Jeep TJ - Does anyone know where i can find 30 spline axle shafts for d35c?

That sounds alot like the Super35 Kit from Superior Gear. I got my Superior Gear one-piece axles for my AMC20 from a place in Corona, CA., called DriveTrains Direct. My guess is that you could probably get them from Bob Supplee as well. Bob is probably cheaper.

The shafts will slide right out, but the spider gears will need to be replaced because they have a different spline count.

What are you saying Bill!?

The 30-spline shafts should give him as close to the strength of the D44 without actually installing a D44. The Super35 axle shafts are a great buy and a good investment for this guy.

I'd rather have the very best available, but sometimes I have s*it to work with and have to make the best out of the situation at hand.

I think the OPs plan to put a 30-spline in is a good one. Not the best plan, but a good one.

Problem is he wants to install 30 spline axles with a No-Slip (not a 30 spline locker.)

There's no way to go to 30 spline in a D35, without a 30 spline locker (as in the Super 35 kit). The very first (no longer available) Super 35 kits came with a lock right. Then a Detroit, then OX/Detroit, now ARB/Detroit.....but nowhere was there a No-Slip, so he can't use 30 spline shafts with the No-Slip, even if he could find 30 spline shafts (Superior or Randy's R&P make 'em)

Paul

Yeah the powertrax No-Slip seemingly replaces the spider gears so new ones will not be needed. However, with this in mind i was wondering if the no-slip locker for the dana 35c would work with 30 spline shafts, since it was designed probably for 27 spline axle shafts. Comments?

Yukon sells a set of "heavy duty" 27 spline axle shafts for $279 a pair.

And they're worthless as an upgrade... which would also contribute to a false sense of increased strength and security.

Jerry

PowerTrax does have a locker (no-slip) that fits the 30-spline shafts. Superior Gear has a Super35 Kit that puts in the 30-spline axles and a locker of some sort in a D35 differential.

Bill's suggestion is that the D44 is a stronger unit, but most tests show the D35 with 30-spline axles to be equivelent. Unless you goal is serious - read, competetive - rock crawling, the Super35 Kit should do the trick for you.

Unless you are married to the NoSlip, I suggest you look into the full on locker that can support the 30-spline shafts.

The 30-spline axles are worth the time and effort to locate them, getting another set of 27-spline axles will give you essentially the same thing you already have. No better, no worse.

I got 33x10.5 mud terrains on my d35 now. is that skinnier 10.5" width less likely to snap a locked 27 spline axle than the more common

Nothing bigger or nothing smaller, Bill?

It's the diameter more than anything, the larger diameter exerts more leverage on the splines, Yes, there is some truth that narrower tires will slip sooner, but I think you would be better served with the 30-spline axles and a locker than the 27-spline and the NoSlip.