sas swap ideas

[4x4junkie]

Find a high pinion Dana 30 out of a 91-99 Jeep Cherokee XJ. They hold up great to 35s, I have ran mine locked on 35s for years and never had an issue, they are cheap, and they have the same 5x4.5" wheel bolt pattern as the Ranger unlike the newer Dana 30s like suggested above. I have a couple spares I thought about putting in my Ranger, but I have no plans on going larger 32-33s since I have 2 Jeeps already that are my main off road vehicles.

With it under a 4.0L Supercab Ranger?

 

[bobbywalter]

With it under a 4.0L Supercab Ranger?

years ago....back when you modified your ranger with the ttb d44, the lightest i ever got my truck to was 4200 with a v8 when running et's. even with the v6 i never seen it under 4200...but it always had stuff in it. that difference between a dana 28 and dana 30 isnt enough to worry about.. the actual rating.

back then...no way i would run a d30 because i would rip the ring and pinion out of it...just like the d28 and 7.5's...case deflection being the actual main issue.

but a sane person....like you...i dont think would ever have a problem even with 38 inch tires and a normal supercab ranger with those earlier weak ass dana 30's..

i dont see any issue with a ranger in any case...its rated for what it is. but indeed weaker then a 28 on the numbers in regards to weight capacity....i remember that much.


today

my ranger is 36xx on the front 24xx rear....that is its dainty lightest cruise weight with my fat ass in it. last trip out was 6700 with the 42's on it....and very little gear. so...i aint going back...to no half tons.


now....another thing i did in the 90's and early 2ks was tough truck and sled pull....

so i can say for damn sure your concern with the dana 30 of that period is spot on. with big tires and jumps they did bend....but so did the d44's and 10 bolts in the k series gms... fullsize jeeps.... dodge trucks.....broncos and f 150s.


and i bent the fawk out of and destroyed d28 and d35s too. allot.

so with a ttb chassis...we all agree it makes no sense. unless your not diggin on the traction beams.

 

[Lil Bronco]

I agree with the earlier posts, as long as you think before ya mash the fun pedal, most combinations just work.

 

[00t444e]

With it under a 4.0L Supercab Ranger?

The Ranger isn't that much heavier maybe 300 lbs up front at best, I have armor, a steel bumper and a winch on the front as well which adds weight. I know several people who are running them in Rangers without issue.

 

[4x4junkie]

years ago....back when you modified your ranger with the ttb d44, the lightest i ever got my truck to was 4200 with a v8 when running et's. even with the v6 i never seen it under 4200...but it always had stuff in it. that difference between a dana 28 and dana 30 isnt enough to worry about.. the actual rating.

back then...no way i would run a d30 because i would rip the ring and pinion out of it...just like the d28 and 7.5's...case deflection being the actual main issue.

but a sane person....like you...i dont think would ever have a problem even with 38 inch tires and a normal supercab ranger with those earlier weak ass dana 30's..

i dont see any issue with a ranger in any case...its rated for what it is. but indeed weaker then a 28 on the numbers in regards to weight capacity....i remember that much.


today

my ranger is 36xx on the front 24xx rear....that is its dainty lightest cruise weight with my fat ass in it. last trip out was 6700 with the 42's on it....and very little gear. so...i aint going back...to no half tons.


now....another thing i did in the 90's and early 2ks was tough truck and sled pull....

so i can say for damn sure your concern with the dana 30 of that period is spot on. with big tires and jumps they did bend....but so did the d44's and 10 bolts in the k series gms... fullsize jeeps.... dodge trucks.....broncos and f 150s.


and i bent the fawk out of and destroyed d28 and d35s too. allot.

so with a ttb chassis...we all agree it makes no sense. unless your not diggin on the traction beams.

lol, I've been known to mash the little pedal occasionally, but yeah only in certain situations (mud, snow, sand, never in rocks).

The Ranger isn't that much heavier maybe 300 lbs up front at best, I have armor, a steel bumper and a winch on the front as well which adds weight. I know several people who are running them in Rangers without issue.

Clearly you didn't read my post that was directly above yours (I will take that as a 'No' then).
I've seen several broken D30s under Jeeps (of which two were the R&P gears), so is why I can imagine putting hundreds more lbs on it by slinging it under a SC Ranger being NG. Like I said, it may work for awhile, but I would never even consider one when there are so many better choices out there.

 

[00t444e]

lol, I've been known to mash the little pedal occasionally, but yeah only in certain situations (mud, snow, sand, never in rocks).

Clearly you didn't read my post that was directly above yours (I will take that as a 'No' then).
I've seen several broken D30s under Jeeps (of which two were the R&P gears), so is why I can imagine putting hundreds more lbs on it by slinging it under a SC Ranger being NG. Like I said, it may work for awhile, but I would never even consider one when there are so many better choices out there.

Anything can break, I have seen broken Dana 30, 35, 44, and Dana 60s under Jeeps and Rangers. For what it is though the Dana 30 High pinon holds up pretty well under a Jeep or small truck like a Ranger with 35s or less, and it is one of the cheapest and easiest axles to swap into a Ranger since they are plentiful and the bolt pattern is the same. Broken ring and pinion gears are most common on Dana 30s that have 4.88 and 5.13 gears, because the pinion gear is really small on those gear sets. I don't recommend going lower than 4.56 gears with the Dana 30.

 

[That_4.0_ranger]

Been busy haven’t checked the thread but what I’ve gathered from this is if I’m gonna spend the time and money better go big or go home so to speak lol but this has been very helpful I’m still wanting to go the route of an sas eventually but gonna wait till I finish school and get another pickup and devote this to a wheeler I will say I took it out wheeling the other night and was actually very impressed how capable it was on a 4in lift and 33s

 

[scotts90ranger]

My Ranger on 35's with a TTB D35 is very capable but I don't do rocks since my engine has like zero power under 3k rpm... I've yet to break anything but like I said I got no torques and let off the skinny pedal if the front end is off the ground...

Solid axles are cool and capable and all but I like going fast more than slow so I'm one of the odd people that plans on putting a hybrid D44/D50 TTB under my V8 Explorer with a 10.25" out back with 5.13 gears and 36-37" tires... I just have to be different... Super duty solid axles would be easier especially in the steering department but hey...