Its funny u say steering box.... i had to replace it when i got home as i had a bit of play in it.... i carry a box and a few sets of tre.... ive been hearing the whole dana 30 blowing up thing since i had 35's.... if it makes it till spring i will throw some 42'sn on it to shut people up....
I had to put the 30 breaking out there since i get it all the time on the trails. Im on my second set of 39" iroks and its still going ... multiple trips to the con and fordyce, up soup bowl & kitchen, through the box etc, all the winch hills and any other lines to try at fordyce and a trip to the hammers on them. I got tons of shit down there before running trails and tons of disbelief after it held together on the runs. Gusset the c's, truss it, sleeve the tubes and keep from getting bound up.
Well u just boosted my confidence... lol... i will be working on a axle this winter and everything u mentoned is planned for this 30... what gears u running?