Dana 30 is dead

Eezybreezy08

Eezybreezy08

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Hey fellas, well I've done it now. Tore my Dana 30 up this weekend. Not sure what to do with it, should I build it back, or no crawling for a year to try and save up for a new Dana 44. I pulled the axle shafts so now I actually have a 2wd jeep. So any ideas what y'all would do. As much as I would say I would love to just go throw a pr 44 in, that's easier said than done. I can save for one which might take a year but I don't know. Anyways, y'all let me know what y'all think and why. Also my superchips programmer had a melt down on the same trip, so I'm stuck in crawl mode while superchips do what they can do to fix it. It was a lovely trip ha


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Eezybreezy08

Eezybreezy08

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Now I've heard about going that route, but the thing that makes me nervous about that is the axle tubes. I've read where there not much bigger than a 30. So that makes me nervous about spending money on that, especially if even after sleeving it, that I can still bend the housing. So it is an option and I'm thinking about it also


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robx251

robx251

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Well how did you kill the d30? From my understanding the jk d30 and jk d44 are the same tubes, knuckles and out.

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That is how I killed mine. I just threw a new set of inexpensive gears in it.

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ScoobyCarolanNC

ScoobyCarolanNC

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I've got a 30 and have read so many threads the past almost 2 years on it. Most folks'll tell you don't bother sleeveing a 40. How long have you been running it? A set of nice gears & shafts & a truss might get you through for a while. I'm not an off roader, my jeep is more for camping & hunting, but there are a lot of people on here running 30s that get by. Seems to depend on things like your lift & tire size.


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Coop

Coop

Caught the Bug
If money is tight, the cheapest thing would be to find a used complete D30. Probably regearing and new axles for your existing D30 would be less than a used Rubi D44. Would depend on if you chose better axles than stock. At least the Rubi would have an elocker. Maybe gusset the old D30 or replacement axle but I wouldn't waste time on sleeves. Any of these would get you back on the trails and you could start saving for a PR44.
 
WJCO

WJCO

Meme King
You might be able to find a used 30 that someone has taken out during an upgrade. At least that would get you by so you could use your Jeep again. But if your ultimately planning on a pr44, you'd hate to spend money now on a used 30 or 44, that you could be saving for the PR44.
 
Eezybreezy08

Eezybreezy08

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I've been running them 4.88 in it for probably 2 years. The most I will go out rock crawling in it is about 4 times a year. I have the g2 gears with the lifetime warranty so I get them free. And I was thinking about putting in the g2 chromoly axle shafts as another option just cause they come with the lifetime warranty. So that leaves me with a master install kit to buy and labor to pay to have them damn things put in. So I guess my big debate is, do I wanna keep spending anywhere from $500-$600 every time I tear the front end up if I wanna do something a little more technical like I did last weekend


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LarryG

LarryG

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Eezybreezy08 said:
I've been running them 4.88 in it for probably 2 years. The most I will go out rock crawling in it is about 4 times a year. I have the g2 gears with the lifetime warranty so I get them free. And I was thinking about putting in the g2 chromoly axle shafts as another option just cause they come with the lifetime warranty. So that leaves me with a master install kit to buy and labor to pay to have them damn things put in. So I guess my big debate is, do I wanna keep spending anywhere from $500-$600 every time I tear the front end up if I wanna do something a little more technical like I did last weekend


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I will sell you the 30 I just took out-12,000 miles on the jeep, but had never been in 4x4. $300 you pay shipping.
 
QuicksilverJK

QuicksilverJK

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You could pick up a used 30 and run it easy until you have the money for the PR. I know most say not to waste money on a 30, but IMO running less aggressive trails is better than not getting out at all.


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Eezybreezy08

Eezybreezy08

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That's really the debate I'm at. Just stop wasting money on fixing my 30 and I will just have to take a break from trails, which is sad, or fix the 30, and like everyone knows, just like me, it's only a matter of time for when it fails again


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JKDream

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There's good deals on Rubi 44's around.
I paid $400 for mine, complete with e-locker, gears etc.
Regeared it to 5:13 and threw an evo truss on it.
Built it for under $1000 and it's strong as hell.
 
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