What supporting mods to run 40s (1 Viewer)

[Kevin8086]

So where is the need/want to go to 40's coming from? Every Starbucks I've been to 37's have been fine.

Not sure 40s would save me from what I do. Lol

 

[Kevin8086]

This was this past weekend
I just like taking harder lines for fun.

 

[joez]

Love the cage

Thanks. I swear In real life the A-pilliar bar looks normal.

 

[Kevin8086]

Thanks. I swear In real life the A-pilliar bar looks normal.

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It’s the back of the cage not connected to anything?

 

[joez]

It’s the back of the cage not connected to anything?

The rest of the cage is internal.

 

[Kevin8086]

The rest of the cage is internal.

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That’s badass

 

[bugsnbikes]

only supporting mod u need is this for an 80- everything else is just windowdressing

 

[RFB]

what are the weak points of the Truck? I’m on 37s now and want to go 40s but I wheel pretty hard and afraid it may be too much stress. I have
-part time kit
-4.88
-25% tcase reduction
-HD tie rods
-chromolly birfields/axles
-DC joints and drive shafts
-adjustable rear upper and lower arms

What else needs to be beefed up?
Hydro assist needed?

why not run 37s they go everywhere(as do 35s) a lot less serious mods JMO

 

[Kevin8086]

why not run 37s they go everywhere(as do 35s) a lot less serious mods JMO

True, my buddy has 35s and can go anywhere I can. I can usually just do it easier with more cushion. I figured if 37s and that good 40s will be even better but maybe not. I probably just need something more extreme. Idk

 

[RFB]

True, my buddy has 35s and can go anywhere I can. I can usually just do it easier with more cushion. I figured if 37s and that good 40s will be even better but maybe not. I probably just need something more extreme. Idk

I talked thru PM to all the top dawgs and 37 do it all IMO with less damage to vehicle unless of course your silly with the skinny

 

[ajax1]

Run the lightest 40s you can find and the lightest rims to keep the rotational weight down, don't run front locker in reverse stay off the skinny pedal and pull rope, buddy is running 42s on cromoly front rear with arbs and part time so far so good but he runs a light tire and rim and doesn't push the truck hard, also has 4bt so has easy power in the low end and usually doesn't spin hard, except in snow. At some point he will probably go to different axles

 

[White Stripe]

True, my buddy has 35s and can go anywhere I can. I can usually just do it easier with more cushion. I figured if 37s and that good 40s will be even better but maybe not. I probably just need something more extreme. Idk

I think bobbing it will do more for you than 40s. It does get to the point where you can only take these giant school buses only so extreme b4 you would be better off with something more nimble, lighter and smaller or hack it up to make it such.

 

[nukegoat]

The rest of the cage is internal.

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Any pics of the dash area? And why did you triangulate between b and c pillars?

 

[chap79]

I think bobbing it will do more for you than 40s. It does get to the point where you can only take these giant school buses only so extreme b4 you would be better off with something more nimble, lighter and smaller or hack it up to make it such.

This was actually what I was going to originally post. If you want to play in the big rocks, a lighter rig is preferable. A 3rd gen 4R on 80 series axles on 37s will go further. On Dana 60’s even further.

80’s are like the hippos in Fantasia.

 

[baldilocks]

Aaaand they’re off!

 

[chap79]

Aaaand they’re off!

If there’s a pot sitting around I can’t help the urge to stir it, or kick it over. Just depends on my mood. But what the do I know, I only grew up wheeling trails like the Rubi and have family that builds KoH trucks.

 

[joez]

Any pics of the dash area? And why did you triangulate between b and c pillars?

B - C - D are tied together how they are to keep the cage from folding back since the sweep of the A pillar makes it the weakest point. Dash looks like a normal 80 dash, the A pillars are outside of the truck.

 

[joez]

This was actually what I was going to originally post. If you want to play in the big rocks, a lighter rig is preferable. A 3rd gen 4R on 80 series axles on 37s will go further. On Dana 60’s even further.

80’s are like the hippos in Fantasia.

While I completely agree, a well built 80 is still incredibly capable and comfortable, especially if you are driving it to and from the trail. And it' s less of a pig than a full size.

 

[chap79]

I’ve thought about 40’s for my rig. But there’s nothing that I’ve run in the 80 that couldn’t be done on 37’s. The 80 is an extremely versatile platform. It provides more internal storage than about anything else you can comfortably wheel, allows the ability to comfortably sleep in, and is robust enough to wheel most trails. Expedition travel, car camping, rock crawling, it can do it all. But if I wanted something to soley play in the rocks, a lighter/narrower rig would be preferred.

 

[chap79]

While I completely agree, a well built 80 is still incredibly capable and comfortable, especially if you are driving it to and from the trail. And it' s less of a pig than a full size.

Completely agree. You replied while I was typing my retort.