i am gald you got a new axle for it man. i myself know how money can be tight at times. the USMC dont pay d!ck. kudos for not getting mad at some of the posts and not comming back to help learn how to fix your rig. VERY SELDOME will you see me knock a newbie. ill do it but let them know im kidding around. some of the folks take a bit of getting used to on here. i advise hanging around in the off tpic section a bit. you can learn more on some of the folks here.
i do agree it could have been said differently, and i do think you were a bigger person than most for flat out saying what you planed on doing, what your knowledge of 4x4's is and taking in information.
keep up the learning, and if you need anything CK5 will be here for ya.
Grant