While the title of this piece may not sound particularly interesting, the act of driving a poorly–modified Willys Jeep to a bar in an Arizona desert, is a tall order. This is what the MotorTrend magazine crew did, with an old banger that had been bought a few months in advance, and which had been sitting unused this entire time.
You may think that air suspension is a good addition to a lowered hot rod, and it is. However, if it is fitted by people who are installing such a system for the first time, and they neglect tolerances, the use of washers and the length of the bolts, then it does more harm than good – as you will come to understand after watching the video we posted below.
Still, the idea of making a rat rod out of a Jeep is an unusual one, and we’re sharing this video primarily because we thought it would be interesting to see. Such a vehicle would need to be built by pros, so that it doesn’t fall apart, but the basic idea is there and it’s good.
By Andrei Nedelea
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