Question for those who've broken shafts

[ROBZ95Xj]

its alot easier to replace a shaft and keep on wheelin then blowing up a frt gear set and being stuck with rwd, it makes for extremly late nights

 

[rockclimber]

that's why I ditched the OEM carrier and went for an ARB to go with my alloys/CTMs

 

[maddogs1965]

that's why I ditched the OEM carrier and went for an ARB to go with my alloys/CTMs

This is why i installed a Dana 44 in the rear with Superior chromos and a Detroit Locker, and a 76 H.P.Dana 44 with Dutchman chromos and CTM's and a ARB airlocker in the front with 4:88's on 35's......

So far KNOCK ON WOOD, i have been running Moab, Fordyce, and Rubicon with no axles :explosion in 3 years and counting :shocked:

 

[rockclimber]

This is why i installed a Dana 44 in the rear with Superior chromos and a Detroit Locker, and a 76 H.P.Dana 44 with Dutchman chromos and CTM's and a ARB airlocker in the front with 4:88's on 35's......

So far KNOCK ON WOOD, i have been running Moab, Fordyce, and Rubicon with no axles :explosion in 3 years and counting :shocked:

I would not waste the time going from a 30 to a 44 or an 8.25 to a 44. if I am going to swap axles its going to be tons.

but then again, I'm not interested in 'hammer down' wheeling, so I am not to worried about my turd...even on 35"s.

 

[XGarfX]

Wow thanks for the stories guys, I usually wheel at Rausch on mild blacks and blues. I'll most likely keep stock shafts in there hoping it will be the weak link just incase something does break, I can swallow a 20 buck jy shaft and a new spicer joint... Not so fun to eat the cost of another regear.

I was just thinking for the future, a set of 35s does look nice once i kill these 33s but only time will tell. My wheeling doesn't require 35s just yet, been wheeling at rausch for going on 4 years now and 33s seem to do me good for a daily driver, since its been locked and geared its pretty damn capable for where I feel comfortable putting a full bodied daily.

I also run lunchboxes- aussie front no slip in the rear, the gears are yukon 4.88s

 

[jeeperjohn]

Wow thanks for the stories guys, I usually wheel at Rausch on mild blacks and blues. I'll most likely keep stock shafts in there hoping it will be the weak link just incase something does break, I can swallow a 20 buck jy shaft and a new spicer joint... Not so fun to eat the cost of another regear.

I was just thinking for the future, a set of 35s does look nice once i kill these 33s but only time will tell. My wheeling doesn't require 35s just yet, been wheeling at rausch for going on 4 years now and 33s seem to do me good for a daily driver, since its been locked and geared its pretty damn capable for where I feel comfortable putting a full bodied daily.

I also run lunchboxes- aussie front no slip in the rear, the gears are yukon 4.88s

I personally would not run stock axleshafts with 35's. Alloy axles with spicer u-joints should do the job well and depending on how you drive should still fail before the ring and pinion if your gears are set up and broken in properly.

 

[kmanxj5050]

I did this to a superior alloy, like a dumas i didn't have full circle clips on it. I havent replace it yet, trying to decide if I want to drop the coin on the replacement superior or go with stock. I have also heard of people running the stock CV shafts?? What's everybody's input on that?

I was climbing a sandy/rocky hill and had to give it a little to much skinny with the tires almost full lock to driver side. Tire got light and then caught a rock. Blew the cap apart and snapped the joint, then the ear of the shaft caught on the hub assembly bolt and twisted it.

 

[bluejeepkid]

Broken lots of u joints, but never an actual shaft

 

[Vanimal]

broke a 27 spline ten factory chromoly shaft at the inner splines, and that's it so far. that was on 35's, locked with 4.56's.

 

[SC Rednek]

Nice resurection of an old thread!

FYI you don't have to open the cover to get out broken off splines, just reach in there with a strong magnetic picker-upper-thingy, slide them right out.

I did splines, u-joint, and inner and outer ears on a stock d44 shaft. d44 outers and u-joint are about the same size as a d30.

 

[XJLI]

Chromos or stock?