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Sounds about right, with how hot Vegas is I hate running that high due to Oil temps. But I’ll install an oil cooler sometime before next summer to keeps those down.

Definitely preference after the hemi conversion and running 38’s on 5.13s I would say it’s a lil high for highway driving. Currently sitting at almost 2500 RPM at 75 so I think 4.88s is the way to go depending on where you live and speed limits.

@WhiteBronze392 All things considered personally I wouldn’t do the portals. It’s a lot of money to be putting in stock axles especially since the FAD will always be a factor. And honestly would you ever fully trust them when it’s all said and done? It would suck to do all that and still break it...

I understand and thanks for the information at least you did research into it which is more than most can say. Just curious as to it not having any impacts on housing’s strength. They added a lot of leverage to it by basically increasing the axles length. Not to mention moving the center point...

I think you’re missing that the factory suspension is pretty limited in travel and over all quality (but if keeping the ride exactly the same I guess it doesn’t matter). Plus with an FF they are often designed with built in caster/pinion angle to account for the lift. Not to mention the type of...

Welcome from Las Vegas Nevada.

Happy you made it off the trail and home safely but it looks like an awesome last minute trip.

Only way to really take stress of the pitman arm and gear box is by adding hydro assist and even though you just moving the weak point in your steering to the tie rod. Plus I want to know what he was doing to fuck up a pitman arm.

Happy you made the video, jaela has been looking for a good set of shocks to upgrade too. Curious about how they will compare to Kings or Fox.

Welcome for Nevada

Thanks but I’d rather listen to someone with practical experience vs book experience any day lol.

I see what you mean I haven’t used it in years but specific heat: Q =s•m•∆T shows that relationship between heat applied, mass and temp change. I don’t know why I thought it had a function of time in it 😅

True I see what you mean but in that case wouldn’t it take longer to reach the same temperature? Plus that’s only if they are made out of the same material (steel vs iron). Metal working isn’t my field nor am I a welder so I’m genuinely asking to learn.

Just to be clear factory diffs offer the most cooling they are thin to allow for heat dissipation and are shaped with a curve to fully lubricat the gear assembly. Some aftermarket coves jack up the fluid dynamics and can starve the bearings from oil plus they are very thick and take a long time...

Ok I haven’t heard of overheating gears but I think what you’re referring to is that the gear oil can get thin enough to damage locker position sensor since they are cheaply made and not potted. But that only effects rubicons/Mojave’s plus the work around for that though is just using 75w140...

What size tires do you have and are they new.

Congrats that’s freakin awesome.

Awesome video. Can’t wait to see what you do next with it.

Finished up the axle install once the drive shafts were shortened. Set the pinion angle and broke in the gears over the last few days.

Thanks for the insight I’ll do a full break in and chasing out the oil afterwards.