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09-27-07, 03:53 PM
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metal tech fenders and stock birfs question
Do you need to trim the aprons with these fenders or can i just mount them as is.Also looking to put 37's on don't do any rock crawling in the east here so will the stock birfs hold up with open diffs. Evetually going ARB front and rear.
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09-27-07, 05:16 PM
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Oh...Durka Durka Durka.
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jay dufe
...looking to put 37's on don't do any rock crawling in the east
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Rock crawling is not what makes an axle fail. Overloading makes them fail.
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Originally Posted by jay dufe
will the stock birfs hold up with open diffs.
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As long as you do not leave the pavement, or leave it parked. 
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09-27-07, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: in the garage after dark in UT
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no need for bigger tires if you aint wheeling
no you dont have to cut your apron it is an option
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09-27-07, 05:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poser
Rock crawling is not what makes an axle fail. Overloading makes them fail.
As long as you do not leave the pavement, or leave it parked.
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Ha ha.....Don't cut anybody any slack do you!!
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65 FJ40 77 2F Weber DUI/HEI Painless
H41 4sp 4.925:1 1st
AA Rock Box 3.44:1
Stock TC 2.31:1 (160:1 Crawl Ratio)
78 front axle,disc,ARB,4.11
FJ60 FF rear axle,drum,ARB,4.11
37x12.5 Goodyear MT/R, Allied Rockathons
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09-27-07, 07:42 PM
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Olde North State Cruisers
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Location: Morrisville NC
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I used the OE MetalTech tube fenders, which don't require cutting the aprons. See here:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...t=tube+fenders
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'78 FJ40 - Dune Beige - SOA (FJ55 rears, flipped fronts), SM465, MT Tube Fenders, MT Family Cage, 35x10.5 BFG MT, Aussie Rear, ARB Front, Saginaw, 8274-50, homebrew bumpers
Olde North State Cruisers - "And if I die in Raleigh, At least I will die free"
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09-29-07, 05:21 AM
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Sounds like you plan on playing in mud and dirt. Keep in mind the MetalTech fenders also eliminate the inner fender. This exposes the engine compartment to the elements quite a bit. Some have been able to fit the stock inner fenders on with a bit of work. I just left mine open.
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1991 FJ80: Stock.... for a while. (now in my parents posession)
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