Hey Folks,
I’ve been running 35” tires for about 9 months now and have decided I need to change my gear ratio and am set with getting that done next week (thanks for all the advice on that). Question now is should I swap out the front and back axle shafts now with chromoly shafts when I get the gears changed out? Also would you go with G2 or who?
Thanks a ton in advance,
Joe
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How hard do you off-road? Unless you're banging into rocks and stuff, I think your stock shafts should be fine.
If you want to take it to the "next level", I would recommend having the axle shaft seals replaced while they do the gears. It's minimal extra labor and a few extra bucks. I didn't, and later had to change the rears and fronts out due to leaking. I also bent the rear flanges, but that was sliding sideways into rocks with 37's.
The fronts are $20 and easily swapped while the carrier is out.
The rears require cutting the "wedding rings" off, pressing off the bearings, and installing new seals, bearings, and rings. Or swapping in chromoly shafts with new bearings/seals.
You could also upgrade the stock front shafts to full circle clips instead of C-clips for a few dollars and improve reliability.