions thing bypassed a bunch of cooling air into the exhaust?

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  @DS-ur3cw Жыл бұрын

  Please show me how u mounted the winch!

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  It started like the Warn hid-a-winch but got cut and shaved to be as minimal as possible.

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  @AnthonyVierra Жыл бұрын

  You might think about a TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) There are a few good ones out there and you can install the sensors on a large hose clamp in the center of the wheel. This might give you some advanced warning when you start to lose a little bit of pressure on a wheel to check the bead.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  That's a great idea, they have those blue tooth stem cap ones too. No Excuse!

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  @Jesse-tw8rr Жыл бұрын

  I’m having this same issue on my 2018 Duramax, I keep having failure after failure, I’m definitely going to be trying the spacer’s because I’m out of ideas! Where did you get your spacers from?

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Got the spacers from the wheel manufacturer, Raceline in this case. Definitely questioning the thickness - no spacer perhaps to much of a gap but 1/8" spacers don't seem to hold more than 30 psi of air. I will do an update this summer once we beat it some more :)

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  @ARluvr1 Жыл бұрын

  It’s it’s all over the road you need a rear sway bar. Mine didn’t have a sway bar when I got it. It was undeliverable. Put a f350 heavy duty rear sway bar and it was All gone.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Yea man, gotta be balanced for sure!

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  @ronandmarleysagility9006 Жыл бұрын

  Would pay to see a video of your winch install..... how you mounted it. What mods were required

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  I might have some footage, Let me check the archive. No mods to the frame or anything, just the bumper. Similar to the Warn Hide a winch but without the fire truck bumper look when its all in there.

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  @timsmith3799 Жыл бұрын

  Great video! Thank you for sharing

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @adampark8341 Жыл бұрын

  So beadlocks didnt fail

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Didn't even loose pressure, missing bolts was the only warning.

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  @nadakidd Жыл бұрын

  That Biden clip got an instant like. Also, awesome approach to the suspension. I'm considering an ex and would totally want to do it like this.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Welcome aboard! I'm pretty neutral on the scale but when you set your self up to be in the spotlight, expect to get roasted 😆

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  @nadakidd Жыл бұрын

  @@owlclaw 💯 I wanted a diesel 'scursion so badly, but they are so expensive that I gave up hope. Then I came across this guy's Tahoe SAS and due to the lower cost, bought an '04 Tahoe and am going to start the swap as soon as ski season ends (SLC area). I'm gonna try for 37s since the 35s fit his really well with minimal trimming. You guys are truly an inspiration. Thanks for sharing with the rest of us. www.youtube.com/@tahoverlanding/videos

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  @darrengann7777 Жыл бұрын

  100 miles an hour on a desert trail, riding an old dirt bike is where I need to be. You've got yourself a new subscriber...thank you

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Welcome aboard! Come on out anytime, spare bike all around 😊

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  @j.w.7688 Жыл бұрын

  What would take it off your hands?$$$

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Lots of persuasion 😆. Not because I couldn't part with it or I think its worth a million bucks, but because I'd have to go through all the growing pains of finding that perfect recipe again on the next build. DM me and lets chat about it if your serious, better yet book a flight and we can go pound on it! owlclawfab@gmail

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  @j.w.7688 Жыл бұрын

  Dude! Your too goofey genius for me. I have a 2001 Excursion Limited, 6.8L V10. Its got the same color scheme as yours. I love it and am trying to slowly rescue and restore it. But you've gone to the SUPER EXTREME! I never seen a Rock-Crawler Excursion EVER!! I'd be happy with some new wheels, tires, and coilover shocks. Throw me a response if u ever wanna sell yours though😎👍

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Everything is for sale 😎 Just got back from a trip, the mind boggling thing is that it still tows like a dream. [email protected] Thanks for reaching out!

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  @cheyennemartinez7142 Жыл бұрын

  Is there somewhere I can message you to get a little more info on the coil buckets you made

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Any where you would like. Facebook, Instagram, www.owlclaw.us/connect, owlclawfab@gmail

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  @robdmau Жыл бұрын

  I have an 05, use it to tow and go off pavement, nothing like what you do. It’s late so maybe I missed it but is the rear all stock? It’s also from 05-08 250? You don’t have any lift at all minus the tires size?

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Rear has original excursion springs, 05-08 Axel, and currently 1.5" blocks. Ideally the truck would have no lift. With the coil buckets raised and the springs that I found, the front is level with the back on that setup. I should measure the axel to frame distance so that others can compare.

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  @robdmau Жыл бұрын

  @@owlclaw why does the rear need a 1.5” block? What happened in the front to cause it to go up 1.5”?

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  @robdmau Жыл бұрын

  You mention a video how you go over this in a different video, I’ve gone over all your videos and do not see The one you are talking about. Are there other videos that are not listed anymore?

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  I think you found it? Come on out to an event like king of the hammers and we can go wheeling. See what you like and what you'd like to do different first hand!!

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  @robdmau Жыл бұрын

  @@owlclaw yes I found it, it wasn’t under videos. I had to look under playlist. I haven’t wheeled since I was a kid. It’s pretty amazing it does what it does with factory suspension. Since it came off of a 250, so 250s already have this much flex in the rear?

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  @@robdmau yea all the flex comes from the rear on a f250 with arms. Its like taking two pipe wrenches to the front axel when trying to get only one side to go down. It is still pretty impressive what it can do from the factory tho. www.owlclaw.us/builds/diesel-excursion/ I had more opportunity to post pics here showing the extended coil buckets without the fender liners on this build page. I pushed the coil buckets up as much as I could without moving the batteries; that's why I used the 1.5" blocks in the back, just to be level with the front.

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  @robdmau Жыл бұрын

  @@owlclaw so these springs are from a 6” lift, to avoid the lift you pushed the buckets up as high as you could which still left a little (1.5”) so you just blocked the rear to level it out. How’s the squat towing 10k lbs?

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  @@robdmau Correct, but with the rear springs being 20 years old, its prolly right at factory height and the front would be "leveled" (+2") like a typical leveling kit. The spring rate is about 300/in on each side so squat should be about 2" at the hitch with 1K lbs on the ball. On that trailer I use a distribution hitch so there no sag. With our latest trailer and with the hitch moved up and strengthened, I just hitch it up but its around 6K total with ~1K on the ball, and it sits and tows much better.

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  @st-dm5mr Жыл бұрын

  2000 Xcresion XLT, V10, 4" lift, 235 85/16s, sway bar/steering damper/running board delete (broke 'em all), 12,000 lb winch, 230,000 kms/140,000 miles with at least 1/2 of that on British Columbia logging roads, original owner. A lot of the slop in the steering can be a warn steering box. I've swapped mine twice with OEM and it makes a world of difference. Skinny tires help as well. With our Canadian gas hitting $2 a litre/nearly U$6 gallon, it's been parked as a lawn ornament off and on for the past few years. A Suzuki substitute saves on fuel but damn!...I miss my Xcresion. Best truck I've ever owned.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Ohh, a suzuki jimny or a samurai? Yea, gotta have multiple; parts for maintenance is cheaper than gas!

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  @yamilbarriga8586 Жыл бұрын

  Hello I own a 2005 excursion and I like your bumper bars ..... can you tell me where did you get them please? Thank you

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Factory front sectioned and covered in tubes. Rear is just tubes over the raised hitch. There is another video on the channel showing how we did the front sectioning.

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  @fluffykittynoodles Жыл бұрын

  I've been kicking around the idea of doing a spring under for the rear, then you don't have to link it up for wrap, etc. Also wondered of using revolver shackles for the rear while SUA for a lot of droop/flex. Seeing what you've done with yours is definitely inspiring. I'm looking at doing the axle swap and just leaving it like that for awhile, seeing as how it seems like the coil front end is already a pretty formidable platform. At least until I get more money and a better idea of exactly what I want out of it. Thanks for your uploads, I want to what you're doing with your X aha

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Rear is pretty flexy already and surprisingly I don't have wrap problems, even the few times I was doing burnouts 😂 Yea, Mercinary's Ex had 40's on leafs and rocked Moab, nothing wrong with leaving it as is and spending elsewhere!

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  @fluffykittynoodles Жыл бұрын

  @@owlclaw did you swap the longer springs from the donor truck in the rear, too? I hear the leaf springs from the 05+yrs are longer which helps with wrap/flex, too.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  @@fluffykittynoodles No stock Ex springs. I'm sure they are rated differently too for towing or a kush SUV ride, so be carefull.

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  @tycook5862 Жыл бұрын

  Love these videos. It’s been part of the inspiration and resource for my swap. Axle getting gears now

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Gotta make some vid's too! When you get down, lets get the cameras rollin!

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  @SevenFortyMotorsports2 жыл бұрын

  engine break down next

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  Oh man, not my specialty on these diesels. Anthony's and I were planning on doing a walk around for sure.

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  @AnthonyVierra2 жыл бұрын

  I would be interested in a kit. I want to run 40's with no lift / cut / tub the fenders. Also seems the rear should have a similar 4 link to get rid of axle wrap.

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  @owlclaw Жыл бұрын

  It could be done 😁. I'm a terrible business man tho, I just like to build new things all the time - kinda the opposite of a business model 🤮.