The Blue Wolf Blog

[connor0770]

Ha, that's funny. My wife has a coworker who ran Slickrock this weekend and he said someone broke a D35, with a Detroit, on 35s, without a spare. Then the guy had to ride in a Toyota up to Reno to get a spare shaft.

That was me. Who was the co-worker? If it was one of those Hummer drivers can I get some contact info. They helped a lot! Yes thats right hummer drivers! Those guys kept me calm when i had some drunk idiot yelling at me and about 1000 other people telling me what to do.

Should have a picture up relatively soon.

 

[Phil]

Stephen...with the 4runner.

 

[connor0770]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HXCxccWZaA&list=PL39B3BF9CAB7EDF6E&index=4

5:18 is the break.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

who was the kid in reno wit the tj with 4.88s and the 4:1? i thought that was conner?

 

[Mike1331]

No that was spence, Conner was riding with him, took the night pics...lil skinnier then spence.

 

[XJensen]

At least you were on the right line. Glad you got it fixed and back home.

Also a good example why it is better to lock the front before the rear.

 

[connor0770]

At least you were on the right line. Glad you got it fixed and back home.

Also a good example why it is better to lock the front before the rear.

I wanted to try it in 2wheel. Plus I didn't want to lock a dana 30 with stock shafts when the tires were turned. That's asking for another shaft to break. So once they got straight I locked em.

 

[Letterman]

Got photos of what the axle looks like now?

Was the rear locked or open when it broke?

 

[blondejoncherokee]

if you have them both locked up you wont be putting as much stress on on the one locked axle at the same time since you will have traction at all 4 corners, plus getting some pull up the steps at SR helps a ton. lock up the 30 and hit that thing straight.

 

[connor0770]

if you have them both locked up you wont be putting as much stress on on the one locked axle at the same time since you will have traction at all 4 corners, plus getting some pull up the steps at SR helps a ton. lock up the 30 and hit that thing straight.

I did lock up the 30. And I have the shaft in my Jeep back at home. I stole my moms toyota for the week :eyes: Im lovin the good gas mileage.

Ill be home this sunday and ill take a picture of the shaft as well as my new 8.8 =)

 

[connor0770]

Got photos of what the axle looks like now?

Was the rear locked or open when it broke?

the rear is a detroit so yes it was locked up.

 

[connor0770]

for your viewing pleasure.. The broken Dana 35 shaft... The splined part was in a thousand pieces.

 

[JOSEJALAPENO]

for your viewing pleasure.. The broken Dana 35 shaft... The splined part was in a thousand pieces.

Nice! :yelclap: :fuse:

 

[connor0770]

Well its been a while since ive updated this thread. So here ya go!
2 days after i got the 8.8 in i ran the Rubicon. Started it with Mike. Camped at the bottom of lil sluice and partied. On the way up to the Con i got a call from a sat phone. It was Alboyxj calling me cause he broke a leaf pack. So i called Varozza 4x4 Outfitters to see if they had one so i didnt have to go home and take mine off the cherokee. Surprisingly they had a set. Awesome people i highly suggest dealing with them. So saturday morning when we left spider to go to buck where Alan was, Mike had problems and had to turn around. I continued with Rob and we headed down to buck.. Thats when the pictures started:

BEAUTIFUL TRAL!!!
comin down big sluice with the Reno Crew

lookout in the morning:

 

[connor0770]

Then a few weeks later I headed back up for the Cantina for the Con! Great tacos, great people, and great wheeling. Only a few pics:

yea thats a WJ on 32's! he made it to the box no problem!

Some pictures camped at lil sluice:

 

[connor0770]

Then took a trip up to Eagle Lakes with the Dirt Bag Posse:

Video I made of the trip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zGmzA4moUI

Also wheeled fordyce to the first water crossing:

Then I finished my wheeling season with some wheeling out at moonrocks:

Now to get it ready for next summer. Front axle swap hopefully, Cage, Rebuild winch, rear tire carrier... and maybe just maybe.. 4 link rear??? radius arm front

 

[Alboy97XJ]

your season is over?

 

[connor0770]

your season is over?

I dont think Fordyce is gonna happen. We will see though...

 

[Jeep450r]

Looks like fun! Awesome pictures.

lets go snow wheelin sometime

 

[connor0770]

Looks like fun! Awesome pictures.

lets go snow wheelin sometime

Thanks man.. Not bad for a $100 camera.

I think we are gonna be planning a trip over on Norcaljeepers.co