have you ever had a problem with a dana 35?

[Arundlemcbrundle]

i've had 6 d35's, some wheeled more than others. never had a problem (knock on wood, still got one right now). mind you i dont wheel as hard as others on this board. but none of mine have spontaneously combusted just taking off from a stop light. and all have been on 33's. yea they're weak. theres definetely better options out there but dont be an idiot and remember whats back there and theres a good chance you'll be fine. like everything on the internet alot of what you hear is exagerated.

[Burton58]

matt doesn't actually wheel... ever

[HeavyMetal]

like everything on the internet alot of what you hear is exagerated.

So is this you officially claiming the D35 is not as weak as its made out to be?

How long did you have each, and how much did you actually wheel any of em? (not a call out)

[Magilla]

So is this you officially claiming the D35 is not as weak as its made out to be?

How long did you have each, and how much did you actually wheel any of em? (not a call out)

wait are you telling me airing down is stupid because i lose ground clearance?

[CumminsJeep]

wait, 12 people on this site have broken a dana 35?

[Arundlemcbrundle]

So is this you officially claiming the D35 is not as weak as its made out to be?

How long did you have each, and how much did you actually wheel any of em? (not a call out)

i'm not claiming its not a weak axle. it is. but i have yet to have one spontenously combust for no reason. all i'm saying is it is useable if you respect the fact your wheeling on a very weak axle.

my first jeep i beat on pretty hard, yj 4cyl, 33's, d35. had for 3 years, went through 5 transmission . . . not 1 d35. the rest not nearly as long but usually about a year

after my first jeep i toned it down a bit but still take them in the woods.

[LittleD]

I went through 3 before the 8.8 swap, one was just wheeling a powerline trail, got a little bound up and sheered the cross pin which released all the spiders. The second one i was just cruising down a paved road, went to accelerate and the pin snapped and same thing as before, and the third was having the tires spinning on dirt, then hit solid ground.

[HeavyMetal]

i'm not claiming its not a weak axle. it is. but i have yet to have one spontenously combust for no reason. all i'm saying is it is useable if you respect the fact your wheeling on a very weak axle.

def agreeable

[Hydra]

I went through 3 before the 8.8 swap, one was just wheeling a powerline trail, got a little bound up and sheered the cross pin which released all the spiders. The second one i was just cruising down a paved road, went to accelerate and the pin snapped and same thing as before, and the third was having the tires spinning on dirt, then hit solid ground.

hmmm, this might be taken as a hint

[Customjob]

Go Go Gadget Axleshaft!

[Sphinx6211]

Just curious, seriously curious.... and this part I dont know, but how many miles did your jeeps have when the Dana 35 broke? because my jeeps have always had less than 120,000 miles and werent abused offroad yet until I bought them.

[DizzDizz]

the one that destroyed it's carrier had like 60k on it.
chbeck this out.
http://sisoffroad.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11117

[WAD357]

mine had under 100k

[1cleantj]

ive broken 3 so far.

first one carrier bearing let go





second time the dana35 decided it no longer wanted teeth....





and for the record, doing this at night in 20 degree weather is another exceptional reason not to wheel dana35s




3rd one was chipped tooth on ring gear of grand cherokee, replaced it before any more damage occured

[jeepkid03]

My first jeep (1990 XJ) - Dana 35 - didn't break
Previous 2000 XJ - C8.25 - made awful howling noises with only 67k miles - totaled before anything happened

Current 2000 XJ - Dana 35 - 103k miles - knocking on wood right now

Friend's 2003 TJ with 4.0 on 33's - Dana 35 - she drives like a moron, I'm waiting for it to break. Like I literally placed a bet with my friend.

Friend's 1989 XJ - Dana 35 - 253k miles - does burnouts all the time on 30's - hasn't broken yet

With that said, the 8.25 or D44 is definitely stronger. If you have the axle out, may as well put something better in there. I won't touch mine until it breaks because I don't have the time to swap an axle or the tools, but if it breaks I'm throwing in an 8.25