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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
Truss, sleeve , brace the knuckles , but your axle shafts and carrier are the weak link upgrade them. With some chromoly shafts and a full case locker and good u joints then your r&p are the weak link but for all than money you could have built a junkyard d60
yup I'm already into this D30 for a little over $780 and that's plenty
eff it. I'll leave it alone
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
Truss, sleeve , brace the knuckles , but your axle shafts and carrier are the weak link upgrade them. With some chromoly shafts and a full case locker and good u joints then your r&p are the weak link but for all than money you could have built a junkyard d60

Depends on what your wheeling. If you are not going above 33's then I would not go for a dana 60. With a Dana 60 you just lost 2" under your diffs. So now your 33's are 29's
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:00 PM
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Depends on what your wheeling. If you are not going above 33's then I would not go for a dana 60. With a Dana 60 you just lost 2" under your diffs. So now your 33's are 29's
Most people who run d60's are running 37's and larger
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom95YJ
Most people who run d60's are running 37's and larger
yea I would love to be in that group! But mine is but a daily driver.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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dont be such a wuss. people DD 37's. but if you can afford built 60's and huge tires you can usually afford a separate car to DD
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
people DD 37's. it's all about gearing. but if you can afford to build 60's and buy huge tires you can usually afford a separate car to DD
Exactly I am currently debating building fabricated 9" housings with 60 outters for my Xj
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:28 PM
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dont be such a wuss. people DD 37's. but if you can afford built 60's and huge tires you can usually afford a separate car to DD

LOL yea, yea.

I wheel with guys on 37's. my only real hang up right now is not wanting body damage. That part I am a wuss about.

But except for mud pits I role pretty well. And those fellows with 37's don't attempt the hills I attempt 8)

So bigger is not always better.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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But except for mud pits I role pretty well. And those fellows with 37's don't attempt the hills I attempt 8)
again with this claim?
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaveman

LOL yea, yea.

I wheel with guys on 37's. my only real hang up right now is not wanting body damage. That part I am a wuss about.

But except for mud pits I role pretty well. And those fellows with 37's don't attempt the hills I attempt 8)

So bigger is not always better.
Most guys on 37's crawl over boulders and climb up waterfalls not hills
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:35 PM
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Most guys on 37's crawl over boulders and climb up waterfalls not hills
he's now going to argue that the rock pile by his house is equivilant to a boulder
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 08:43 PM
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he's now going to argue that the rock pile by his house is equivilant to a boulder
Lmao
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaveman

LOL yea, yea.



But except for mud pits I role pretty well. And those fellows with 37's don't attempt the hills I attempt 8)

So bigger is not always better.
Tell them to grow some *****.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
he's now going to argue that the rock pile by his house is equivilant to a boulder

I live in Ohio. We are not known for having huge boulders. But are known for some big muddy hill climbs.

And there are a few little boulders to play around on. From this weekend...

dana 60's and 37's, atlas transfers, spooled, etc.....

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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by N20jeep
Tell them to grow some *****.

LOL They do well enough. But physics are physics. The bigger rigs can't really do some of the hill climbs. Not unless they are pushing some serious HP and have a very low CG.
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Old Sep 4, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaveman

LOL They do well enough. But physics are physics. The bigger rigs can't really do some of the hill climbs. Not unless they are pushing some serious HP and have a very low CG.
As long as they aren't stupid high or have bad suspension geometry, and they are geared correctly there is no reason they shouldn't easily be able to do the hills you do
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