Messed up front differential....Dana 35

[thorskyhigh]

Back in action

I got mile marker hubs and the conversion kits delivered to Hawaii for $205. No more clunk in 4x4. I still have a question though.... The reason that this happened is because of a PAVED 4x4 road. This road goes diagonally down a valley wall without any switchbacks and in places it is beyond steep. Everybody uses 4x4 up and down this road. If you dont understand google map Waipio valley on the big island or just google it. It saddens me that Toyota trucks are driving up and down this road all day and it broke my truck. Now i understand how shitty my hubs were but without any type of locker my hubs should chew my tires to shit way before something breaks. I hope these hubs are stronger. Should i drive this hill without the 4x4 or just assume you guys have never seen anything like this road before? i can assure you the underground 4x4ing in hawaii is off the charts.

 

[brinker88]

treat those MM with care. They arent the best of hubs. If you're still stock, you should be okay. Otherwise...they wont last very long.

 

[RoidedRanger]

i just broke one of my mile marker hubs saturday night. i may have been a little harder on mine than you (i was runnning 31" tractor tires on them, lol). my front axle still has an open diff. i really wasnt going thru challenging terrain, just mud. i am now in the market for some "jeep hubs", warn 37780.

 

[RangerSVT]

Hope you got a warranty, you will break those mm's about as fast as the stock auto hubs...you need warn's...
SVT

 

[brinker88]

i just broke one of my mile marker hubs saturday night. i may have been a little harder on mine than you (i was runnning 31" tractor tires on them, lol). my front axle still has an open diff. i really wasnt going thru challenging terrain, just mud. i am now in the market for some "jeep hubs", warn 37780.

I got mine off of Amazon. The TRS Store didnt have any in stock.

 

[RoidedRanger]

I got mine off of Amazon. The TRS Store didnt have any in stock.

thats where ive seen them the cheapest. now just gotta wait till the plastic cools down some from my previous purchases.

 

[brinker88]

Lol, been there done that. Especially since it's tax refund season....

 

[brinker88]

Did you even READ this thread? The answer is right in front of you.