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Firebirdjones · 11-23-2011, 05:05 PM

Really depends on how much punishment you plan.

The stock front Dana 44 and 12 bolt truck rear can be beefed themselves without swapping to something else for alot less work.

I do mild off roading with mine but it's primarily a daily driver. For what I do the stock stuff is plenty durable around Arizona. It goes anywhere I've ever cared to take it.

As far as the 205 transfer case, I think the only complaint from some people is not enough gear reduction. 1.96 isn't much, but I find it works fine for even slow crawling (in my case) with 3.07 gears and a 3.06 first gear, it's creeped up anything I wanted to try.
What most would agree on is the transfer case itself is probably one of the toughest factory peices out there.

Just depends on how involved you want to get.

11-23-2011, 05:05 PM	#2
Firebirdjones Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Prescott, Arizona Posts: 2,396	Re: What axles and tcase should I go with? Really depends on how much punishment you plan. The stock front Dana 44 and 12 bolt truck rear can be beefed themselves without swapping to something else for alot less work. I do mild off roading with mine but it's primarily a daily driver. For what I do the stock stuff is plenty durable around Arizona. It goes anywhere I've ever cared to take it. As far as the 205 transfer case, I think the only complaint from some people is not enough gear reduction. 1.96 isn't much, but I find it works fine for even slow crawling (in my case) with 3.07 gears and a 3.06 first gear, it's creeped up anything I wanted to try. What most would agree on is the transfer case itself is probably one of the toughest factory peices out there. Just depends on how involved you want to get.