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I am planning a trip to the Junk yard looking for some new axles. What is the general opinion on axle size? 44 front & 60 rear, or 60 front and back. Also does anybody happen to know what year and make might work with minimum hassle? Any info would be great!!
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What happened to the HP30?
If you care, I'm going to do a HP30 and a Currie HP9 one of these days.
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wanna save a bit of money, find a HP 30 from a cherokee for the front, the ring gear turning forward will give you a 30 percent stronger ratio and witha set of upgrade axles, you will have a much more cost effective upgrade. And remember there were hundreds of thousands of cherokees made and all of them had HP30s.
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most of them.... I believe some of the recnet ones came with low pinion, but then I may be wrong...Originally posted by blackZZRMighty 4 banger YJ, 35's,4.88's, 30 splines, Detroits, 4.5" lift, TJ flares, Scorpion Offroad stuff, blah, blah, blah.Comment
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nothing short of an axle with one ton outers will give you a significant strenght increase over a HP30 in front. this based on ujoints and shaft size.
go HP in the rear. I wish I did.
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I have the HP 30 in the garage, I was out on a run this weekend near Vegas and broke 2 u-joint/ axles. I was just getting a case of axle envy by the end of the day... Just wanted to see what what you guys had to say... Has anybody tried the 760 u-joints for the 30 yet?That's a BIG rock!Comment
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stock I assume??? go alloy and you should be fine.Originally posted by Bachman
the 760s (i think) in my LP30 held up fine to numerous beatings at JV.
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I'll take the HP 30 off your handsOriginally posted by Bachman
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Yep, they were stock axles, and u-joints. I will just have to bite the bullet and go with the super 30 kit. I want to get it done before the next run over the Rubicon.
You guys should head up this way next year for the Hump and Bump,http://www.vv4w.org/humpnbump.asp[/URL], great trails, lots of rocks, and a pretty good raffel on the last night.That's a BIG rock!Comment
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while 30 spline Dana 30 axles are great and all, I think their a crock of shit. If you do this, make sure you have a set of spare shafts that fit your jeep. One of the beauty's of the stock replacement alloy shafts if that, if I pop a shaft I can throw in a stock shaft. Most people will have stock shafts as spares. I dont know who will have 30 spline stuff.Originally posted by Bachman
The stock shafts are pretty soft. I've popped a u-joint and taken the shaft, it happens. I dont think that the set up I have now in bullet proof. I do feel that its a shit pot stronger then any stock shit.
Erik runs a HP30, warn inners/outters, CTM's and hasnt had any problems with it. He's popped hubs, but thats the fuse in the small hub kit . . . just carry spares of those.
Is there a strength comparison between the Warn stuff and the Superior 30 stuff? That would be interesting to see.
Good Luck!
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IIRC, just get a set of stock Rubicon D44 front shafts as your spares. Still not as cheap as stock D30 shafts but cheaper than a set of alloys for spares.Originally posted by Dukes69Michael
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Chris, do you run the stock replacement alloy shafts?That's a BIG rock!Comment
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I have the Warn kit with alloy inners. I guess the inners could be considered stock replacement alloy shafts, but the outers are Warn hub specific. I've stated this before, but other then outboarding my shocks, the hub kit was one of the best things I did to my Jeep!Comment
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Try and find a 84 or so nerwer fullsize Cherokee and have a look at the dana 44 versions. worth a look. Plus they have heavy duty housings/axle tubes.....Oh and tons of upgradesMighty 4 banger YJ, 35's,4.88's, 30 splines, Detroits, 4.5" lift, TJ flares, Scorpion Offroad stuff, blah, blah, blah.Comment
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