D30 Devil in the details
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D30 Devil in the details
Alright, I rarely post in this section since I just search and find my answers but I think I have too many questions at this point to do that so I'm trying to put everything I one location to consolidate this info.
My jeep is a 88 xj - d44 rear, cad 30 front. This is not a daily in any shape or form. It maybe does 500 miles a year.
I have a spare d30 out of my 90 MJ that I'm going to put some money into to limp me along until I find the right full wide axles. I know all of this is a bandaid, I just want to stay on the trails a few more years until I find my big kid axles.
Plan is -
Trussed CAD dana 30, shaft upgrade to newer 760 ujoints and NAPA #11800 inner seal for passenger side, 3.73 and up carrier, lunch box, 4.88s, OTK steering(which I still need to fab up), track bar bracket moved.
What else am I missing?
Any tips/tricks are appreciated. I don't need to get told how this axle won't hold up. I'm currently running a stock cad d30 on 35's and stock steering with no major issues. My wheeling style is slow and steady, I just need a little more strength for some future trails.
Here's what she looks like right now. Give a take.
My jeep is a 88 xj - d44 rear, cad 30 front. This is not a daily in any shape or form. It maybe does 500 miles a year.
I have a spare d30 out of my 90 MJ that I'm going to put some money into to limp me along until I find the right full wide axles. I know all of this is a bandaid, I just want to stay on the trails a few more years until I find my big kid axles.
Plan is -
Trussed CAD dana 30, shaft upgrade to newer 760 ujoints and NAPA #11800 inner seal for passenger side, 3.73 and up carrier, lunch box, 4.88s, OTK steering(which I still need to fab up), track bar bracket moved.
What else am I missing?
Any tips/tricks are appreciated. I don't need to get told how this axle won't hold up. I'm currently running a stock cad d30 on 35's and stock steering with no major issues. My wheeling style is slow and steady, I just need a little more strength for some future trails.
Here's what she looks like right now. Give a take.
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Second on the c-gussets and beefier LCA mounts or LCA skids at least. I beef'd up my D-30 as well. We will see how she holds up.
customized/extended JCR tuss
JCR c-gussets
Artec LCA mounts
Spicer ball joints
4.88 gears
OTA trac bar
Ruff Stuff diff cover
Running a 3-link so no need for the passenger side UCA mount.
customized/extended JCR tuss
JCR c-gussets
Artec LCA mounts
Spicer ball joints
4.88 gears
OTA trac bar
Ruff Stuff diff cover
Running a 3-link so no need for the passenger side UCA mount.
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Nice, looks good!
C gussets will get tied in with all the truss work. I'm planning on a Blue Torch Fab weld together diff cover as well. And since its out and on stands anyway i'll beef up all the other mounts at the same time.
C gussets will get tied in with all the truss work. I'm planning on a Blue Torch Fab weld together diff cover as well. And since its out and on stands anyway i'll beef up all the other mounts at the same time.
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So an eventual 44 will go up front. Plus I want to go wider
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Just my opinion of course.
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why such large tires? If you can't get to where you're going on 35's I doubt you'll make it there on 40's.
one of the worst D44's! Low pinion and replacement shafts hard to find
this. you can break RCV axles running 40" tires on a D44. The D60 will be your only option at that level. which is a big dumb heavy axle. But at least it will be cheaper than a polished D44 especially since you'll need RCV's in the smaller axle (people often forget that D44 and D30 share the same ujoints. not much of an upgrade!)
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like the plan.
recently sleeved my D30 when I locked it. Still need to gusset C's, but I plan on breaking it before I drop $$ on another axle. I'm still on 33s, but beat on pretty damn hard a few weeks ago. held up like a champ
recently sleeved my D30 when I locked it. Still need to gusset C's, but I plan on breaking it before I drop $$ on another axle. I'm still on 33s, but beat on pretty damn hard a few weeks ago. held up like a champ
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this. you can break RCV axles running 40" tires on a D44. The D60 will be your only option at that level. which is a big dumb heavy axle. But at least it will be cheaper than a polished D44 especially since you'll need RCV's in the smaller axle (people often forget that D44 and D30 share the same joins. not much of an upgrade!)
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Dont know what youve got going on under the hood as far as power goes but i also agree with d44 being a bit iffy on 40s. The reason i mention power is because (i know its a different scenario but...) my friend has a k5 blazer with a 454 and 38s and he breaks his d60 at least once every year or two. Obviously if you still have the 4.0 or at least nothing larger than a small block swap i dont think you would have enough power to break a d60 but it would probably be enough to break a 44.