Whats the biggest tire you could run on a 8.8 axle without having to worry about snapping anything offroad. I baby it offroad and wont be pulling anyone out of the mud. Mainly just worried about the axle bearings. Id need it to last about 6 months before needing to be replaced. Wanna run 38's but i dont know.

 

havnt heard of any problems with bigtruck311 runnin his 38's or whatever they are, looks like he been running those for a while too.

 

you can always weld the side axle tubing to the pumkin for improved strength

 

wow thats a huge bead... lol kinda dirty lookin too.
well i can tell ya when i get my motor swap finished how well the axle hold up to that lil mcnasty.

 

yah i had a friend weld it for me, its not pretty but it gets the job done. Its partially so thick because we did about 2-3" at a time b.c we didnt want to fry the fluid or the bearings....

also hard to weld in the tight confines of my lowered truck

 

lol i lifted mine so i can sit up under it and do gear swaps.