Now you tell me the marfields suck <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/shiner.gif" alt="" /> I was torn between the marfield UM-05 and the profield from Allpro. The folks on Pirate4x4 told me the profields sucked. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> Go figure, I guess I partial to Marlin Crawler too. Nice and helpful folks and the price was better that Allpro's profield.
I gotta tell ya, I really did want the longfields. However I couldn't justify spending the extra $170 right now for their 4 piece set with 30" tires. Someday went I hit the lotto I'll want to slap big tires on and build a rock buggy. But it's gonna have to wait <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />
The plan is to get my DD rolling for the next many miles and do this on my paycheck to paycheck budget. All I can say is thank God for the Toyota aftermarket. The dealer quoted me $279 for the birfields so I didn't dare ask about the axles <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> For the same money you can get stronger longfields, axles, and money towards a locker. Getting something comparable allowed me to save my <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> big $$$. Now if I could have found where to get the used axles I'd been even better off. Going aftermarket saved me about $500. I'm hoping what I bought will last as long as the Toyota parts did and will be at least as strong. Here's my axle repair cost breakdown dealer vs. aftermaket.
DEALER
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$558 - 2 Stock Birfields
$400 - 2 Spindles
$??? - Long and Short Axles (scared to ask and hearing the 2 above)
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$958 - Total less axles
AFTERMARKET
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$160 - 2 Marfields
$ 80 - 2 used Spindles from Marlin
$200 - Long and Short Axles
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$440
One more thing. How big of tires do you think the Marfield UM-05 birfields and the 4340 moly axles can handle? I really want to get some 31x10.5x15R BFG mudterrains and was hoping what I bought would be sufficient. My friend has them and they look and perform better than my gas saving AT's. Thanks for your input and advise.
