smpyjmj Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Gonna trade a 1/2 ton Chevy 4by for a stock 89 4x lb mj renix clamshell and cash, for off road use Want 35's so ill need a new front axle, Waggoneer? How long can i expect that drivetrain to hold up? Ill go with at least 4.88 to relieve some stress. Thinking exo-cage so may just pull bed and build one, any market to sell long bed, AZ truck, so rust not much of an issue. Had a 93 YJ 4.0 5 spd, loved it but renix and clamshell have got me a little worried. Any comments would be much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpyjmj Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Love the parts numbers and tech on here, first thing will be grounds, electrical connections, and vacuum lines. The MJ is my dads, had it about7 years now, we always thought the fuse box had caught on fire, now I see what really happened. He only uses it to haul hay, and get to hunting camp. Hes got a CJ and moms got an LJ for when they get there (they don't do good wheeling in the same jp) so the MJ has never seen much off road action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 :hmm: what u mean by clamshell ?? I think the rear axle should be a priority over the front axle, if that thing has a Dana 35 it will go long before the Dana 30 front axle. So far as the remix goes check out cruisers renix tips and you should be just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpyjmj Posted October 30, 2013 Author Share Posted October 30, 2013 Clamshell=Peugeot tranny, sorry but thats what it looks like. Its got the D44 rearend so no worries there. The trannys got over 100k miles on it and seems fine, I'm just wondering how long it will last when I start bashing it through the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebvance Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I'm about to run 35s on my front axle. Already swapped a Ford 8.8 in the rear. 35s will last depending on how you drive it from my research. I was also going to go the waggy 44 route also but There are none to be found with in a 300 mile radius of me. I tend to have a heavy foot some times to I'm building up my 30 to help with that. Just ordered a Truss, C gussets, Chromoly shafts and HD ball joints. We will she how it holds up I guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpyjmj Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Wheeled my YJ d30 with 33s pretty hard . and never had a problem, with your upgrades it should be fine, went through 2 d35 though. I don't think I can get the gearing I want in a 30, won't be driving on road much so want to go as low as possible. How much lift, to clear 35 s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebvance Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 What gearing are you looking for. 4.56-4.88 should be good for 35s. However the higher you go the smaller the ringear gears. Allowing better chance of breakage. That's why I'm running 4.10s. With lift it depends if you want to trim fenders or not. I'm not a big fan of trimming so that's why I'm going to be running 8 inches of lift. That will prob be the least you can run without trimming. But I do see guys running 35s on 4.5 inch if you trim the hell out of the fenders and bump stop correctly. All depends on what you are building your rig to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smpyjmj Posted October 31, 2013 Author Share Posted October 31, 2013 Building it for rock crawling basically, had 4.56 s with the 33s and liked that, so prob 4.88, which like you said, ain't gonna be very strong. I want as much ground clearance with as low a cg as possible, so trimming it will be, which is why I was gonna do away with the bed, but now I realize I have to have the tailgate, its a jeep thing. So have to bob ant trim the bed too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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