Used to just bolt on big tires and call it done, but after destroying two cv axles in a month I finally learned to regear.

Honestly, after blowing out my second axle on a muddy trail near Moab last spring, I finally spent the $800 on new gears and now my rig actually crawls instead of just grinding. Has anyone else had to learn the hard way that suspension geometry matters more than just clearing bigger tires?

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joseph93228d ago

You just learned that the hard way too huh? Yeah I thought throwing bigger tires on was the whole point until my front diff started singing a death metal cover band cover. Now I actually measure stuff and my wallet likes me a little better.

amy97527d ago

Man I'd rather hear a death metal cover than that grinding noise, that's for sure. I did the same thing with my old Jeep, threw on 33s without regearing and cooked the transmission in like 6 months. Now I'm super boring and actually check the clearance and ratio charts before I buy anything.