Well I'm wanting to buy the rear revolution shafts since they warranty their flanges and as far as I know they aren't an ARB dealer so I will probably have to buy the locker separate. I am going to have a shop do the rear install so maybe I'll just have them buy all the parts. I just am always skeptical and I want to actually supply the parts so I know what's going in it.
Up until a few days ago I was pretty set on just going with dynatracs trail leader package and all the details of which series locker and stuff I wouldnt have to worry about. But now that I'm not going that route I just want to make sure I have all the correct parts. Just because I was unsure which part to put in doesn't mean I don't want to know, which was the point of this thread, to make sure I have the right information and the right parts before I go spend thousands of dollars.
That was actually part of my original problem, finding a reputable shop in Montana wasn't an easy thing and the 2 i got good reccomendations for are a few hours drive from me. I agree with you that if I supply the parts and a shop can't set it up they can charge me for labor and still tell me to fuck off. So me trying to find the info here is a back up so when I call the shop I want to go to and they tell me they are gonna get a ARB 109 I can question them like hey you sure that's right? If that makes sense. I haven't called the shop yet to see of they can get the parts cheaper it is still on my list of things to do before I order because yes if they can get all the parts for the same or cheaper than I can i have no reason to supply the parts I'll just let them buy it.
I am not going with the trail leader package because it is only offered with the extra caster housing. Being that I am only on 1" of lift right now and don't plan on going over 3" the std housing will set up just fine for my needs. I also wanted to go with revolution rear shafts because they warranty the rear flanges which unless I'm mistaken dynatrac doesn't.
Yeah that is next on my list to do is call up the 2 shops I have been looking into and ask their price for the parts and install, it would just give me piece of mind to know what parts should be going in there as a double check the shop knows what they are talking about
I've said it before, but I really would stress getting the unlimited housing. I'm on three inches with 37s. The exact set up you want - and I had very poor driving characteristics prior to getting my prorock. There's really no downside to the extra caster.
I have mulled over that decision for so long and the biggest problem I'm running into is getting it set up on my current set up with 4dr springs and 33s. I see the advantage to getting the extra caster it's just going to cost me so much more money to get it set up right on my current set up. It will essentially force me to go with a minimum of the 2" plush rides right now which means 3" of lift on my 2 Dr which means all 4 front control arms, longer shocks, front drive shaft, possibly brake lines and then I'm driving around a 2dr on a 3" lift and 33s which I think will look stupid. After multiple conversations with dynatrac they said at 3" I will have no issues with the standard housing. On my last 4dr rubi on 37s I had a 3.5" lift with a drag link flip and while I'm sure it could have driven better I really don't think it drove all that awful and my 2dr is not a daily driver. I'm turning a $8000 set up into an $11000 set up and I'm on 3" lift and 33s.... can it be done yes but there are still plenty of other things I want to buy before I jump to all the suspension work and 37s. I want to run my rig on 33s for a while before making that jump, it's just not a great spot to do either
