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Dumb thing is....Originally Posted by VXorado
no worries Jo, I've got your back.
...I actually went out to the garage to double check.
BUT...counted the bolts on the front OEM one I'd blow a while ago.....
....thinking it was the 4.77 rear I blew last May on the way to Moab...DOHH
It was a hard day yesterday......
Thats my excuse...'n I'm sticking with it ...
Jo
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That's a good excuse. I saw on FB you had a football/pool party. I don't know about rooting for the chargers (go broncos)... but I wish I could have been there for the pool party.It was a hard day yesterday......
Thats my excuse...'n I'm sticking with it ...
Jo
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Hey! Remember me? LOL! Lotsa good stuff going on in here, now I don't dare turn my back and there's two more pages. Good going guys, there were some questions I was going to ask but you already have and answered. Yiiippppe!
I have narrowed down my tire selection to one of the three: BFG MT, Geolander MT or Toyo Open Country MT. I thought AT would be my choice but seeing the MT on a friends jeep....... gotta have it. So the size I'm going for is LT285/75R16 (33"). Waiting now for final pricing on the Toyo's.
3" suspension lift, shocks: Rancho 9000, tires 33"x11.5", wheels 16"x8", offset= 0, no front sway bar
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And the winner is: TAADAAAA!!
Last edited by Maddawg : 01/10/2013 at 05:45 PM
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Nice, I ran the Toyos on my Tundra. It's a good tire especially if you plan on driving pavement most of the time. Smooth and quiet for an MT.
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Don't touch it man! what are you thinkin? these puv are collectable, thats one of the cleanest I've seen. Why OH why would you want to loose gas milage and distroy something as nice as that? I just don't understand WHY!
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Beauty is in the eye of the keyholder!!!
IMHO, the VX is made for lift .... & offset.
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Put a smiley after you say that Bub.
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I agree... well some offset.IMHO, the VX is made for lift .... & offset.
I think the VX is awesome and rare but at least right now, not collectible. Unless it has an O2 stamped on it.
...but it really depends on your idea of collectible.
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I'm not doing anything that can't be undone. If you have watched the Barrett Jackson auctions, you might notice that the customized cars go for more than the stock cars. But if you would like to give me $20 grand for my baby I will stop.
Super VXer
Sez the guy with this under his hood...
The point I'm making is: it's all subjective, and I quote...
"the world don't mooooove, to the beat of just one drum...what might be right for you, might not be right for suuuuh-m"...
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Today the tires got mounted on the wheels. Tomorrow they get fitted to the car (just leaning against the existing wheel for now.) Oooooh, I'm so excited, I won't sleep at all tonight.
Last edited by Maddawg : 01/10/2013 at 05:56 PM
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sorry for the late post here, and even more sorry for the TJ to maddawg, but...
how come no one ever looks at swapping their front IFS to something with more readily available gears and lockers?? (i know Alan-bigmeatvx, swapped his front IFS for a dana 44 IFS, and therefore opened up more options for parts?)
Wouldnt it be relatively easy to drop a IFS out of a vehicle with the same amount of splines on the CV axles? If the CV axles plug in, you make brackets to mount it, and you make an adapter to get the driveshaft to work?
I guess i've been getting more into swapping stuff off other vehicles rather than keeping stuff that breaks and keep on fixing it. Maybe thats the thoughts of an SAS on my own vehicle speaking, i dunno.
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Yup...
Thats gonna look OK......
OK..as in Freak'n awesome.
Nice ...and all ready for Moab next year
You, me & frankd....road trip!
Jo
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I don't believe Alan ever actually completed the swap. He looked into it and was collecting parts but I believe that was as far as it got. He was also planning on changing out the spinddles and going to use larger (bigger spline count) shafts.
If you're going to do all that you might as well do a SAS unless you love ifs that much.
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