So this could go two ways, I could get a great list of upgrades to make a Vehicross my class champion, or you guys could tell me I am completely nuts for even thinking this would work.


We have an offroad racing series down here (ECORS) that is really picking up steam. This year there were 6 events with the hopes of growing to 8 next year. We just got back from Harlan, KY's race, which was a qualifier for King of the Hammers (biggest race in the US). Think high speed desert racing with rocks and mud. Average speeds around 30mph with max around 65mph.... over rocks and through the mud.

We have 3 classes of rigs- A, B, and C.

I would be building an A class rig out of the Vehicross: No tunable shocks, maximum of 33"s with one locker, or 35"s with no locker, no power adders (turbos, S/Cs). Most A Class rigs are Jeep Cherokees, some Rodeos, and some Toyota trucks and truggies.

Races last up to 2 hours per class! So that is two solid hours of hammering on the VX offroad, at speed.

So with that info, I was thinking:

Torsion lift front
2"+ lift rear
33" M/Ts
Bushing upgrades
Airbumps (welded in)
Emulsion shocks w/resevoir (Fox maybe, perhaps Walker Evans)
Maybe an Aussie or an ARB


So with that knowledge, what else would you add to make this as bullet proof as possible?

The rig in question is a 2000 Ironman with 75,000 miles.


Thoughts?? Suggestions??