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Jul 24, 2011 | 07:23 PM

#16

PingPong

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I agree yota axles are way stronger..

the recipe for that is

HP third ARB 5.29's
Longfields
wiper seals
6 shooter knuckles
trail gear flanges....

Jul 24, 2011 | 07:35 PM

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lynskynbnd

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Originally Posted by PingPong

UNless they are chromo shafts.. and 30 spline ones. I say you are on borrowed time.

I have broken YUkon chromo's on 35's, and Alloy Usa shafts on 33's. Both sets were 27 spline ones... needless to say I dont own a d30 anymore

Did you actually break the shafts or did the Ujoints break and take out the shafts? Also were you using CroMo joints or the HD Spicers those axles usually come with?

Jul 24, 2011 | 07:36 PM

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lynskynbnd

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Originally Posted by cdawall

i have a low pinion D30 in my truck (stock 00-01 XJ) it has yukon 4.88s a standard open carrier 5-297x u joints and the stock other bits an pieces including steering minus the steering box which is a F150 box. i have seen guys on here running TSL 36s on there HP axles which run the same everything for the most part.

end question is will it last till winter running pitbull rocker 37s? they weigh less than TSL 36s but are supposed to be grippier. i know i have to be very light on the skinny pedal.

Here's some opinions on another thread.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/da...-joints-90108/

Jul 25, 2011 | 04:34 AM

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PingPong

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Originally Posted by lynskynbnd

Did you actually break the shafts or did the Ujoints break and take out the shafts? Also were you using CroMo joints or the HD Spicers those axles usually come with?

Yes look at the pics.. I broke the inner axle in the splines, and broke the stub shaft off.

I was running the spicer 760x joints.. That tells me the d44 joints are stronger then the shafts

SO unless you do the 30 spline upgrade you are wasting your money on chromos in the d30. It took me 2 sets of shafts to figure that out. Luckily I had a d44 sitting behind the garage ready to be built

Jul 25, 2011 | 08:47 AM

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1hotboat

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Just build the ford HP44 ford hubs chevee flat top knuckles and disk brakes from 1/2 ton and the small bearing spindels. and you get lockout in the deal..

Jul 25, 2011 | 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by 1hotboat

Just build the ford HP44 ford hubs chevee flat top knuckles and disk brakes from 1/2 ton and the small bearing spindels. and you get lockout in the deal..

Thats is what I ended up doing.. but I ended up using reid knuckles, and waggy outers.. went with dutchman 6 lug axles for my 9"

Jul 25, 2011 | 05:55 PM

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Rustydog555

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Originally Posted by Char92dj8

Im runnin 36s TSLs on a dana30 HP and it hold up
for what its used for, but its really pushing it.
Make sure not to throw a locker in it also.

I think it also depends on what kind of wheeling you do...

your rig wont stay running long enough to break the axel

Jul 25, 2011 | 06:01 PM

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96_xj

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the main thing is if you are not breaking shafts then the R&P is bigger on the D44. as here is what happens with a D30 R&P with 33's and stock (open) 3.07's