I have the rock hard patriot sliders on my 2-door and like them a lot. They are quite solid. Probably not as good a step as the roam which I had considered. Powder coat seems pretty durable on them as well.
If your pinion shaft has play I would think it would be bearings. Gonna have to tear into it. If you aren't mechanically inclined I would have a trusted shop look at it
Removed both batteries and both tested good. Everything is back to normal after putting them back in. Must have been related to unplugging stuff when removing axles.
Well, tired top gear re-learn which you have to do for manual trans after tire size change. No luck. Unmarried and started from scratch, no luck.
Thanks for the idea.