THe NAC Lots-O-BFG KO2 Thread

[MoparManiac]

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I reached 10k posts and didn't even realize it.

 

[kastein]

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I reached 10k posts and didn't even realize it.

you god damn post whore

 

[cmelo]

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Just got my quote on the H1's. Maybe it's because I live so damn far away (he's in Cali), but it was waaaay more than I expected, $1k-$1400ish, depending on what I went with.

How are do people get 8 bolts locally?

Dupont got his at GAJR

 

[MoparManiac]

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Bad pun of the day.

 

[cmelo]

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Wow, thanks. I'll check that out. I wonder how much shipping is... For anyone else that goes there, the link isn't working for me. The parent site is though so just delete the custom-hummer-wheels.

edit: That price doesn't include the PVC insert or a rock ring. With all that I'm back up to $250+/wheel. Depending on how good their shipping prices are it would still be better than the other quote I got.

edit#2: just 'built' my wheels as I'd have liked to order them. $304 before discount.

If you want I planned on possibly making my own pvc inserts. They're just 16" pvc pipes. I'd probably cut them on a table saw. I lathe seems utterly unnecessary to me.

 

[cmelo]

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All said and done i'll have four double beadlocks for the price of one stazwork before shipping AND be able to run the same tires front and rear(eat that Bill, you think you're so cool,what now!?).

 

[vetteboy]

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Chris, why couldn't I use 2.25 x .250 w DOM for my rear driveshaft, and just slug it to the stock driveshaft yokes with 1.75 x .120 w DOM?

Aka double cardan section with little bit of stock tubing left, slug into 2.25, slug into leftover stock tubing and slip yoke?

Be thicker/stronger than 1.75?

Read this first:

http://www.speedymetals.com/Information/Telescoping.html

Things that are .120 wall tend to work for telescoping; things that are .250 wall usually don't. You'd probably end up having to take a grinder to the 1.75 in order to fit it in the .250, and that sounds like a pain in the ass to me. Unless you already have that tube sitting around it doesn't seem worth it.

Colin, why dont you just shut up and cut down a stocker front shaft and retube it with 1.75 x .120? I doubt you'll have a problem, I trust mine.

There are two stock XJ front shaft sizes; 2.0 x .120 and 1.75 x .120. I made a spare rear shaft for mine out of one of the 1.75 ones because I had it sitting around.

That turned out to be a day-ender the first afternoon of NACFest 2009 when I torqued it into two pieces trying to launch up Pitman Rock. The ensuing drive back to the other side of the park cooked the u-joint on the front of the t-case, then cooked Stroker's trans pulling me the rest of the way.

So why don't you just shut up and pull the string out, since you obviously wheel like a girl. :dunce:

 

[RCman]

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Eat what? How did I get involved in this? :laugh:

 

[MoparManiac]

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So I could just use 2.25 x .250 w and use the stock yokes then right?

 

[MoparManiac]

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So why don't you just shut up and pull the string out, since you obviously wheel like a girl. :dunce:

He tried to brag about breaking brute force u-joints on 35s once.

We all just made fun of him.

 

[cmelo]

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Eat what? How did I get involved in this? :laugh:

I was making fun of how only half your tires are cool:wave:

 

[foxwar71]

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So why don't you just shut up and pull the string out, since you obviously wheel like a girl. :dunce:

I LOVE wheeling red jeep like a little girl!!!


Now that I'm gunna have a lot more gear with the Stak, I should probably step up to something more then. I got a TW shaft laying around that like 2.5" or something, maybe I'll try to use that.

 

[kastein]

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I'm going to build my new front driveshaft out of Colin's MJ's stock rear driveshaft. It is like 4" in diameter.

WHAT NOW

double cardans and slip joints be damned, I'll install a slip yoke on the front output of my np231

 

[RCman]

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I was making fun of how only half your tires are cool:wave:

:moon: :moon: :moon:

Actually I've been happy with the combo so far.

 

[foxwar71]

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He tried to brag about breaking brute force u-joints on 35s once.

We all just made fun of him.

Those red boots are wicked cool!!!

 

[foxwar71]

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I got a TW shaft laying around that like 2.5" or something, maybe I'll try to use that.

Im gunna sleeve it with a D30 long side axle tube.

 

[cmelo]

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I'm going to build my new front driveshaft out of Colin's MJ's stock rear driveshaft. It is like 4" in diameter.

WHAT NOW

double cardans and slip joints be damned, I'll install a slip yoke on the front output of my np231

4" paper towel roll, I had a large thin driveshaft on the Honcho. It tapped a rock and exploded.

 

[cmelo]

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:moon: :moon: :moon:

Actually I've been happy with the combo so far.

50% happy? :dunno:

 

[MoparManiac]

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50% happy? :dunno:

Just give up Bill.

:laugh:

 

[vetteboy]

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So I could just use 2.25 x .250 w and use the stock yokes then right?

The pilots on stock yokes tend to be a tight fit even into the .120 wall tube; you gotta tap them in pretty solidly. I'd guess that you'd end up having a larger issue with the .250 wall, although the pilot's only about 1/2" deep, so it wouldn't be horrible to take a die grinder to the ID and open it up a tiny bit. I think that's a better solution than trying to telescope the 1.75" in there.