The road tripper ripper van. aka BATVAN - Yaj Yak's 2009 Conversion Van
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I legit couldn't be happier with how this turned out
God Damn, I thought I was fast when it comes to wheels and shit on a vehicle. You make me look like an amateur.
Deets on rim/tire set up, and very nicely done!!!!
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i like these too though.
these were the wheels i wound up with.
17x8.5 with +18 offset- stock is 17x7.5 with +31 offset.
stock tires were 245/70R16 which is around 30.6 tall, these are 31.6
the van has 3.73 gears so going to this tire size only made the effective gear ratio 3.60:1 which isn't bad at all.
my other BIG concern was keeping weight down to try to salvage what little mpg this thing gets. the tires that were on it tirerack had listed as 33lbs.
i went with toyo AT III's in 265/70r17 - 65,000 mile treadwear warranty, snowflake symbol, and toyo's website claims 39lbs....a lot of the other AT tires in this size are 44-45.
interesting as well- the white letter version of this tire are 3lbs heavier than the black letter. i wanted white letters but not for more money and to have a 3lb heavier tire in the same size.
changed the oil in this rig last night. first time ive ever had to do the "stab the fucking oil filter to get it the fuck off" trick
tried to hand spin it... naddda.
then one of these guys, which spun on the housing.
then one of these guys
which i wound up actually just crushing the filter.
which led to, a sweet phillips screw driver hammered through the bottom of the fucker.
wtf.
tried to hand spin it... naddda.
then one of these guys, which spun on the housing.
then one of these guys
which i wound up actually just crushing the filter.
which led to, a sweet phillips screw driver hammered through the bottom of the fucker.
wtf.
Yep, or in a skid steer where they hide the thing so getting any tool on it is impossible, but once you do, it’s still stuck and fucked.
Same here, I usually try large channel locks before the screw driver
im putting this in here so i dont lose it
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