flatlander757
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I've been out of the off roading world for a while now (sold my TJ on tons like 8 years ago), and after having done some HPDE/TT/road course stuff since then, I'm looking heavily at 4800 (and to a lesser extent, 4400) stuff to scratch the competitive itch. And also get back to building stuff.
I know going into any kind of series/etc stuff is expensive, but what are realistic cost breakdowns to run a year of U4? I can't sign up for Ultra4 to see entry fee costs/etc since I don't have a car built (yet). King of the Hammers would be the obvious goal to run, and 4800 has the appeal because you don't "need" to prequalify. Plus marginally lower costs due to the tire size, shocks, etc. though I'm sure that could be far outweighed by regular maintenance/breakage repairs The flipside of that is that a 4400 could be built a bit more capable to be a dual purpose trail rig as well.
Typical entry fees? Regular series/Nationals/KOH different I'm assuming?
Looking to do solid axles for cost/simplicity. Out of sheer curiosity, what NON-Ford 9/10in axles are people running successfully? I know Slawson ran a pair of Tundra 10.5 diffs for a year or two. Those seem neat since it's a low pinion but it's not too far off centerline. ARBs are made for them, but really I'd probably rather have spools for weight/simplicity - and of course nobody makes one.
Frankly the Gen-Right/Currie HP60/HP70 axles seem like a hell of a bargain when you start adding up the costs of everything needed to put a set together.
What about 9310 "soft" ring and pinions - how often are those getting replaced at $1200/set? That's probably my biggest reservation of committing to Ford 9in axles... at least since there's nothing in 8620 offered in HP configuration. LP rear would likely be fine.
Any input is appreciated.
There will be more questions as time goes on, so I'll probably bump this up from time to time to prevent from making a new one.
I know going into any kind of series/etc stuff is expensive, but what are realistic cost breakdowns to run a year of U4? I can't sign up for Ultra4 to see entry fee costs/etc since I don't have a car built (yet). King of the Hammers would be the obvious goal to run, and 4800 has the appeal because you don't "need" to prequalify. Plus marginally lower costs due to the tire size, shocks, etc. though I'm sure that could be far outweighed by regular maintenance/breakage repairs The flipside of that is that a 4400 could be built a bit more capable to be a dual purpose trail rig as well.
Typical entry fees? Regular series/Nationals/KOH different I'm assuming?
Looking to do solid axles for cost/simplicity. Out of sheer curiosity, what NON-Ford 9/10in axles are people running successfully? I know Slawson ran a pair of Tundra 10.5 diffs for a year or two. Those seem neat since it's a low pinion but it's not too far off centerline. ARBs are made for them, but really I'd probably rather have spools for weight/simplicity - and of course nobody makes one.
Frankly the Gen-Right/Currie HP60/HP70 axles seem like a hell of a bargain when you start adding up the costs of everything needed to put a set together.
What about 9310 "soft" ring and pinions - how often are those getting replaced at $1200/set? That's probably my biggest reservation of committing to Ford 9in axles... at least since there's nothing in 8620 offered in HP configuration. LP rear would likely be fine.
Any input is appreciated.
There will be more questions as time goes on, so I'll probably bump this up from time to time to prevent from making a new one.
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