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Time for Tons
Harrison:
I figure I will keep a thread going on here so I can tap into this wealth of knowledge. ;D
Plans:
Ball Joint D60 front, 4.10s, lunchbox. Narrow 4" to 65" WMS. Keep my current 3 link.
C&C 14B rear (63" WMS), 4.10s, welded, simple 13 bolt shave. Chevy 3/4 ton discs.
Picked up a set of 36" Swampers on pre-Superduty Ford factory 8 lug aluminum wheels for cheap. Will run those until I'm sick of the ground clearance, then upgrade to something larger and regear to 5.38 down the road.
This is going to be a very budget minded build. The main objective is to get my Jeep into harder terrain without fear of breaking front shafts like it's my job. For where I'd like to be next year, 44/8.8 would have probably suited my purposes well, but I don't plan to stay there so tons it is. I'm hoping 36's, 4.10s, and 6.36:1 low ratio will be doable for a while (math says it should be close to where I'm at now).
I don't have many pictures to post, I'm hoping starting this thread will motivate me to do something in regards to this project that's worth of photographing.
Harrison:
First off... Smike mentioned re-splining shafts is relatively cheap. It appears that I have non-neckdown shafts so I'm hoping this is possible.
Does anyone have any idea where I could take/send my long side to have 4" whacked off and splines put back on?
M4wdFab:
weld the front, spend the locker money on 35 spline outers and drive slugs
do some bushmechanic welding and plate your ford nuckles
dont bother with shaving, thats what wheeling is for.
with your goals a stock form 60 is pretty stout, but seems like the WNO guys that run tons on 37"s ish at big dogs break more ford knuckles that shafts.
Harrison:
I'm keeping plates on this hog, so it's either welded front and lockouts or locker and drive flanges. Spencer found a dude on Pirate selling Lockrights for $305 or something.
Barnes4x4 sells a 14b cover that's pre-shaved. You cut off the bottom to match it, weld a plate on and call it a day. I watched Ryan wedge his lip a couple times at Big Dogs with 40"s...
KingtheZJ:
yes,the ford knucks are notorious for breaking (read: i bought an axle and didnt look close enough and the driver side is cracked :mad3:). it seems that generally that is when you are running high steer though, and he has BJs
we are both keeping them on the road. so locker + drive flanges or welded +lockouts would be needed.
i'm going with welded and lockouts now because its cheaper. when i gear i'll go to locker and flanges.
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