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swagger what are the plans for your rig??

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kirksjeep:
I have to agree with Paul on this one.  Not too many guys would tell you that daily driving a rig on anything bigger then 33's is a good idea, but you could go up to 35's like Will and Kevin and be ok.  If you are thinking full width, 36+" tires, etc...  you should look into a beater.  You are going to need something to go get parts in, and your going to need something to get back and forth to work when you break your Jeep, and no matter how well you build it, if you wheel it, you will break it.  Just look at how many guys have a second car, it almost becomes a necessity at some point. 

I know the low pay= few parts at a time.  I was an E-1 when I bought my first Jeep.  You might want to consider upgrades that you can afford and keep wheeling.  I have about $11K into my Jeep with the purchase, lift, tires, and many, many upgrades.  That $11K has been over the past 9 years so it has been a little more affordable (about $100 a month). 

Good MT tires(in the 33-35" size), a ford 8.8 or D44 rear and a locker (or 2) will allow you to wheel any trail I have been on over the past year.  After seeing how Ed's axle shaft looked when in snapped, a D35 upgrade is a must.

PaulW:
I still don't believe in wheeling a DD.  If you do, then there are going to be a lot of Sunday nights in the garage until 4 am Monday putting the POS together to get to work for 8 am.  Been there done that.  My main point is that it is a LOT of work to put custom axles in a rig.  If your going to do it, get the set that will hold up to the 38's that you want in the future, and build the rig around that.  It will save you so much time and money in the end.  If you want to put in the dodge axles that's cool, but not really practical.  You'll be on 35's and in no time will out grow it's wheeling capabilities and look for harder and harder trails, then before you know it you'll be on 38's with inferior axles.  If you do it, do it once and do it right.

Swagger:
well, the axles are now definatley on hold, because the guy decided he would sell me the whole truck for the same price. And then, he said that he would just give me the truck for the cost of taxes(free for military) title and liscencing (also at a discounted rate).  Its got a cracked block, but i've already got a cheap donor 360 for the transplant.  Now i just gotta convince the wife to let me inherit said rough cut diamond so that i may park and build the jeep.

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