Mountain Ram I hear yah. I really wanted to do this. You know if I had more ability where I'm at & there wasn't so many things that had to be done that go along w/ it, I would've gone for it. I got some ....crazy....#ers on labor too. I ran for about 5yrs+ w/ 3.55's & 35's on my other Dodge & yeah I did fine. I just wanted to do the damn thing to do it & learn & all that.This way though, I've spares for pretty much everything drive train wise when I get back down to Costa. I hear yah on that front 44 though. I'd like to truss it in the future.

You're right, it does never end, in one form or the other!

 

A truss won't strengthen the toothpicks they call axleshafts in the 44 though

 

U-joint ears were what I failed...