Take this with a grain of salt because I've been sorting out my new/recent IP configuration but when stepping up from 37s to 40s I did notice an increase in EGTs, a reduction in MPGs, and it's not as quick. Same when I played with @brokenparts 42s for a month and that was on my old pump set up. I run 4.10s. It's still quite a bit faster than the old 2F and still gets better mileage. I really don't have issues getting on the freeway or motoring around town, it's just me wanting more power to take down minivans. So it's doable but gearing to 4.56s or 4.88 would be better. I'm stuck at 4.10s because of the carrier break on the locker I put up front.
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Looks like I'll stick to my current setup. Seems to be the best of all worlds, pretty good on the highway and can still off road better than most. Plus 37s are easy and cheap to find. Thanks for the input.
Edit, as far as balancing tires go, why don't you use beads . There's a chart somewhere that tells you how much to use, it greatly reduced my tire imbalance.
EDIT 2: Misspellings due to stupid autocorrect.
Edit, as far as balancing tires go, why don't you use beads . There's a chart somewhere that tells you how much to use, it greatly reduced my tire imbalance.
EDIT 2: Misspellings due to stupid autocorrect.
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I'm not using beads because my 42s are wheeling tires. Also, not sure if you can run beads with h1s, wouldn't want a bead to get pinched between the insert and tire.
I have no interest in running more than 35s on the street. She's fast and fun, and the tires are cheap
I have no interest in running more than 35s on the street. She's fast and fun, and the tires are cheap
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Had a last minute work trip to Vancouver that I'm on my way home from, but I've got shiny new parts waiting for me. Ended up buying new chromo inner because the sealing surfaces on my stock inners were thrashed.
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Nice 
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Got ahead of myself with the last update. Stepping back a week, my FIL and I spent a ton of time cleaning out the rust and BS that has collected inside my front axle over the past 4 years. Nasty work. This is what the old carrier looks like. Believe it or not, I had to hook up my winch to this sucker to pull it out, because it wasn't coming out otherwise:
This was our strategy for cleaning the axle tubes. Die grinder with knotted wire wheel, handle taped closed, taped to a fiberglass chimney sweep rod. Turned it on and off by plugging the air line in. Worked incredibly well. That rusty muddy mess on the floor is a taste of what came out of the axle tube.
No before, but the after is very nice:
Replaced the bonded seal in my RD36 as a preventative measure:
Cleaned up my ring gear and slapped it on the RD36. With a work trip to Vancouver, didn't have time to buy a new gearset and set up the pinion as well as the carrier. Should be fine, the carrier set up alright, but I expect I'll have to get back in here after a year.
Landed at 6pm last night, got home and got straight to work. Was able to get the diff shimmed and hammered home with new carrier seals. Haven't tested the plumbing yet, so the cover isn't on. Should have upstream plumbing finished so we can test by tomorrow night at the latest.
This was our strategy for cleaning the axle tubes. Die grinder with knotted wire wheel, handle taped closed, taped to a fiberglass chimney sweep rod. Turned it on and off by plugging the air line in. Worked incredibly well. That rusty muddy mess on the floor is a taste of what came out of the axle tube.
No before, but the after is very nice:
Replaced the bonded seal in my RD36 as a preventative measure:
Cleaned up my ring gear and slapped it on the RD36. With a work trip to Vancouver, didn't have time to buy a new gearset and set up the pinion as well as the carrier. Should be fine, the carrier set up alright, but I expect I'll have to get back in here after a year.
Landed at 6pm last night, got home and got straight to work. Was able to get the diff shimmed and hammered home with new carrier seals. Haven't tested the plumbing yet, so the cover isn't on. Should have upstream plumbing finished so we can test by tomorrow night at the latest.
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Dang! Was there a bunch of water in there?
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Yeah, from the bad inner axle seals, and lack of maintenance over the past 4 years, lol.
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Got the air supply line plumbed down to the diff last night, and tested the locker. Leak free!! Very excited. Stuck the axles in, through my new tube seals and inner axle seals, to verify locker operation, put the diff cover on and filled it with nice clean fluid. #realmenwearpink
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Is that pink primer?
Otherwise it looks like you're showing off your D60.
Nice going with the airlocker though. It will dramatically increase the amount of trouble you can get in!
Curious about the D60 airlocker you showed-most other ARBs have been redesigned to a different configuration. Was that one NOS or have they not gotten around to the monster size D60 yet?
Otherwise it looks like you're showing off your D60.
Nice going with the airlocker though. It will dramatically increase the amount of trouble you can get in!
Curious about the D60 airlocker you showed-most other ARBs have been redesigned to a different configuration. Was that one NOS or have they not gotten around to the monster size D60 yet?
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No, it's plastidip!! Diff cover was primed first.You sir, know your lockers. This is an older RD36 I got used from @Bama4door in a partial trade. It's the older 3 piece locker design, that has since been replaced by the RD167 iirc, but you can still buy all the seals and shims new.
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I was reading through the early pages of Moonshine's build thread last night and remebered a picture where you used pink ductape around the passenger side brake light lense and the rear glass haha.Got the air supply line plumbed down to the diff last night, and tested the locker. Leak free!! Very excited. Stuck the axles in, through my new tube seals and inner axle seals, to verify locker operation, put the diff cover on and filled it with nice clean fluid. #realmenwearpink
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New spindles, wheel bearings, rotors, pads, Yukon 35spline locking hubs. This project is buttoned up. Time for some last minute fender trimming, then off to GSMTR!!
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Glad to hear you're gonna make it Cole! I'm headed up tomorrow, have cabin 14 with some of my ONSC pals this year
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Wish I could be there with you guys this year. Truck is INOP right now, but next year will be awesome!
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Did some more fender trimming after finishing up the front axle right before GSMTR:
Got some more damage as it got wetter.
Some of the guys in our group had carnage:
Got some more damage as it got wetter.
Some of the guys in our group had carnage:
