I was driving back from the store yesterday when I saw a sad sight. A tj with the driver side rear end sitting on the pavement. The axle and 33" tire were sitting in front of it. It was a rainy day. I would imagine the driver decided to try and light em up and caught traction and snap. Unfortunately I was in my gfs car and didn't have tools or my knack, not to mention she didn't want to stop. A ead day for that wrangler.

 

Ouch! No fun! Snap any pictures??

 

Unfortunately no. We we just drove past. Felt bad for the guy. Wanted to go back with tools and a jack but id imagine aaa came cause when I went by an hour later he was gone. Good old Dana 35

 

Haha yeah I always try and help people out too!!! Good looking out for your fellow jeepers!

 

I will be posting a pic shortly courtesy of Facebook and the fact that I live in a very small town.

 

Yes! After reviewing the picture I get the feeling this has never been Offroading. Must have tried to treat it like a muscle car. Unfortunately the Dana 35 isn't a muscle rear end.

 

That does suck......On another note, I wonder if he'd sell me his flares?

 

Haha ouch! That looks very embarrassing! Lol hey y'all watch this! SNAP! Can u call a cab?? Lol

 

when keeping it real goes wrong

 

At least he was on pavement.... I snapped my D35 on my 99 Wrangler (at the same spot) about 1 mile in the woods that we drove up a creek to get to... December 24th Buffalo NY. Bad, bad cold ride back, my buddy had to keep pushing my tire/axle back into the housing all the way down the creek while I drove......

 

A sad day for a wrangler was when they started rolling off the production line!

 

Lmao... Honestly just happy it hasn't happened to me yet. Isn't it weird that most cherokees came with the same or slightly better running gear then the wrangler when the wrangler is supposed to be the off road machine.

 

Ive never wheeled a wrangler so i cant say too much. lol. they just fall in the same category as the civic. some are done right but most are not lol.

 

Wait! I have a wrangler! Could this happen to mine? Of course mine is lifted with 31's and has all these things u guys talk about shackles, dropped tcase, blah blah, and its been off roading alot, great now Im scared!

 

Same d35 rear end as cherokees. On 31s you'll be fine. It's never a good idea to beat on the rear end with stock axles in these things though especially if you're locked. I would never lock a 35. This guy mist have burned out on wet pavement and suddenly caught traction.