t-dog

Trying to decide if I should upgrade my stock axels or go one ton.

wiggles

What kind of wheeling do you do

t-dog

A little bit of every thing, sand hills a little bit of rocks but mostly muddy hills climds while dodging trees. Im not a big throtel jockey

kirknd4spd

If I were to run 35's, I'd put an 8.8 in the rear, and be done with it. If you want a front locker, I'd throw some upgraded shafts in the D30.

Kinda depends on what rear axle you have now though. I wouldn't be too worried with an open 8.25, but I don't trust a D35 with 35" tires.

t-dog

I Defanitly want to lock it front and rear I think I can make my 8.25 survive with proper gears and upgraded shafts just not shure what to do to my hp30 for strength and what would be best gears to run.

4wdparakeet

I'm running 35"s on a stock D30 and C8.25. Powered by a 4.6L stroker and I'm not easy on the skinny pedal either...


Parakeet

Jeepjunky

no reason to go to tons on 35s, just an absolute waste of time an a ton of money, stock axles will be fine, or go to D44s if you're that worried bout it

crawdaddy12305

Im with parakeet Im also running 35 on stock d30 with 8.25 locked front and rear Im not easy on the petal on the right

t-dog

What gears , axel shaft, locker and any kind of axle trus u guys using to make your hp30 survive

Jeepjunky

just run 4.88 gears, moly axles up front, and your choice of locker and you will do just fine

mr white

4.88s, chromos, truss, sleeves, gussets, spartan.

crawdaddy12305

High opinion d 30 are just as strong as a d44 until you get above 4.56 that's what i am running and gos up anything you put in front of me or through anything (mud) just need to brie the inner c at the knuckle 4.88 are good no need to dump chrome Molly money or even alloy money on them till they break i just broke my first after two years of hard wheeling the u joint broke not the axcel gears and lockers are the way to go

mr white

I read in some magazine that if you cryo your gears they become d44 strength.

crawdaddy12305

Stronger high opinion are as strong before that low opinion are junk set them side by side there is a difference

mr white

The d44 has a larger ring and pinion.