brycesaunders3241

Doing trusses and you're not going to wheel....this thread doesn't make much sense to me.. You have guys that have built highly capable rigs on 40's giving you advice. You are throwing money at the ultimate mall crawler which is not only dangerous to you on road, but also to others .Clearly your plans for the jeep contradict what you are doing. Trusses aren't for looks they are for support and added beef to the axle. If you aren't going to wheel why waste money on them? I don't see the point in throwing all this money at a jeep that won't be driven when by the end of this project you could've built a highly capable rig on 37" tires.

2climbbig

So, no one is crapping on your parade sorta speak. Folks are just explaining what you should do and the risk of not doing it. Trust me, I got a beating on my stuff, but I took the advise and it was all good.

That said, here are your issues...

running 40's will need re-gearing, clearances, and proper geometry. Not to mention, wheels and steering. So you will investing in those things with your D30. That said, your final solution will have different wheels (bolt pattern), different axles, new gears, different location of said axles, different location for track bar, drag link and possibly control arms. So basically, you are throwing away time and money by sticking with the D30. Folks here who have done this.... understand this and trying to tell you this.

So, you can waste your money trying to make it work, but in the end its all throw away.

Next, while you say, when it breaks you will replace, that means two things: no recoup of your initial investment and more importantly, when it breaks, where will your jeep be at that moment. Could be dangerous. Why add unnecessary risk.

In the end, its your time and money. But the prevailing advise is to get the right axles and proper suspension geometry the first time. Its hard work, takes planning, and good execution. Your call!

Maertz

Agreed. Theres been tons of times ive done stupid shit and im glad people told me they were dumb. If i still didn't see why id ask so i can learn and understand. Ive been thru a decent amount of work and am still learning. If i did another id prolly change a good amount of things

RubicAn11

Hey man go for it!

2climbbig

Hey... are you saying I do stupid shit.

I resemble that remark!!!!!!!!

Maertz

Lol i was only referring to myself, but do believe anyone who says they went thru all that hassle many here have while learning and says they didn't do something stupid is lying...

Stubicon

yaaaaay

Stubicon

In all seriousness, I was just asking why you were trussing the current axles if you were just going to replace them anyway. Wasn't trying to be a dick or call you out for a laugh.

Krawlersaur

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Hah, couldn't help it.

D_engel

This thing could benefit from some long arms. You will experience much less axle deflection and loss of wheelbase