I have searched and read just about everything by Crash and others but i have some questions for a guy like me who has the dana 30, wants to upgrade, but is not a pro fabricator or even a descent welder.
Right now i have the d30 disco with 4.56 and im running 35s. I have a lockright and i occasionally break a shaft, still on stock shafts, i know well get to that later. I guess all questions pertaining to uprgrades are centered around money, and i probablly give these things to much thought.
Anyway i want more strength, but i keep hearing that putting money into the turdy is a mistake, but i dont have the ability or time to turn a full width ford front hp 44 into a masterpiece like some of you.
My goal is more strenth for possible up to 37s, High Pinion, Without extreme fabrication, without having to sell a kidney on ebay to pay for it. My Access to good welders is limited and costly. I would also like it to beable to put an OX in it because i have had too many problems with my arb in my other jeep.
I would love bolt on, but i dont want the LP 44 from a rubi, for many reasons we all know
I am considering, for the price mind you
Building up the 30, With a Tnt truss(i think i can find a welder to do it because it seems pretty simple) and putting in the alloy shafts 27 spline, that way i can always pop in factory non discos for spares if need be. And to maybee help throw in an OX.
COST apx 2000$
about truss(250$) Weld labor(200$?) Alloy shaft(500$) Ox(800$) R&P labor(200$) I would love locking hubs but 3gs into a turdy is rediculous.
I looked at buying a front, but it seems that an HP dana 44 is not offered by Currie and others, Or atleast i cant find one.
To get a housing and have all the fab work done on a 44 would probably break the bank, because i would still have to buy alloy shafts, OX a more expensive truss, R&P labor, plus R&P and install cost, Plus initial housing cost, Plus having the Tubes shortened which i dont feel comfortable having some woodchuck welder doing. Plus im sure the housing that i will end up getting will have crappy breaks that will need replacing. Plus with the 44 i probably wont be able to stay 5 on 4.5 for bolt pattern, so that means re doing my rear And i Just fininshed my 8.8 and i dont want to replace that too. Im sure you guys are getting the picture.
I know its an expensive sport so please dont flame me im just looking for ideas to save that hard earned coin and upgrade once and do it right. Is there another option im missing? Sell my 30 and 8.8 and do it all over? Will my d30 plan work pretty good or am just setting my self up for a big maintance and repair bill. Invest in 60s? I did not want to go full with but i dont want to put 3-4gs into a 44 either.
SOmeone needs to start a HP narrowed housing buisness, i bet there are alot of guys like me that would love it.
Anyway, forgive the ramblings, any suggestion would be greatly apreciated.
Right now i have the d30 disco with 4.56 and im running 35s. I have a lockright and i occasionally break a shaft, still on stock shafts, i know well get to that later. I guess all questions pertaining to uprgrades are centered around money, and i probablly give these things to much thought.
Anyway i want more strength, but i keep hearing that putting money into the turdy is a mistake, but i dont have the ability or time to turn a full width ford front hp 44 into a masterpiece like some of you.
My goal is more strenth for possible up to 37s, High Pinion, Without extreme fabrication, without having to sell a kidney on ebay to pay for it. My Access to good welders is limited and costly. I would also like it to beable to put an OX in it because i have had too many problems with my arb in my other jeep.
I would love bolt on, but i dont want the LP 44 from a rubi, for many reasons we all know
I am considering, for the price mind you
Building up the 30, With a Tnt truss(i think i can find a welder to do it because it seems pretty simple) and putting in the alloy shafts 27 spline, that way i can always pop in factory non discos for spares if need be. And to maybee help throw in an OX.
COST apx 2000$
about truss(250$) Weld labor(200$?) Alloy shaft(500$) Ox(800$) R&P labor(200$) I would love locking hubs but 3gs into a turdy is rediculous.
I looked at buying a front, but it seems that an HP dana 44 is not offered by Currie and others, Or atleast i cant find one.
To get a housing and have all the fab work done on a 44 would probably break the bank, because i would still have to buy alloy shafts, OX a more expensive truss, R&P labor, plus R&P and install cost, Plus initial housing cost, Plus having the Tubes shortened which i dont feel comfortable having some woodchuck welder doing. Plus im sure the housing that i will end up getting will have crappy breaks that will need replacing. Plus with the 44 i probably wont be able to stay 5 on 4.5 for bolt pattern, so that means re doing my rear And i Just fininshed my 8.8 and i dont want to replace that too. Im sure you guys are getting the picture.
I know its an expensive sport so please dont flame me im just looking for ideas to save that hard earned coin and upgrade once and do it right. Is there another option im missing? Sell my 30 and 8.8 and do it all over? Will my d30 plan work pretty good or am just setting my self up for a big maintance and repair bill. Invest in 60s? I did not want to go full with but i dont want to put 3-4gs into a 44 either.
SOmeone needs to start a HP narrowed housing buisness, i bet there are alot of guys like me that would love it.
Anyway, forgive the ramblings, any suggestion would be greatly apreciated.
