garen hicks z71 mud hole chevy and the ( workhorse ) with his stock ford. (just having fun)

first time in the mud after lift and 37's with stock drive train. tore up front transfer case and drivers left cv axel. listen to clicking and poping and at the end of vid 4wd breaks and only left with 2wd. i need suggestions on what to do to beef up the front drive train other than gears. any help is appreciated. thanks

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[mudog35]

heard you drive shaft making a noise, mine does the same, what is that ???

[smokendatires]

@mudog35 That click click click is the cv axles at the max angle and about to come out of socket. I shouldnt have had the keys turned up so far. Towards the end of the vid i put the truck into 4wd and shortly after the cv axles broke due to too much deflection and torque applied and also shattered front diff. Answer was to turn keys back down some and get some slidding cv axles to help keep deflection down.

[chevyluver13]

What are you running for an exhaust? Sounds like long tubes 3" going into a 4" straight pipe!

[smokendatires]

just a flow master with cats removed

[chevyz7109]

What size lift do you have? and what kind of tires? very nice video...

[smokendatires]

6 inch suspension lift 3 inch body lift 37/12.50/18 tires

[kappagreen71]

best thing you can do is stay out of the mud and you won't have that problem. When you go mudding you tear things up most of the time its your own car. Just stay out of the mud and you will not have that problem. Or if you had to go in the mud change to solid front axle a lot better.

[MrKjones2008]

solid axle swap will work wonders

[70camaroify]

I have a 01 z71, i also bustaed driver side cv axle due to a 3" leveling kit having em in a bind. I had a conversion solid front axle, it is strong as hell and will hold up to almost anything, only thing is it will not ride as good. CV axles are good for mild offroad and for riding on the road, just need to turn the torsion keys down so it wont keep happening.

[01fxdlse]

SAS... what u need..

[silveradomanz71]

@smokendatires my universal joints went out at 130,000 miles. anyone have that happen to them?

[woody71130]

@KBryant24CP3 They're Moto Metal rims I have the same exact ones wrapped in KM2's

[KBryant24CP3]

does anyone know what the name of them rimes are that are on the chevy?

[DBClay96]

I love Z71, but this one I'd all bark-no bite. Need to put more science and thought into it if you actually plan on mud riddin in it vs just for looks.

[cliobogger]

thats what you get when you throw 37s on a stock ratio...put some 4.56 or 4.88s on there and you wouldnt have that problem. you cant just throw a lift and tires on somthing tards.

[wideopenson]

my 99 z71 chirps to WTF is it