Jeepers

[RCCrawler]

I've got a 1966 CJ5a in the garage that my grandpa bought brand new, almost have it ready to go as a retro wheeler, but on the 9th we'll still be in Johnson Valley probably beat to hell and resting, the race is on the 8th.

I've pretty much retired from competing for the last few years, the only reason I'm doing KOH this year is because it's the #1 item on a good friends bucket list who is fighting renal cell carcinoma.

[RCCrawler]

It an amazing thing really. It takes place in hammertown, USA. A place that for 50 weeks a year is a desolate desert dry lake bed, but for 2 weeks it transforms into 50,000 people creating a city in the middle of no where.

You can go to google maps and type in king of the hammers and the location will come up, basically south of Barstow CA and west of Hesperia.

Just last week jalopnik called it one of the top 10 hardest races in the world.

[10mm-man]

It an amazing thing really. It takes place in hammertown, USA. A place that for 50 weeks a year is a desolate desert dry lake bed, but for 2 weeks it transforms into 50,000 people creating a city in the middle of no where.

You can go to google maps and type in king of the hammers and the location will come up, basically south of Barstow CA and west of Hesperia.

Just last week jalopnik called it one of the top 10 hardest races in the world.

Good luck! i have been doing some searches and that is "one killer race"! I would like to see if i could swing it, been wanting to head to Cali with the new rig! how are accommodation's? Camp? hotel?

[RCCrawler]

Hotels are long sold out I am sure, you might be able to find a dive hotel in yucca valley. We'll be sleeping in hammertown in the race trailer for about 10 nights.

[USAFGopherMike]

Hotels are long sold out I am sure, you might be able to find a dive hotel in yucca valley. We'll be sleeping in hammertown in the race trailer for about 10 nights.

I'm jealous. That looks like wicked good fun. I think I've read about this event in Jp magazine. Been going on for decades right?

[T-Giv]

Got my rig back today finally. 10mm does the Metal Cloak kit come with extended brake lines? I was looking at mine today on the lift and at full droop my brake lines are maxed out. If I flex into without my sway bar connected I will tear them. If you don't have them you should look into that pronto.

[10mm-man]

Got my rig back today finally. 10mm does the Metal Cloak kit come with extended brake lines? I was looking at mine today on the lift and at full droop my brake lines are maxed out. If I flex into without my sway bar connected I will tear them. If you don't have them you should look into that pronto.

Just unhook them, front has a screw that will release the bracket, rear is a screw also. they will give you about 6-8", sounds a little clinky on the trail but at least they won't break! Yes, my MC lift came with about 12" (might be close to 18", just know they are LONG)brake line extensions that I have not installed yet. My brake lines are dangling and making noise on the trail right now. I'll put them on in a few weeks.......

Edit: might want to extend the vent lines on the axles as well, mine pop off from extending so far. I fixed by adding about 12" of line...

[Irving]

You're wheeling with no rear brakes?

Never mind, I just figured out what you meant.

[10mm-man]

You're wheeling with no rear brakes?

The only way to run! ha

Ran into these guys and followed them on the trail since they knew it better than I. My black Rubi can be seen starting at 7:07

[USAFGopherMike]

Cool video. Thanks for posting. Where is that trail?