just incase we decide to supercharge or get stupid, its only a few hundred dollars difference overall so might as well get the bigger axle and not lose much ground clearance.
I know a lot of guys who wheel hard in Grand Cherokees convert their TC's, full time 4WD transfer cases just don't cut it in the rough stuff for very long. The 392 TC is supposedly a newer design, but I certainly don't trust Jeep to come up with the first bulletproof full time TC. I guess only time will tell.
That must be why the trackhawk forums are littered with threads about TC replacements and it has been labeled the "weakest link". And I still can't find one that was done in the dirt.
No, they aren't. Read the thread you quoted. The TC is certainly not the weak link.
You go fan boi away, a simple google search proves you wrong, many times over.
I can Vouch for the Fusion 4x4 Steering, I have beat the hell out of mine on the JK it is very strong, bends don't break and goes right back into shape. I have had the entire Jeep up on it and only scratched it a little.
Most shops that do Hemi swaps will recommend an 80 rear if you are going to run anything over 37's, some people would just like the extra beef even if they aren't going bigger than 37's, it makes sense to overbuild if you are doing such an expensive mod. With a Hemi you surely have enough power to push an 80 around.
I can explain it to you but I can't make you understand it.
It's pretty cheap inexpensive insurance at that point -- one of those things do it once do it right, if you're spending $17k might as well spend $20k and never have to think again. Not to say you couldn't break it of course
