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Offline kirksjeep

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The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« on: March 11, 2009, 03:48:58 AM »
I sold my original Dana 30 and 35 tonight for $180.  :)  Since I was keeping the Dana 30 in the garage I now have a little more room, and since the Dana 35 was sitting out on my car hauler, I'm sure my neighbor is glad to see it gone.   ;)  I also have a few more $$$ for parts.  I thinking of getting a Solid Diff Cover for the front, 760x Alloy USA U-joints for the front axle shafts, and some Superior axle seals.  I'm planning on replacing the 2 piece passenger side axle shaft and replacing it with one from a 98 XJ to do away with the vacuum disconnect system. 

The guy who bought the axles was an Army guy that put an Aussie in a 1990 Dana 30 and in less then 30 minutes he broke the drivers side axle shaft right where the shaft part and the U part are attached on the inner shaft.  It some pretty thick steel in that area so I'm sure he was heavy on the skinny pedal.  He said he had just replaced the U-joints with some cheap ones and they held up just fine.  Bad for him, but Good for me since the axles are gone.
1992 YJ Sahara, 4.5 Rubicon Express ED Lift, 35" BFG MT, Custom Bumpers, SYE/CV Drive Shaft, OBA, Ford 8.8 rear, 4.10 gears, tie rod flip, 1"MML/BL
2002 KJ Liberty, 2" Lift, 31" tires/DD
2002 F-150 Harley Davidson 5.4L SC
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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 04:05:12 AM »
Congrats!  A few more dollars and you can get a super charger!  ;D
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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 04:06:24 AM »
Congrats!  A few more dollars and you can get a super charger!  ;D

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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 04:39:40 AM »
I already have a Super Charger..............but on the Truck.  I think I would need some Dana 60's to handle 35's with a SC on the Jeep.  Actually with the Chip, Bored out Throttle body, intake, exhaust, Accel coil and pug wires the 4.0 does pretty well.
1992 YJ Sahara, 4.5 Rubicon Express ED Lift, 35" BFG MT, Custom Bumpers, SYE/CV Drive Shaft, OBA, Ford 8.8 rear, 4.10 gears, tie rod flip, 1"MML/BL
2002 KJ Liberty, 2" Lift, 31" tires/DD
2002 F-150 Harley Davidson 5.4L SC
2013 Explorer Sport
2006 Harley Road King Classic
1988 Honda Hawk GT

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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 04:31:28 PM »
I already have a Super Charger..............but on the Truck.  I think I would need some Dana 60's to handle 35's with a SC on the Jeep.  Actually with the Chip, Bored out Throttle body, intake, exhaust, Accel coil and pug wires the 4.0 does pretty well.

Oh yeah!  Well I have a K & N air filter, so neener, neener!   ;D
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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2009, 07:50:36 PM »
I'm planning on taking an old coffee can and making a tip for my exhaust, according to the rice'er crowd it adds 10 HP, and neon lights add 5 more. ;D
1992 YJ Sahara, 4.5 Rubicon Express ED Lift, 35" BFG MT, Custom Bumpers, SYE/CV Drive Shaft, OBA, Ford 8.8 rear, 4.10 gears, tie rod flip, 1"MML/BL
2002 KJ Liberty, 2" Lift, 31" tires/DD
2002 F-150 Harley Davidson 5.4L SC
2013 Explorer Sport
2006 Harley Road King Classic
1988 Honda Hawk GT

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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2009, 07:54:22 PM »
hey kirk. i just bought a rockcrusher front diff cover for mine & painted it yesterday in fact. i'll put a pic up when i get home. anyway it's designed the same as the solid, but quadratec sells it for about $20 less than the solid. it comes in bare steel & that's about the only difference between the two from what i can tell.$89.



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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #7 on: March 12, 2009, 12:54:57 AM »
Soild is selling thiers for $80 including shipping.  http://www.solidaxle.com/ProductCart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=7

Does the Rock Crusher have the same lifetime warranty?  I bought a Solid for the rear 8.8 but when they were having an even bigger sale and I picked it up for $60 including shipping. 
1992 YJ Sahara, 4.5 Rubicon Express ED Lift, 35" BFG MT, Custom Bumpers, SYE/CV Drive Shaft, OBA, Ford 8.8 rear, 4.10 gears, tie rod flip, 1"MML/BL
2002 KJ Liberty, 2" Lift, 31" tires/DD
2002 F-150 Harley Davidson 5.4L SC
2013 Explorer Sport
2006 Harley Road King Classic
1988 Honda Hawk GT

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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #8 on: March 12, 2009, 02:37:16 AM »
I already have a Super Charger..............but on the Truck.  I think I would need some Dana 60's to handle 35's with a SC on the Jeep.  Actually with the Chip, Bored out Throttle body, intake, exhaust, Accel coil and pug wires the 4.0 does pretty well.

Oh yeah!  Well I have a K & N air filter, so neener, neener!   ;D
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Re: The stock Dana 30 and 35 are gone!!!!
« Reply #9 on: March 12, 2009, 04:46:58 AM »
Soild is selling thiers for $80 including shipping.  http://www.solidaxle.com/ProductCart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=7

Does the Rock Crusher have the same lifetime warranty?  I bought a Solid for the rear 8.8 but when they were having an even bigger sale and I picked it up for $60 including shipping. 

cool. you came out better than i did on that deal & got the free shipping! i saw the solid covers for as much as $130 but that was from vendors. shoulda gone straight to their website!
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