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Replacing ball joints and realized when I pressed out lower I nicked the upper fitting, how screwed am I? Should I just press on the upper and send it or do damage control?

I definitely know what needs to be done if I could will myself to start wrenching on it again! The list continues to grow on phase 2 of the build…

Makes total sense, I've seen youtube videos of patching and repairing and looks pretty painful. At some point I was thinking it even be parted out to make $$ at the right price with the axles, engine/trans, tcase, full doors, and all the interior but still make not come out much ahead given the...

I did take it for a drive and it worked as you would expect. I originally thought it could be a quick flip as I never see LJR's under 10k but I don't really want to mess with welding in patch pieces or bolts breaking off as I work on it. Such a shame. I wish I had a shop, then I would consider...

05 LJ Rubicon for around $10k with some rust, was at the beach for a while, definitely at least one completely rusted out body mount and at least a bunch of surface rust, maybe more I didn't get an incredible look at it, springs are flaking with rust, unknown gear ratio, 35's, older soft top...

I was thinking of changing out my 13 year old 35x12.5x15 Mickey Thompson MTZ P3s with the new KO3s but I don't believe they come in a 35" x 15 configuration. I do like my rims and the look of the 35 with 15" rims, I'm looking for an AT with good on road manners that doesn't look like a minivan...

My LS swap was $10k but I also did the 4l60e swap so that added extra cost, as well as the SYE for the tcase so hard to quote just engine, I also kept A/C and all the evap stuff and stock gauges which required more adapters/wiring. I bet you could do it for between 5-7k and that's getting all...

It was just a quick measuring tape from ground to the top of the tire and a visual look across the tape. I have thought about just going bfg all terrains but I’d be lying if I said I like the look, I think bfg mud terrains look better but agree it’s not ideal for my use. Last I looked tires were...

Plot thickens as I just measured my tires, 33”!!! The 35” Mickey Thompsons I just noticed were manufactured in 2013, no idea when PO put on. Should I change these out??

This is true and it might be cool to have the option when I wanted to spin out, you know, to show everyone how cool I am! This is what I asked Currie when they recommended 4.56 or 4.88 and mentioned highway RPM as the reason for no 5.13s. The calculator I used showed 5.13 gears with 35's at...

I appreciate the insight and agree its an interesting topic! I actually just went out for a ride and floored it at a stop sign and got a bit of a chirp from the rear wheels, that got me thinking that 5.13s and a higher stall might actually spin the tires from a stop which is not what I want. If...

I like this idea if I go new, I did just look and I like that the 489 from ECGS allows me to run disc brakes. That axle comes out to $4,785 after all the selections. Currie keeps drums on the rear Dana 44 ($5,145). Any concern with the 5.13s, TruTrac, and my v8 in terms of breaking r&p once some...

I had looked into ECGS in the past but when I recently priced them out vs a Currie front 44, the price was very similar and for whatever reason I’d choose Currie. Didn’t price the rear and admittedly don’t need the Currie Dana 60 but for the disc brake set up and the beefier yoke I was tempted to go...

Definitely agree with you, I'm thinking if I re-gear it will be 4.88s.

You are not wrong and there is wisdom here. I think it's just ego and also the crazy thinking that if I ever sell it that a clean LS swap with Dana 44/Dana 60 would give me a better chance of moving it or the dream of passing it down to my kids and maybe they wheel it. You should have heard me try to...

I haven’t heard that, appreciate the note! I’m feeling like 4.88 are going to be good. I am planning a higher stall TC and I obviously don’t want to spin the tires from a dead stop.

Maybe a more specific question is other than a quicker shift out of first and higher rpm on the highway, what are the other downsides of going to 5.13s on 35s?

I'm on board with that, then my question is if I'm spending all that dough I want to get the gears right, hard to make the "right" decision with so many variables. I'm leaning 4.88 but I can't help but wonder how much acceleration I'd get with 5.13s.

I have a 5.3L LS (stock), 4l60e (stock), and current rear is 4.56 that the previous owner did. After reviewing his receipts from a million years ago, I'm not sure if they actually did the front regear, I've only used 4H once in the sand for a few circles. Non-rubicon so Dana 30/Dana 35 set up. This is a...