Quote Originally Posted by Mercguy View Post
Re-igniting this after months of indecision and procrastination...

Finally made the decision to go for e-lockers, hituffs, maxi drive flanges and ashcroft CV's. I realized I would not be happy with a heavily modified non-rover axle under the front or rear.

I've planned out the 33/35" upgrade, now I'm gradually accumulating parts, and was close to purchasing the springs, dampers and superior front arms this week but on Friday last week I got thrown a curveball, and my front left tyre copped one huge tek screw in the sidewall that was not repairable.

So, I ended up with some 245/70R16 Mickey baja STZ radials on the standard rims for the moment. Bummer really, as it was 1200 bucks I didn't really want to spend on tyres (had the KM2's sitting at home on offset rims, which I could have pulled had I been in a position to do that, but it was not possible), but realist in me reckons these will still be quite useful, at least until the lift goes in. Plus, someone else will benefit from a pay-it-forward when I offload a heap of good parts.

Nonetheless, this mishap paves the way for a staggered mechanical upgrade, which will not hurt my hip pocket so hard. First the LT230, then diff centres & axles / drive flanges etc, then later on a CW&P upgrade when the 33's and springs / cranked fronts go in.

It's become quite apparent that it is indeed all too easy to sink copious amounts of $$$$ into these vehicles without raising a sweat. However it is important to me to make it bulletproof (as possible within budget) so I do not have to worry about it out on a trail in the middle of nowhere.

It is going to take some time though. Given that I am methodically reconditioning every single item as I go, it is going to be a slow process. Slow, but enjoyable
Good choice with the driveline, put an ashcroft atb in the LT230 for sure, can I make a suggestion, look at the storm series (firestorm) builds at LRA, see what they use and do the same, there is a guy that built a green one at home with the help of LRA and they engineered it for him, great looks, bulletproof and reliable, Or if you can wait, save up some more and drop it off