Haha nah I was just trying to keep the tread clean to get enough pull to get me out along with cutting the front wheels back and forth. I did manage to keep the tread clean... but BFG A/Ts suck in mud. No bite at all. I can usually get through most things since I am locked front and rear... but this one was just too goopy. You can't tell but on the other side of the Jeep the water was up to the door seal. Got the interior nice and wet :D Didn't want to try and "rock" the Jeep back and forth either in order to keep all that muck out of my clutch.

Yea I'll definitely be getting some MTs for my next set of shoes. I have a 44 in the rear and a Dana 30 up front. All axles have stock shafts, but I will be installing 4.88 gears in 'em next week. The D30 has a "lunchbox" style Aussie auto locker. Basically a Lockright. The D44 has the newer Eaton Elocker 4 pinion design. Stock shafts should hold 33s just fine. It's when I go 35s will I prolly need to get chromoly shafts for the D30 or the Super30.