olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
Maybe lazyjeff83 will give his guidelines for welding these trusses on. I'm still waiting for his response
Artec truss and gussets
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Maybe lazyjeff83 will give his guidelines for welding these trusses on. I'm still waiting for his response
The sad truth is, A LOT of us were believers back in the day. We all wanted to believe solutions like this were great ideas and most of us have been down this road before. Guys like us are only trying to share what we've learned over the years and maybe help others from making the same mistakes. What cracks me up is when fanboys take what we say as being ignorant, misguided or somehow biased. But hey, people are free to believe whatever it is they want to believe :yup:
:cheesy: Actually, it was a bit more breezy now but, 20/20 is what I prefer
sjd78
New member
The sad truth is, A LOT of us were believers back in the day. We all wanted to believe solutions like this were great ideas and most of us have been down this road before. Guys like us are only trying to share what we've learned over the years and maybe help others from making the same mistakes. What cracks me up is when fanboys take what we say as being ignorant, misguided or somehow biased. But hey, people are free to believe whatever it is they want to believe :yup:
:cheesy: Actually, it was a bit more breezy now but, 20/20 is what I prefer
Well I guess I'm right there with you guys in the been there made that mistake when it comes to trusses. The bad part is that I was warned by those of you who been through this already. I can't even claim ignorance in this case. Pure stubbornness was a costly lesson for me. After this whole fiasco I can't stress it enough to others on this forum....BELIEVE what you guys say as you really do have others best interest in mind!
Bingobelle
Member
Neewbee question
Ok
Edie sad something early in this thread that some people does not even come to the piont they need beefed up axle or a aftermarket stronger axle. That sounds very logic I think.
I use my Sahara 2012 jku as a daily driver for 98 percent of the time and sometimes if I´m lucky I can find some fun bad roads but that is it.
( in sweden there is no such thing as trails. What we do have is meetings now and then at some locations but, that is always a smal and restricted area with the size of a childrens sandbox. After a couple of hours that playground mostly look like a big mudpit with no natural sceenery worth looking at. Thats really not my cup of tea. )
However, I have plans to make "overlanding" or shall I say long roadtripps. First of there will be a roadtripp to the northest part of scandinavia. That will be some 4000 km and most of it on good roads. Hopefully there will be some part with "roads" that a normal car can not go up in the north but there will not be any major obstacles to conquer. Idiotic with only one car out in the bush first of all I guess.
I also have a dream to go through Africa all the way down to capetown or take my jeep from sweden to cambodia. I have a friend living in cambodia. As all of you understand that will mean a lot of bad roads and sometimes really bad roads but still roads.
So, will a guy like me need to change the d30 in the front. Using maximum 33 inch tire and no lift?
Happy wheeling!
Ps
we do have a lot of snow now so some fun I do have actually now with my lovley jk!!!
Ok
Edie sad something early in this thread that some people does not even come to the piont they need beefed up axle or a aftermarket stronger axle. That sounds very logic I think.
I use my Sahara 2012 jku as a daily driver for 98 percent of the time and sometimes if I´m lucky I can find some fun bad roads but that is it.
( in sweden there is no such thing as trails. What we do have is meetings now and then at some locations but, that is always a smal and restricted area with the size of a childrens sandbox. After a couple of hours that playground mostly look like a big mudpit with no natural sceenery worth looking at. Thats really not my cup of tea. )
However, I have plans to make "overlanding" or shall I say long roadtripps. First of there will be a roadtripp to the northest part of scandinavia. That will be some 4000 km and most of it on good roads. Hopefully there will be some part with "roads" that a normal car can not go up in the north but there will not be any major obstacles to conquer. Idiotic with only one car out in the bush first of all I guess.
I also have a dream to go through Africa all the way down to capetown or take my jeep from sweden to cambodia. I have a friend living in cambodia. As all of you understand that will mean a lot of bad roads and sometimes really bad roads but still roads.
So, will a guy like me need to change the d30 in the front. Using maximum 33 inch tire and no lift?
Happy wheeling!
Ps
we do have a lot of snow now so some fun I do have actually now with my lovley jk!!!
For your needs and the fact that you'll only be running 33's, you'll probably be fine just running what you have. This is the case for most people and really, my recommendation for a replacement axle is more for those who feel the need to improve their Dana 30 or even Dana 44 by throwing money at it. IF you really think you'll be playing hard enough to bend or break them, you're better off saving your money and just replacing it with something better. Does that make sense?
Bingobelle
Member
Honestly I do not think I need stronger axles for what I do. If my front axle would break with the kind of wheeling I do I think jeep have done some major designflaw. Can not see how "overlanding" on roads ( even really bad roads ) with near stock wheels should request stronger aftermarket axle.
But if I do break it I will post some pictures.
Best Regards
sjd78
New member
That's no joke!
olram30
Not That Kind of Engineer
So is there some scientific calculations that go into getting the right amount of preload or did you just wing it and fingers crossed?So all this talk about warping the axle got me kinda iffy about the truss, so what did I do. I sleeved and trussed my axle!! Oh I also naff a jig for it. Ummmm ok back to the op...advice......buy a sleeve to go along with the truss and make a jig
How long do you think those sleeves will hold up before this happens?
Sleeves are just a false sense of security.
Sleeves are just a false sense of security.
cis911
New member
If that question is for me then the answer is NEVER. I have a mall crawler. I buy stuff just for looks
10frank9
Web Wheeler
If that question is for me then the answer is NEVER. I have a mall crawler. I buy stuff just for looks
I have a mall crawler too. Shhh, Don't tell.
