Where the Pavement Ends, Adventure Begins: Hitting the Trail for 30 Years!

[@DF4Trap]

I have been infected by the Marlin bug for well closer to thirty years than twenty. I still remember the first demonstration of a dual transfer case setup in a first gen truck. It was in the parking lot of a pizza joint were we would have our 4x4 club meet at in Apple Valley, Ca. I believe it was back in the late 90's. I, to this day, still run an 85 Four Runner. Thanks for sharing, sorry to hear of Marlin's passing.

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

Great to hear!

[@billm4138]

Camped with Marlin many years at Rubithon...We discussed transfer case gears for Landcruisers more than a few times while waiting I'm line for chow...He was a smart man and very generous...I got out of cruisers and am now building a 2020 OR Tacoma...

[@jessemangrum5733]

I’ll never forget the first time I seen marlins min truck with other Toyota’s on the rubicon when I was a kid that’s when I fell in love with Toyota’s and and there capabilities I told my pops I’m gonna build one when I get older 😂…my pops looked at me sideways and said our Scouts are doing all the same stuff 🤣🤣. 22yrs later still wheeling yotas!!

[@PNW_Rodeo]

Excellent video sharing history and what employees do there. You have the most robust LT kit on the market and shoukd be very proud of the design. I wish you folks did custom one off LT kits for unpopular IFS vehicles. 😢

[@robmartin5452]

Thank you guys for making wicked products! My RCLT is waiting for me to pick up next week. Can’t wait to reap the benefits!

[@notoriouslopez1]

Super excited to get this kit

[@timberlineoffroad]

Great video guys!! I dont know where I’d be without Marlin Crawler!!🙏🙏💯💯

[@cutestmanatee505]

Great video! 👏

[@maikeru1990]

🤗どうもありがとうございます！

[@RubyOffroad4x4]

Great Video ! I wish you had a front diff that eliminates the complicatedweak ADD on 4Runner/Taco....I just exploded mine ADD Tube/shaft....Putting together a Frankenstein..Housing and shaft from FJ/GX all wheel drive to eliminate all the parts and get a solid shaft. Will see what happens...hopefully stronger ! Find the weak point...and build it stronger !

[@vinboughton4751]

You guys are the real deal, maybe someday I can make a trip out and have some work done to my 5th gen.

[@iddddaduncan]

Great business!

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

Thank you!

[@dave1ahc]

really nice video that you put together there. I was a classmate of your father Marlon at Glendale Academy and graduated with him and was so sorry to hear about his passing recently. Keep up the good work hope that I’m out in California. I can swing by the shop and just have it as part of my bucket list to say that I had been there!

[@jonpaulschafer1871]

Hi Dave my name Paul czajkowski Aka John Paul Schaefer Marlins brother what is your full name I graduated from Glendale Academy in 1981

[@dave1ahc]

@@jonpaulschafer1871 david william reeve. i just went by dave reeve.

[@dave1ahc]

@@jonpaulschafer1871 I graduated their 1973

[@jonpaulschafer1871]

@@dave1ahc thank you for your response do you remember the junior senior class trip to mount Baden Powell in the fall of 72 when they lifted up the Back of blue Volkswagen beetle that the girls were driving and then dropped it on the ground and it did a wheelie and took off West Angeles Crest Highway State Route 2 I remember riding home and Dale Jacobson's 1965 Mustang on State Route 138 in the Palmdale desert I was 10 years old

[@ЮрийСураев-й7ы]

👍👏

[@danielsaint750]

Great video!

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

Thanks!

[@jonpaulschafer1871]

Excellent video Big Mike have you posted any videos from the Rubicon this year yet ? Are you now occupying all units of the building ?

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

@outsidersmediaofficial put this one together for us and we're really happy with the final edit! A fun opportunity to show a bit more about our shop.

[@J.Young808]

0:13 hey Max Powell’s Tacoma. If you put in an Atlas and your Marlin Crawler box you fixed Max’s 4x4 engagement problems.

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

We threw a manual shift case from an FJ in there to remove the electronic issues he was having!

[@J.Young808]

Do you find it better to crawl with a manual vs an automatic? Did you forgo the extra Off Road tech in the TRD Off Road because you were adding in all your crawl components to get super low gear ratio, making the tech unnecessary? I’m debating between a cheaper (larger discount) Sport manual Access Cab and an Off Road auto Access Cab. I’m mainly driving on the street commuting to work in Honolulu. My traffic isn’t too bad. Another option is a DCSB SR5 4x2 and just building it up after saving a bunch of money, though I like the Access Cab look better and don’t have to take lots of people around since it’s only me. How hard would converting a 4x2 to 4x4 be or can I get most places with a built 4x2?

[@4xhoser]

The trdor comes with the rear locker so if you’re keeping the rear axle it’s worth the extra money. Don’t get a 2wd unless you’re building a pre runner, I’ve heard frame strength etc is different but there also no point unless you’re replacing the transfer case and everything else right away. 🤘🇨🇦

[@glennwebb2807]

Love your products but struggle to get them here in Australia and not interested in trail gear options have you got plans to distributors in Australia

[@rosanneschiedel7208]

Merry Christmas Mikey

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

From everyone at the shop, Merry Christmas!

[@AldenPez]

Is there a kit for 2007+ tundras? Would love to get the clearance to run 40’s

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

Unfortunately we don't currently offer a kit for the Tundras.

[@russmurphy612]

When do the front bumpers for the 84-88 trucks come out? Been waiting for those.

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

No current updates. Be sure to select the "notify" tab on the product page to be updated when available.

[@chrisescobar1541]

Save for a house… or RCLT?

[@Mdaddy454]

Any plans for us KDSS folks?

[@MarlinCrawlerMedia]

We don't currently have a plan for the KDSS applications. A couple of our customers have disabled their KDSS systems in order to run our kit.

[@mryang3644]

Wasnt InchWorm the innovator of the toy box adapter?

[@maikeru1990]

Negative. The ToyBox adapter was invented by Marlin Crawler back in the mid 1990s for short-wheelbase FJ40 Land Cruiser applications, and in fact was released before the company Inchworm even existed. If you meant to ask about the TacoBox, then also no: Marlin Crawler created the first-ever Tacoma dual transfer case setup in 2001 which attended the Marlin Crawler Round-Up that summer in TTORA president Steve's green 3.4L automatic Tacoma. This was about half a decade before Inchworm would make their own, and the reason is that Inchworm originally never offered 23- or 26-spline products which are required for 1995+ Toyota applications because at that time they were still using modified stock 4cyl Toyota t/case outputs as their couplers which were only strong enough for light weight 4cyl 21-spline applications.