yrubuggin

*sigh* I don't know what else to do other that re-post the original post that started this thread. Please read it again and share your experiences of the failure and how it "really" happened. That's all I ever asked for. Im amazed that with all of the posts and views we have only had one guy step up and show us what happened and told us it was the result of excessive force (not the size of the wheel/tire). Come on guys, share with us...

wayoflife

no need to get all defensive. all i said was to forget the "theory" and "install a set of 37's on your unimproved dana 30 and come wheeling with me... see for yourself just how much of a 'myth' this really is."

you'll forgive me but, it would seem clear to me what your "wants" are and that's to be convinced that running 37's on a dana 30 is fine and that the real "needs" guys like me might recommend are nothing but "myths" based on "theory's". and, to that, i say fair enough. i've always thought that the word "need" when it comes to jeep parts was a bit extreme so i say, let's put this to the test, find out just how long your dana 30 will last running 37's wheeling with me and on trails that are perfect for 37's.

LOL @ "Rock Warriors" but, you don't need to be playing hard on the rocks or even running 37's to damage or break an axle. driving hard and fast on easy desert roads or washes can almost be more abusive.

also, to me, "mild to moderate trail use" means running fire roads maybe 4-6 times a year and hey, there's nothing wrong with that. if most of your time is spent on pavement and the times you go wheeling is on mild to moderate trails only, i think you'll be fine running 37's on your dana 30 but, i'd be willing to bet $20 that your c's will bend within a short amount of time if you don't gusset them up. i challenge you to take me up on that bet. everyone here has seen that i've made it and i promise to pay it up if i'm wrong.

yrubuggin

Ok. Here's a 1,000 more but that's not what im trying to show

yrubuggin

Trust me, when/if I ever get the coin together to get them you will most likely be one of the first guys I reach out to for help/guidance

Miraz

Here are some more pics...

renpia

I'd like to see pics of the D30's that have failed running 37's! Come on post up! There's got to be more than one.

WCDAVE

I guess this is what yrubuggin is after. Where are the guys that have had this happen? No one is doubting that you can take a d30 wheeling and break some or many parts of it. 35s 37s 40s whatever. I think what we need is for Dynatrac or G2 or someone to sponsor a test with scientifically measured forces or at the very least subjecting all equipment to the same obstacles/stresses and see what breaks when. That's the only way this will ever get solved to anyone's satisfaction.

yrubuggin

So what happened?

wayoflife

these pics are of a dana 44 chromoly front axle shaft and rubicon locker. while it isn't a dana 30, i was running 37's at the time. for all those who were present when this break occured, i was NOT spinning my tires, wheel hopping or abusing my jeep when they broke. i was mearly crawling through a tough garden. based on experience, the break had most likely been coming for a while and just through a lot of "USE"...









now, this is what my 5.38 ring & pinion looked like after it decided to go on the dusy. while i was running 40's on a dana 44 rear axle, i wasn't abusing my jeep, i wasn't spinning my wheels or hopping them at the time. "myth" suggested that running 5.38's with its tiny pinion in a dana 44 would be a weak link that would most likely break and, it did after just two months and 9 runs. knowing it would most likely break, i babied by jeep during that time and it still broke. once again, "USE" and a lot of it was the culprit...



now, this here is a broken dana 60 semi-float shaft that we just broke in moab. yes, you heard right, A 60!! sure, we were trying to take on a tough obstacle but nothing out of the real of a 40" tire. and, when it broke, it seemed odd that it took such little effort. looking at the break more carefully, we could see a line of rust along the flange about an 1/8"-1/4" deep which would indicate the shaft had been breaking for some time. again, a lot of "USE" was the culprit.



so let's put your so called "myth" to the test. get a set of 37's installed on your dana 30 and let's use them.

STUPIDFACE

No, i wouldnt say that. I babied the shit out of the 30 which is why it didnt break. I could stack quarters on a piece of wet toilet paper if i wanted to, but how many? Maybe one or two, but its gonna break.

No problems because i got rid of it. If i would wheel it the same as i wheel my 60 it would break in short order.

I wanted to say this a couple of pages ago.

The bottom line is, put the 37s on the d30 and wheel it, but go easy on the skinny. Know that it could blow up at any second. When it gets blowed up, buy a 60.