Crazy. Just driving around Afghanistan were you? Lol.
Insurance and the shop inspected it in person when it was still under the Jeep and decided it was worth replacing the housing and internals. Instead of going with a factory housing, I went with a Dynatrac. It was a few thousand out of pocket to cover the difference.
Crazy. Good luck though dude.
Hi ElliotHit a pothole on a class VI road in NH and bent my axle. Completely mind blown that it flexed. It has turned into an insurance claim to fund a fully blown Dynatrak ProRock 44 with RCV shafts, their ballpoints, their high-clearance hub, etc.
Good news is the gears, axle shafts, and locker are totally fine in the old axle. It flexed right next to the C on the driver’s side and not significantly, just enough for me not to trust it going forward. I am going to try to sell the eLocker, gears, and axle shafts to offset the cost.
Have you considered adding some quality bumpstops? On my current JL build I'm running Fox Factory Racing 2.0 IFP bump stops to arrest that last bit of axle travel on large bumps/obstacles.
Hey man! I haven't yet but it's a potential on the bucket. For the most part the up travel issue has been fixed with the lift kit. I only run one bump stop puck in the front and rear. The metal cloak 3.5 game changer gave me four plus inches of lift.Hi Elliot
I've been surprised more than once with holes, washouts, etc that can cause full suspension compression and a bent axle. As you mentioned, hanging a heavy 37" tire/wheel combo can create a lot of force on the axle.
-Steven
I'm running the same lift and love it. While a lift does give more travel, what happens at the end of the uo travel that causes the potential damage. That's where a good bumpstop comes in. You can still bottom out with the lift and the bump stops and factory jounce stops do not have the ability to absorb/slow down the axle up travel before it hits the frame, causing damage. I hope I'm making sense? Food for thought.
