Time to tear this truck down and rebuild!

[Ferrebee88]

Before I go upgrading things that are not an issue: how does the V3 steering links hold up? This truck did come with the long link upgrade kit that just needs installed.

 

[Mick Mars]

Lots of good choices in that pile of goodies!!!!! Absolutely use the v3-4 steering, eliminating all the extra links makes a big difference. Watch Owen on primal install for tips plus you eliminating the mounts on axel makes getting to shocks much better depending on where you mount them or go with dual shocks

 

[Ferrebee88]

@Mick Mars You were not kidding when you said some of these bolts are near impossible to remove... I used a torch, lots of elbow grease, and had to hammer a t10 torque bit into one of them. The front axle was extremely hard to got apart. The diff screws backed out, fluid escaped and seeped into the screw holes. This made those screws holding the axle together very tough to get out.

The diff is looking rough, I'm nervous to see what the inside looks like.

The diff screws were grinding the axle housing

 

[Ferrebee88]

Yeah... that front diff is bone dry! I couldn't find a single screw in that front diff that had loctite