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Old 10-07-2011, 04:51 PM
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axle wrap help

apparently t100s are notorious for axle wrap, well i would like to know what people do to solve this problem? now this is not a rock crawler with a 45" inch lift so i dont want to get into anything real exspensive or crazy. just a street driven only truck with a 2" body lift that hops the wheels on about any gravel surface. i have read something about using chevy springs but i havent been able to find any real details about what yrs and yada yada. all help is appreciated. thanks!
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Wouldn't traction or ladder bars work?
Old 10-07-2011, 05:33 PM
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im sure they would but i just looked around a lil bit without any REAL research and the only thing i saw was about $450. im looking for a cheaper solution than that. i didnt know if a add a leaf system may work or not. im sure there has been alot of people do different things. anybody know anything that works?
Old 10-08-2011, 12:16 AM
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How do you know that's axle wrap? Do you have a 2WD or 4WD?

Try the Roadmaster Active Suspension system...it's what I have on my T-100.
www.activesuspension.com
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rough country has a set of traction bars for around $140.00
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well i guess i would consider it more wheel hop than axle wrap. any gravel driveway that has a slight incline looks like a motocross track when i get through with it. its just an annoyance. i have a 4 wheel drive. thanks for all the help so far
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To be honest, I don't think there's gonna be much help with wheel hop on a gravel surface. Just go easy with the throttle is the only thing I can add to what's already here...
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thats what i was afraid of. oh well, thanks for all the help.
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Well the way I solved my axle wrap was to break it by wrapping the spring perches right through the axle housing, then paying the Moab 4x4 Outpost $500 to weld in a lot of reinforcement steel around the leaf spring mounts. The rear end is stiffer now, would have been nice to do this before breaking it made it necessary.
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