STX Buggy

[PJTPW]

Owners Name & City- Ryan Melton - Moab Utah

Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 2007 Buggy

Engine- 4.3L Chevy V6, FI, cam, headers, Crane Hi-6 ignition.

Transmission- TH350, reverse pattern, full manual valve body, with compression braking (TCI)

T-Case- Atlas 4 speed 1:1, 2.72:1, 3.77:1, 10.54:1

Axles- Front axle Ford Dana 60 narrowed 4.5" ARB, Dedenbears, CTMs, 5.38's
Rear axle Dodge Dana 60 with 14 bolt hubs and spindles - 35 spline / spool 5.38's

Suspension- 4 link front and rear.
Front 2.5 x 14" Fox Internal Bypass coilovers, 17" of vertical travel due to angle of shock mounting. Fox 2.5 x 4" stroke air bumps
Rear 2.5 x 18" Sway Away Coilovers, flutter stack valving, 20" of vertical travel. Fox 2.0 x 4" bumps.

Wheels and Tires- 42" comp compound IROKs on Walker Evans BLs

Winch- Warn M6000 SDP Front, Warn 3.0 CI rear

Favorite Trails - Pritchett, Behind the Rocks, Upper Helldorado

More: Rockstomper hydro ram, Howe pump, res, cooler, orbital. Highangle driveline 1410 CVs with 1410 yokes at axles, HD splines, .250 wall 3" dia tube. PRP seats, Art Carr Shifter, cutting brakes (cnc), gauges for every fluid sytem, remote oil cooler with fan, remote trans cooler with fan, 12 gallon JAZ fuel cell, ORD full hydro steering arms, 1 x 1.25 FK cromos on all lowers, 7/8 x 7/8 FK cromos on all upper links, 7178 T6 AL skid, Crane Cover rear, plate cover front, Hella headlights, rock lights, PRP seats, 5 point harnesses, lots of dimple died holes, and way too many hours of fab, planning, and obsessing over the suspension numbers - roll center height, roll axis, antisquat, antidive, instant center, so it's all adjustable.

Two trips to the ER, 23 total stitches, one reattached tendon, and 200 gallons of diet Mt Dew.

All built by me. ;D

Ryan

[tracyj]

Nice looking rig! Plus the fact that you did most or all of the work yourself makes it even more impressive. How do you like that 4 speed Atlas. I've got the 4.3 in mine, and I think that's more than slow enough for me, I can't imagine 10+:1.
Nice pics too!

[PJTPW]

Love the 4 speed. I was at 49:1 in my truggy before the torque converter and this one is 139:1 before the tc in low / low.

I don't use 10:1 a ton, but I like it for a lot of stuff. Hadn't wheeled with anything that low before now, but wouldn't be without it now that I have.

I mainly went with the 4 speed to get the 2.7:1 for an intermediate gear, but it turns out that I use 2.7:1 more than anything else.

Ryan

[greenjeep]

That thing is awesome, and Ryan knows what he's talking about when it comes to building rigs!!

[pepper]

That is not that great of a rig, all it is show.





















































I will take it of your hands. I dont want you to have to wheel it if you dont like it. so I will ;D