locker?
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Thats very true Matt. In mud when the tires are spinning and youre playing around its not all that common to break something. Its when youre spinning tires and suddenly catch a root log or etc and the sudden stop is what breaks chit. Me and Nick both broke our D44s with the rear end bogged down and the front on hard-er ground. I know my tires were pointed straight and Im sure his were too. If you ever turn the tires to full lock and punch the gas you'll break stuff every time.
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Originally Posted by STGFordCrazy04
If you ever turn the tires to full lock and punch the gas you'll break stuff every time.
Oh I know. It just multiplys the force on the u joints and it's begging to break them.
I know my set up wouldn't last on trails, but in a open field it works, but I still want something stronger so I don't have to worry.
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Thats just for shafts...expect another $400 for ctms and $100 for warn hubs.
Thats what I keep telling everyone but not many seem to listen. Why spend a grand on shafts and joints when you can spend a grand and buy a D60. Granted you will have to put ~$500 in to it for a general rebuild but you wont have the axle breakage problem.
Would you rather spend $1500 now and not worry about it or spend $1000 and constantly chase breakages.
Thats what I keep telling everyone but not many seem to listen. Why spend a grand on shafts and joints when you can spend a grand and buy a D60. Granted you will have to put ~$500 in to it for a general rebuild but you wont have the axle breakage problem.
Would you rather spend $1500 now and not worry about it or spend $1000 and constantly chase breakages.
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Originally Posted by dragogt
OR spend the grand now and then another 1,500 for the 60 when that stuff brakes.
or luck up and find one for $700 now and spend an additional $3300 for 35sp chromo shafts and a chit pot full of etc
that way youll have an axle the rockwell guys are envious of.
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