I have taken the plunge!
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priestsallore
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Nah Kid. My pops had a Jeep... Then traded it in. Haha
KidVermicious
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4Running Daily
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My friend rolled his Jeep over the weekend...
4Running Daily
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He walked away with a minor concussion. He's in the market for a 4Runner now.
GonOvr
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That's something Nate would build
Um no, 54's are way too much for a dana 60. To go that big you have to get into 2.5 ton rockwell stuff.
But i will go overboard again... just wont be lifted but maybe 4" and 37's is as big as ill go.
BucknutBob
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The original Bigfoot only had 48" tires! 54's are just nuts. Forget steps to get into that Jeep--you'd need an elevator (or one of those airport rolling staircases). Some people just have too much money, and not enough intelligence to put it to good use--that Jeep is nearly useless for anything but mud bogs.
I haven't really been able to get a good look at things on the jeep yet but my goal is 35's with no lift and a long travel suspension with coilovers.
Agreed! If I can learn how to use a 4link calculator I may look at options for extending the wheel base a little bit on both the front and back, minimal lift and 37's. That would be sweet to have a 90* approach angle with 2-3" lift (if not less) and 37's. But I would most likely have to grab some 60's to handle the 37's... not sure. From what I understand, the r&p on the d40's are a 8.75" which makes them bigger and stronger than the toyota axles, but it's the axle ends on the jeep d40's that are the weak point. We'll see... I gotta get the darn thing before I get that far in depth in the planning. I wish I can just fast forward 4 months!
KidVermicious
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That's something Nate would build
Nate has FAR better taste than that. I would take a Nate-built beast over that $50,000 monstrosity any day.
KidVermicious
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What about 40's on a d30, how do you think that'll work?
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GonOvr
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What about 40's on a d30, how do you think that'll work?
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looks like an 8 lug conversion? cant really tell. It is supercharged so the dana 30 shafts and joints would explode if that thing ever got bound up. Judging by the pictures i would say on-road use only.
BucknutBob
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What about 40's on a d30, how do you think that'll work?
That IS pretty stupid on their part--shows that, while they may have thrown a lot of money at this thing, the parts they've chosen prove they really don't know wheeling. This is nothing but a high-dollar poser--the large diameter of the wheels won't allow the tires to work properly, and that Dana 30 will snap like a twig after a few outings. Heck, the 44 is marginal, if anyone actually tries to use this for crawling. Nothing but an expensive show pony.
Agreed! I have seen a few good threads on jkowners and pirate where people have sleeved and trussed their d44 axles. I can also get some stronger axles that has burfields instead of u-joints. It won't exactly be a d60 but with that, it should hold up fine to 37" tires.
Yes they are but they're still a LOT cheaper than a new d60 axle. If they allow me to safely run 37's then it's a good upgrade. I can truss the axle, put some trusses on the upper "C" of the ear of the axle then throw some RCV's in there and I'll be golden like a shower!
