rockwerks
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- 1994 mazda b400
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- 1996 Jeep chero
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- Automatic
I have built half a dozen myself. Most of the time I did not install chromo shafts TNT customs sells awsome trusses for both the dana 44 or the dana 30. I am not saying the dana 30 is the end all axle but they will hold their own when built correctly. The last XJ a I built had HP dana 60's front and rearI know the TJ with its low pinion and 4.88 gears likes to eat teeth. I just wonder how many stock gear ratio (4.10 or less) HP Dana 30 gears ever let go before the good shafts break. It is a poll I should probably post on a jeep furom, might have some interesting answers. I have my doubts that there are less than half a dozen HP Dana 30's in the whole world where someone actually upgraded the carrier to 30 spline, renforced the axle tubes, and install cromo axles with improved joints and still run an OEM gear set. There is almost always a re gear involved at that level, then there is a question of lower gearing pinion diameter/tooth contact, gear manufacturing quality and gear setup. With that said I still don't feel good about being the ginnie pig to prove my theory
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