Longfields, worth it or not

Started by Yogatoy, June 23, 2008, 11:59:25 PM

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Yogatoy

I just blew apart another stock burf and thinking hard about ordering a set of Longfield but they are wicked expensive, can anybody give me advice or what I should look into buying

jimbo74

buy the longfields, do it once, do it right..... cry at the price now, and never cry again....
:usa:

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BLACKDOG

Quote from: jimbo74 on June 24, 2008, 12:00:37 AM
buy the longfields, do it once, do it right..... cry at the price now, and never cry again....

Pretty much. 
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Thomas P

it was my best mod, i wouldnt be runnin 42's with stock birfs......... if you plan on wheelin for a few years then they will pay for themselves
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Toymin8r

All it should take is one time having to make a birf repair on the trail to make that decision.   :cool:
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DTB

Anybody got 650 bucks I can borrow??? Please

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toyotanner

if your gonna be locked in the front or run a bigger tire than a 33... or both lol. GET THEM! totally worth it!

MiniSimp

Quote from: DIRTOYBOY on June 24, 2008, 05:18:12 AM
Anybody got $795 + tax and shipping I can borrow??? Please
Fixed it for ya cause when you buy longs you have to buy the two hub gears to guarantee the warranty.

Slobbermouth

How about the Marfields ?  How do they comepare with the Longs ?

DTB

Quote from: MiniSimp on June 24, 2008, 07:45:26 AM
Fixed it for ya cause when you buy longs you have to buy the two hub gears to guarantee the warranty.
yea...thats what I meant to say  :talkingn:
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COToy91

worth it by far, my spares are old school longs too
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Quote from: Slobbermouth on June 24, 2008, 08:05:47 AM
How about the Marfields ?  How do they comepare with the Longs ?

stronger than stock, not as strong as the longs.  Kinda a middle ground I guess :thumbs:
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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

REG535

I dont think they are stong as the old longfields just my  :twocents: i would run smurfields and try them they are lot cheaper and lot of people run them with big tires with no issues, even though they are made in canada, i plan on running them.
Read up on the new longfields, on pirate4x4.com theres lots of info on them there, and too me it doesnt seem worth it. Lots of people debating and breaking lots of them.  :gap:
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Gittinit

Jus buy a dana 60, get it narrowed, buy r&p, aftermarket axles, hubs, complete rebuild.....I bet those longs are starting to sound good now huh?

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Quote from: ToxicToy on June 24, 2008, 10:31:14 AM
I dont think they are stong as the old longfields just my  :twocents: i would run smurfields and try them they are lot cheaper and lot of people run them with big tires with no issues, even though they are made in canada, i plan on running them.
Read up on the new longfields, on pirate4x4.com theres lots of info on them there, and too me it doesnt seem worth it. Lots of people debating and breaking lots of them.  :gap:

:dunno: stuff breaks, it doesn't matter how strong it is, people wil figure out a way to break them.  A lot of the people that are blowing them up are Running 42" or bigger, and are heavy on the throttle.  Metal is going to fly in that situation, its just a matter of what, and when.  Smurfields are going to break as well, everything will given enough time and abuse. 
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

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"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

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blackdiamond

I doubt Bobby would change the design unless it was to increase strength.  Some people will just increase the rig abuse until something breaks.  Given enough time people are figuring out ways to break longfields because it allows them to go far beyond anything they had before.

I doubt the avg. joe would ever have to worry about breaking one.
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Yogatoy

what do you guys have against  Canadians

blackdiamond

Quote from: Yogatoy on June 24, 2008, 04:09:23 PM
what do you guys have against  Canadians

:usa:

Do you want a list?  :dunno:

Just kidding... :haha: Why do you ask?  What did I miss?
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KDXSR5

:headscratch: nobody said anything against Canadians

blackdiamond

Quote from: ToxicToy on June 24, 2008, 10:31:14 AM
I dont think they are stong as the old longfields just my  :twocents: i would run smurfields and try them they are lot cheaper and lot of people run them with big tires with no issues, even though they are made in canada, i plan on running them.
Read up on the new longfields, on pirate4x4.com theres lots of info on them there, and too me it doesnt seem worth it. Lots of people debating and breaking lots of them.  :gap:

Quote from: KDXSR5 on June 24, 2008, 04:12:06 PM
:headscratch: nobody said anything against Canadians

I found it!
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KDXSR5

OH NO SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING WAS MADE IN CANADA! Is this what the end of the world is going to be like?

Yogatoy

ToxicToy wrote something about axles, he said even thro they are made in Canada, Im pretty sure he doesn't think good things about Canada with a comment like that.

Anyway I ordered a set of longs with the hug gear and the studs, just over a thousand bones, hope they are worth it.

THanks for all your comments everybody

jimbo74

Quote from: Yogatoy on June 24, 2008, 05:06:18 PM
ToxicToy wrote something about axles, he said even thro they are made in Canada, Im pretty sure he doesn't think good things about Canada with a comment like that.

Anyway I ordered a set of longs with the hug gear and the studs, just over a thousand bones, hope they are worth it.

THanks for all your comments everybody


toxictoy said eventhough the smurfields are made in canada that he would still run them as a cheaper, not as strong as longfields, but stronger than stock alternative
:usa:

The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.

~ John F. Kennedy ~

Gittinit

Mabye he said that becouse he prefers the other alternastives which are made in america. You all read between the lines sometimes, but were all guilty of that from time to time.

I'm glad to hear you got your longfields. FYI the longs warrenty are contingent on a spefic tire size, 40s I think, and no welded 3rds in front. Congratulations your new weak link is your ring and pinion!  :qtip:
Hug your kids, pray for a soldier, and don't sweat the small stuff.

my favorite places:
http://www.flatnasty.net/
http://www.orvpark.com/

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Yogatoy

Everybody is so serious, Canada, USA who give a :pokinit:, We are all into the 4x4 world so we are all equally cool.

I run 38s  with a ARB up front, and with the new hub gears everything should be cool with the warranty if something was to happen.


KDXSR5


Hyena

yes they are worth it.  trust me  :)

REG535

oh my, i never meant that about canada, i just said thats were they made, it means nothing dude. I like Canada alot, and respect them even more, dont worry! I did not mean to put Canada down or anything like that. I think its both equal between usa parts and canada parts are very good quality to me.
I plan on living there. :gap:
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BLACKDOG

Quote from: KDXSR5 on June 24, 2008, 08:50:07 PM
Canada is cool with me.

Actually, in most parts, its damn cold!  Esp. in the winter :gap:
:usa: Its better to die on your feet than live on your knees :usa:

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free. "

"I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."
              -Ronald Reagan

Don't take life too seriously, it isn't permanent

KDXSR5

I like it cold... I would rather be 20 below zero with 40 mph winds than 90 degrees with 100 percent humidity :reg: