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Originally posted by Bulldog:
I know you hate forum fluffers who just cause controversy without warrant, but what happened to Curtis is exactly what I am concerned about. Of all things, he broke the R&P on a sandy hill.

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Tony,

I was with Curtis the day he broke... right in front of him in fact.

I can say it was a unique circumstance, and that you should not base your concerns for strength of gears upon that incident.

Sure there is question as to his setup of the R&P originally, we will never know what factor that did have in there...

I can tell you that I remember something about WEIGHT of Curtis's Rodeo (no lightweight) and the tempermental electrical connection of the ARB switches to be a factor.
IIRC, the ARB was NOT engaged when he started up the hill (switch was on)... but DID engage halfway through (tempermental). When that happened, he was slightly bouncing (BAD thing on slickrock). Next thing we know, BOOM!

So, as you can see... isolated incidence. And then you have Peter, who is set up similarly to you (GEN2 Migo), he runs the 5.38s with lockers front and rear, 35s, AND Tera lows in the tcase. He ran extreme trails(Pritchett, Moab Rim, Lower Helldorado) and came through unscathed.

I think this is more the rule than the exception. The GEN2 CVs WILL take more torgque etc... they have a longer center shaft. GEN1 has the boots right next to each other on the joint... GEN2 has a 2-4" section of exposed shat between the boot. That allows for more flexing and a more forgiving CV.

Power steering, thats another issue entirely... GEN1 is stronger. However, GEN2 can be modified with beefier bumpstops to strengthen that achilles heel.

So dont worry young grasshopper, you will have little to worry about once gears are in and wheeling. Just make sure they are set up correctly. (Worth the lil extra $$ to ensure that happens)

HTH

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Keith
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