Rules - Farm Truck Class

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 ANY YEAR FACTORY PRODUCED FULL-SIZE TRUCK,VAN, OR SUV UP TO 3/4 TON IS PERMITTED. 4 WHEELS DRIVES ARE ALLOWED BUT MUST REMOVE 1 DRIVESHAFT TO MAKE IT 2WD. NO DUALLIES.   

Drivetrain/rear/gas tank  

◦ Any engine of choice may be ran. A simple lower cradle is permitted with no pulley protector. No other protector allowed period!!

◦ Engine mounts must be a factory style rubber mount. Aftermarket mount is allowed as long as it has the rubber bushings. Engine CANNOT be welded in solid

◦ You can run the factory bell or ultra bell but no aftermarket steel bells or tail shafts.  

◦ No transmission braces allowed  

◦ You can loop the lines.  

◦ No trans coolers.  

◦ You can use a piece of 2x2x1/4” tubing for a crossmember. And you can have 1- 6” long piece of 2x2 angle welded to each frame rail for mounting the crossmember.  

◦ Factory OEM rearends only but you can swap them.  

◦ No braced rears period.  

◦ No axle savers  

◦ Pinion brake is permitted.  

◦ You can weld the spider gears

◦ Sliders are permitted

◦ Radiators must stay in factory location

◦ Gas tanks must be removed. No tanks under the vehicles at all. Fuel cell must be mounted securely either in the bed or to the rear passenger floor area in the vans and suvs

◦ Aftermarket pedals and shifters are permitted    

Wheels  

◦ Any wheel and tire combo you prefer.  

◦ No bead locks    

Bumpers  

◦ Any factory car bumper of choice except Chrysler pointies.

◦ Can be seam welded and loaded.  

◦ No excessive points on homemade tubing bumpers. Point on homemade bumpers can be no more than 4” over a 32” span.  

◦ You can trim the frame to have a flat, plumb surface to weld the bumper to. You cannot move the core support mounts to do so. You cannot use the factory shocks if the vehicle is equipped with them. If not, you cannot add them. If hard nosing a bumper straight to the frame, you cannot use factory bumper shocks. You can either hardnose it or use the bumper shocks the vehicle is equipped with only.    

◦ If your hard nosing the bumper straight to the frame you can use a piece of 2x2 angle on the sides to of the frame to help weld the bumper and make it more secure. It must be up and down and not long ways on the frame acting as a bumper shock

◦ Front bumpers are to be no higher than 26” from the bottom of the bumper

◦ Rear bumpers are to be no lower than 16” from the bottom of the bumper    

Cage  

◦ At minimum a rear bar is required.  

◦ Maximum is a 4 point floating cage. 4x4 box tubing max.  

◦ No downlegs  

◦ Cage must be 4” from firewall and at minimum of 6” off of the floor at the highest point.  

◦ You can have a floating gas tank holder.  Not a gas tank protector.  It must stay at least 6” away from any sheet metal.  

◦ You must have 2 locations of wire or strapping across the windshield  Suspension   

◦ All suspension parts must stay OEM to the vehicle you are driving. No welding on an arms or spindles.  

◦ No a arm or spindle swaps  

◦ Screw in spring risers are ok

◦ You can weld 2- 2”x4” long straps on each A arms to gain height.  

◦ Bottom control arm must remain stock

◦ Factory leaf springs for that vehicle only.  No leaf spring swaps. No adding leafs.  You can add 2 aftermarket leaf clamps per pack but factory ones must be present. Clamps can be no bigger than 2”x4”x1/4” thick   

◦ Factory springs must stay attached in factory location and in factory untouched manner.  

◦ You can chain down rear suspension  

◦ No aftermarket tie rods

◦ You can weld the sleeves on the tie rods. No adding any metal to do so.  

◦ Sway bars, center links, pitman arms, racks and drag links all must remain 100% untouched and stock   

Frame  

◦ No frame shaping, plating,pinning, heat treating.  

◦ You may notch or dimple rear frame to help it roll. If notched it can’t be welded back together

◦ No frame shortening front or rear   Body   

◦ Hoods can be bolted in 4 spots total or wired in 6 spots total. No welding washers to the body for wire.  

◦ Doors, tailgates, and hatches can be welded with  3- 4” long plates per every vertical door seam or wired in 6 spots per door

◦ Drivers door can be plated for safety but can only be 1” past the door seams

◦ No wire or chain around the frame.  

◦ Trucks. You can weld the cab to the bed with a 12” long piece of door strap on each side. You can also put 2- 1/2” bolts through the cab into the bed area with a max washer size of 3” round. This is strictly for safety  

◦ All body bolts can be changed with 5/8” bolts but factory bushings need to stay intact.    Fix it plates   

◦ All vehicles are allowed 4-4x4x1/4” fix it plates. Must be 1” away from each other. Once they are on, you cannot move them.