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Offline aka-justin

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Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« on: April 29, 2010, 09:06:04 PM »
Just was thinking about other axle setups and thought I'd get some perspectives and as others may be interested.

Thanks,
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2010, 09:36:02 PM »
 I pulled my axle shafts to replace them with alloy shafts, and they were a failure waiting for the inappropriate time.  Driver shaft was bent, yes, bent, and the splines twisted; Pass. shaft OK, but the bearing started dropping rollers as soon as it cleared the race.  I replaced the shafts a week before going to Moab...  In Moab on the Tip Over Challenge (Hell's Revenge), I blew a front driver U-joint bad enough to take out a shaft ear (made the obstacle!!).  2.5 banger, 4.88 gears, locker in back, TruTrac in front, and 33" tires.
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2010, 10:56:47 PM »
Both D35 shafts at once  :yikes: stock gears (4.11) 31's with a lockrite. 2nd run with the lockrite.
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2010, 11:06:09 PM »
Quote from: FourbangerYJ on April 29, 2010, 10:56:47 PM
Both D35 shafts at once  :yikes: stock gears (4.11) 31's with a lockrite. 2nd run with the lockrite.

you should have gotten a truss  :wall:
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2010, 11:24:10 PM »
Quote from: sharpxmen on April 29, 2010, 11:06:09 PM
you should have gotten a truss  :wall:

 :roflol: Maybe that would have helped the R&P not blow up too a few years later  :pot:
 I broke the shafts back in 96 or 97. They did not have any of the stuff they have now days.
I'll stick to my  :guns: and say don't spend a dime on a D35 and upgrade. (to the OP)
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2010, 08:05:27 AM »
The only time any driveline part has failed on my Jeep was a u-joint for which the straps had not been tightened enough.  This was with 30" tires everything stock.  I think a lot of u-joint breakage is due to a failure to check the torque on u-joints before going out on the trail. Another near failure was due to the u-joint u-bolts getting spun on a rock.  Luckily I got out of the spot before it got too bad.

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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2010, 02:40:30 PM »
I checked the Knock on Wood box.  However, I am probably going to need a new clutch before too long.  I've been nursing it for 10 years, but it seems to have faltered a little more lately.  Not to hijack, but what do you guys like for replacement 4banger clutches?     
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2010, 03:02:59 PM »
was a knock on wood but have to go with the internal slave dieing on me 2x (was leaking when got jeep, then bleeder decided to come out of slave cylinder when trying to stop at a stop sign).... thanks for reminding me of that Chrisfranklin  :brick: :brick:..
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2010, 05:05:02 PM »
Quote from: chrisfranklin on April 30, 2010, 02:40:30 PM
I checked the Knock on Wood box.  However, I am probably going to need a new clutch before too long.  I've been nursing it for 10 years, but it seems to have faltered a little more lately.  Not to hijack, but what do you guys like for replacement 4banger clutches?     

O.E. or something made by Luk.
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2010, 05:42:48 PM »
ran up to 33's stock gears but didn't like the power or loosing a gear. went to 4.88's and a rear locker haven't broke yet!!!

have only blown engine and trans from water intake
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2010, 07:17:24 PM »
Ford 8.8, Detroit on 35's. Sprung the yoke on the flange adapter and the U-joint went all splodey. That's the only true driveline breakage I've had thus far.


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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2010, 07:50:33 PM »
I wasted a CV joint due to much axle droop, still drove it home, to date lil yeller has always gotten me home.
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2010, 08:35:06 PM »
Quote from: chardrc on April 30, 2010, 03:02:59 PM
was a knock on wood but have to go with the internal slave dieing on me 2x (was leaking when got jeep, then bleeder decided to come out of slave cylinder when trying to stop at a stop sign).... thanks for reminding me of that Chrisfranklin  :brick: :brick:..

Sorry about that man  :biggrin:
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2010, 09:29:55 PM »
I have been running 33's, 4.88's, ARB lockers, and 31 spline alloy axles on the D35 and the D30 for about a year sp far and nothing has broken (not on the driveline, anyway!). 

Quote from: aw12345 on April 30, 2010, 07:50:33 PM
I wasted a CV joint due to much axle droop, still drove it home, to date lil yeller has always gotten me home.

Even when it lands on it's lid, it seems...   :wall:  :stick:

That's more than I can say, as mine has left me stranded (in the city, mind you) a couple of times...  Ripped weld seam on the fuel rail once, stuck brakes another, and no brakes at all (broken pedal-to-booster rod) on yet another!  Oh, and a wheel came off the Jeep once while driving in the city as well...
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Re: Gear, Axle, Tire sizes when your driveline first snapped somewhere
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2010, 10:10:07 PM »
stock axle with some sort of locker the locker pins all broke and broke the locker cases never did find out the locker it looked like a 8.25 chry. in a d35 how they made it work as long as it did for the guy a bought the jeep from is beyond me has a new lock right front and rear now
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