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What upgrades should be done first ?

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Old Feb 28, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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battlefrog, what kind of tires and size did you put on? I like it.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 03:49 AM
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The rims are ultra "gauntlets" and the tires are dick cepek mud countries.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 03:50 AM
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Rims are 17x9 and the tires are 265/70/17
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 03:57 AM
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My bad, thank u wisemanr
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 05:39 AM
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Definitely should go with beefin up the axles. Housings bend easy and trac-bar brackets break easy too.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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What do u mean by beef them up, replace them with a bigger axle ?
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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Or will a U joint upgrade be ok ?
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Battlefrog
What do u mean by beef them up, replace them with a bigger axle ?
That usually means going with sleeves and gussets, and new diff covers. It helps keep anything on your stock axle from bending, especially when wheeling with bigger tires.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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Cool, I'm pretty green with this.
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Old Mar 1, 2011 | 12:15 PM
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Well I know I would like brand new axles front and rear but thats just out of the question haha. But by beef up I did mean to sleeve and gusset the factory weak points like the C's and do some type of gusset for the trac-bar bracket. Trac-bar bracket is my biggest gripe because I broke the front one running the stock '07 Unlimited X set up and the rear broke after the lift and tires. I currently have a bent D30 front that I am trying to remedy for way cheaper than my PR44 that lays in my dreams. And being "green" is fine, just remember no stupid questions when you honestly dont know whats going on and just ask.
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