i do fully agree with you in that aspect BigMike

Shhhhewwww I know that was a bolt statement to make. I'm glad someone agrees

but from all of the feedback i have gotten so far, it looks like the Longs are probably a better choice than the elim kit!

I don't know about that, I am gonna have to disagree with you on this point. I would instead say that the longs are BY FAR better than the eliminator kit. In my opinion the Marlin Crawler UM06 Marfield is WAY WAY better than the eliminator kit, the 30-spline Long is WAY WAY better than the eliminator, and the 27-spline Long is WAY better than the eliminator kit.

What do you run in your rig?

I have been running Bobby's 27-spline Longfields in my rig since 2007 and I love them. I prefer Marlin's Japanese Chromoly UM06 over Bobby's 27-spline birfs, but at the time we were out of stock on the UM06s and I didn't want to wait for the Japanese shipment. The 27-spline Longs have served me well. I ran stock birfields for nearly 4 years with 33 and 35" tires, never broke one, and then upgraded when I got 37s.

So I am really not the target market for Bobby or Marlin as I am not abusive to my truck. I have triple cases, 511:1 Crawl Ratio, and a 180 ft-lb torque engine and I never broke a stock Birfield. So please only take my opinion at arms length. You need to talk to someone who is a more reckless driver than me who has broke 101 different axles for a far better take on it all-

BigMike