What do you guys think about runnin' 33" tires on a D35 C-clip with a Lock Right locker? Will I break alot of shafts or am I relatively safe. I am prepared to break one a year but do you think it will happen more often? I am currently running this setup without the locker and haven't broken yet. I live in PA so the terrain is mostly mud, rocky creek beds, and hill climbs. So, what do you think?
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33's with Dana 35
- Thread starter XJBill
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- Birmingham, AL
I'd be very careful.
I run Paragon with 33" and a Dana 35 with ARB. I haven't broken one yet but I know the day will come. I do drive more careful and don't try to horse it up anything for that point. But I will live. I have been running that set up for over 3 years now without problems. But just drive careful and watch your spotter, don't drive like you stole it and it will live. Juice
BrettM
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- michifornia
it's gonna depend greatly on the terrain and how heavy your right foot is.
i wheeled my MJ with 33s on the D35 on Fordyce trail (like Rubicon) and was stupid on the gas pedal. key word: stupid. I didn't break, but I had an open diff and I'm sure that's what saved me. I did carry spare shafts though, and it was an '88, so no need to mess with c-clips.
I actually have a quicktime video from Fordyce that for a frame or two all 4 of my tires are in the air from using too much stupid pedal to get over some boulders
i wheeled my MJ with 33s on the D35 on Fordyce trail (like Rubicon) and was stupid on the gas pedal. key word: stupid. I didn't break, but I had an open diff and I'm sure that's what saved me. I did carry spare shafts though, and it was an '88, so no need to mess with c-clips.
I actually have a quicktime video from Fordyce that for a frame or two all 4 of my tires are in the air from using too much stupid pedal to get over some boulders
ChuckD
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- Kerman, CA
Make sure you don't have any axle hop. Add a good truss and tractionbar and you should do fine.
I to ran 33's with my locked D35, but it was a non-c-clip. Ran the Con and Dusy. Never gave me trouble. The next big question is what gear ratio? It matters, lower gears always helps reduce the stress on the drivetrain.
I to ran 33's with my locked D35, but it was a non-c-clip. Ran the Con and Dusy. Never gave me trouble. The next big question is what gear ratio? It matters, lower gears always helps reduce the stress on the drivetrain.
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- Bakersfield, CA
It has everything to do with the terain and your driving style......and fatigue over time. Get that rear end in a bind, between rocks or up against a ledge, and it can snap like a tooth pick.....seen it many times. Obviously, it will last longer in mud than it will on dry rock, just be careful and always carry spares.
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- Hartsville, South Carolina
No I dont necessarly agrre with all these guys! But I do love the skinny one! if my foot isnt in the TB I aint driving! I broke a D35 shaft last year at the Crawfords Camp rock guarden. W/33's 3.73 gears and a 4 poper. And yes I was hard on it!
Renegade Jpr
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- Corona, California
If you have an automatic it will last alot longer also.
I broke my YJ's D35 with 32" MT/R's and a LockRight trying ot get up a sand dune...too much right foot.
I broke my YJ's D35 with 32" MT/R's and a LockRight trying ot get up a sand dune...too much right foot.
Lawn Cher'
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- Westampton, NJ
Ask Skorpyo about his D35 at Paragon last year...
Thanks for the reply's!
To answer a few questions, I have stock 3.55 gears and a 4.0 with auto trans. I never bothered regearing because the 33's didn't make alot of differance in power. I take it easy on rocks, but get on it in mud. I carried spares with me even before the locker was in.
To answer a few questions, I have stock 3.55 gears and a 4.0 with auto trans. I never bothered regearing because the 33's didn't make alot of differance in power. I take it easy on rocks, but get on it in mud. I carried spares with me even before the locker was in.
Wow , snapped with on 32s on a sand dune. I have a YJ with 33s and have been out to Glamis afew times and never thought to carry spare shafts on the sand dunes, now I know. You should be carefull with a locker and 33s on your D35, but a whole lot of people do it. It will work, just not very well. My advice is to do it temporarly until you have the flow to get a new axle under there.
moneypitxj
NAXJA Member #565
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- york, pa
my buddie has a tj w/ a dana 35 c-clip axle and 35 bfg's and limited slip locker. he beats this thing pretty good and never snapped a shaft. like yesterday, it just amazes me that his dana 35 can hold up to the 35" tires, but i think it is a matter of time.
