Topic: Birffield Eliminator kit

[whiteman]

I was browsing around and found a few of these kits that replace the toyota birffield with a dana .44 size axle and u-joint;  just out of curiosity, has any body ran these and have experience with how well they hold up. 

The kits I have found are about $150-$200 more than a longfield kit.  Any info?



          Thanks Guy's.

[mcfly]

I ran one on my 87 4runner that I did an SAS on and it is a nice kit.  Are you talking about the one from randy's ring and pinion?  It uses chromoly axles.  The only downside is the price and they are stronger than a stock birfield but not as strong as the longfields.  Nice thing about them is that it is so much cleaner than a birfield and very easy to install.  Just my 2 cents

[CTENG in KS]

Go cromo, If you want D44, just swap the D44 in.

[KWP]

Go cromo, If you want D44, just swap the D44 in.

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[crawlerdan]

ive done both, id run chromos in my next build!

[Hyena]

go cromo birfs and be done with it.

[mr4x42u]

fo sho,,the birf elim kit is only good for about 5-6000 ft pounds of tourqe,,while the 30 spline cromo longs are in the 8500-8900 ft pound range..Plus if you to bust it a stock birf can be swapped in..the elim kit you can't do that because of a bushing that gets pressed into the toy spindle..

[CTENG in KS]

Gratuitous  picture!

[whiteman [OP]]

   thanks guy's for advice,  I am one more notch knowledgeable

[skid]

 I believe the kit comes with new spindles.  You could carry the old ones and birf's for spares still.

[decyfer]

I was browsing around and found a few of these kits that replace the toyota birffield with a dana .44 size axle and u-joint; just out of curiosity, has any body ran these and have experience with how well they hold up.

The kits I have found are about $150-$200 more than a longfield kit. Any info?   Thanks Guy's.

i have run it. i run it now. its a warn birf eliminator kit. they use dana 44 shafts and dana 60 hubs. get a little extra beef. mine is strong as hell. i need it to with 37's and 300hp

[propane]

 I have several friends running 42's on  tne new chromos.  I run an fj80 front.

[RHG]

Put chromo longs in there and dont look back.

[Ramrod]

I went chromo and havent looked back but I have seen a birf eliminator kit take one hell of a thrashing at fordyce without blinking an eye.

[germ]

I'm running the eliminator kit from Randy's, and so far, I have no complaints. Seems to hold up to everything I point it towards. Kit was fairly straight forward to install. Worst part was grinding down the brass bushings to fit the axle housing.

To be honest, I've never broken a Birf, so don't really know if it's stronger or not.

Erik

[SLOYOTA808]

When people run stronger axles, they tend to abuse their rigs more.  I have Longs, but pretend I have stock-fields and drive on the cautious side.  I have come to realize that letting everyone else have their fun and hammer their rigs and break parts while I'll be there, wheeling conservatively, ready to aide them.

Guess the point I am trying to get at is that most trail riding can be done slow and easy; any difficult areas, a winch can be used.  Not that using a winch is  , but I'd rather be    than    when I have to buy new axles or break other parts...