4.56 gears in a Dana 30 front

Hello, I just left the local 4 Wheel Drive Wholesalers shop and they told me I definitely need a new carrier, and my current lock-right locker will work just fine with the new carrier. I guess the bolt pattern or something is different, the new carrier is around $200.00 plus cost of the new gear set and master install kit. Thanks for for the feedback and advice! Tom

Sounds good, Tom. But that price sounds a little high for the carrier. What size tires are you planning to run with those 4.56s?

Terry.

$200 for the new carrier???!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, those guys are just yankin' your chain... or if they're serious, they're giving you a royal reaming. I never paid more than $60 for a brand new carrier in my life and that includes for the Dana 30 that I bought my last carrier for.

Jerry

Ah yes, the Good Old Days.

Hey Bill, Thanks for the advice, I'm planning on a super 35 kit for the rear, I know it's not the ideal choice, but I got a great deal on one. I'm sure at some point I'll need to cough up some real dollars and put a 44 in the front and rear. I'm building the rig as I go along and upgrading in small steps as "spare" cash comes available. Thanks again to everyone for your knowlege and advice! Tom

I'm already running 35's on the jeep and have been for close to a year. The gearing is way to high but with a 4.2l w/fuel inj. and headers, it has enough power to fake it until I put the new gears in. I guess I should shop around for a better deal on the carrier since several of you guys think $200 is way too much. Tom

How about $59.95

Jim, Thanks for the tip on the listed webpage, I just ordered one. I also ordered the high strength cross shaft that my local off road place said they couldn't get!

I don't know they were quoting me, but Tellco just got my business. Happy New Year to all!

Bill (or anyone else with axle breakage experience/knowledge),

In those pics from the link you posted, I noticed a lot of the jeeps had bars or branches strapped to the wheel with the broken axle, likely in order to hold it "in" to the vehicle and not let it slide on out of the axle carrier tube. My question: Is this some sort of "trail fix" for a broken axle for when you don't have a replacement axleshaft on hand, that will possibly allow you to limp the vehicle out? Or is this just a piece in the process of forcing the axle/a new axle INTO the carrier when replacing/repairing the breakage?

What IS a good trail fix for this sort of problem? IS there any way to "fix" this temporarily for those of us who don't carry spare axleshafts? I haven't had this sort of problem, thank goodness, but it would be nice to know how best to handle it BEFORE it becomes an issue...

The tree trunk is there to hold the axle in so you can limp it back to camp (or where-ever). You probably want to put your spare on so as not to ruin your good tire. Also have your co-pilot pure oil on periodically. On the D35, that's all you can do if you don't have a spare axle.

-- JimG

Ok, that's kinda what I thought. You mention, though, that this is all you can do with a D35 if you don't have a spare axle...I actually have a 44 in the rear, 30 in the front. Are there other options for my setup, should I ever break one of these axles, and not have a spare w/me?

Thanks!

Thanks. I'll remember that. ;-)

Really, I wish I could carry spares for all the things I might possibly break on the trail. Unfortunately, my pocketbook doesn't always allow for that (not to mention, buying spare parts for things I already have isn't nearly as fun as buying altogether new items to further improve my jeep!)