Guys I'm sorry for yet another question but I'm getting the tire shop and the guy doing my lift giving me different info

I'm about to do 35 inch duratrac's on a 2.5 coil lift with my front axel being Dana 30

I'm being told that yes I can do it with light to moderate " very moderate" wheeling. With a another person saying hell no Dana 30 with 35's If I ever want to go off road. Can you guys help me

 

Off road the hell out of it. ( gussets and sleeves wouldn't hurt) if it brakes buy a 44 or 60!

Steve

 

If need be I can stay with 33 duratrac I was originally going to get. Only thought of 35 cause people warned me I get tire envy. Maybe it's best I stay with 33

 

Moderate 4 wheeling is all a dana 30 can handle. If your wheeling every weekend you might want to look into a dana 44.

 

this is one of those questions where you'll find a different answer from everyone. From what I've read is its not ideal, but it can be done and many people do it with no problems. You could probably find plenty of people on here who have broken the d30 stock. i'm running the same setup and not worrying about it.. if it breaks I replace it. you can reinforce to help...

 

I ran for 2 years on a D30 and 35s, wheeled pretty agressively at times and never had any breakage. As has been metioned you'll get a different answer from every person on here; my opinion is run it until it breaks (it may never) and then worry about upgrading.

If I can say one thing, if you get the 33s rather than the 35s you will regret it; I've been there!!

 

It all depends on your style of wheeling...

If your the type that is always heavy on the throttle with lots of wheel spin your break something. If your light on the throttle and don't spin tires a lot off road you'll be fine with the 30 in the front.

 

Get the 35s!

Don't worry about your D30, its plenty strong enough. Gusset the knuckles and you will be just fine. I am currently running this set up with a 4.88 ring and pinion and feel comfortable doing whatever I want to do.

If you're really worried about it then go with a lighter 35. In some cases the differences between 33's and 35's is only a few pounds and the weight of the tire is really where the "problem" lies. If you get some hella heavy 33's then they can cause the exact same problems.

 

It's been said, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, or something like that. ! Go with the 35's, you will never regret it. You can do it with your d30, but like so many have said, including myself now, be careful with it.

One persons light wheeling is another's hard wheeling. I have this setup and feel pretty good about it. That said, my original thought goes like this,

Get gussets at a minimum, and sleeve if you can. Regear, but not high than 5:13's. This is exactly what I plan on doing in the next month or two. That should hold me, and perhaps you.

If this breaks, then I'll get a pr44-60 whatever I can wrangle. But I am a moderate 4wheeler, I think I will be fine.

 

I would at least gusset the c's if I were you. I run 35 duratracs and they are definatelty on the lighter side out of all the 35s out there