@Chris Here on the forum? Is there a common issue that seems to be occuring here? I still have about 20 pages of Bob's pursuit of vibes to read, but if someone could give me the cliff notes that'd be appreciated. Did it ever get resolved?
Axle swap Rockjock 44/60 5.13 gears. Based on it going away it was a driveshaft angle issue. Not the gears.
Out of curiosity have you seen this issue on rigs with an atlas or is it limited to stock transfer cases?
Although I have done several Atlas installs, they are still a very low statistical number so fairly irrelevant. In fact, I wouldn't state one way or the other because that will get totally blown out of proportion and turned into "ya'll fuckers are gonna need an Atlas, 2000 dollars worth of high Zoot driveshafts, and a hub kit if you regear." Yeah, ain't going there at all.
On a scant few, you can fine tune the angles and bring the top speed up a few miles per hour but it will generally be a lower than optimal number depending on the driver. Depending on the rig, that can consume many hours of time and piece by piece verification of parts to determine viability.
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No vibes with my 5.38s, 241, and 42RLE with 35's. And no discernable difference in anything when my front hubs are locked or unlocked.
Other than the 10% chance the re-gear cost could likely more than double in money, time and effort.
Statistically, it isn't much of a shot in the dark overall. That 1 in 10 number is an educated guess based on observation and I am far more observant than most. If you asked me to nail it down further, I would factor in the earlier rigs with fewer issues and move that to 1 in a 500 or even lower.
Make no assumptions.
