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Old 12-23-2012, 05:04 AM
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Alrighty, I'm always reading about how weak JK axles are with big tires, and how they are prone to bending/breaking.

Soooo, post up your carnage pics!
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Hmm. Maybe they are tougher than everyone claims.
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That was with 37's n locked though. They're actually tougher than what people claim. It's all in how u drive.
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Look at WOLs post from a few years back, just search axle fail. He has a tube that snapped.

I broke my stock rear, driving down the freeway with nothing done to it. The rear track at bracket snapped right off! Dealer gave me their run around and I was younger and angry. Walked out and welded it my myself.
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Exploded passenger front at the U joint destroying inner and outer shafts. Bent passenger rear. Sorry no pics.



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