how strong would this build be on a dana 30?

http://www.jkowners.com/tech/axle/index.php

i want to build my front axle, but don't have the coin to buy the d44 and then to the rest of this.

what would be the weak link in doing this with the d30?

JK-fredd0 wrote:

http://www.jkowners.com/tech/axle/index.php

i want to build my front axle, but don't have the coin to buy the d44 and then to the rest of this.

what would be the weak link in doing this with the d30?

on edit..............the ring gear would be the weak link............but let me do the #'s for ya and then decide.

i don't know that the 44 is worth it as a upgrade.......if a seriously built 30 is breaking all the time a 44 probably will too

what size tires do you plan to run?


anyhow........

d30 diff cover........100-150
rockslide sleave kit..........150
c-gussets....................150-200
rockcrawler truss.........200
30spline arb.................800
rcv cv shafts...............1000
gears......................200 plus install kit
balljoints and seals............280

so if you can do all the work your self you will be into this project for around 3000buxs

add at least 5-600 for a shop to do it for ya........


it might be worth it if 35's or 37's are as big as you ever go and if you arn't going to get stupid on the trails............

if you ever plan on 40's or really hard trails ......skip the 44 and go for the 60

will it handle 40s, or will that cause me to wish i had done the d44 as the starting point?

sorry - hard to tell if you are serious sometimes

not that i will have the $$ to buy 40s after this, but should my wheels & tires ever get stolen, it may be an option

ha ha i edited my first post..... go read.... and call me tommorow if ya want anymore info

JK-fredd0 wrote:

but should my wheels & tires ever get stolen, it may be an option

gawd you city folk crack me up..............maybe i should move into town so i can get my tires "stolen"

do you know a guy that could take care of that for me?

I have a set of beadlocks you could steal for $1100.00.

what freddo was that all too harsh.............come back and play

Just wait a while and I'll sell ya my dana 44 already built for 40s...been beating on it for a little while, made it through another trip to Hidden Falls for two full days of wheelin last weekend and not broke yet. A set or fornt and rear steer rocks are in the future for mine. I'll take the loss on the 44 and someone will get a good deal on it.




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terrahawk wrote:

I have a set of beadlocks you could steal for $1100.00.

If this price keeps coming down and my wheels are still on backorder ..... hmmm That reminds me I need to see how much long on my backorder.

Paul08Wrangler wrote:

Just wait a while and I'll sell ya my dana 44 already built for 40s...been beating on it for a little while, made it through another trip to Hidden Falls for two full days of wheelin last weekend and not broke yet. A set or fornt and rear steer rocks are in the future for mine. I'll take the loss on the 44 and someone will get a good deal on it.




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Paul...where ya been?!?!

Any interest in sealing those longfield's to me before ya upgrade axles?

sorry for the absence... i don't have as much access to computers at work right now...

i will start saving...

Paul08Wrangler wrote:

Just wait a while and I'll sell ya my dana 44 already built for 40s...been beating on it for a little while, made it through another trip to Hidden Falls for two full days of wheelin last weekend and not broke yet. A set or fornt and rear steer rocks are in the future for mine. I'll take the loss on the 44 and someone will get a good deal on it.




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