Man.. I love people like you who break the myth… I have been contemplating to rehear my Dana 30 and put 37 and feared it may break. I don’t off-road, I am more just for sure. I should be ok for a long time just being a mall crawler
Oh, for sure, the dana 30 will be just fine on 37s. And if you dont do any wheeling, you dont have nothing to worry about at all. I have videos of us wheeling all over Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. Drove it there wheeled it, drove it home. The dana 30 has never given us any issues at all.
Oh, for sure. I was going to go with yukon originally, but just a 4.56 R&P for the dana 44 was going to be almost 800. So 700 for both front and rear and the install kits is an absolute win.
Thank you for checking in! And i am doing well. I got sick really bad last week again and was dealing with that. But im feeling much better now. It was also my 16th anniversary on Wednesday, so my wife and i have been spending a lot of time together.
You are welcome. They weren't too bad. I could have kept running them, to be honest. But since i was already going to be striping the front end down, i changed them out.
@robertcouse3961 they really are, and for 130 its hard to beat. If i didn't think they were worth it i wouldn't be using them again. But im glad this was helpful to you.
What rims are you running to prevent rubbing with that size tire? Offset/backspaceing I’m about to need new tires and going to upgrade stock setup to 35s and rims.
So we run a 15x10 with 3.75 backspacing with a 3.5" lift and high clearance fenders. Depending on your lift is what kind of rubbing you will get. With the 38s and a 3.5 lift if we full lock the wheel we will rub on the frame some. But that is a lift issue, not a rim issue.
@dyakr4368 Yes, we still run stock drive shafts, i have replaced the boots on them, though. you are good up to 3.5" lift. After that, the boot for the bearing on the cv shaft starts to pinch and will tear over time and cause binding. You can get an aftermarket bearing kit for like 100 bucks to upgrade your current drive shafts to pervent that. But honestly, if you go over 3.5, you will be better off upgrading to the after-market ones that have u joints instead.
Man.. I love people like you who break the myth… I have been contemplating to rehear my Dana 30 and put 37 and feared it may break. I don’t off-road, I am more just for sure. I should be ok for a long time just being a mall crawler
Oh, for sure, the dana 30 will be just fine on 37s. And if you dont do any wheeling, you dont have nothing to worry about at all.
I have videos of us wheeling all over Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. Drove it there wheeled it, drove it home. The dana 30 has never given us any issues at all.
3:50 those splines look almost brand new!
Yep, 14 years and some really good abuse over the last 3 years. But you know, a dana 30 is made of glass and cant handle anything bigger then a 35 😏🤣
To say you got your monies worth, would be an understatement!
Oh, for sure. I was going to go with yukon originally, but just a 4.56 R&P for the dana 44 was going to be almost 800. So 700 for both front and rear and the install kits is an absolute win.
Hey brother! Haven’t seen an update from ya in a while… hope you’re doing well!
Thank you for checking in! And i am doing well. I got sick really bad last week again and was dealing with that. But im feeling much better now. It was also my 16th anniversary on Wednesday, so my wife and i have been spending a lot of time together.
Thanks for the info. What was the condition of the rough country ball joints when you changed them?
You are welcome. They weren't too bad. I could have kept running them, to be honest. But since i was already going to be striping the front end down, i changed them out.
@@JeepTrailsandBarbells Cool, Thanks. Nice to know there good quality.
@robertcouse3961 they really are, and for 130 its hard to beat. If i didn't think they were worth it i wouldn't be using them again. But im glad this was helpful to you.
What rims are you running to prevent rubbing with that size tire? Offset/backspaceing
I’m about to need new tires and going to upgrade stock setup to 35s and rims.
So we run a 15x10 with 3.75 backspacing with a 3.5" lift and high clearance fenders. Depending on your lift is what kind of rubbing you will get. With the 38s and a 3.5 lift if we full lock the wheel we will rub on the frame some. But that is a lift issue, not a rim issue.
@@JeepTrailsandBarbells do you still have the stock drive shaft or are do they need to be upgraded after a certain lift height?
@dyakr4368 Yes, we still run stock drive shafts, i have replaced the boots on them, though. you are good up to 3.5" lift. After that, the boot for the bearing on the cv shaft starts to pinch and will tear over time and cause binding. You can get an aftermarket bearing kit for like 100 bucks to upgrade your current drive shafts to pervent that. But honestly, if you go over 3.5, you will be better off upgrading to the after-market ones that have u joints instead.