JLURD
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Sooo my rear axle shaft flanges are bent at 20,000 miles...
I’ll preface this by saying the diesel engine/emissions equipment weight is far from the only factor involved. While my AEV Borahs and Pintlers are relatively close to OEM backspacing, they’re strapped with 37” and 35” rubber respectively. I’ve hit thousands of arctic/subarctic frost heaves at speeds well over 60mph. I’ve run over 1000 miles of washboard at similar speeds, and low-speed flexed my axles on dozens of trails in AK. I’ve got 500-600lbs of added sprung weight in mods before adding trip gear. That said, I know many of you also run heavy setups and got the diesel, in-part, to manage the weight better. I wanted to just swap my OEM shafts with RCV but of course their production is backed up 3-6 months. I’m back to some throwaway shafts until they can get me what I need. At any rate, keep free-spinning those wheels folks...if you want to run heavy and hard, you’ll be feeling/hearing that brake bind sooner or later.
I’ll preface this by saying the diesel engine/emissions equipment weight is far from the only factor involved. While my AEV Borahs and Pintlers are relatively close to OEM backspacing, they’re strapped with 37” and 35” rubber respectively. I’ve hit thousands of arctic/subarctic frost heaves at speeds well over 60mph. I’ve run over 1000 miles of washboard at similar speeds, and low-speed flexed my axles on dozens of trails in AK. I’ve got 500-600lbs of added sprung weight in mods before adding trip gear. That said, I know many of you also run heavy setups and got the diesel, in-part, to manage the weight better. I wanted to just swap my OEM shafts with RCV but of course their production is backed up 3-6 months. I’m back to some throwaway shafts until they can get me what I need. At any rate, keep free-spinning those wheels folks...if you want to run heavy and hard, you’ll be feeling/hearing that brake bind sooner or later.
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