if i had an extra 2 inches of ground clearance i wouldent of had to call a friend to pull me off a rock the right side of my frame caught on lifting that side enough to take traction from that side to make me stuck


ps i have open diffs so a pair of lsd's couldnt hurt either any idea how to solve my on the trail problem making open diffs in to lsd
i got stuck like this

 

Lol! Even a limited slip differential wouldn't have done you any good in that situation! I know first hand if you have a wheel off the ground even a limited slip diff will act like an open diff... unless you play around with the brakes just right, but thats hard to do in a manual!

You should not waste your money on a limited slip diff for a trail rig. Get a locker! Something like a powertrax no slip would be perfect for your truck. Plenty strong, and very easy to install. No worrying about setting up the gears for a lunchbox locker.

And if you want more ground clearance, you should crank up the torsion bars and do a shackle flip or put blocks in the back. Or take that really heavy bumper off the front! :P

But if you are already as high as the factory IFS will let you go, you should really look into doing a solid axle swap. My truck will have no shortage of ground clearance when I finish it!!

 

Couldn't agree more!

Auron I can't remember how much lift you got. But you can add in torsion bar indexed keys. These will give you a good 2in. Larger tires can give you a good inch. A body lift will help to get you the larger tires to fit.

Also are you sure it was just that rock. From the angle of the pic it looks like you may have high centered the frame.

 

dang that sucks you got stuck. it could have been worse though. my neighbor had to call me out last october, because he went off roading at his work and got stuck tetering on a rock. he ended up with a demolished transfer case and having to be trailered home

 

i had about a half an inch clearance in the middle of the frame and the right side tires had less weight on them all my buddy had to do was push on the front by hand while i eased it in reverse to come unstuck the rock juts about 2 inches higher then the mound it was just enough to be a pain in the rear



edit:i have matching 30x9.5 on the back but on the front i have a 28x10.5 snow tire on the drivers side (one of the original tires i got it with) and a 29x9.5 that the dude i got it from replaced a snow tire with cause it wouldnt hold air i plan on 2 more 30x9.5 for the front with the next pay check if i can

 

i took the pic with my phone almost touching the ground

edit...again: stock ride settings i believe

 

Then lift it. FAQ2 has tons of lift ideas.

 

just crank on the torsion keys, you can get sets for like $80 and a set of rear blocks for a quick fix till you wanna go extreme and do a solid axle.