Tell Us About Your ROXOR Journey

[Bob R1]

We really could stand a lot more of you posting about your ROXOR Journey. We have quite a few people reading posts, but not nearly as many contributing material for the rest of us to read. We have had lots of members come and go over the years. When I first started reading and looking at ROXOR's back in 2018 it seemed to me like we had a lot more posts to read on here. Lots of the early owners have dropped off the forum over the years. That is a lot of knowledge lost for the rest of us. We could stand a lot more posts on what you have done to your ROXOR. I have not seen a new post on a heater installation in a while. How about an EGR Delete on a 2.7L. We are starting into warmer weather, tell us what work you are doing on your ROXOR.

Bob R

 

[txroadkill]

I did a walk around video the other month

I also did one of the Trekmaster trailer I bought.

In the near future I’m gonna do another one showing the tauler jack in action and I’m hoping to get some new trail footage soon to add to the channel. I have some trail clips from before the long travel lift and some with it. The EJS 22 videos are all old suspension and the ones done after 2024 are with the long travel.

If there’s anything you want better footage of let me know. I’ll go and film it and talk about it. What I’m finding is there isn’t much on modified Roxors out there aside from here and a few Facebook groups. For that matter there isn’t much on roxors in general anywhere. I believe a lot of the early content here was partially due to covid. Everybody looking to get outside and bored with the lockdowns. Then the lawsuits put a damper on our fun and everyone became worried about parts availability. Glad that’s been sorted out. Let’s all get back to having fun and building these Roxors.

FYI my sig line is a link to the YouTube channel.

 

[Bob R1]

Seeing everything that the Jack can do would be great. I have owned a Hi-Lift Jack since 1973. The Tauler Jack looks to be much safer to use, not to mention more compact. Mounting Options would be great material for the post also. Keep up the good work.

Bob R

 

[Vinny]

Ok. The weather is getting better so I'm sure the adventures will start up.
We took ours out this weekend for the first time this year. Went to Lake Sullivan in Paulden AZ. As you can see, not much of a lake. But in Arizona I believe anything over 50 gallons is called a lake. Where I come from it was called a mud puddle.

 

[Evh1]

This week I just finished a much thought about and desired gear and locker install on my 2019 Roxor.
The unit came with 3.73 ratio gears and with the 33” tires I was running was not geared correctly at all. I had to shift into Low range and cruise around in 3rd or 4th in much mud or difficult terrain and the lack of lockers was very frustrating when I lost traction in not very difficult terrain. Needless to say, my Warn winch got a lot of work.
I contacted the great folks at On The Rox and discussed my thoughts. I wanted to switch to 4.56 gearing and employ positive traction units front & rear. The guy I talked to was very knowledgeable about Roxor and driveline work. We decided that a new gearing carrier ( chunk) was needed to use the Torq Locker posi-trac units. I bought a pair of Yukon standard Cases for gearing 3.92 and higher, USA Standard 4.56 ratio Ring & Pinion gear sets, and a pair of TORQ Lockers for 19 spline axles. I also bought the 2 needed Yukon Install kits for a Roxor that consisted of gear shims, hubseals, axle seals and gaskets. This all ran about $2300. I got a local Mahindra tractor dealer to do the install for $700 an axle. Not too bad in my opinion.
I’m pleased with the install and the result is phenomenal. I could climb a tree if traction was there! I did not install front lock out hubs as my unit won’t ever see asphalt. A quick purchase of $150 hubs is all I need to change this and the install is easy.
The TORQ Lockers are great and rarely “pop or clunk”. The steering effortl is harder as each wheel pulls for traction, but thats to be expectedin 4WD. Thumbs outside the steering wheel!
I can drive around in 2WD and the effort in nominal.
I live in Alabama and do not rock crawl. I mainly use my unit in dirt, mud and off-piste terrain hunting and playing and I’m totally pleased with the results. I did not feel the HD 30 spline axle mod was necessary. I did not go all out on the gearing - the tire size equated a lower gearing around 4.88 to 5.36, so I got a happy median (4.56) as our property is quite large and I drive a lot of dirt roads/jeep trails at 45-50mph till I turn off to the nasty stuff and then drop the transfer case down to 4WD High or Low as needed.
Earlier I had a 1-1/2” lift installed, a 2.5 turbo diesel chip and cold air intake and an aftermarket free flow exhaust.
Very pleased with my Ted Nugent Roxor unit and much prefer it to an expensive cab side by side.
I hope this helps anyone thinking about driveline mods for their Roxor. Happy to answer any questions.
Anyone want some 3.73 stock highway running Mahindra gears to exchange their 5.36s ? I had 541 miles on my set. Gearset carriers too. 19 spline.
I’m assuming that this thread is the correct place to post this. Monitors can repost in a more Technical thread if desired.

 

[Davinator]

I did a walk around video the other month

I also did one of the Trekmaster trailer I bought.

In the near future I’m gonna do another one showing the tauler jack in action and I’m hoping to get some new trail footage soon to add to the channel. I have some trail clips from before the long travel lift and some with it. The EJS 22 videos are all old suspension and the ones done after 2024 are with the long travel.

If there’s anything you want better footage of let me know. I’ll go and film it and talk about it. What I’m finding is there isn’t much on modified Roxors out there aside from here and a few Facebook groups. For that matter there isn’t much on roxors in general anywhere. I believe a lot of the early content here was partially due to covid. Everybody looking to get outside and bored with the lockdowns. Then the lawsuits put a damper on our fun and everyone became worried about parts availability. Glad that’s been sorted out. Let’s all get back to having fun and building these Roxors.

FYI my sig line is a link to the YouTube channel.

Nice!

 

[Bob R1]

One thing I would like to see posted is a very in depth article on a Heater Installation on a 2.7L Roxor.
I have looked a little, and about every article is about the older 2.5L Roxor heater installation.

Bob R

 

[karlhungusjr]

One thing I would like to see posted is a very in depth article on a Heater Installation on a 2.7L Roxor.
I have looked a little, and about every article is about the older 2.5L Roxor heater installation.

Bob R

I don't know how it's going to work, but I bought one of those portable diesel heaters from amazon specifically for my roxor when the weather starts cooling down later. it's not an enclosed cab but I think it should help out a lot. hopefully.

 

[Bob R1]

I have heard about those heaters, but I have never been around one of them. Let us know how it works out for you.


Bob R

 

[Davinator]

Let me start by saying that I am built like a gorilla: 6’-5” tall and 260 lb. I have long legs and big feet (size 14). While the leg room in my Roxor is better than any SxS I have sat in and I have tried them all. I was having difficulty accessing the clutch pedal because my knee was hitting the arm rest on the drivers side door. (Hard Cabs 2 seat cab) I fixed the problem by removing the arm rest and installing an aluminum hand grip that I found on line. I then connected some para cord between the new handle and the door latch. Works like a charm!

Next, I was having trouble sometimes accessing the brake and clutch pedals because they were so small and close together. I ran across these dandy after market pedals that I tack welded to the original pedals after removing the rubber pads. They are twice as wide and have raised friction “stars” to guarantee the foot won’t slip off the pedals, even when covered with mud. What a genius idea!!

 

[Shawn T]

First post. 70 years young. Off roading, 4 wd pickups, bikes, buggy since I was a teen. Raced dirt bikes early then the Baja 500, 1000, Vegas to Reno etc in jeeps and buggies.

Grew up on a farm. Worked in mining, logging and heavy construction my whole life.

First saw a Roxor in 2018 when a friend heard of them and wanted to take a look. Honestly at that time I wasn't impressed. Not much HP, little tires, rough ride.

Fast forward to earlier this year. Now retired. Have a house in Baja that we spend November to April at. I have a real, go fast prerunner there for bombing through the desert. Rest of the year is home in Idaho.

Wife and I genuinely love camping and exploring. Started with tent and bags on the ground. Moved up through campers and camp trailers. Eventually ended up with a Jumping Jack for 21 years. Absolutely great way to camp. Easy to set up but the rest of camp still takes a fair amount of work.

So we decided to get a class c motor home. We can camp and travel back and forth to Baja with our dogs and cat without the hassle of motels and restaurants. Picked up a very clean 2004 Bigfoot 27'. Great way to travel and camp.

Had an older Yamaha sxs but wasn't really happy with it for desert and mountain exploring.

So started thinking about something better. Jeep? Nah. Seen too many break and lousy fuel mileage. We have two Nissan pro4x trucks, excellent vehicles but not overly capable for serious off roading without major upgrades.

Kept coming back to Roxors. This forum and the FB groups convinced me a Roxor was what I wanted. Researched everything I could find and started looking for one. Don't like the looks of the newer ones so ended up with a 2019. Not perfect but pretty good condition.

It came with shackle lift, lunch box lockers front and rear, winch, diesel freak tune and other engine upgrades, and heater (no cab so go figure).

I added Cecco bumpers and skid plates, Bilsteins, top of wheel well storage boxes, roof rack and put new timkens and seals in the front end from Torque King. Mastercraft Baja RS suspension seats. Also new BFG KTM3 235 85 16 tires. Samsung tablet with Guia for navigation. I have T-MOBILE satellite text for communication when there's no cell service.

Last weekend was first trail ride on the Tidy spring loop in the Owyhee mountains.
About 24 miles. Some graded gravel roads. More miles of rough rocky trail. Some fairly serious rock crawls and major washout. Took 4 hours.

Roxor ride isn't close to my long travel prerunner but I didn't expect it to be. It performed exactly as I hoped it would. Simply crawled at idle through the roughest obstacles. Never spun a tire.

I am very pleased with how it performed. Front locker is a work out for shoulders and arms over 20+ miles of low range 1st and 2nd gear.

Looking forward to many exploration trips in northern Nevada, eastern Oregon and Idaho.

 

[Bob R1]

Looks like you have it set up pretty well. Keep us posted on your adventures.

Bob R

 

[Colderweather86]

Ok. The weather is getting better so I'm sure the adventures will start up.
We took ours out this weekend for the first time this year. Went to Lake Sullivan in Paulden AZ. As you can see, not much of a lake. But in Arizona I believe anything over 50 gallons is called a lake. Where I come from it was called a mud puddle.

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Funny history on that lake. The lake used to be bigger. When the headwaters of the Verde river were dammed, the silt coming from the big chino during the monsoons filled in the lake, causing it to disappear. The guy who "owned" the lake tried to dig it out, but it turned out to be too expensive. So how what we get is that little pond. Had he left it alone and not dammed off the verde, it would have been bigger.

 

[Colderweather86]

First post. 70 years young. Off roading, 4 wd pickups, bikes, buggy since I was a teen. Raced dirt bikes early then the Baja 500, 1000, Vegas to Reno etc in jeeps and buggies.

Grew up on a farm. Worked in mining, logging and heavy construction my whole life.

First saw a Roxor in 2018 when a friend heard of them and wanted to take a look. Honestly at that time I wasn't impressed. Not much HP, little tires, rough ride.

Fast forward to earlier this year. Now retired. Have a house in Baja that we spend November to April at. I have a real, go fast prerunner there for bombing through the desert. Rest of the year is home in Idaho.

Wife and I genuinely love camping and exploring. Started with tent and bags on the ground. Moved up through campers and camp trailers. Eventually ended up with a Jumping Jack for 21 years. Absolutely great way to camp. Easy to set up but the rest of camp still takes a fair amount of work.

So we decided to get a class c motor home. We can camp and travel back and forth to Baja with our dogs and cat without the hassle of motels and restaurants. Picked up a very clean 2004 Bigfoot 27'. Great way to travel and camp.

Had an older Yamaha sxs but wasn't really happy with it for desert and mountain exploring.

So started thinking about something better. Jeep? Nah. Seen too many break and lousy fuel mileage. We have two Nissan pro4x trucks, excellent vehicles but not overly capable for serious off roading without major upgrades.

Kept coming back to Roxors. This forum and the FB groups convinced me a Roxor was what I wanted. Researched everything I could find and started looking for one. Don't like the looks of the newer ones so ended up with a 2019. Not perfect but pretty good condition.

It came with shackle lift, lunch box lockers front and rear, winch, diesel freak tune and other engine upgrades, and heater (no cab so go figure).

I added Cecco bumpers and skid plates, Bilsteins, top of wheel well storage boxes, roof rack and put new timkens and seals in the front end from Torque King. Mastercraft Baja RS suspension seats. Also new BFG KTM3 235 85 16 tires. Samsung tablet with Guia for navigation. I have T-MOBILE satellite text for communication when there's no cell service.

Last weekend was first trail ride on the Tidy spring loop in the Owyhee mountains.
About 24 miles. Some graded gravel roads. More miles of rough rocky trail. Some fairly serious rock crawls and major washout. Took 4 hours.

Roxor ride isn't close to my long travel prerunner but I didn't expect it to be. It performed exactly as I hoped it would. Simply crawled at idle through the roughest obstacles. Never spun a tire.

I am very pleased with how it performed. Front locker is a work out for shoulders and arms over 20+ miles of low range 1st and 2nd gear.

Looking forward to many exploration trips in northern Nevada, eastern Oregon and Idaho.

Outstanding life you've lived. I wish you were my Dad. If you ever find your way up to Alaska for a summer, look me up, I will take you to some incredible places in my Roxor.

 

[Shawn T]

My son was my codriver in all the off road races. He has a well built Exterra. Titan axles ad v8, coulovers etc.

He was with me on the tidy springs ride. He tried a severally washed out section and got crosswise in the ruts. Trying to climb out right front was 5 feet off the ground. I wish I had a Pic. Thought we'd have to winch him out but he was able to ease back and then make it through.

Good times.

 

[Bob R1]

Shawn T
From your description, your machine is set up very well. The one thing missing is one of Diesel Freak's Twin Stick Conversions.
Do a little reading on doing that, and you will come up with all the part numbers that you will need. I have not installed one so far, however I have the Front Output Gasket and Adjustable Poppet Kit parts infront of me on the desk. The Twin Stick Conversion is my next planned improvement to my 2024 Roxor. Keep us posted on your adventures.

Bob R