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I’ve seen a little on those but haven’t researched thoroughly. To my understanding they’ll make the width wider. That’s the reason I just bypassed looking into them too deep.
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Also gives you more ground clearance lift without having to redo a suspension change. Like mentioned, it ain't cheap either.
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Yes, Portals
When: Down the road
Wider: yes
Lift: Yes, about 4"
More ground clearance: Yes. with 35" tires you can drive over a 5-gallon bucket at the differential and not touch
$$$+$$$: Yes, about $20K
Reliable: Yes, very (74 Weld)
Harder on ball joints
But, actually makes the axle stronger and more resistant to breakage
Gear reduction: Yes, 1.22:1. So if you have a 4.10, you now have a 4.56 (Close), and 4.10 gears are about the strongest in the D44.
I saw a video of a Jeep on the Rubicon with portals. Whole different world. He was having no difficulty. I also saw the RockSlide Engineering Jeep with portals do the Rubicon and got very few scratches and gouges on the undercarriage.
Looks: Kinda goofy
Do I like them: Yep, about a 7/10 at the moment.
https://motorsports.74weld.com/jeepportal/
When: Down the road
Wider: yes
Lift: Yes, about 4"
More ground clearance: Yes. with 35" tires you can drive over a 5-gallon bucket at the differential and not touch
$$$+$$$: Yes, about $20K
Reliable: Yes, very (74 Weld)
Harder on ball joints
But, actually makes the axle stronger and more resistant to breakage
Gear reduction: Yes, 1.22:1. So if you have a 4.10, you now have a 4.56 (Close), and 4.10 gears are about the strongest in the D44.
I saw a video of a Jeep on the Rubicon with portals. Whole different world. He was having no difficulty. I also saw the RockSlide Engineering Jeep with portals do the Rubicon and got very few scratches and gouges on the undercarriage.
Looks: Kinda goofy
Do I like them: Yep, about a 7/10 at the moment.
https://motorsports.74weld.com/jeepportal/
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Only $20k? Pshhhh that’s about 2/3 of the price of my Gladiator. 
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Yeah, I would hard pass on portals unless you are turning this into a dedicated trail rig now. Even then, bobbing the bed would probably make sense before jumping into portals.
And I would still question the reliability.
you break one of those on the trail and your not getting replaced parts at auto zone. You’re going to be stuck for a bit.
I think you are just getting antsy to buy right stuff since yours is currently under the knife. Don’t jump into anything you end up regretting.
And I would still question the reliability.
you break one of those on the trail and your not getting replaced parts at auto zone. You’re going to be stuck for a bit.
I think you are just getting antsy to buy right stuff since yours is currently under the knife. Don’t jump into anything you end up regretting.
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