Hello everyone,

I have a 92 Pickup 3.0L V6. It has a 5 inch suspension lift, and 3 inch body lift. 35 inch tires. I got this truck with these mods and am looking to make it more offroad capable. The original owner never took it offroad.

I figured I should beef up the rear axle since it already has the large tires on it and this would be the weak link, however after reading the sticky in this thread it said lockers first. I've been considering a locker in the rear, but am wondering if the stock axle could even handle it.

So I'm just looking for some insight on where to start. Gussets? Chromoly axle shafts? Locker? I'm fine with spending money, but don't want to completely break the bank of course.

Thanks for the help.

 

Wheel what you got and see what it can do as is. Go from there.

:wabbit2:

 

I've wheeled it a good amount actually (nothing crazy, no rock crawling).. just standard fire roads basically. It's been more than capable, I'm just trying to be proactive about not snapping an axle or getting stuck in the mud in the middle of nowhere.

Should have mentioned the original owner also put sliders on it as well as front and rear armor... and it never left the street.

 

Front CV's are going to be your weak link, the rear should be strong enough for 35's.

 

sas would be my first priority

 

AxleIke put together a great sticky on the subject, lot's of good info:
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f120...mation-121264/

 

toy rear axles are comparable in size to a ford 9"...their pretty beefy stock...and yess wheel the crap out of it until you find something hindering you..like one wheel peel (locker) keep lifting tires (more flexable springs) ext...



until you end up with an SAS'd armored and locked rig lol..if ya wanna go that far

 

Thanks for the info everyone, I really appreciate it.

cubuff4runner - you were right. I have already blown a CV joint while in 4wd and making a tight turn. Any ways to strengthen this weak link up?

I have in fact read AxleIke's sticky, there was a lot of good info in there. His main suggestions were to first re-gear and get a locker. With the 35's on there, part of me says I should regear... however I can still cruise at 70-75 on the freeway as is, so it's not awful by any means. Just going up steep hills is rough. Definitely in the slow lane.

I really can't go wrong with putting in a rear locker though right? Since I also use the truck as a daily driver I think I would like a selectable one. ELocker seems like a good one?

Again, thanks for the help.

 

Don't go wheeling alone. That way when you do break, you're not alone. But enjoy it as-is and see what you need to change to wheel the way you want to wheel.

 

x2. you could do a SAS in a weekend with ur truck if you know how to weld. But if you want to keep it IFS you could just throw a detroit or pull a 3rdmember out of a TRD tacoma/4runner and elocker it.

 

dude 529s man and get a lunchbox locker there great for being a dd and sas it will be so much sweeter

 

Regearing is a good place to start, but if you say you don't need it, why waste the money? The one piece of equipment I think is indispensable when it comes to wheeling is a winch, or at the very least go wheeling with a buddy who has one. If you don't have a winch, I think you should spend some money on one.

Other than that, the suggestions from others would be mine: If you don't find anything hindering you, you don't need to waste money on more mods. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.