Recommended Trail Spares

[karstic]

What trail spares do you recommend for running the Sierra trails like Dusy/Ershim, Rubicon, Swamp lake, etc.

I’m running 33’s with a d30/ locked d44, stock axle shafts front and rear, and stock steering components, except for the RE adj TB w/ the heim end.

I carry the usual assortment of tools, fluids, recovery gear, etc.

I want to start assembling parts/components that may be needed to get me home some day.

[88flexj]

I carry complete spare shafts for the front hp30. They are a quick change if they are complete with hubs ect. If you have the disco axle, that is another story. Also spare drive shafts, or at least a couple of spare u-joints. As you have probably learned, you will break whatever you didn't bring with you.

[johnnyc]

Well, after this past weekend, I'd also say u-joints and spare axle shafts.

Also, spare nuts and bolts. Every time I replace a bolt on the Jeep, I save them because a lot of same bolts are used in different places.

[XJ_ranger]

carry a doughnut spare - the full size tire takes up too much room...


i carry a spare water pump for the 4.0L - used it twice on my rig and once on a buddy's....

fuses?
random grab bag of bolts and nuts

[xuv-this]

-track bar and centering bar set
-spare 30 shafts w/unit bearings
-cheap alternator
-dvshaft ujoints
-home-made brake line rep. kit/spare lines
-upper control arm if yours are stock.
-couple of 2.75" or so u-bolts

[Jes]

So, of everyone who's replied, who has run the Sierra trails like Dusy/Ershim, Rubicon, Swamp lake, etc?

[XJ_ranger]

So, of everyone who's replied, who has run the Sierra trails like Dusy/Ershim, Rubicon, Swamp lake, etc?

con + Fordyce + most all of the A-Tree area -

though - i spotted the con, didnt bring my rig...:mad:

[BrettM]

con + Fordyce + most all of the A-Tree area -

though - i spotted the con, didnt bring my rig...:mad:
A-Tree?

[JeepTherapy]

So, of everyone who's replied, who has run the Sierra trails like Dusy/Ershim, Rubicon, Swamp lake, etc?

I've run the Rubicon several times over the past 4 years on the internet :laugh2: and would have to agree with what has been listed so far.

Of course, I am from Colorado.

Kevin

[XJ_ranger]

A-Tree?

its where the PCT (pacific Crest Trail) hits...

fawk...

cant remember the name of it...

right out side of Johnsville - near Graeagle...

Deer lake, packer lake area...

Holley lake (at that Boy Scout camp) is where we set up headquarters every year for our week long trip...

[Jes]

Gold Lakes Basin?
Beutiful area up there.

[88flexj]

So, of everyone who's replied, who has run the Sierra trails like Dusy/Ershim, Rubicon, Swamp lake, etc?

Fordyce, Rubicon, Dusy, and some Bald Mountain trails (can't remember the names), several times.

[XJ_ranger]

Gold Lakes Basin?
Beutiful area up there.

thats the one...

[wescam]

so you guys that carry spare shafts around, do you just cruise junkyards and pull 'em out or do you have older projects you rob from....

where i live, we drive 2-3 hours on the freeway, wheel the trails, then drive home or camp out and drive home.

i suppose you guys out west have several hours to the nearest source of help if you break something?

but, yeah, even on a light ride, i get this thought "what if I pop a u-joint or shaft out here"

sounds like some good advice

i'd really like to see a "trail repair and recovery" forum also, but I don't know if enough people agree...

[3XJFamily]

i'd really like to see a "trail repair and recovery" forum
x2

Someone with a few more posts than me want to put this up to a poll?

[wescam]

I don't think I've got the "board cred." to pull that one off. :D

Maybe one of the old-timers here.

[C85D4x4]

x2

Someone with a few more posts than me want to put this up to a poll?

x3

[outlander]

x4 ..

[karstic]

Back to the topic at hand...

Should spare axle shafts for the D44 be acquired?

I've got a line on a pair and wonder if they should make it into the spare parts bin?

[rangerjoe2001]

i carry spare bake lines after breaking one
u joints

[GSequoia]

Back to the topic at hand...

Should spare axle shafts for the D44 be acquired?

I've got a line on a pair and wonder if they should make it into the spare parts bin?

If the line is a good deal I'd say go for it man. After all, my 44's just sitting in the garage and I've got two sets of spare shafts for it! I paid about $40 for each set I think.

As for the recovery forum...umm don't think so. I'll never understand why everybody wants forums for every classification there is - there is no need to be overly saturated.

Also - recovery / trail gear is more of a static topic, a central location of knowledge that has been gathered together wouldn't be a bad idea, but a whole forum would just be more work for mods. I'd support a sticky if some smart feller out there would want to put it together.

Sequoia

[karstic]

If the line is a good deal I'd say go for it man. After all, my 44's just sitting in the garage and I've got two sets of spare shafts for it! I paid about $40 for each set I think.

As for the recovery forum...umm don't think so. I'll never understand why everybody wants forums for every classification there is - there is no need to be overly saturated.

Also - recovery / trail gear is more of a static topic, a central location of knowledge that has been gathered together wouldn't be a bad idea, but a whole forum would just be more work for mods. I'd support a sticky if some smart feller out there would want to put it together.

Sequoia

I wouldn't mind putting together a tech article :paperwork for the Members Only section (as soon as my renewal goes through, what the heck is taking so long :rattle: :rattle: :rattle: ) with some input from the more experienced members of NAXJA