I am having a problem.. How to make a prioity list for your jeep. I think that this is my list.

1. GEARS OR DO I SAVE THE MONEY AND GET ROCKWELL AXLES
2. TIRES 38X12.5X15
3. T-CASE 4SP ATLAS 10:1
4. ROLL CAGE UPGRADE
5. WINCH 8000 MIN
6. TIRE CARRIER
7. SEXY SWIM SUIT FOR THE WIFE TO POSE ON THE JEEP

If it were up to me I would say roll cage upgrade, unless you're tires are worn down to nothing. And putting Rockwells on a Jeep is just a waste of money. You can run 1 ton axles that''ll fit under there much nicer and still handle the 38's.

What 1 ton axles???? I can get rockwells steering for $1100 and non-steer for $800. plus shipping but still that is cheap. I also one day try out for top truck. for that you need rockwells

make this into a poll.... So that I can't vote #8 Upgrade to Xterra.

i dont kow where you can rockwells for that price. i never saw thast before. but one ton axles should be good enough for what you want to do. it not like your running 700 to 800hp. since you planning on going to top truck challenge i would keep them the original size.
i would do axles first though.

the only thing about upgrading to a X is i like wheeling not just taking sunday drives through the woods.


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Yeah but you can get one tons for half that price and they'll be more than strong enough to handle 38's even if you go to a V8. Like rockready said, you'll never run enough horsepower to have to run rockwells. And besides did you factor in the time and labor to narrow the housings and add all the mounting bracketry? Even if you do the work yourself, its still cheaper and easier to work with 1 ton axles. Besides you'll still get your butt handed to ya at TTC with 38's. Even if you find anyone runnin 44's he's gonna be the smallest guy there.

if it was up to me to build a jeep i would prolly do it in these steps
1. axles. you already broke 3 dana 35 and a arb locker. mind as well do gears at the same time.
2. tires. if you got the clearance for the 38's. not sure if you do i cant remember how much suspension you got. just think i got 36 and you saw it with my lift. i will be barring them with a 6 inch lift and prolly not have alot of room to spare.
3. tire carrier. i would prolly get this either right before the tires or at the same time so you can handle the 38+ tires you want to run.
4. winch. i put this 4th because alot of us have them already and we never go out alone but is very nice to have. at the same time mind as well change out the front bumper too while you have the winch out of the way. i would not go under 8000lbs. or get a generic winch either. i stick with warn ramsey. i dont trust any other name to pull me out if my life depends on it.
5. t-case i dont think you need 10 0 1 ratio. a little over kill. i can see 5 0 1. your gears will make up for the extra low range your looking for. going slow is nice dont get me wrong i know you can use 4 hi if you want to but i think 10 0 1 is just way over kill.
6. roll cage i think the jeep roll cage is very equipt for a good roll over. but it would be nice to have the exta cage there. while you doing that mind as well change out the seats and get racing seats for the harnesses. plus i would not buy the one you see in quatratec. it nice easy bolt on but i dont trust the union bolt together set up. i would rather take it to a shop and get one fitted to it. like take it dans shop that he get his race car cages done. use 1 1/2 .120 wall tubing. dont need chromealley steel.
7. i think i should have written this first but the swim suit. the only way your going to get this stuff is if you buy her alot of stuff in the mean time to destract her from buying this stuff. and prolly send it to my house and say were having a guys night out to get it installed. your talking alot of cash for this stuff.
well 1200 for the tires
3k for the t case and drive shafts
winch with mounts and exta bag of goodies is about 1k ( snatch blocks tree saver etc )
roll cage anything between 600 to 1k
axles prolly both for about 4 to 5k with gears and lockers and converted to tj suspension.
tire carrier about 300 bucks
the swim suit well you can go to walmart and get one for 20 bucks or even salvation army for prolly 2 bucks. she wont know
so were looking at about 9 to 10k to build it. quick estimate in my head. thats is if you dont break anything in the process like the motor or transmission or roll it over.
this is just me.