Cream Puff

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I feel like I let a bunch of people down. lol
I broke on your turn on the last bypass. It was dumb.
I feel like I should swap a cheap 44 in and rock out. :confused::confused:
 
NickMaul said:
How’s that cheap? Just regear to 4.10s or something like that and give it a few more goes.
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Find me a cheap set of 4.10’s front and rear and I’ll do it.
If not I’ll find a cheap 44 already geared 4.88.
What sucks is I still have a 79 Ford 60 front in the shop with chromos and 4.88’s… but then my lightweight with 35’s is pointless.
 
Van-go said:
Find me a cheap set of 4.10’s front and rear and I’ll do it.
If not I’ll find a cheap 44 already geared 4.88.
What sucks is I still have a 79 Ford 60 front in the shop with chromos and 4.88’s… but then my lightweight with 35’s is pointless.
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Van-go said:
Find me a cheap set of 4.10’s front and rear and I’ll do it.
If not I’ll find a cheap 44 already geared 4.88.
What sucks is I still have a 79 Ford 60 front in the shop with chromos and 4.88’s… but then my lightweight with 35’s is pointless.
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Just regear the 30, parts are stupid cheap for d30's.
 
Chris_Keziah said:
Just regear the 30, parts are stupid cheap for d30's.
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This. Those gears were setup by a person I think a lot of, but he did not have the proper tools or know how to do them. It was a like “throw some paint at it, doesn’t feel too loose, it’s good to go” and then I wound up with those axles and threw them in and severely abused them for years.

A good properly setup gear set will last pretty good.
 
77GreenMachine said:
This. Those gears were setup by a person I think a lot of, but he did not have the proper tools or know how to do them. It was a like “throw some paint at it, doesn’t feel too loose, it’s good to go” and then I wound up with those axles and threw them in and severely abused them for years.

A good properly setup gear set will last pretty good.
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As long as I wheeled my tj with 4.88s and heavy 36s I only ever broke axle shafts. Old Togie was pretty good at setting gears I guess.
 
untchabl said:
@Van-go Has the XJ been put back together for another round of abuse yet?
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Why you gotta call me out like that? lol
I’ve been working on the buggy in my spare time so it’s just sitting. Broke.

I am trying to plan a quick trip to Harlan with @hurt4x4 though. Maybe leave on a Friday or Saturday morning early and come back late the next night. Just a 1 night trip.

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I'll be at Harlan Thursday Friday sat and leaving Sunday this week, bring that out!
 
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77GreenMachine said:
Absolutely nothing could go wrong. Go for it.
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You called it. lol
Last night was one of the best nights I’ve had in Harlan.
Thanks for the support and for not talking me out of it.
 
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Pennsylvaniaboy said:
So what lift has been done to get the tires to fit? Also pics of your cage tie-ins?
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Not really sure TBH
I do know it has a long arm radius arm kit up front.
Front has a lift spring on one side. Maybe like a 4.5in?
Double stacked spacers on the other with a shorter spring.
Rear looks like an add a leaf or a small lift pack.
Fenders are trimmed.

Cage was dropped through floor to weld to rock sliders. Don’t really have any pictures.
Maybe if you zoom into this?
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Drove up it a couple more times. Coming down is the hard part now 🤣
 

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Did you all see that there was a bad roll on Cream Puff and that people were hurt pretty bad? I think it was a sxs that rolled 9 times or something like that.
 
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Did you all see that there was a bad roll on Cream Puff and that people were hurt pretty bad? I think it was a sxs that rolled 9 times or something like that.
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I was standing at the bottom and had to jump out of the way😬
You can see the girls arm get snapped here.
 

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