That’s exactly what I have. I upgraded my stock rubicon axles to 5.13:1 and added the RCV’s in the front. It’s a fantastic crawler, and tows our RTT trailer with no issue. I also swapped the rear driveshaft and have adjustable control arms. And steering upgrades, and track bars, and all the stuff you’ll likely do.
it is the way.
RCVs are definitely the way to go. I wheeled pretty hard for 3 years on 37s and stock shafts, and I did break front axle u-joints twice.
Oh yeah, the money pit has me behaving badly. Lol. Already ordered Rock Jock tie rod, and drag bar. Looking at Ried knuckles and RCV shafts. They're coming next. I already have a Core 4x4 track bar installed.That’s exactly what I have. I upgraded my stock rubicon axles to 5.13:1 and added the RCV’s in the front. It’s a fantastic crawler, and tows our RTT trailer with no issue. I also swapped the rear driveshaft and have adjustable control arms. And steering upgrades, and track bars, and all the stuff you’ll likely do.
Yeah the u-joints need to be gone. I WILL end up breaking one.
Glad I could help out.Damn you. You reminded me about knuckles. Jerk.
You never know what you might want to tackle as you're headed down the road. Gotta be ready!!I just want to know I have some added support if I see a trail I’d like to tackle
Yeah. I put RCV’s in when I went to 37’s. 40’s would have killed it for sure with stock shafts.The Rubicon front locker I got was due to 40" tires and snapping front axle at the FAD.
Front axle disconnect. There’s a sleeve that slides into place to engage or disengage the axle shafts.
