Front Drive Shaft Update

[pmatusov]

If the removal is by choice and non violent in nature....

The first is doable on one's driveway, but it may turn violent when the rear joint refuses to leave.

 

[LRNAD90]

7340 lb to be exact. That's with both fuel tanks full, basic recovery gear, tools, plus me and the dog in the Grenadier. Not a light weight, but not too bad after I did some weight loss by deleting the rear seat and removing my drawers. I'm turning this thing into a trail weapon. Albeit a hefty one.

As for the RTI event, it was a 20deg ramp and I was the 2nd person on after my friend in his dialed-in GX470 on long travel and 35's. We were both there to see if our tires cleared and didn't take exact measurements as there is a Metalcloak CTI event coming up here soon that we will both be at. That's the one I want to capture. This RTI was just more for the fun of it.

That's one heavy truck. That leaves you what, like 375 lbs of payload?

Look forward to hearing/seeing more from the CTI event!

 

[Texas Grenadier]

The first is doable on one's driveway, but it may turn violent when the rear joint refuses to leave.

Or the Joint will not free from the shaft splines and you don't have a puller or a vice!!!!

 

[AFdude412]

That's one heavy truck. That leaves you what, like 375 lbs of payload?

Look forward to hearing/seeing more from the CTI event!

Based on my experience it's just as heavy as my 200 was with a similar setup. And further research shows 300's and 70's in Australia, loaded up with a full touring spec are about the same weight. Luckily we don't have to do a GVM upgrade (because we legally can't) in the Grenadier to still make it all happen. For me, it's simply my fridge, camping gear, and wife left to pack up. Should be good to go under GVWR still.