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Offline NY_SIDEKICKER

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WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« on: April 08, 2004, 01:46:45 PM »
FRONT ENDS ......I OUGHT TO RETHINK WHAT THE NEXT THING THE ZUKE FUND WILL BE FOR......WITH TIRES OUT OF THE WAY ( THANKS DAVE) I WAS THINKING GEARS...BUT WITH 31'S I'VE GOT 5TH GEAR BACK FOR THE MOST PART . NO SENSE IN GETTING GEARS IF I'M JUST GONNA BREAK THE FRONT END WITH THE XTRA GRUNT IT WILL GIVE ME  :-/  INSTEAD MAYBE GO FOR THE FRONT AXLE UPGRADE 1ST. NOW THE QUESTION IS WHICH ROUTE WOULD BE BEST .....VITARA STEEL 3RD MEMBER OR THE ANVIL WAY.......ANY ONE BEEN AROUND BOTH ANY PRO'S CON'S TO EITHER ..BIG DIFFERENCE IN PRICE  ???  I'M A MODERATE OFFROADER MOSTLY A PUDDLE JUMPER TIL I GET THE FRONT BEEFED UP & LOCKERS....WOULD LIKE TO PLAY WITH THE BIG BOYS , BUT WANTING TO WAIT TIL THE MAIN WEAK SPOTS ARE HELPED..........IF YOU'VE GOT TIME I'LL BE LISTENING ...NO RUSH THOUGH THE ZUKE FUND IS GROWING BUT VERY SLOWLY  :'(   MATTY D.  8)
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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2004, 02:04:24 PM »
i would get a 3rd member long before getting a anvil.

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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2004, 02:12:20 PM »
i agree with that..while the anvil will make the axel stronger u will still have the wussy aluminum down there

maybe ull get lucky and find a tolled GV lol theres a TON!!!!!!!! of em down here

hey speaking of that..maybe i should go there hmm..lemme know if theres any interest in that

the last time i went there to find a vent for my moms 01 GV there were maybe..10-15 GVs there that had been rolled or otherwise totaled
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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2004, 02:21:34 PM »
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i agree with that..while the anvil will make the axel stronger u will still have the wussy aluminum down there

maybe ull get lucky and find a tolled GV lol theres a TON!!!!!!!! of em down here

hey speaking of that..maybe i should go there hmm..lemme know if theres any interest in that

the last time i went there to find a vent for my moms 01 GV there were maybe..10-15 GVs there that had been rolled or otherwise totaled


New 3rd member for an xl-7 steel from hawk $235 just got the price a day or two ago.
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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2004, 05:44:46 PM »
i got my steel 3rd member from hawk also it was 235.00 not a bad price if you think about it, im still running the aluminum housing tho'. its holding up fine even through the shall we say "ruff" moments.

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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2004, 06:18:55 PM »
I was gonna spend my tax return on an Anvil.

But I've decided to put it towards T-Case gears now.

The reason being is that with the lower gears I won't have to rely on the loud pedal to get me over some obstacles.

The way I see it is, No loud pedal = No broken parts.  :P
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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2004, 10:46:35 PM »
I wouldn't do the 3rd with out the rest of the steel housing,  just a Sammy steel 3rd could be had for dirt cheap / free but then you still have the weak first Gen CV's.  Anvil looks nice but then you still need to do the bigger CV's and drive hubs.

 How much more does that bump up the cost?  

Anvil, SOS CV's, and drive hubs...
     I'm guessing about $750 +  :-/  Ouch  :'(

And for T-case gears for about the cost of the Cal-mini kit I can do the OTT Kicker 3 and get high range reduction + low + sub low...  But a serious Drive shaft mod will be necessary for the off set sammy case's  compound angle.
 
The sammy case will correct for 33's in Hi range...   I can run  my 34" Ltb's and use over drive....
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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2004, 02:55:28 AM »
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And for T-case gears for about the cost of the Cal-mini kit I can do the OTT Kicker 3 and get high range reduction + low + sub low...  But a serious Drive shaft mod will be necessary for the off set sammy case's  compound angle.

Unless the have started giving the ott kicker 3 away, I can not see how you can purchase a samy t-case, an ott 3 kicker, and a custom drive shaft for less than the Calmini gears. Dont get me wrong I think it is a great set up as well, just not that cheap.

How much Heather?
 

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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2004, 03:02:02 AM »
I di dthe Anvil to get rid of the passenger side half shaft. Everyone had warned me about breaking the 3rd housing but I have never had that happen :-/ I have no Idea how because I drive this thing hard :-/ I went on and did them both. I was tired of picking axle parts out of my diff, and for the 300 extra dollars I was not going to risk breaking the housing.

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Re: WITH ALL THIS TALK ABOUT WEAK .....
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2004, 10:45:12 AM »
I completely trashed the axle casing on mine but I haven't broken a 3rd member yet.
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