Mark Doiron

A D30 is the stock front axle on the JKs, except Rubi's (which have a D44 on the front). The D44 is stronger. Some folks aren't even happy with that, so upgrade to D60s, so you'll see plenty of references to all three axles here on the forum. ORE has pictures either here on the forum or on Facebook comparing the components of all three axles, and it's easy to see how much beefier the bigger ones are.

BTW: Most JKs have a D44 on the rear, but there are a very few that have a D35. D44 is better. Even at that, the D44s in the Rubi are not exactly like the D44 in the non-Rubi's. So, you'll come across discussion about carrier gears, spline counts, etc, that all go into the equation.

NJKen

Any suggestions how to pull the shaft out of the housing? Its not just gliding out

rinkishJK

Wow Ken u did a number on it huh??!! Like plan man said it might need some motivation.. Are u trying to get the bearing off or the shaft out of the diff??? If it's the bearing u can use a socket with a small extension on the 12pt bolts, and wedge the socket on the bolt and on the housing. Start the jeep and turn the wheel and use the power steering to help push it out.

RAINSTATEBEAR

Man that sucks! Let us know and see when it's back up

2010BlueIslander

Thanks alot Mark! I have a 2010 islander, as everyone knows it shares the suspension an tires with the rubi, do you know if it shares the D44 in the front to?

daggo66

It does not.

NJKen

Just wanted to follow this thread up with the outcome. I ended up picking up a new set of Alloy USA gears and install kit, a new Superior axle shaft and a u-joint for the good stock shaft.

I needed to get this back on the road even if it was temporary. So I decided to drop it off at a local tire and heavy truck repair shop and let them not only put in the ring and pinion but also my Crown extended brake lines (RED) and my steering stabilizer. (Basically the the last two items I had in the garage and on my to do list)

I picked up the Jeep today and was ready for a big bill and was greeted to a bill of $471! I wanted to hug them LoL!

Anyway, I started breaking the gears in today and I put it 4wd just to make sure everything sounded good. And so far I am pleased with the work, and the best part of this whole experience was that I rented a 2011 Grand Cherokee. This was great because of the fact that I sold my 2010 GC SRT8 and bought the JK to use until the 2012 GC SRT8's come out. And I was really impressed with the new GC's

Thanks again to all those who provided assistance in this thread and via PM's!

Hoopa70

Wow, talk about a good deal on labor

rinkishJK

Good deal Ken!!!!!!! That's a great price.

sent by the rinkish with tapatalk power!

gijeep

thanks for the thread and the outcome,

This is a good lesson to all of us seems like with all the snow/ice around we will see a lot of these when you get suddon traction.