Thanks for the input guys. I just sold my cherokee so I have a nice wad of cash I plan on dumping into the JK. Gears are in the budget right away. I am reading into trussing and gusseting and sleeving right now. I am thinking about taking it to Allsouth or somewhere to truss and gusset when they do the gears.
Hey Tony, can you give me details on what you did to your axles?
I have a RK 3.5" X factor lift and RK 2.0 Emulsion shocks on the way.
I just can't stand the thought having to sit back and watch Livingston try something that I can't try becuase of my tires! It's eating me up and giving me a headache too! I've been wheeling for about 4 years now and I kind of want to be a big dawg on the trail rides ya know? AHHHHH what to do!!
Seth
I had the TeraFlex upper C gussets welded on to the front C-Yokes. From what I've read the C-Yokes on the JK is a weak spot and can bend with the weight of 35"(or bigger) tires, even just DDing. I did not do the lower C gusset, that seemed to be something more necessary with 40's.
I elected not to sleeve the axles at this time, I figured this would be something I may do in the future if larger tires come in to play or if my wheeling dictates it. I did re-gear to 5.38, very pleased with that.
Tera C gussets:
http://www.teraflex.biz/jk-front-knuckle-gusset-kit.htmlTera Axle sleeves:
http://www.teraflex.biz/jk-axle-sleeve-kit.html#secondMany other vendors, Poly Performance is another good one. I think the Poly's come upper and lower gussets IIRC