Snapped Front Axle Housing on Trail!! - suggestions?
07-13-2015, 06:03 AM
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I see stuff like this and am worried truly about taking my jeep off-roading, is this truly something to be worried about if I just off-road maybe once a month or so? Nothing crazy. But I don't want to have to worry about going on a small trail and seeing this happen when I don't even do anything hardcore. I'm not very financially well off to consider upgrading to a pr44 or anything right now, but would like to know how I can avoid this at a reasonable cost. I'm on a d30 and 35s. Any insight would help, sorry for the thread jack.
07-13-2015, 06:19 AM
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Sleeves move the break from the normal location at the passenger side ca mounts to the end of the sleeve at the pumpkin. There should be a few in this thread:
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...ousing-137074/
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...ousing-137074/
07-13-2015, 06:36 AM
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This is old info,
I wouldn't bother sleeving a 30 or 44 because the tubes can still bend at the differential. I had sleeves installed in my factory 44 and the tubes still bent. Best advice is to play with what you got and save up for a better housing. I now currently run a ProRock 44.
07-13-2015, 07:08 AM
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This is old info,
I wouldn't bother sleeving a 30 or 44 because the tubes can still bend at the differential. I had sleeves installed in my factory 44 and the tubes still bent. Best advice is to play with what you got and save up for a better housing. I now currently run a ProRock 44.
I wouldn't bother sleeving a 30 or 44 because the tubes can still bend at the differential. I had sleeves installed in my factory 44 and the tubes still bent. Best advice is to play with what you got and save up for a better housing. I now currently run a ProRock 44.
But wouldn't sleeving most likely have prevented a catastrophic break like this? I could limp down on a bent housing theoretically?
07-13-2015, 07:56 AM
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Best way to prevent this from happening, and even this isn't 100% certain, is to change to the 225/75R-16 street tires that front axle was designed to handle. Jeep under engineered the front axle on these JKs even for stock use. Add larger tires, and its just a matter of time before the front axle fails.
07-13-2015, 09:06 AM
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Best way to prevent this from happening, and even this isn't 100% certain, is to change to the 225/75R-16 street tires that front axle was designed to handle. Jeep under engineered the front axle on these JKs even for stock use. Add larger tires, and its just a matter of time before the front axle fails.
07-13-2015, 09:27 AM
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Best way to prevent this from happening, and even this isn't 100% certain, is to change to the 225/75R-16 street tires that front axle was designed to handle. Jeep under engineered the front axle on these JKs even for stock use. Add larger tires, and its just a matter of time before the front axle fails.
07-13-2015, 09:44 AM
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07-13-2015, 09:58 AM
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There is a guy in Cincinatti that sells complete Mopar D44 axles (minus calipers, I believe) for $1800.
My intention is to replace my front with this after it is gusseted and trussed (and maybe sleeved for good measure).
I'm sure you could find a D30 housing for <$500
My intention is to replace my front with this after it is gusseted and trussed (and maybe sleeved for good measure).
I'm sure you could find a D30 housing for <$500
