After having bent our front 44 axle C's on Moby Dick very early on, we decided that it would be a good idea to start Nemo off right and have the front axle beefed up as much as possible before we did any wheeling with 35s. So in preparation for our upcoming Niagra Rim Trail run, we took Nemo down to Off Road Evolution for the full treatment

C2 Gussets
Magnum Sleeves
Control Arm Skids

On the rack


Drilled holes for the Magnums


Inserting the sleeves


Plug welding


Welding the end






Welding the C2 Gussets






Control Arm Skids


All done









Nemo is now ready for the rocks!

 

That is sweet!

 

I wish it was easier for the DIY to sleeve the axles.

 

very nice!

 

woowoo! Can't wait to see it up close!!!

 

I love it but

i wish i had a 44 to do that with!

I want to build one up to replace my 30, someday!

 

Looking good! Definitely adds some peace of mind.

 

I've been thinking of sleeving my front axle, but I was wondering how they recommend getting the metal shavings out of the axle after drilling the holes for the welds.

 

that's awesome!!

 

well, if you can weld, it really isn't that bad of a job. i think the part that takes the longest is taking things off and drilling all the holes. you don't even have to be that great of a welded to do the plugs but sealing up the ends should be done by someone who has a pretty good hand at it.

actually, we have an X and we beefed up our front dana 30 all we gotta do is get a set of chromo shafts and it should be good to go