Yeah wondering the same, especially with larger grippier tires. Someone posted an article the other day in another thread that talked about that, it basically said that yes there is greater chance of breakage without it.
ETA...
Yes they are already well over 40". And the more lift and bigger ger tires they get higher and higher.
And I can confirm the manual is totally fine with the water. 😉
This was me stuck in a hole a week or so ago. Didn't look like much, but I'm siting on the frame rails.. 😁
The winch quit on me, and had no luck with a static pull. Actually technically got my friend stuck also and had to dig a little to get her out.
Had to run into town and buy a Badlands...
Gotcha! I'm running the 4WP/ProComps. I've been really great, they do get a little noisy sometimes and I have to grease them. But I do like that they are greaseable. Also I got them for like $60 bucks so definitely worth the price of admission for me. 😁
I really don't know what I would go with...
Wow you definitely got lucky! Those things seem to want to work loose.
I started getting a clunk every now and then when we were out in Moab, and finally figured out that my driver's front UCA was just barely loose. Can't believe you didn't have any noise. I kept snugging it up, but didn't...
Nice! I'm running 37/12.50s on these. Because the wheels are so narrow they measure out at about 12 inches, which I like. I have a second set of the BD's stealies that I thought about getting weld on beadlocks put on. But honestly they would just be crazy heavy at that point. It would help with...