Am I retarded or are these axles this strong???????

[bcost882]

So I was reading a copy of Petersens 4 wheel and offroad today and I was looking at readers rides and browsing the articles. There was a readers ride where he had a wrangler with a D30 front and D44 rear with lockers and..........37x13.5 toyo muds...... I don't know about everyone else but that just seems like a axle snapping formula to me. Then I looked a bit further and they were building a plymouth trail duster with 39.5in tires on a D44 front. That is a large vehicle to be putting that large a tire on a D44. I thought these mags were supposed to show you the right way to do things. I can see the axle snapping before they even leave the "bunny hill" haha. but really, what is going on with these people??

 

[gwaii]

pavement pounders....

 

[bcost882]

thats wut I said but the jeep was up on a rock on a trail....prolly 2 feet off the road but he must have snapped something in the diff just getting up there haha

 

[gwaii]

you can push them for a bit before they break......but they always break.binderdundat.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Some times things are just amazing... like everyone thinks its amazing that I have NEVER broken my D28 or 7.5" axles in any place with 31's and 33's and I have not been nice at times... while some people have theirs break on the street with stock tires... IDK

 

[superds]

Peterson's was outlining a budget build, the Trailduster was bought for $500. They wanted to put as little money into it as possible but still have a fun rig for light trail use.

And why not wheel it until you break something, then upgrade it? You get to delay the purchase of expensive components that you may not end up needing anyway!

 

[Ranger44]

Different terrain, different width of tires, different driver's with different habbits, different engines.....just to name a few variables. It's all just too much of a crap shoot to nail it down to specific combo.

Some combos work for some while others could obliterate a D35 with 31's.

 

[86 slo-vo]

a d-30 and d-44 will go farther then you think...it all depends on the combo and the driver

 

[Ranger44]

I agree, a D35 will also go far also, just drive smart and don't lay the skinny pedal into the floor when the wheels are turned......causes a bind and snap something awful. Another tip is to stay away from wider tires. A 33x10.5x15 is a better choice for a Ranger than a 33x12.5x15. etc.

 

[camodown]

just think how many jeeps rolling on 35"+ tires are around. The axle is not just going to fall apart and if you are smart when you wheel and know what you have then you can get through quite a bit on a d30. Then you can always get the super 30 kit that helps.

 

[86 slo-vo]

yup...there's guys that tear up d-30's on 31's...i beat the crap out of my 98 xj on 33's on the d-30 d-35 combo and never had a problem

 

[adsm08]

Yeah, it's all in how you drive it, even off road. Original never breaks anything, but CheapThrills has a Ranger cab on a 3/4 ton frame and running gear and he breaks EVERYTHING.

 

[crbnunit]

You can break anything if you try hard enough. You can make the little axles last a long time if you drive with your head and not your foot. I drove on a D-35 for years with 36" TSL's and an ARB. Wasted a few u-joints but never broke an axle. Never ever hammer them in reverse or try to pull someone out backwards!!

 

[metalmacguyver]

Never ever hammer them in reverse or try to pull someone out backwards!!

That is very sound advise.......

 

[MetallateM]

the dana 30 is stronger than the dana 35 so its a good diff for a jeep but max 35s the 44 will do a great job aswell if its from a doner of the right year , some 44s are weaker than others , but i agree if your going to do it put a 44 up front and a 44 or 60 in rear
, there are alot of HD axles and gears to make almost any diff tuff ,just depends on the $$$ you want to spend