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MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: OscarMike2.0 on January 15, 2014, 09:56:48 PM
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Ive got a budget of about 6k and I cant decide between the new 3.6l stage 2 Ripp Supercharger or a new dana 44 housing for my front (d60 for rear eventually) and a weld on Teraflex prerunner kit. Opinions and thoughts PLEASE!!
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I would go ahead and get the Currie 9 or a Rock Jock 60 because I will be on 40's again 1 day. //LMAO//
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You can check out my RIPP if you want, unless you plan on installing yourself it won't fit in the $6k budget
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You can check out my RIPP if you want, unless you plan on installing yourself it won't fit in the $6k budget
I would probably do it myself and sure are you going to the trail ride this weekend
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id say axles and armor
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You can check out my RIPP if you want, unless you plan on installing yourself it won't fit in the $6k budget
I would probably do it myself and sure are you going to the trail ride this weekend
Yeah I will be there //SLAMIN//
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alright look forward to it
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id say axles and armor
Yep.
The one video I saw about the Teraflex Prerunner kit for JK showed them doing 60MPH in a desert environment. Is that the type of wheeling you are planning to do?
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Yeah most likely
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Axles. 60 front, do it right the first time
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With a budget like that, I'd go d60 front, but if you'd rather have suspension I'd go coilovers before that TF prerunner system.
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Go with the rip kit //;D// I'll help with the install. //ROCKIN//
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Axles, Axles, and Axles.
Change the gears and you will have the power. Sell your old axles to have accommodating suspension .
Then if you have money left over, build your own turbo kit with intercooler. Much cheaper in the long run.
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Axles for the win. Super charger won't get you home
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Wait wait wait, buy that diesel on here, get a trailer and then tow the jeep everywhere! Or just pay off the jeep faster.... those are the "responsible" answers
I still say axles though!
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Axles
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Yeah most likely
Good luck on the decision.
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Axles go Currie. Gears will give you power. JK 44 is hardly an upgrade for the money you are spending. Gears will give you power. 5.38s.
If you change any suspension part for off roading, go RockKrawler.
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Axles, but not D44.
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Axles go Currie. Gears will give you power. JK 44 is hardly an upgrade for the money you are spending. Gears will give you power. 5.38s.
If you change any suspension part for off roading, go RockKrawler.
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Ditto
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Except rockcrawlrt. Build your own arms and then use coil overs or out boarded shocks with matching springs.
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Except rockcrawlrt. Build your own arms and then use coil overs or out boarded shocks with matching springs.
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It all depends on how involved of a project the OP wants. If you go custom, you won't save much $$. IMO, the RK stuff is about as solid as it gets with an out of the box kit. My links are HEAVY DUTY. This is a bit off topic though because if he goes Currie RJIII D60 front, there won't be any budget left over. My front axle was $6800 after all the extra upgrades.
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Less experience here but with the generation of motor you have why worry about the supercharger, rather go for axles and suspension.
So you are changing direction from rock crawling to a more high speed type of desert running - is that why you are thinking supercharger?
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Yeah the idea was to do alot of baja style jumping ans speeed hhah
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I don't know anything about speed and jumps in a 4wd but I don't think I would want the heavy JK landing with a 44" front and a 35"+ tire size. I guess you could build the 44 front up inside and out but for what little more it would end being, go with a 60. You could always take your $6k and find a 60/14 bolt combo, do a little build on them, new brackets, ect and have both axles done. Thoughts? I guess price is dependent on how much you get the axles for and how much you can do on your own
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Yeah the idea was to do alot of baja style jumping ans speeed hhah
When this happens, let me know would love to see it.
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If I were you, id wait till you get out there to decide since those clubs will have more desert experience. I could have saved a few bucks if I met gatr right when I bought my jeep. Side note, I am biased towards the pr44 :)
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If I were you, id wait till you get out there to decide since those clubs will have more desert experience. I could have saved a few bucks if I met gatr right when I bought my jeep. Side note, I am biased towards the pr44 :)
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Are you thinking OscarMike2.0 is an alter ego of OscarMike (Richard, who is moving to Arizona soon)?
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Yeah the idea was to do alot of baja style jumping ans speeed hhah
I would wait until I was there and saw 1) do I really want to do that lol and 2) what people run in that situation.
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Yeah the idea was to do alot of baja style jumping ans speeed hhah
May I ask where you are planning on doing Baja style prerunning in GA? Or are you planning a trip out west? Either way, you are going to want suspension and axles before a supercharger.
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If I were you, id wait till you get out there to decide since those clubs will have more desert experience. I could have saved a few bucks if I met gatr right when I bought my jeep. Side note, I am biased towards the pr44 :)
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Are you thinking OscarMike2.0 is an alter ego of OscarMike (Richard, who is moving to Arizona soon)?
Yup, sure was
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If I were you, id wait till you get out there to decide since those clubs will have more desert experience. I could have saved a few bucks if I met gatr right when I bought my jeep. Side note, I am biased towards the pr44 :)
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Are you thinking OscarMike2.0 is an alter ego of OscarMike (Richard, who is moving to Arizona soon)?
Yup, sure was
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I'm pretty sure this is not Richard (OscarMike). The name is confusing. I think this guy's name is Will Block.
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Yeah haha not trying to replace the user OscarMike. I have a 2013 oscar mike jku sooo i named my account the one cool oscarmike name that was available. Right now I think im either going to go with coil overs or the supercharger do to the fact that 99 percent of my driving is on road (i like to believe its not but sadly it is)
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I wouldn't do coil overs for 99% road. Go with a good triple rate spring, and use that $ elsewhere.
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Gah dang that was confusing. I thought Richard had made an account attempting to block me and made this thread...
I agree with Doug ^.
Get some nice progressive springs, prothane bumpstops, and some bilstein or fox shocks.
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I wouldn't do coil overs for 99% road. Go with a good triple rate spring, and use that $ elsewhere.
So then the supercharger. Im running xrc armor and alot of heavy items and I would like some more speed //letseat//
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Speed and jeep. That's amusing. Most guys here are happy to keep it steady above 65.
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I wouldn't do coil overs for 99% road. Go with a good triple rate spring, and use that $ elsewhere.
Why not coil overs for the road? Set up properly it's better.
For a heavy JK to run the desert with speed or desert like area you will need 2.5's. 2.0's would work but then you more than likely need bypasses.
Go with the 05+ SD axles. Cheaper and will work similar to a currie or dynatrac set up. I think from buying stock to my built out front axle with includes full hydro I'm around $5700 (psc ram and links, gears, install, rcv, highsteer knuckle work and arms, new ball joints, and detriot). Cheaper than a currie
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I wouldn't do coil overs for 99% road. Go with a good triple rate spring, and use that $ elsewhere.
Why not coil overs for the road? Set up properly it's better.
For a heavy JK to run the desert with speed or desert like area you will need 2.5's. 2.0's would work but then you more than likely need bypasses.
Go with the 05+ SD axles. Cheaper and will work similar to a currie or dynatrac set up. I think from buying stock to my built out front axle with includes full hydro I'm around $5700 (psc ram and links, gears, install, rcv, highsteer knuckle work and arms, new ball joints, and detriot). Cheaper than a currie
Where did you get your SD axles?
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Cause...
Not better ride unless tuned for the road
On the road you don't flex much and don't use but about 2" of the travel.
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Cause...
Not better ride unless tuned for the road
On the road you don't flex much and don't use but about 2" of the travel.
Sent off camber
I am with Doug on this one. If your 99% road, coil overs are overkill and waste of money. Buy the ripp. Unlike Clark I am not satisfied with any speed below 80mph in the jeep.
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I wouldn't do coil overs for 99% road. Go with a good triple rate spring, and use that $ elsewhere.
Why not coil overs for the road? Set up properly it's better.
For a heavy JK to run the desert with speed or desert like area you will need 2.5's. 2.0's would work but then you more than likely need bypasses.
Go with the 05+ SD axles. Cheaper and will work similar to a currie or dynatrac set up. I think from buying stock to my built out front axle with includes full hydro I'm around $5700 (psc ram and links, gears, install, rcv, highsteer knuckle work and arms, new ball joints, and detriot). Cheaper than a currie
Where did you get your SD axles?
Junk yard and then install everything.
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Cause...
Not better ride unless tuned for the road
On the road you don't flex much and don't use but about 2" of the travel.
Sent off camber
Tuning for the whoops or like area will be a little firm for the road but not terrible. He is also talking about jumping and speed, upon which a coil spring and shock cannot handle. This is going off what he said. The stock axles won't handle that abuse either, but he said speed and jumps.
Yes, C/O are over kill for the road but not what he is after. I wouldn't even run an ORI. ORI change so much in height due to the outside temperature (gas laws).
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The original question supercharger or axles? - answer: axles
The poll question supercharger or suspension? - answer: axles
Any future questions? - answer: axles
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Better question: where are you driving your Jeep like this around here in the south? I was going to build a Jeep speed go fast XJ on 3 links and junk but there is nothing in the south for it.
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I am not sure he was serious about jumping. He did an internet laugh after typing that
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I was joking about jumping haha just going fast over medocare bumps
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It is possible to hit jumps with speed around this area. My first race this year is at D-town using their track with some table tops. My junk will have some hang time for sure with some throttle.
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Yeah but D town is... D town. Lol post pics or videos, Tripp. I want to see the rig and what that style of racing is like.
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Yeah but D town is... D town. Lol post pics or videos, Tripp. I want to see the rig and what that style of racing is like.
Its penny, my build on here. 2.5 c/o and 2.5 bypass.
Race isn't till the end of march.
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Cause...
Not better ride unless tuned for the road
On the road you don't flex much and don't use but about 2" of the travel.
Sent off camber
I am with Doug on this one. If your 99% road, coil overs are overkill and waste of money. Buy the ripp. Unlike Clark I am not satisfied with any speed below 80mph in the jeep.
I hit like 72 today. I think when stock I might have hit 80...once!
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Downhill with the wind at your back, lol