snapped a shaft, grenaded carrier, dealer wont warranty because it is heavily modified.... so they say...same lift as they sell brand new on X's (different manufacturer, same size) plus mine has a 1" BL... BS if you ask me... fighting DC, but getting nowhere and they voided my warranty on my axles, so i am screwed

anybody else destroyed a front diff?

so if anyone has a front axle or a carrier laying around... i am your guy!
also need a rear DS for a 07 2 dr Rubi

time to step up to 60's i guess

 

It's not so much the lift that puts additional stress on the axle, its the tire size. The larger tires are much heavier, wider, and pose a longer lever arm on the axle all conspiring to undo your axle (and mine).

The question is, how should DC design their products? SHould there be a special standard for the wranglers? Should they design for 33" tires or 35" or 37" or 40"? Should they design for 4.10 gears or 4.56 or 5.13? Should they design for 4500 lbs gvwr or 5000 or 5500? If DC/Jeep had to design for every possible modification combination or the worst case, yes our Jeeps would be extremely HD but with weight comes a cost and milage penalty. How much more would you be willing to pay for a Wrangler? $1000, $3000? What est mpg would be ok? 10/15?

When I put 35" on my Jeep I knew I was throwing the warrenty away on certain parts of the Jeep like the axles, drive shft, transfer case and possible the transmission.

If you made a product and your customers modified beyond it's design parameters and then came to you every time it broke, what would you do? Every high dollar warrenty repair erases the profit you made on that sale and possible two other sales?

 

my dealer sells X's with 4" lifts and 35's and they sell them for the same price as rubicons

should be warranty in my books... but that is here nor there now... i need an axle or carrier

 

I blew 2 stub shafts before going with Cromollys.

 

did nothing to the carrier?

 

Carrier was fine when they did the 5.13's.

 

Local dealer here in PA is selling 3.5 inch lift and 33 or at buyers request 35 inch tires, and they are flashing the cpu to 32 inch, and explaining to the buyer the difference in the speedometer....that said.... i do agree tha warranty should only go so far. If you wheel it hard enough to grenade the dana 44 you should be prepared to start upgrading the " week " points " good luck to you with DC


07 JK Unlimited
3 inch BDS suspension lift
33x11.5x16
JKS Quicker Disconnects
Warrior Products Tube Doors
Mopar Off Road Rear Bumper
Oil Pan Tranny Skid Plate by SkidRow
Custom Front Winch Bumper by RoundStar OffRoad
Skyjacker Adjustable Rear Track Bar
Skyjacker Brake Line Extenders
Rock Krawler Adjustable Front Lower Control Arms
And Plenty of "CHARACTER" From rocks and Trees
“A bad day on the trail, is better than good day in Prison!”
^ YCP 4X4 motto ^

 

i agree something smells there

 

To sum it up folks: Basically a dealer is nothing more than a middle man. After they buy the vehicles from Chrysler, they can essentially do what they want to with them and sell them for what they want b/c they own the vehicle. Thats why some honor employee discounts, employer cost, affiliate, ect. and some dealers, 5 star or not, choose to honor the discount even though Chrysler would like them to, they cannot enforce it. Same with aftermarket lifts, tires, etc. Most dealers charge outrageous prices for lifts, tires, etc. so that they can offset the cost of the "warranty" they give you in case something does break. e.g. Dealer in my area sells 4-door X's with essentially a "budget boost" type lift with 35's and Hypertech Max Energy Programer for $39,000 knowing that some Joe Schmoe will pay it b/c they can finance it into their payment and drive a "lifted" cool looking jeep off of the lot that they will probably never take off road anyway. They also charge $500 for an "environmental protection system" on the carpets aka Scotch Guard and $1200 for "environmental paint protection" aka Carnauba Wax.

 

Go to a different dealer. THose stupid guys don't realize they make a bundle off warranty work.