Building a ultra reliable JK on 37's
06-30-2016, 03:32 PM
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According to the O'rielly's employee who felt the need to argue, 37" tires cause less wear on things such as (in my case) front hub assemblies. His reasoning was the fact that 37" tires turn slower than the smaller OEM size.
Just stating what the "pros" told me.....
Just stating what the "pros" told me.....
Wow.That did remind me though of a post that I saw on a local forum a while back.
I'd also be thinking about driveline maintenance.
It's always fun to see the numbers.(if my math is correct)
Driveline revs in 60k miles with 5.38 gears and:
33's = 16,440,554
35's =15,501,093
37's =14,663,197
40's =13,563,456
It's always fun to see the numbers.(if my math is correct)
Driveline revs in 60k miles with 5.38 gears and:
33's = 16,440,554
35's =15,501,093
37's =14,663,197
40's =13,563,456
06-30-2016, 07:19 PM
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Actually, there seems to have been a period where the Synergy Balljoints were having very rapid failure and it was captured on multiple forums by multiple end users. I don't think that the issue is still current, but it was there. I just bought my Synergy Balljoints and have hopes that any of the legacy issues are taken care of. But if not, it's not a big deal because I'll just make Chuck The Ripper change mine in under 2 hours for nothing but a case of cheep beer!
06-30-2016, 08:38 PM
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Wow thanks for all the advice guys! I certainly don't mind doing a little maintenance here and there, as long as it doesn't put me in the poor house ( the accessories are already doing that! ). I just put on the rear portion of my BB ( HEY I know what that is now!! ). It was kind of a moto actually. I didn't have any grease and getting those spacers to lock into the body was like trying to squeeze my stomach into a spandex shirt! I'm hoping the front will be easier tomorrow. But hey, no clearance with the factory wheels like the box said their would be, so that's a plus! Still waiting on Fed ex to deliver my exhaust, but while I was putting on the rear lift, I got my tail light guards and grab handles. Sure wish I could figure out how to post a pic..
06-30-2016, 11:14 PM
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Maybe it was a past issue, but I wouldn't trust them again.
07-01-2016, 04:46 AM
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IMHO most of these parts that requires you to perform continuous maintenance on them, so it can maintain its reliability isn't a very well designed part and saying it does is just an excuse by people justifying they made a smart purchase decision and an excuse for the manufacturer to explain why their part failed by placing the blame on the customer. "The part failed because you didn't maintain it at regular 500 mile intervals." B.S. your part failed because you did a shitty job designing it which required it to be checked and maintained every 500 miles. My stock ball joints didn't need me to crawl under my JK to properly maintain them and Jeep provided me a Warranty if they failed. YMMV.
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07-01-2016, 05:50 AM
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IMHO most of these parts that requires you to perform continuous maintenance on them, so it can maintain its reliability isn't a very well designed part and saying it does is just an excuse by people justifying they made a smart purchase decision and an excuse for the manufacturer to explain why their part failed by placing the blame on the customer. "The part failed because you didn't maintain it at regular 500 mile intervals." B.S. your part failed because you did a shitty job designing it which required it to be checked and maintained every 500 miles. My stock ball joints didn't need me to crawl under my JK to properly maintain them and Jeep provided me a Warranty if they failed. YMMV.
07-01-2016, 05:54 AM
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I have a lot of beer for you if you want to work in CA... not far from "The" Rubicon Trail!!! Lift, Sleeve and Gusset, Truss, Regear... all on my list.to the OP: I think the Artec Truss requires a decent sized lift so if you are trying to go 37's with just fenders and a small lift, you might research the clearance needed for the truss.
Edit: I can't speel.
07-01-2016, 06:09 AM
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IMHO most of these parts that requires you to perform continuous maintenance on them, so it can maintain its reliability isn't a very well designed part and saying it does is just an excuse by people justifying they made a smart purchase decision and an excuse for the manufacturer to explain why their part failed by placing the blame on the customer. "The part failed because you didn't maintain it at regular 500 mile intervals." B.S. your part failed because you did a shitty job designing it which required it to be checked and maintained every 500 miles. My stock ball joints didn't need me to crawl under my JK to properly maintain them and Jeep provided me a Warranty if they failed. YMMV.
What's bs is claiming people who defend a part so they can make themselves feel good about a purchase.
To the OP I'm giving my opinion based on actual experience and extensive research. When a product has 3-5x positive reviews and recommendations then negative, I'm inclined to believe the evidence and my own experience.
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07-01-2016, 08:33 AM
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I bought my Synergy joints when they first came out. I give them maybe 5-10k more. My left lower is already sloppy, right getting there.
Maybe 10k with little hard use .. Only greased using Synergy's brand every 3K
Im going Rare Parts next time around.
Maybe 10k with little hard use .. Only greased using Synergy's brand every 3K
Im going Rare Parts next time around.