woodchuck2
New Member
I remember starting out with a stock rig and playing in the mud all the time. You will find over time through constant breaking, upgrading and new challenges that this hobby gets expensive fast. Keep your truck small and enjoy it. Personally i would stick with 38-39" tires and cut the truck down to a short bed. Even with 39's you will be breaking axles, knuckles and ring/pinions if you get into the rocks instead of mud. Everyone in my club has either sold of their rigs due to overwhelming expense or have built their trucks to the point that any wheeling here is boring and they must travel to Rousches Creek to even have some challenge. I built my 1/2 ton Ford as strong as i could and when i started breaking it i began building another rig with Rockwells. Rockwells are the way to go IMO as they are the cheapest but strongest axle to go with. The group of guys running these in my club are breaking these all the time too so they are not bullet proof. For now i have stripped my Ford down and sold everything, all the tires and parts i had for the new rig i also sold so i will be starting over down the road when this economy recovers. After many years of wheeling my own rig and watching others IMO the best way to go is small, light but build it strong.
