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Darrell
& Jennifer Creeks 1983 Toyota Pickup
October
1999
Toyota 4x4
Jennifer taking
on the Little Sluice
1/4 elliptical
springs
Big Sluice,
Rubicon
Check out those
air bags
No doubt about it, Darrell Creeks
is the type of off-roading nut that is always making one
change or another to his truck. As many trucks do, Darrell's
evolved over time, one piece at a time.
Darrell built the custom flat bed himself to help haul the
camping equipment to and from the trail. The front diff is
open but the rear end has been welded up to prevent any
slippage. Front leaf spring are standard Superlift 3.5" lift
springs. Darrell originally fabed his own front steering
setup but later converted to crossover steering. An 8000 lbs
Warn winch up front takes care of the extraction
duties.
Low gearing starts with 5:71 ring
& pinion gears. A stock transfer case is mated to a
Marlin Crawler 4:70 gear box for an overall crawl ratio of
240:1. The rear suspension is a completely custom 1/4"
elliptical setup with four links, two air bags and assorted other
goodies.
Darrell and his wife
Jennifer are about the nicest people I have ever met on the
trail. One time a couple of years back he went so far as to
cut off (with a hack saw), two sections from is flat bed to act as
braces for a pretzeled drive shaft. It was an ugly repair, but it worked. If you ever catch
them in camp make sure to ask Jennifer for some of her famous
chocolate chip cookies!
After owning the
Toy for about seven years they sold the truck and bought a '94
YJ. I guess after awhile it's time for a change. I know
full well it's not going to stay stock for long. I am sure
Darrell is already at work modifying his Jeep to perform on the
trails.
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