front rear ends

[tourdog]

well boy and girls . i had a few mintutes last sunday morning 10-11-09. while doing a few house chores i had the tv on was on spike tv then extreme 4x4 come on. they were showing the jeep they were building they used a 14 bolt ff for the front end. pretty cool i have read about this before . since i do have an extra d60 and 3 extrs 14bff i figured why not try this pretty cool front end . so has any one every heard of this before and know wre one might get info on just how it can be done ?

 

[thatK30guy]

Don't waste the 60. Buy individual parts separately. Check eBay for stuff like the knuckles, C's, spindles, rotors/hubs, etc. Or buy Dedenbear parts for bulletproofness. Just don't cut up and waste the 60.

 

[tourdog]

front rear end

well never really thought of flea-bay to buy the ends c's, knuckles, axles and the rest of stuff

 

[lectric80]

Keep in mind that for the cost of building a steering 14bff, you can fully rebuild and upgrade a D60 for less cost. They did it strictly as an example of being unique, but admitted in the piece that it was not economical or really a good option.

 

[Greg72]

Crawl Magazine (Issue 18) itemized the costs of that front 14BFF build:

$3920.00

NOT including a front locker!


Unique, and fun to do on a TV show but I doubt it's going to be seen much in the real world...

 

[dhcomp]

A guy on here built a custom one. No real point, just wanted to be unique. Plus, the 14bolt pumpkin is an anchor.

Build the 60 unless you have an unlimited budget or want a tv show.

 

[4X4HIGH]

K5monsterchev is the guy on here who built one, It's not worth the time and effort IMHO. Here is the link to his build. http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101563

 

[dfl701]

Crawl Magazine (Issue 18) itemized the costs of that front 14BFF build:

$3920.00

NOT including a front locker!


Unique, and fun to do on a TV show but I doubt it's going to be seen much in the real world...

i thought it was closer to 5? either way thats way to much money!!!

 

[AJMBLAZER]

K5monsterchev is the guy on here who built one, It's not worth the time and effort IMHO. Here is the link to his build. http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101563

Didn't he eventually give up on it? I remember the axeshafts being troublesome for him...I think?

 

[4X4HIGH]

Didn't he eventually give up on it? I remember the axeshafts being troublesome for him...I think?

Not sure if he gave up but he did part or sell the rig.