from wheelin in VT for the weekend. fun stuff, a lot has been logged recently so there are some neat little side-trails to nowhere off of the main trail. unfortunately i was only able to snag two pics before my camera started acting up, later i figured out it was a low battery :rolleyes:

anyways, heres the pics. the swampers worked AWESOME, even with no lockers i was running the same or more agressive lines than a locked f/r range rover on 33" SSRs was doing. got about 5ft of air under the LF tire at one point going up a neat little climb, that was pretty neat :D

they work great at 9psi. no broken halfshafts either! (stock 10 splines, one with twisted splines before the trip) :eek:

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get out your check book
I just heard a report from u-hell
sounds like it's pay up time:D
good job mike

10 Spline Lives!!!

Who else is running 10 spline with big tires, even if only upfront please let me know...Post here so I can get an idea. I know Drew ran 10 spline with those 38's, was that front and rear 10 spline Drew ?? What about LWG ?

10 spline always gets a bad wrap ( no not a pun but maybe sometimes true!!) I love it as it parts are cheap and plentiful. Now if you get a locker you might as well overkill and upgrade to 24 or 30 spline, atleast for the rear...

Check how much abuse did your truck see out there ? Any rocks, those are pretty tame photos for such evil looking tires... (considering what Serious was doing at about the same time :flipoff2: )

yeah that was a tame spot when i stopped to let the rest of the group catch up. i did this cool obstacle called "ball buster" which was pretty stressful on the axleshafts. i was the only one to make it up aside from a locked f/r defender 90 on 36x12.5 radial TSLs. and i am open front and rear so that is a testament to the tires as well as the obstacle.

over all i didnt stress them too hard, but no less than what i would have with the 31s and a rear detroit. i will probably run them once more before going locked in the rear on alloy 30 splines with a toy Elocker diff. when it comes time to lock the front it will be a reverse cut toy third with an E locker and warn full 30 spline throughout running CTM u joints. i want to be able to hammer on those axles and not worry about the axle shafts.

i am also running the 3.54s still, which allowed less torque to be transmitted to the axleshafts.

i was running the tires at 9psi but will probably go to 8 next time since the tires didnt bulge as much as i would have liked them to.

best guess is the truck weighs in at about 5500 lbs with a half tank and no driver. tired 3.5 V8 motor.

Where in VT did you run??

The trail almost looks familiar, but I can't place it.

Originally posted by TallBrad
10 Spline Lives!!!

Who else is running 10 spline with big tires, even if only upfront please let me know...Post here so I can get an idea. I know Drew ran 10 spline with those 38's, was that front and rear 10 spline Drew ?? What about LWG ?


I was running 10-spline up front until about a week and a half ago. I pulled my 10-spline axles out to inspect them and found they had started rolling already. I never even used the front locker! So I sourced some 1-ton CV's and installed them with the Maxi-drive "Extreme Duty" front axles and beat the hell out of them at the rally. Everything seems great now.

Larry -

Are you still 10 spline up-front but now with HD shafts and an ARB locker and 1 ton cvs ??? Those cv's come with tough outer shafts as well ?

What year is your rover Larry, with ABS or no ? Do you have the part # for your 1 tons cvs handy...if not I can search the archives I remember you debating it with Bill I think...

I gave up on e-lockers,,, couldn't find them locally for cheap as I thought as they are a favorite with the good old boys down here..

I feel like I just dumped my old lego bin on the floor and am piecing together a super starship with all the bits and pieces of the varying sets.. I was never one to bag and label them individually..

Originally posted by unissamog
Where in VT did you run??

The trail almost looks familiar, but I can't place it.

this was a whole network of trails around the plymouth/bridgewater area of VT. they are all class IV town roads and are now used mostly for hunting access and snowmobile use in the wintertime.

Originally posted by TallBrad
Larry -

Are you still 10 spline up-front but now with HD shafts and an ARB locker and 1 ton cvs ??? Those cv's come with tough outer shafts as well ?

What year is your rover Larry, with ABS or no ? Do you have the part # for your 1 tons cvs handy...if not I can search the archives I remember you debating it with Bill I think...


I recently quit the 10-spline habit. I have now converted to 24-spline both front and rear. For the rear I have been using MaxiDrives for a while. Very dependable rear axle. For the front I am running Maxi-Drive Extreme Duty inners with stock AEU2522 "early D110" CV's. I will eventually send these babies off to Bobby Longfield for the weld and the Crio treatment to make them stronger.

I got the front end together early last week in time for the rally. I ran Behind the Rocks and made it through every obstacle, using the front locker quite a bit.

Saturday I ran Prichette Canyon and again used the front locker constantly. Did not have any problems. I will pull them and inspect them within the next week or two. When I inspect them I will put the correct Maxi-drive drive flanges back on and stop the leaking that is occuring right now.

Regarding what parts are needed. Here is the link for that thread.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68447

Hay 9V, I still want the trim off you RR :D email me...