Went back to refresh my memory, Personal I think the front bumper cuts make the truck look really good, I prefer it over the stock look, by far. Whole setup looks really good on a Kei truck!
I love these Mini tucks and the add of the tracks is SOOOO AWESOME! you can do so much with these little trucks, here in NC they are more "Tuner" type trucks, lowered and stuff. but they are cool!
Ambition Strikes made tracks for their Jeep Cherokee. They started with 4 used snowmobile track belts and designed the frames to fit them. They have a series of design and build videos and just recently offered the plans for sale for $99. Estimated build cost is $1500 per unit if you buy all new parts and materials. They've gotten quite a lot of use out of "Snowverlander" due to the heavy snow northern Idaho has been getting this winter.
@@ianstraker3060 watch their How do we afford all this? video. They spent $50K on a solar system because it would have cost $20K to get a power line to their property, plus hooking it up, plus the ongoing cost of electricity.
Where did you order the track set from. And what would the total build cost. I thinking if redoing the same thing for ice fishing rig. Thanks and awesome video
I ordered the tracks through mini4x4.ca in Quebec. Total cost was $7200 Canadian. The 2” lift was $200 and the track kit was $7000 shipped to my door. It came with the wheel spacers needed to mount the tracks.
Thanks Gabriel! There will definitely be a learning curve in driving. The tracks have a gear reduction of 1/3 and sure change the feel of the truck. Plus, more snow is needed!
Just out of curiosity... did you try installing any of the 4 corners without the 1" spacers? Or did you need them just to convert the lug pattern? I have a 2002 HiJet DeckVan and am trying to avoid pushing the tracks out wider as it will affect my rear sliding doors on both sides.
I needed the spacers to change the lug pattern over. I do believe it would have needed them for the tracks to clear the front struts though. I can’t remember offhand exactly how much space there was though.
Looking at it, it almost seems like you do want that pressure from the rear stabilizer pulling the track forward (pulling the rear of the track down). It'd keep the rear end pitched up instead of diving nose down. If it were to gain air, you want the track to land at the back, not dive into the snow. But a super cool project. That'd be a fun little toy to have!
Geez! If I grab air in that unit I’m in all kinds of trouble! Haha. In the camso adjustments manual there is a set amount of preload that they want on those springs and if I would have jacked the truck to make them fit the adjustability would be gone. In hindsight it’s probably not a huge deal but neither was pulling the bracket to get it modified.
@@ianstraker3060 Haha, that's fair. I can't imagine getting air in that but it could be fun if your spine survives? You had me locked with this vid btw, between the Manuel and first step *cracks a beer* haha. Same works in 'Sconnie.
They do take some power to turn. I ran it in 4 low all last winter and you need to keep the revs up. There was always a gear you could use just don’t expect to go fast. Some ice crusted snow last year was tough to run through and took a lot of power and patience. (Reving out in 3rd gear but then bogging down when you shift up to 4th.) That being said, I can’t wait to get them back on and get out fishing this winter. It goes everywhere. Nothing like getting out on the lake where no one is able to drive to with wheels.
I don’t know how important the anti-rotation really is. I watch two other channels that have tracks on Jeep Cherokee’s ether one run them and have even said they have no problems. One is an off road recovery vehicle with a V8 and pulls other very heavy trucks out of deep snow. Great video though. I’m looking into getting a set for my Polaris. Down the line would like to use them on. Suzuki Jimny or Mitsubishi mini Pajero.
@@ianstraker3060 I watched the recovery guy’s latest video today. Several commenters asked what all the rattling was with his new tracks. He pointed out that they were the anti-rotation mounts that were not connected. He explained his old tracks didn’t have that option but planed in the ne’er future of connecting this set.
I haven’t actually tried it but I can’t see why not. Not sure why someone would want to. I’ll have to give it a try next time I get out though and get back to you.
Terrible! Ha! I took it down the street to a friends place and you couldn’t hear yourself think once you got some speed out of it. The tracks were howling and the vibration in the cab was crazy. Still had a blast though! Haha
if they did, use the back like a camper on the back of a pick up truck. if they did fit that is. than just need a small trailer that is a fuel cell.@@ianstraker3060
Geez, that I don’t know. I know nothing about Hondas. Wheel spacers can be found for almost any conversion but I’m not sure on any of the brackets for the anti-rotation.
Speaking as someone that used to work fitting various kits on vehicles, I can't help but wonder if you realised that if you had made no modifications to that first bracket that it would have worked perfectly fine as it was meant to. I literally had a shudder go down my spine when you said you were going to cut it and weld an inch on. Because you did that is the very reason why you had to modify the bottom of the bracket.
Ya, literally the first step was to cut the brackets that we gave you, extend them an inch and then put the left side on the right and the right in the left. After that I was wondering what the hell I was getting myself into.
@@ianstraker3060 , after watching your video, I got curious to see if anyone else had made any videos on these. Only found a couple, and one had to make some mod's due to some other mods that he had made previously to his mini truck, the other basically fitted straight onto a factory standard with no mods. After that I got distracted with other videos.
? Do you have a structural engineering degree? It might be an idea to follow the manufacture subjections on the initial install. And modify after use and rest drives.
@@thegreatpotatokitty8196 yeah! , you could even put a box on the back and cut a hole in the bed to put your lines in, from inside your kei truck, someone should try it
Have you calculated the effective change in final gear ratio? I did some research, and wasn't able to find anything specific. What is actual speed compared to stock indicated?
It is roughly a 1/3 gear reduction with the 16 tooth sprocket that they recommend for these trucks. I think I found it on a Four Sons Off-road video where they explain it. The speedo is definitely showing a higher speed than actual but I haven’t actually compared GPS speed to it yet.
@@ianstraker3060 Even with that rough calculation of an additional 1/3, that should make all the difference in the world, putting it right in the power with tracks. Thanks!
I have the same tracks on my Can Am Outlander XT ,,, the gear reduction is right at 50% ,, when my speedo reads 40mph my GPS is reading around 20mph! And it depends on the drive gear. I have 18 tooth gears. Hope that helps ,, from Spark, Nv?
you sure do know how to bugger things up don't you ! Look just stand back and take a look at how you got these on ! ya the ones on the back are on the wrong sides . I've installed plenty of these without cutting holes making brackets etc.
@@ianstraker3060 With the degradation of society over the last few decades, with a few exceptions, the notion of verified fit and finish has pretty much evaporated.
I'm only like 3 minutes into the video and I know I should wait till the end but does that thing have enough power to actually run those things? I know, I know.. I probably should finish the video before I comment but I couldn't help myself lol. From what I understand those they have a Suzuki motorcycle engine in them and honestly I'm not sure about how much power they make but it can't be a whole lot lol
It makes a whopping 48hp and it does a good enough job of turning the tracks. Gearing is your friend. Just make sure you're in the right gear when you get into the thick of it!!
@@ianstraker3060 I guess you make the best with what you got lol. Regardless of how much power it has it still looks awesome! Not going to lie, I'm jealous lol
Looks to me like some really nice track assemblies, but a piss poor designed installation kit to me... Kudps for having the skills to do the necessary mods to make them function as intended... :-)
I haven't finished the video yet but I can guess those tracks ain't gonna be any fun cause those K vehicles are slow as dogshit without tracks on it I guess it will have good traction but every vehicle I seen on tracks wasn't a slow dog it had power an the were tearing around
Oh I’m with you on that! Ha! I didn’t get it to go fast though. I wanted a good, capable utility 4wd with a good box on the back. The tracks do gear it down as well. It’s not breaking any speed records but I think it will get me anywhere I want to go and that’s all I was looking for.
I hope the RUclips algorithm puts this video in more peoples pages like it did mine. Good watch :)
Thank you!
It did for me and it’s awesome!
Great video for sure!
What a smart little snow truck, I love it, let's see her in some deeper snow
I’m hoping to get out now that we finally have a bit more snow. Just waiting on some days off. But soon!
Went back to refresh my memory, Personal I think the front bumper cuts make the truck look really good, I prefer it over the stock look, by far. Whole setup looks really good on a Kei truck!
I love these Mini tucks and the add of the tracks is SOOOO AWESOME! you can do so much with these little trucks, here in NC they are more "Tuner" type trucks, lowered and stuff. but they are cool!
Never ceases to amaze me why somebody would wanna modify something that was engineered, bye a person smarter than them, good way to tear shit up
The notches you took out of the front look just fine.
I hope you get more snow.
We are finally getting a bit more snow now. I think it’s holding off because I actually want snow. I’m hoping to get a run on video soon.
Ambition Strikes made tracks for their Jeep Cherokee. They started with 4 used snowmobile track belts and designed the frames to fit them. They have a series of design and build videos and just recently offered the plans for sale for $99. Estimated build cost is $1500 per unit if you buy all new parts and materials. They've gotten quite a lot of use out of "Snowverlander" due to the heavy snow northern Idaho has been getting this winter.
I’ll have to check that out. $1500usd per corner doesn’t sound too terrible for a set of full size tracks.
@@ianstraker3060 watch their How do we afford all this? video. They spent $50K on a solar system because it would have cost $20K to get a power line to their property, plus hooking it up, plus the ongoing cost of electricity.
Awesome project! Good job! Can't wait to see it in action in some deeper snow.
Nice! Especially here in Manitoba. Nicely done!
Very cool. It looks like one of those old snow cats they used to have up in the pochinoes. Once I get a decent kei, this is going on the mod list. 👍
Where did you order the track set from. And what would the total build cost. I thinking if redoing the same thing for ice fishing rig. Thanks and awesome video
I ordered the tracks through mini4x4.ca in Quebec. Total cost was $7200 Canadian. The 2” lift was $200 and the track kit was $7000 shipped to my door. It came with the wheel spacers needed to mount the tracks.
Awesome and informative video! Looking forward to seeing how these hold up for you.
Thanks Gabriel! There will definitely be a learning curve in driving. The tracks have a gear reduction of 1/3 and sure change the feel of the truck. Plus, more snow is needed!
Just out of curiosity... did you try installing any of the 4 corners without the 1" spacers? Or did you need them just to convert the lug pattern? I have a 2002 HiJet DeckVan and am trying to avoid pushing the tracks out wider as it will affect my rear sliding doors on both sides.
I needed the spacers to change the lug pattern over. I do believe it would have needed them for the tracks to clear the front struts though. I can’t remember offhand exactly how much space there was though.
"Some days I have a hard time keeping my shoes tied"
Been there, done that...
Looking at it, it almost seems like you do want that pressure from the rear stabilizer pulling the track forward (pulling the rear of the track down). It'd keep the rear end pitched up instead of diving nose down. If it were to gain air, you want the track to land at the back, not dive into the snow. But a super cool project. That'd be a fun little toy to have!
Geez! If I grab air in that unit I’m in all kinds of trouble! Haha. In the camso adjustments manual there is a set amount of preload that they want on those springs and if I would have jacked the truck to make them fit the adjustability would be gone. In hindsight it’s probably not a huge deal but neither was pulling the bracket to get it modified.
@@ianstraker3060 Haha, that's fair. I can't imagine getting air in that but it could be fun if your spine survives? You had me locked with this vid btw, between the Manuel and first step *cracks a beer* haha. Same works in 'Sconnie.
Awesome video! Does the tracks starve a lot of the power and can you notice or not to bad??? I NEED this for ice fishing haha
They do take some power to turn. I ran it in 4 low all last winter and you need to keep the revs up. There was always a gear you could use just don’t expect to go fast. Some ice crusted snow last year was tough to run through and took a lot of power and patience. (Reving out in 3rd gear but then bogging down when you shift up to 4th.) That being said, I can’t wait to get them back on and get out fishing this winter. It goes everywhere. Nothing like getting out on the lake where no one is able to drive to with wheels.
Thats so cool! I love that. Thanks!! May I ask what the track kit cost?@@ianstraker3060
They run me about $6800 shipped to my door from mini4x4.ca
@@ianstraker3060 thanks!
With all the issues I thought for sure the cab wouldn’t clear the garage door after you were done. Lol
I measured but it was going to be close. I forgot about the antenna though and it scared me when it sprung free. Haha
おぉ！👏軽トラックじゃないか！とても綺麗に乗っていますね👍
Light truck in very good condition.
Thanks! It does a surprisingly good job.
This is the dumbest shit ever and I fucking love it. Kei trucks are awesome. One with bloody tracks......you're a madman
Bahahaha! It’s a head turner that’s for sure!
That looks sick 🔥
Cool stuff. Your next mod should be to add a space heater to your shop :)
No kidding... I was thinking that too.
@@ianstraker3060 these Chinese diesel air heaters work wonders and are cheap. Maybe try them out.
I’ve been hearing alot about those diesel units around here lately. They seem to be getting quite popular.
I don’t know how important the anti-rotation really is. I watch two other channels that have tracks on Jeep Cherokee’s ether one run them and have even said they have no problems. One is an off road recovery vehicle with a V8 and pulls other very heavy trucks out of deep snow. Great video though. I’m looking into getting a set for my Polaris. Down the line would like to use them on. Suzuki Jimny or Mitsubishi mini Pajero.
Interesting...
@@ianstraker3060 I watched the recovery guy’s latest video today. Several commenters asked what all the rattling was with his new tracks. He pointed out that they were the anti-rotation mounts that were not connected. He explained his old tracks didn’t have that option but planed in the ne’er future of connecting this set.
Kei truck on tracks, nice.
Wait, your fellow Canadian Steve Wallis says that's Step 2. I guess you don't need to setup a tent. Also, cool video. Looks like a nice kit.
Cool little machine👌
Is it possible to drive in 2 while drive..?....Great Job BTW.
I haven’t actually tried it but I can’t see why not. Not sure why someone would want to. I’ll have to give it a try next time I get out though and get back to you.
And thank you very much!
CAMPER SHELL ON THE BED! :D
Something like that would be sweet. I went for a good long rip yesterday and there was 4” of snow in the bed when I was done.
Wonder how this would be to commute on dry roads lol wanting a Subaru sambar daily with these
Terrible! Ha! I took it down the street to a friends place and you couldn’t hear yourself think once you got some speed out of it. The tracks were howling and the vibration in the cab was crazy. Still had a blast though! Haha
Lift kit messed up the angles for anti rotation? Maybe
I really don’t know.
軽トラって海外の人にも人気なんやね
儂が軽トラ作ったわけではないけどなんか嬉しい😃
This truck brings smiles everywhere it goes. They are rare around here.
I wanna see what a shop would do if you bright it in for an oil change or something
Bahahaha!
Camso track has a very fragile plastic wheel in cold climate
Yikes. I guess we’ll find out!
AWESOME
would they work on the mini vans too?
They do stick out from the body. I wonder if they would be in the way of the sliding door?
if they did, use the back like a camper on the back of a pick up truck. if they did fit that is. than just need a small trailer that is a fuel cell.@@ianstraker3060
Where did you get the tracks from
I ordered them from mini4x4.ca.
Compatibile for the '90 Honda Acty?
Geez, that I don’t know. I know nothing about Hondas. Wheel spacers can be found for almost any conversion but I’m not sure on any of the brackets for the anti-rotation.
¡ BRAVO ! Buen trabajo
What is the recommended top speed for these tracks ??
I believe they are rated for 50km/hr.
Speaking as someone that used to work fitting various kits on vehicles, I can't help but wonder if you realised that if you had made no modifications to that first bracket that it would have worked perfectly fine as it was meant to. I literally had a shudder go down my spine when you said you were going to cut it and weld an inch on. Because you did that is the very reason why you had to modify the bottom of the bracket.
I was wondering if his 2 inch lift made things difficult?
Ya, literally the first step was to cut the brackets that we gave you, extend them an inch and then put the left side on the right and the right in the left. After that I was wondering what the hell I was getting myself into.
@@dustyc324 , not sure that the lift kit would have made much of a difference, if any.
@@ianstraker3060 , after watching your video, I got curious to see if anyone else had made any videos on these. Only found a couple, and one had to make some mod's due to some other mods that he had made previously to his mini truck, the other basically fitted straight onto a factory standard with no mods. After that I got distracted with other videos.
? Do you have a structural engineering degree? It might be an idea to follow the manufacture subjections on the initial install. And modify after use and rest drives.
We will see how it hold up.
The mini trucks look deadly for ice fishing. Excited to see it in action. Did you give her a name yet?
No real name yet. I bounce between calling it the either the hotrod or shitbox. Haha
ideal for ice fishing!!
@@thegreatpotatokitty8196 yeah! , you could even put a box on the back and cut a hole in the bed to put your lines in, from inside your kei truck, someone should try it
Have you calculated the effective change in final gear ratio? I did some research, and wasn't able to find anything specific. What is actual speed compared to stock indicated?
It is roughly a 1/3 gear reduction with the 16 tooth sprocket that they recommend for these trucks. I think I found it on a Four Sons Off-road video where they explain it. The speedo is definitely showing a higher speed than actual but I haven’t actually compared GPS speed to it yet.
@@ianstraker3060 Even with that rough calculation of an additional 1/3, that should make all the difference in the world, putting it right in the power with tracks. Thanks!
I have the same tracks on my Can Am Outlander XT ,,, the gear reduction is right at 50% ,, when my speedo reads 40mph my GPS is reading around 20mph! And it depends on the drive gear. I have 18 tooth gears. Hope that helps ,, from Spark, Nv?
Great Job!
Thanks bud!
Why you working unsafe use some jack stands
Safety jacks or just some blocks of wood may one day save your life. Hydraulic jacks can fail. Thanks for the vid.. Jim Bell (Australia)
Nice job! I want one so bad. Perfect ice fishing rig. Wanna sell it?
Ha! Thanks! I’ve hardly had it out yet but it’s going to be a beast!
Wrap it in Red and place a large sack full of presents in back
Poor mans snowcat...
Ok my boy..
Dude arent the fronts on backwards? That's not it slugger, you have to move left to right and visa versa
They’re on the right way
You don't want to be sitting too long in one spot on a frozen lake you might just fall threw the ice??????
No worries if that here! There’s 2 feet of ice already!
The tracks have to kill the gas mileage
I finally had it out for a good rip yesterday. The mileage is horrible. I guess I’ll have to measure in smiles per gallon now!
3 inches more like 3 cm
That’s what she said! But yeah, 3” was a stretch
you sure do know how to bugger things up don't you ! Look just stand back and take a look at how you got these on ! ya the ones on the back are on the wrong sides . I've installed plenty of these without cutting holes making brackets etc.
hey you need those bushings otherwise your riding on the bolt . come on man .
What a cheesy kit. It shouldn't be marketed with all these badly engineered unresolved fitment problems.
Ya, I just need to realize that nothing ever goes as easy as it's supposed to!
@@ianstraker3060
With the degradation of society over the last few decades, with a few exceptions, the notion of verified fit and finish has pretty much evaporated.
So freaking cool.
I'm only like 3 minutes into the video and I know I should wait till the end but does that thing have enough power to actually run those things? I know, I know.. I probably should finish the video before I comment but I couldn't help myself lol. From what I understand those they have a Suzuki motorcycle engine in them and honestly I'm not sure about how much power they make but it can't be a whole lot lol
It makes a whopping 48hp and it does a good enough job of turning the tracks. Gearing is your friend. Just make sure you're in the right gear when you get into the thick of it!!
@@ianstraker3060 I guess you make the best with what you got lol. Regardless of how much power it has it still looks awesome! Not going to lie, I'm jealous lol
Thanks! It’s a unit! It’s going to do everything I need it to do.
Looks to me like some really nice track assemblies, but a piss poor designed installation kit to me... Kudps for having the skills to do the necessary mods to make them function as intended... :-)
Thanks Scott! They were a pretty easy bolt on setup minus those rear brackets.
I haven't finished the video yet but I can guess those tracks ain't gonna be any fun cause those K vehicles are slow as dogshit without tracks on it I guess it will have good traction but every vehicle I seen on tracks wasn't a slow dog it had power an the were tearing around
Oh I’m with you on that! Ha! I didn’t get it to go fast though. I wanted a good, capable utility 4wd with a good box on the back. The tracks do gear it down as well. It’s not breaking any speed records but I think it will get me anywhere I want to go and that’s all I was looking for.
Slow and steady wins the race