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[rejeep]

231/300 ought to be a nice setup. It will help you not break things more than break things in most cases IMO because you can be gentler.

X2
less skinny and more finesse

I rarely hit the gas when crawling... just idle over things..
I would have done a doubler if I had some more wheen base...
but my 8.8 pinion is already pointed to the sky

[Callelle]

guess I should have gone back and read a little bit >.<

No worries! You're Jeep is coming along nicely! Maybe you'll do a better job than me at keeping the body straight.

Thanks ^_^. It's coming along slowly but surely. Gonna try and keep the body fairly straight, but crunkles are gonna happen. Chicks dig battle scars, right?

[xjh3]

Kind of what I was thinking. I do like to use the throttle, but I wouldn't say liberally. And if I get into a situation where crawling isn't working and I need a little momentum/wheelspeed, I could take the 231 out and have a normal low for that.

Arie... If you go the D300 route with the kit I posted, the drivetrain length stays within 1/4" of the original length I'm reading. And the D300 already has a fixed rear yoke. Food for thought...

[gCracker]

I almost went the 231/300 way but then fell into a Rubi-241 so that is going in soon.

[rejeep]

I looked at it 100 different ways.. it won’t be pretty..
Have a 4:1 case already… if I ever wanted more I would be looking into an atlas.

I learned a long time ago that the equipment you run is only as good as the seat time you have…
My proportion has been out of whack lately..

[Wingman]

231/300 ought to be a nice setup. It will help you not break things more than break things in most cases IMO because you can be gentler.

X3

Your D30 shafts will be your fuse for now...

[xjh3]

X3

Your D30 shafts will be your fuse for now...

Kinda my thought too. I'll just have to be nice to it when I'm in lo-lo. And I've got spares! 

The more I research it, the simpler it seems. The hardest part will be fabbing up shifters and forking out $500.

[xjh3]

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1075272

Guy still has this... Thinking he'd move on the price since it's been up since December. I'm afraid I'd have to use his driveshafts though, and I would probably want to flip the 231 so I could use a double cardan in the front. I'm going to gather more info.

[rejeep]

bob own an off road shop..
he knows what he has and a quick sale doesnt mean anything..

if your serious and have cash in hand i can call him for you and make the arrangements

[xjh3]

bob own an off road shop..
he knows what he has and a quick sale doesnt mean anything..

if your serious and have cash in hand i can call him for you and make the arrangements

I was hoping I could get him to let go of just the doubler for $500, cash in hand of course. I'm now debating whether it's worth it because my front driveshaft won't be long enough. Not so sure of that now based on your comment. Haha

Do you think it's worth it to just buy the shafts too? I'm worried about getting them home and finding they don't fit. I'd rather spend the money on a new shaft that fits rather than old ones that might not. Rear is fine though.

[etk300ex]

Nooo I wouldn't dream of running 38's on stock axles!

What's wrong with that

[xjh3]

Nooo I wouldn't dream of running 38's on stock axles!

What's wrong with that

Your truck came stock with a solid front axle? 

Doubler is mine. Arie, Bob is a cool guy.

[etk300ex]

well it just moved up a few years

[xjh3]

Another solid weekend at Rausch. Maybe if I wheel with you guys this summer and get a refresher on what 40s can do I'll change my mind but I can't lie... I'm not excited about tearing this thing apart for tons anytime soon.

[smichaelR22]

solution

http://rochester.craigslist.org/pts/2993603302.html