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Caught the Bug
To be clear, I am not advocating for this product, I know nothing about this company, nor am I interested in shelling out the kind of cash portal axles cost (e.g., the ones linked here are like $20k)!
I have read several posts over the years on Wayalife about portal axles that are dismissive of them as an option for our Jeeps primarily due to two factors it would seem: 1) lack of tone ring and 2) gear reduction is too great for anything but dedicated trail use. Starting in early 2022 I began seeing marketing like articles in online magazines talking about a couple companies making new portal axles for newer Jeeps. The manufacturer I am seeing most often is called 74 Weld; here is a link to one such article: https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/74-weld-portals-for-jeep-wrangler/
and here is a link to the manufactures website: https://motorsports.74weld.com/jeepportal/
I am posting purely to see what folks think of portal axles in general and these newer products specifically especially given the tout that they work with factory ABS and are nearly bolt on. Personally, things like portal axles are not needed at all for my build plans or the trails that I ever hope to run, and I hate the idea of adding more complexity to my Jeep (i.e., more things that can break and leave me stranded), BUT they are cool!
What say you??
I have read several posts over the years on Wayalife about portal axles that are dismissive of them as an option for our Jeeps primarily due to two factors it would seem: 1) lack of tone ring and 2) gear reduction is too great for anything but dedicated trail use. Starting in early 2022 I began seeing marketing like articles in online magazines talking about a couple companies making new portal axles for newer Jeeps. The manufacturer I am seeing most often is called 74 Weld; here is a link to one such article: https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/74-weld-portals-for-jeep-wrangler/
and here is a link to the manufactures website: https://motorsports.74weld.com/jeepportal/
I am posting purely to see what folks think of portal axles in general and these newer products specifically especially given the tout that they work with factory ABS and are nearly bolt on. Personally, things like portal axles are not needed at all for my build plans or the trails that I ever hope to run, and I hate the idea of adding more complexity to my Jeep (i.e., more things that can break and leave me stranded), BUT they are cool!
What say you??