d30 swap
05-14-2010, 02:48 PM
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Don't waist the money on a dana 44 if you already have a dana 30 that you can make as strong as a stock dana 44.
I have 35's on a dana 30 with no problems. with cromo shafts( saw a pair on colorado4x4.org for $250) if you are going to get a locker you can get a larger spline count than stock. large u joints(same size as dana 44) tube brace (small truss to keep the axle from flexing, rustys sells one for cheap)
If you realy want some beef buy a hd high pinion dana 44 out of a old v8 cherokee.
I have 35's on a dana 30 with no problems. with cromo shafts( saw a pair on colorado4x4.org for $250) if you are going to get a locker you can get a larger spline count than stock. large u joints(same size as dana 44) tube brace (small truss to keep the axle from flexing, rustys sells one for cheap)
If you realy want some beef buy a hd high pinion dana 44 out of a old v8 cherokee.
05-14-2010, 06:50 PM
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I've been running 35's on my stock ish dana 30 for 3 years now with no break downs. It has stock shafts with yukon 4.56 gears and an aussie locker. I've used it rock crawling in moab and muddin in michigan. I'm not the easiest on it either. Just make sure you don't get it hopping and don't drive like its got rockwells under it and you should be just fine.
05-15-2010, 02:16 AM
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lockers
Preciate the info speaking of lockers any recomendations I would like a mechanical locker over air and electronic looked at alot but would like real world use info or would a set of posi gears be more suffice as far as ive seen the two are about the same in the pocket book I have a stock dana 44 in the rear if it makes a difference not daily driver but occasionally out on the black top
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