Xj axle

My solid axle was a champ on snow and mud

 

You're statement, "FYI IFS have more ground clearance than a straight axle"

Very general and vague

 

I'll give you that one. Lol

 

I'm mall rated. Posing in the parking lot for the next curb and speed bump victim

 

Okay i'll just keep the ifs then if the pumpkin of a dana 30 is going to bottom out just like my skid plate does now.

 

WTF do you expect with 31" tires? You expect to have 30" of ground clearance with stock tires?

 

Portals.

 

Dude said he ain't got no money so portal is definitely out of his budget

 

Maybe his local junkyard has some Unimog axles laying around for cheap. lol

 

I figured "bottoming out" was you getting hung in the front. Running 255/85/16 tires will help. They're a skinny 33" tire that isn't too heavy. But ultimately you'll have to pick your lines correctly so you don't bottom out.

 

I mentioned that some pages ago, he said he doesn't want to give up any MPGs

 

I hope he realized that going straight axle is way more expensive and fuel inefficient than just using 33's lol

 

Ultimately, the only way to gain clearance under the axles / skid plates is tires (or portal axles, but that's not a real consideration for you).

You also need to take some time and better understand the terms you're using. Hitting the skid plate or diff on a rock, or ground, typically is not considered bottoming out. Bottoming out, usually refers to running out of suspension travel- Either compressing or extending the suspension to it's limit- usually compression. And usually only happens for a brief moment.

Hitting the diff or skid plate on the ground would be running out of ground clearance. High centering would be the term if you parked your diff on a rock that you couldn't get off of.

These trucks are extremely capable in their stock form. Learning how to drive around terrain features takes time.

 

I did mention that as well and well, you can see his responses...

 

What is happening here?? I thought SAS was the answer to all problems, suspension or otherwise! We should be trying to talk him up to 40s n tons, not out of it all together… Thought that was in the community guidelines?

 

I mean, that kind of talk might have been in the cards if OP had the budget/want to actually invest in the truck and do a proper SAS and not just hack it together with junk for a few hundred to make the truck even worse

 

It’s officially Friday so I reject that logic! I dropped a wrench on my toe this morning and am going to treat it with 40s n tons!

 

That will be AWESOME with 31s

 

What are you talking about, everyday is Friday

 

Seems to be the going trend lmao