For those of you with locked/posi Dana Turdy's

[Hydra]

How often do you guys break a shaft? And how hard were you in your shit?

I'm looking into building mine soon, and I just want to know how often it really happens, as I'm not hard on my rog but I plan on running 35's

any details about your setups and durability would be sweet

[grundlepunch]

locked d30, stock shafts and 35's is puuushin it.
had one break on my yj, seen a few on a cj, also have seen broken knuckles

also depends on how hard you beet it

[Ktmracer419]

geno broke

nuff said

[CumminsJeep]

phil has broken a few u joints on 33s. genos jeep exploded. i dunno who else. get 760 joints they will help a little. Alex p ran 35s locked on 260 joints and never broke. He was carefull with it but he still got home no problems.

[kappy]

760 joints a must I've only had them break cause the joint failed with the 297 never had any problems with the 760 except last time I replaced 2 outer shafts and snaped both outers at the manuel hub but I think that is bcause I bought the cheepest shafts I could find

[CSaddict]

I had 33's with 4.56's and a lock rite. Stock 297's and never broke anything. Drive smart and don't be a hero and it will live longer.

[XJLI]

the auto tranny helps a LOT

[Burton58]

yep yep i ran 260 shafts with an aussie and 35's. 297s for a few weeks. never broke once and i was still runnin blacks and schtuff. just don't be dumb and they will last

[Ktmracer419]

be dumb and they will last

being dumb is my fave part of wheeling

[Burton58]

being dumb is my fave part of wheeling

this is why you need a 44/60 on 35's

[Hydra]

yep yep i ran 260 shafts with an aussie and 35's. 297s for a few weeks. never broke once and i was still runnin blacks and schtuff. just don't be dumb and they will last

That's pretty much what I was thinking, imnot one for jumps or full throttle assaults, but as I'm going through all the trouble to do the wj swap, gear and etc the axle Im thinking it make cents to lock it up, now I just have to figure out why to put in it

[kappy]

being dumb is my fave part of wheeling

Agreed

[JoeNitro]

i like to do stupid shiz out there.... i spin tires on rocks all the time, i have alexs d30 axle with the 260s in it on 35s and have had no issues...

i got a set of 297s and im puttin new 760s in them so ill be safer soon...

[grundlepunch]

i like to do stupid shiz out there.... i spin tires on rocks all the time, i have alexs d30 axle with the 260s in it on 35s and have had no issues...

i got a set of 297s and im puttin new 760s in them so ill be safer soon...

how many times have you wheeled it with 35's and how many of those times have been "high traction" days.... i.e. when its not slippery out ?

[Buffalo Phil]

I'm locked up front with 33s and I've broken 4 axles shafts so far, 2 on the same weekend, actually. I also blew a front ring gear.

I would not lock the front on 35" tires. 33s is pushing it and I horde D30 shafts like crazy.