I'm well on my way to giving my D30 a high polished shine.
ARB locker
RCV shafts
4.56 gears
brand new unit bearings
LCA skids
Ruff Stuff Cover
I think I've got everything I need now to keep it together with 35's. Only running 32's now and only ran one RCV on the trail so far lol. With both of them in there now, the turning feel is wonderful. Can't wait to abuse them on the rocks.
Funny story, I've run lots of hard trails including blacks at Rausch Creek, Oak Ridge, and Snowshoe Mtn and had no problems with u-joints. Even DD'd my Jeep during those times and never had an axle issue.
I finally bought a set of RCV shafts and when I went to install them, the boots didn't fit correctly so I had to get another updated set fro RCV. I got them the day before I went wheeling at BigDogs for their members only run, so I didn't have time to put em in. After the first day, I checked the joints and noticed I had cracked two caps on the driver's side, so I installed the RCV shaft and new unit bearing that night at the campsite. After the second day and even harder trails (went up Corum and down ET...), we were about to leave on our way home when I found the passenger side u-joint had two broken caps. I actually drove home and to work the next two days before replacing the shaft.
But long story short, I wheeled for 2 years on the stock shafts with no issues, then broke both the week after I bought RCV's.