Cro-mo D35 outer axles...

[BLOODBANE]

Sorry if this is a repost, but have you guys seen these yet?.....
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-82089_chrome_moly_outer_axle__dana_35_ifs.htm Now if someone will come up with an inner and a super strong joint.

 

[rickcdewitt]

hey that is cool,especially compared to dealer prices.

 

[CopyKat]

I sent a PM to junkie a couple days ago. He said the picture didn't look right and was going to inqire more info on it. I remember seeing a D44 TTB outer stub in Chromo too. I thought it was on JBG site too but I can't find it again.

 

[4x4junkie]

Yeah, I never got around to calling them yet.

The outer stub is theoretically the weakest shaft on the D35, so having just the chromo stubs alone would yield some strength gain (probably putting it on par with running the D44 knuckles swap). The price seems a bit out of line with the rest of their offerings though (I'd pay that amount if I knew it was made by Superior Axle or Alloy USA, although the cut splines on it say otherwise).

 

[Evan]

Yeah, I never got around to calling them yet.

The outer stub is theoretically the weakest shaft on the D35, so having just the chromo stubs alone would yield some strength gain (probably putting it on par with running the D44 knuckles swap). The price seems a bit out of line with the rest of their offerings though (I'd pay that amount if I knew it was made by Superior Axle or Alloy USA, although the cut splines on it say otherwise).

Are there a lot of people who have actually snapped an outer stub? The hub or joint seems to fail first. I don't know how good of an investment a chromo outer would be for the 35. If you ran those with 760s and Jeep hubs you'd risk moving the weak point inside the diff or to a more expensive shaft. For what you'd pay for these chromos, you could buy a box of stubs at the yard.

 

[mjonesjr]

I'd sure pay that for those.

The inner shaft doesnt take the abuse the outer shafts do.

 

[Evan]

I'd sure pay that for those.

The inner shaft doesnt take the abuse the outer shafts do.

So you have snapped a bunch of outers then? What size tires do you run?

 

[mjonesjr]

I myself havent, but I have seen them snapped while running anything from a 31 to a 38.

 

[Will]

There are so many neglected axles that snap on pretty mild trucks that I pay no heed to snapped TTB joints. Most axles I've bought and disassembled were absolutely rotten with rust. Some, I was not able to disassemble at all. When a kid buys a 15-25 year-old truck and busts an axle I assume it was rotten. When I busted mine, both times I traced the problem and fixed it. I guess three times. But it was always correctable. Would a super-secret outer prevent a binding axle yoke from snapping the joint?

I have busted three joints/yokes, torn an axle beam and a heavy old-stlye James Duff radius arm. But except for the Duff arm, my autopsy revealed me to be the culprit. I'm not getting rid of my D35 because I feel I have perfected it for my needs; and I'm not buying an aftermarket piece for it because I don't think it needs it. If I upgrade it will be with a D60.

 

[Dishtowel]

The inner shaft doesnt take the abuse the outer shafts do.

Um, you must know something I dont. Cause as far as I knew the power just gets transmitted through all the shaft/u-joints/splines/hubs to the tires..... So if your tire is seeing that power then every component all the way back to the engine is seeing that power. (With the exception on insurmountable losses due to bearings, ect.)

UNLESS i'm unaware of some loading that ONLY the outer shafts experience...

 

[Dusty_Ranger]

chromoly inner and outer with a spicer joint would be pretty sweet

 

[Evan]

Um, you must know something I dont. Cause as far as I knew the power just gets transmitted through all the shaft/u-joints/splines/hubs to the tires..... So if your tire is seeing that power then every component all the way back to the engine is seeing that power. (With the exception on insurmountable losses due to bearings, ect.)

UNLESS i'm unaware of some loading that ONLY the outer shafts experience...

The inner joint sees much less stress because it isn't subjected to severe operating angles like the outer joints are.

 

[KELLY88]

Why is it labeled as Dana 35 IFS instead of TTB?

 

[mjonesjr]

The TTB is a form of IFS. If each side can travel independantly of the other side, then it is an independent front suspension.

 

[KELLY88]

The TTB is a form of IFS. If each side can travel independantly of the other side, then it is an independent front suspension.

Oh alright. Thanks for clearing that up.