Yeah, I've found them everywhere, just looking for the best deal.

Cant decide between the Cragar Soft 8's or the ProComp Series 51.

9/26/2008 9:58:04 AM

awww god its a damned wheeling rig


white wagon wheels, ftw

9/26/2008 10:02:07 AM

hell naw...black all the way.

9/26/2008 10:04:48 AM

Are you going to get lockable differentials? A guy I know with a wrangler (I think it's a TJ) has a ton of shit done to his. He's got it lifted with big tires, lots of suspension work, skid plates everywhere you can put them, a really short final drive so he can just crawl along in 1st and lockable differentials. You just pull a cable to lock up the diff, it's pretty cool. His shit is serious, I've gone back into the woods with him and just run over trees and shit, you can just bend them over and snap them in half. It's kind of funny though because sometimes they'll spring the back end up into the air as you go over them, haha.

We can take it out on my friend's 250 acre property in Orange County. He's got an old logging site in his back yard. So there are hundreds of stumps and paths as well as thousands of downed trees. Getting back there is insane because there's no path. You just have to run over hundreds of 2"-5" thick trees to get through to the logging road and then you can get in there. It's some crazy shit back in there and it's a lot of fun. The dude has more money than he knows what to do with it seems.

[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 10:22 AM. Reason : ]

9/26/2008 10:20:16 AM

Oh hell yeah!

Yeah, definitely plan on getting lockers once I upgrade the axles. I'm pretty sure mine are going to snap after the first couple of trips into the woods, haha.

9/26/2008 10:26:25 AM

^^


[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 10:26 AM. Reason : .]

9/26/2008 10:26:27 AM

I prefer the 3 black, one white wheel look personally.

9/26/2008 10:53:37 AM

Realistically probably 4-5 inches of lift actually. It was 4 inch coils, and a 1.75 spacer, but these coils have sagged a lot. An inch at the minimum. 15x8, 3.5 BS, 35x12.5 MTRs. Don't get them.

9/26/2008 11:04:23 AM

I picked up a decent used set of 35" Maxxis Bighorns.

9/26/2008 11:28:40 AM

are you doing something like a sky jacker control arm drop bracket thingy or radius arms upfront or what?


cause control arms @ this angle / don't work to well.

9/26/2008 11:47:03 AM

Prolly try and custom fab a bracket.

We'll see.

9/26/2008 12:02:24 PM

-Holla at Willow Skreet Garage for your custom fab needs






Crane mounted worker not included for general usage



results may vary

[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 12:06 PM. Reason : -]

9/26/2008 12:05:54 PM

Hahaha. I've got a mig welder in the garage. Hopefully I can do it myself. Might need to enlist the help of some fellow tdubbers along the way though.

9/26/2008 12:22:54 PM

^^^^ Dude, go fuck yourself. I don't know much about off-roading and I've never claimed to. The dude's setup is serious though, he's invested well over $10,000 into that jeep on shit that actually does something. It is a very serious machine. Nothing in that post should have caused you to slap your forehead. I've seen what happens when you have open diffs trying to go over large stumps and shit, the lockable diffs helped BIG TIME. It's a night and day difference and it's a perfectly legitimate question to ask.

[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 1:07 PM. Reason : ]

9/26/2008 1:06:18 PM

I'm sure the jeep is awesome... its not hard to make them that way...
I'm not making fun of the jeep at all but using it to knock over sapplings makes me want to beat my head against the wall...

take it to tellico or uwharrie plz it'll be better for both the jeep and the trees and i promise you'll have more fun too.

And i don't appreciate the pissyness about your own retardation.

all you really said was i have a friend with a cool jeep that does dumb shit...
good for you... but it still makes me

9/26/2008 1:17:32 PM

I'm not the one driving it, he is. Again, go fuck yourself.



[Edited on September 26, 2008 at 1:25 PM. Reason : He could really care less if he destroyed it btw, he has more $ than he knows what to do with.]

9/26/2008 1:24:29 PM

So a rich retard... still :carlface:

you're only going down hill.

9/26/2008 1:34:21 PM

Ok, back to the topic at hand.

I'm definitely going to have to get some adjustable control arms.

9/26/2008 1:37:17 PM

Carolina rock shop down here makes some fancy stuff... they actually made the long arms that rubex used as their prototypes

9/26/2008 1:38:45 PM

^^^ Well then don't give me the fag face, give it to him.

9/26/2008 1:39:53 PM

^^ Isnt the rock shop closing? or was that some heresay

9/26/2008 1:40:32 PM

OOOH SNAP, SUMFOO1 GOT BURNED SON.

9/26/2008 1:54:34 PM

^ that makes you soo much better.

^^ might be... i don't talk to zuber anymore... makes good shit but a pita to get ahold of and kinda a dick sometimes.

9/26/2008 2:30:03 PM

maybe adam8778 will chime in, i get all my 4-wheelin info from him.

9/26/2008 2:33:45 PM

^^ WE WERE NEVER TALKING ABOUT ME. THAT WAS BETWEEN YOU AND THE GUY WITH THE TJ.



^ Nice pwning of sumfoo1.

9/26/2008 2:37:55 PM

jeebus titty*ucking christ.

Get a room you guys.

9/26/2008 2:43:29 PM

Zuber works for FabFours last i heard. He was however doing sidejobs here around salisbury. Short arms are just fine if you dont mind a rough ride. I ordered parts for long arms, and the main reason is that it will really beat you up poking along down the trail. It flexes more than enough, shocks limit me, just enough to keep the coils seated, so when i go to long arms i will run the same amount of travel. Going down the road it is fine.

9/26/2008 8:07:23 PM

Took her out today to play on a muddy trail in my backyard. Damn thing sucks.

Plan on having it lifted and on the 35's in the next 2 weeks. Cant wait to do a comparison run.

9/28/2008 1:01:36 PM

Project Update

Got all of the carpet pulled out today. Found out she's eat up with cancer though on the passenger side floorboard

Broke out the grinder with a wire brush attachment and took to it for a bit. Prolly need to weld in a few patches.

9/28/2008 7:31:44 PM

9/28/2008 10:31:55 PM

I was expecting way worse than that. You've got your work cut out for you, but I have seen some pretty terrible ones.

9/29/2008 8:11:36 AM

DAMN SON, CUT THAT CANCER OUT OF THERE.

(I'M SURE SUMFAG IS GOING TO HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT TOO )

(AND WHY THE FUCK WOULD I GET A ROOM WITH SUMFAG? I DIDN'T EVEN START THAT SHIT DUDE.)

9/29/2008 8:22:49 AM

Yeah, i'm gonna cut out most of that rust and put some fresh sheet metal over those holes when I get home from work today.

The main hole that needs to be fixed is directly under the passenger seat. With the cat being located right underneat the hole, it seriously heated up the interior of the jeep when I went out in it last night!

Prolly just fiberglass over the smaller holes though.

9/29/2008 8:52:04 AM

What do you guys think about Aussie Lockers?

Found a super cheap one for my D35 rear. I'm welding the front D30 diff.

Definitely upgrading once these break though.

10/1/2008 12:14:18 PM

i would put the locker in the front, and if you want to lock the 35, weld it.

Reasons:
It will turn better.
A 35 lock-rite(or aussie, they are all the same) will have nearly zero resale value, but more people want a used 30 locker.
dont spend a penny on a 35, the money lost in welding consumables is more than you should spend on a 35

10/1/2008 12:20:08 PM

Quote :

"Carolina rock shop down here makes some fancy stuff... they actually made the long arms that rubex used as their prototypes"

congratulations on recommending a shop that's been closed for at least a year. as has been said, andy went to work for fabfours.

anyway, you definitely want to repair that rust well. obviously, being a unibody vehicle it gets a lot of its structural integrity from the body and they have enough trouble staying together without any rust. while you're messing with the body, might as well go ahead and cut the rockers out too and replace them with some box tubing. that'll help stiffen things up a bit, give additional clearance over "normal" sliders, and offer protection.

i also agree with ^. don't put a dime into that d35. i don't know that i'd even waste welding wire/rods on it. an already very weak axle becomes an even bigger liability when welded, especially the carrier. normally with most stuff i'd just say go for it and beat it until it breaks, but i've heard too many horror stories of d35's locking up in just normal street/highway driving as a result of a catastrophic failure. just a locker up front will make a world of difference.

don't weld the front. as mentioned, a welded/spooled front end steers like ass even compared to a mechanical ratcheting style locker. your radius will go to hell, and your arms and steering system will hate you for the extra stress they impose. not to mention it would be ridiculous on the street if it's not a vacuum disconnect axle (i think most xj's are?). or, in the event the disco won't disengage which commonly happens if you have a vacuum leak, the diaphragm fails, you bang it on a rock and screw up the internal rod/collar, etc.

the aussies are good lockers though. comparable to lock rites in terms of design and operation, but they seem to hold up just slightly better and they have a better warranty. i highly doubt you'd manage to break one with the stock drivetrain.

10/1/2008 12:55:49 PM

Yeah, I'm thinking I may need to cut/replace the entire passenger side. Gonna take a while

10/1/2008 1:17:31 PM

Who's got some D44's or Ford 8.8's for sale?

10/2/2008 11:32:35 AM

http://www.nc4x4.com

[Edited on October 2, 2008 at 12:04 PM. Reason : i think i saw a 31 spline explorer 8.8 on there for ~$250 the other day]

10/2/2008 12:03:08 PM

I know someone who has 3 d60's at the moment.....pm adam8778

10/2/2008 12:37:24 PM

hahah, shit, sadly none are for sale until i know which one will be put to use.

10/2/2008 12:42:04 PM

Got the floorboard all welded up tonight.

It's taken me a few days to do this because once I get home it gets dark so damn early, and I just moved in, so not trying to piss off the neighbors by grinding/cutting sheet metal all damn night.

Got it done though. Now for the Rhinoliner/Herculiner/whatever'scheapatAutozone'er

10/2/2008 7:35:38 PM

^^Hurry up and pick one and gimme a deal on one!

10/2/2008 9:54:22 PM

I found a set of D44 axles...is 58" from the face of one drum to the other too short? He said they were the "narrow" version...

However I'm also running 4.25" of offset on my wheels. Think these'll work?

10/3/2008 11:45:43 AM

I still think this is about Jaguar

10/3/2008 11:54:42 AM

You need a better memory

10/3/2008 11:56:39 AM

58 inches wms to wms will probably work but if I were you I'd wait to find a wider set of axles. 60" and 59.5" or so are your stock axle widths. If you're going to all of the work to swap axles I'd never go narrower. Get a set of ford axles (44/9) and swap those in.

10/3/2008 12:20:17 PM

here's another rear axle choice if you wanted it; it'd bolt right up and already has a locker, just depends on what gears you currently have.

http://nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51055

10/3/2008 1:04:23 PM

Guy only wants $400 for the set of D44's though...could prolly get'em for $325 or so...seemed pretty eager to sell.

Is 1.5" gonna make that much of a difference?

I could actually afford some nice lockers and re-gear them for that price...

[Edited on October 3, 2008 at 1:32 PM. Reason : .]

10/3/2008 1:14:00 PM

^ depends on how large a shaft you are running

10/3/2008 1:32:31 PM