Eaton e-lockers and 37’s
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Not to flame Jerry but the difference in knowledge level between the two is extreme. One parroted information and refused to ever change his belief when challenged and would post no evidence to back anything up. The other will admit when wrong but often isn’t wrong and has a much larger background the knowledge stems from.
He’s not wrong in this case - technically you started it by saying Dana 44’s are good enough for 40’s since ECGS said so and you said you had bigger ball joints that I don’t think you have. You might have been sold a bill of goods or maybe were misled about what you were buying and maybe they would work on 40’s but not in any wheeling that matters. Whether or not you actually had bigger ball joints is one thing in the conversation but even if you did, the gater tamer doesn’t and as such, he’s still best off keeping it to 35’s or smaller, as are most.
You’ll have to forgive me I haven’t been on this forum for awhile… I don’t know if Jerry is still kicking or not so I don’t know to say is or was
You’ll have to forgive me I haven’t been on this forum for awhile… I don’t know if Jerry is still kicking or not so I don’t know to say is or was
He’s alive, moved to a different forum.
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Not sure, but based on this thread, I'd guess drama
Yeah it gets that way quite a bit…. But sometimes it’s fun
He didn't want to be the Savvy brand ambassador and sticker distributor.
You are running 37's on Dana 30 ball joints, Dana 30 stub shafts, and Dana 30 steering knuckles, so there is that.
It is a sad day in the world when the liar turns around and points the finger to try and blame someone else when all they did was call out the bullshit. Whether or not I dislike being wrong doesn't change that you've posted far more incorrect info in this thread than I have and somehow I'm to blame? WTF is wrong with you?
Not for nothing but the main difference is I don't care what you run or how you build your rig, just don't prevaricate when it comes to discussing it. I would never under any circumstances say anyone should ONLY run the Anti-Rock as the only option for swaybar(s). I've been on the bad end of battling that discussion far too many times.
It was nothing more than some dick swinging. He knows it, I know it, and you know it. He's just grumpy because he got caught with it out.
I don’t even get along with Blaine but comparing Berry Jansford to him is outright offensive.
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Jerry stubborned his way into irrelevance. All he has ever had is a list of copy/paste information that he rarely deviates from. He does not learn or refine his understandings from experience.
He and I had several conversations before his wife induced move to Florida. He spent nearly every weekend out in the desert or up in the mountains wheeling with friends and he knew there was nothing in Florida to scratch that particular itch. He was concerned, bothered, and more than a bit upset about it and was really trying to figure out if the Jeep should go or just sell it off. On the one hand, his identity is so wrapped up in it, it would be like selling part of himself, on the other, he didn't want the daily reminder of what he was no longer able to enjoy sitting unused in the garage.You’ll have to forgive me I haven’t been on this forum for awhile… I don’t know if Jerry is still kicking or not so I don’t know to say is or was
What I saw and this is just outside looking in, was a turn towards just being pretty bitter about most everything. That took him to some very strange hills to die on like the kerfuffle over the Anti-rock. His position was that because he ran one, there was no reason for anyone to run anything else. Ignoring several sound and well written comparisons between the various options by folks like Mr. Bills et al along with lots of anecdotal experiences from others is both untenable and a bad look.
He finally blocked me on FB and probably a few more places after he tried to stir up some shit between me and Gerald. Gerald deleted Jerry's post and mine after I told Jerry to fuck right off for doing that crap. That little bit of bullshit told me quite clearly that our friendship of over 20 years was done.
There is a great nugget of info in the trail guide response. We've been talking about the balance between wheelbase, tire size, and belly height for many years. What is very often overlooked is what happens when you get out of balance too far. I've seen it with lots of big builds where they spent big time and money building around 37's including axles that are heavy duty enough to run them in JV and similar.
At some point, several of them looked at the rig and want "you know, just a bit of cut and trim and I can bolt 40's right on that turd" and then proceeded to do so. Within a few months all but one has sold the rig off because they just didn't work as well on the bigger tires and they lacked the intestinal fortitude to drop back down in tire size.
Trail guide makes the same point in few words, bigger tires don't always mean a better working rig.
The better answer to your question starts with what sort of wheeling do you do?
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