Ouch! WTH were they doing to snap a housing?! The knuckle joint is supposed to give before that does.

 

if i get some time this weekend im gonna shave everything off the 44 and make some leaf spring perches, and start putting some thought into a truss... i got a few ideas

 

Wow for the housing to crack and shatter like that someone did something really stupid or the one who rented it last did and the mechanic didn't do a good job of inspecting it afterwards. Like u keep getting told my AMC 20 is junk but its taking a heck of a lot more abuse than my buddies with other axles and had less problems. But it also gets inspected and serviced regularly.

 

The tubes are notoriously weak. Weve recently been doing more and more sleeve and gusset kits on jk30s/44s. I even have a write up in the fabrication section of a kit I did on a jk 44

Imo its a must for any jk on 35s and larger who actually wheels.

But, also remember, that a jk os MUCH heavier than an xj. So the problems of the axles in a jk may not be much of an issus in your xj

 

That's kinda what I was leaning twords. Weve got less sprung weight. But those gussets and sleeves wouldn't be a bad idea either way.

 

Wow. i dont care how much the jeep weighs, if it is shearing like that its an axle problem not a weight problem. I just googled it and with all the **** i found i would not swap one of those in ever.
I have watched numerous full size trucks (weigh alot more then Rubi's) on the trail with front dana 44's and GM 10 bolts, beating the **** out of them and jumping/bouncing like a son of a *****-never have i watched a housing or axle tube do that. Shafts, hubs, carriers, pinions, u-joints, axle brackets, but never the housing itself.
Im going against what i said earlier, i wouldnt run that axle.

 

like to thank everyone for there input and advice!! im gonna start a new thread!!!