Beefing up a Dana 30/44
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Beefing up a Dana 30/44
so, were doing a pretty serious build on a rubicon JK. and part of the build includes adding some beef to the front Dana44 axle, which as you know has the same tubes and outers as a dana 30.
along with regearing to 5.38's we are adding EVO sleeves and EVO outer C bracing. so its pretty much like an internal truss and adds a tremendous amount of stregth to the axles. also adding some LCA mount skids
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started with tearing down the front end. removing the axles shafts and hub assembly.
then drilling a series of holes into the tubes, i drilled a total of 17 1/2" holes throughout the axle. (not fun btw)
then cleaned up around all the holes and the outers, took it all down to bare metal. then inserted the sleeves and started welding up all the plugs in the shaft, and welding the outer gussets and tube ends.
and done...with the exception of paint
overall, i like it alot. seems extremely beefy and a great upgrade to consider for any dana 30 or jk/tj d44. also comes with new rubber o-rings to seal up the outer end of the shafts, and a grease fitting for the o-ring.
along with regearing to 5.38's we are adding EVO sleeves and EVO outer C bracing. so its pretty much like an internal truss and adds a tremendous amount of stregth to the axles. also adding some LCA mount skids
the kit
the patient
started with tearing down the front end. removing the axles shafts and hub assembly.
then drilling a series of holes into the tubes, i drilled a total of 17 1/2" holes throughout the axle. (not fun btw)
then cleaned up around all the holes and the outers, took it all down to bare metal. then inserted the sleeves and started welding up all the plugs in the shaft, and welding the outer gussets and tube ends.
and done...with the exception of paint
overall, i like it alot. seems extremely beefy and a great upgrade to consider for any dana 30 or jk/tj d44. also comes with new rubber o-rings to seal up the outer end of the shafts, and a grease fitting for the o-ring.
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that is awesome. didn't know the outer of the jk d44 were same as d30. seems to kinda defeat the purpose of a bigger axle though. which probably why you did this mod. good upgrade.
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i may do some measurements monday if i dont forget.
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