Maximizing Off-Road Reliability

[Inv4drZm]

I've always had the mentality of just pulling a CV if I ever break one and just go home with 3WD. However, that would require you to have a sawzall to create a stub shaft to hold the wheel bearing together in the affected corner. Seems like more work than simply swapping out the CV.

Buy a used CV and disassemble it yourself. Bring both stub shafts with you on the trail. Should only cost like $150 on ebay or cheaper if found on the forums needing a reboot. That's what I do in addition to carrying a fully assembled CV.

 

[Inv4drZm]

Agree on 35s being the gold standard for off-road focused vehicles these days but as you said you can't just throw them on our platform and expect things not to break. I think our steering rack and its components are the major weak point on our platform and probably the first thing I would upgrade (LC200 Rack). Hell I already broke my rack on lighter 33s

I might be one of the lucky ones but I've wheeled a year on some harder trails, Rubicon, Blanca Peak, easier part of Fordyce, with 37s and stock original steering rack, tie rods, and CVs. Haven't broken any of them even with using a front locker and having long travel extended tie rods.

Give it some time and I'm sure I would break something but is that any different than with 35's or 33's?

YMMV