There are other considerations besides shaft strength. Jimmy popped a balljoint out on Baby Huey's crack at the OG K-rocks and I'm pretty confident it wouldn't have happened with a 60. There wasn't any apparent damage to the inner C or knuckle that I remember either.
On the 8th day god created the Super Swamper TSL and said "go forth and kick ass"
a 60 swap would be wiser and probably 2x as much if not more.
Originally Posted by afroman006
Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
Holy **** the 60 rcv's are expensive.
It costs to play with the big boys. That being said, one of the best "bang for your buck" investments I believe I have made in the beast.
The "smart thing to do" would be to either straight upgrade to a 60 or spend good coin on good shafts for the belle. That being said. If you get some decent shafts and u-joints and remember to take it easy until you learn your rig, you should be good. Just go ahead and get the correct spindle socket on order.
My bitch better have my money...
Through rain, sleet, or snow...
My whore better have my money...
Not half, not some, but all my cash...
'Cause if she don't,
I'm gonna put my foot in her ass.
And don't keep your foot in the skinny pedal when the front is bouncing 2 feet off the ground.
'91 Bronco 351w, ZF5, D44 TTB, 9" rear swap with disk brakes, 37" toyos, method wheels, mastercraft seats, A/C and heat
I've got RCV in mine and it's held up to plenty of full steering lock throttle dumps.
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Don't change your driving style, it's fun to watch. Chromo's with some tom woods gold seal u joints should be plenty.
You guys are all poo$$y's, f' a 60! Go full retard, Rockwells are a 15 times wiser choice. I made this graph that clearly shows the difference, and it's in 3D, so it has to be right.
Last edited by KrazyKarl02; 05-10-2013 at 07:24 AM.
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
Seriously? D60 - $750-1000; proper gears/locker - $750. Sell D44 - $250. You need wheel/tires either way.
Again, You want to spend $1500 on shafts for a Dana 44? $1500?!
Would you also advocate me spending $4000 on a SC for my little 4.0, instead of say an LS swap? Ha!
I have ALOT of miles on a heavier rig on stock 60 shafts.
Sam, buy chromos for your 44 or buy 60.
92 YJ
04 F-150 4x4
11 F-250 4x4
steering, brakes, wheels, suspension, rear axle
all of that has to be changed to get a 60 under there, and its either expensive or will get rigged and become unreliable.
you'd end up with a totally different rig
buy the shafts, it will handle just like it did before but breaks less.
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Buy a helicopter, it can go anywhere!
Ryan Clarke
(214)695-7901
I agree with Karl. Rockwell time! Ive already got a line on a couple of front axles. 4 wheel steer FTW!
On a serious note, I think I am just going to buy chromos, and bump down to some 12.5s. I cant even come close to affording RCVs any time soon, and would probably do a 60 swap before I did that. I was just wondering what anyone thought of the two I posted. Should I just buy a kit like that? or should I buy the shafts individually and buy jackoff u-joints from somewhere? And where should I buy those?
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either of the "kits" are probably fine. I would go with some jackoff u-joints. Just google yukon superjoints or ctm joints. Install some of those with alloy shafts that have a warranty and you should be good.
Creighton, you have done stuff with that jeep that would make a goat go "holy ****!"
I'll have to see if I can find a chart that compares rockwells vs. helicopters on the wiseness scale.
-Karl
2006 Chevy K3500 4X4 - No J.B. Weld on it yet!
1982 thru 94 F-Series "The Klogger" AKA Transport on the road, on the trail, or on the trailer!
1965 Chevelle
1975 Corvette
I have one of the two, help me decide my direction in wasting money.
Ryan Clarke
(214)695-7901
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