Question for frequent wheelers

[SnakeH2]

Originally Posted by CO Hummer

I've had mine for just about 4 years. Almost $0.00 in maintenace thus far. I only have 35K miles, but I've got a lot of them offroad and no problems so far.

I am to conclude....good driver = $0.00 Damage

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by SnakeH2

I am to conclude....good driver = $0.00 Damage

That would be a Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc logical fallacy.

[KenP]

Originally Posted by SnakeH2

I am to conclude....good driver = $0.00 Damage

No, he only drives on fire roads out there.

[OldHiker]

What can you expect? How much and what type of off-roading do you want to do? Fire roads will ding you with rocks kicked up by your tires. Mud pits will make a mess and clog up everything. Paragon greens will give you pin stripes and lots of bending of under carriage parts and brackets. The Rubicon will try to do the most damage. Of course, a rollover could result in death in Moab.

Damage is not optional when off-roading. It will happen. I have destroyed the front diff and transfer case. Much body damage, from stripes to dents and missing flares.

So it goes back to you and your personal limit. How far do you want to push yourself and/or your truck? What gets you going?

[ssgharkness020147]

IFS is gonna be the weakest link for you. But alot of the other wearable iteams can be avoided. If you dont you really need to grease your WHOLE truck before and right after every event. U-joints, ball joints, tire rod ends, carrier bearings, everything. You will significantly cut down on wear if everything is greased. This is the stuff that really will keep your truck out of the shop in the long run, and the not so long run.

I aslo change my diffs, t-case, geared hub fluids after every event.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147

I aslo change my diffs, t-case, geared hub fluids after every event.

Dang..... And I thought Phil was obsessive about this.