I would not flip the drag link at 3" of lift unless you are experiencing bump steer.

 

agreed, it also wont help him offroading in "hardcore rock crawling" it could even limit him depending on what his bumps are set at and would have to be.

 

Thanks for pointing that out just trying to help. Now go get laid wise ass

 

lol you read everyones post but the ops or what?

 

I should probably revise my original topic from "hardcore" to just "harder". I'm not looking to go crazy. Just weekend warrior stuff. I like to challenge myself but I don't want to get into a situation where I can break something if I can help it. Just looking for the basics, but my mod budget is very limited.

 

Im no rubicon expert, but I would look at drive shafts and then axles

i just did a complete overhaul and I got RCV axles up front and Dynatrac axles in the rear

i also got some custom drive shafts made, went with 4130 chromoly and had him use rather thick walled stock.

see if you can find an experienced drive shaft maker in your area.

these were great because I removed so much factory stuff, he too exact measurements.

matthew

 

Really I would not worry about driveshafts at 2" either and would not add a coil spacer to the set up as 2" is enough to run your 35" tires. If you don't want to break something on the trails you really have 3 choices: Build it like a tank which means $$$$, Know your limits and avoid harder obstacles, or don't run trails.

You are always at risk of breaking something when trying harder runs and it is usually due to driver error, picking a bad line, bouncing the jeep, or just not paying attention to your spotter.

Look at what people typically break on the trails that keep them from driving out. U-joints, axle shafts, ring and pinions, tie rods, and hydro locking the engine. Even built rigs will break theses items, that is why people carry spare parts with them on the trails

 

I`ll be running the JJUSA Rubicon Trail in 2015. I'm looking at installing 35" tires, Artec full armor kit, powerplant winch, and ball joints before I go and bringing front and rear driveshafts, axle and drive ujoints with me as backups. I'll be adding tie rod and steering stabilizer relocation bracket to my list.

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For your I would go out an wheel as much as you can before you hit the rubicon. Driver experience will take you farther then a modded jeep.

 

I agree here also, a good spotter also helps a ton, thats one thing i can never find...