i've picked out my lift kit!

[comanche13]

ok ive picked out my lift kit I'm gonan go with the tnt lift kit which i'll install next spring once i get a good 4x4 budget and make it past the snow and rust.

is there anything else i should be looking for once i buy this lift? such as steering components, I'm going to install a SYE,

I'm gonna put a dana 44 in the rear but i think i might just beef up my dana 30 in the front and run 33's and maybe 35's for daily driving or would a super beefed up dana 30 be able to take the abuse of 35's? i do mild to heavy 4x4ing we have everything from mud to rocks to huge hill climbs and swamps where i live.

 

are trusses a good thing to invest in when beefign up the dana 30

 

thanks TIm :Canadaflag:

[comanche13]

ok ive picked out my lift kit I'm gonan go with the tnt lift kit which i'll install next spring once i get a good 4x4 budget and make it past the snow and rust.

is there anything else i should be looking for once i buy this lift? such as steering components, I'm going to install a SYE,

I'm gonna put a dana 44 in the rear but i think i might just beef up my dana 30 in the front and run 33's and maybe 35's for daily driving or would a super beefed up dana 30 be able to take the abuse of 35's? i do mild to heavy 4x4ing we have everything from mud to rocks to huge hill climbs and swamps where i live.

 

are trusses a good thing to invest in when beefign up the dana 30

 

thanks TIm :Canadaflag:

[Geonovast]

If you get the shafts with the 297 joints I think your 30 should be fine.

 

I know there's some decent steering upgrades. I believe ZJ steering is beefier and pretty much a direct swap.

[Geonovast]

If you get the shafts with the 297 joints I think your 30 should be fine.

 

I know there's some decent steering upgrades. I believe ZJ steering is beefier and pretty much a direct swap.

[BLHTAZ]

Yeah...the D30 will be fine with moderate upgrades. As stated, the later model shafts with the 297 u-joints are quite impressive. I wheeled an XJ in Tellico on both upper & lower trail 2 that had a D60 rear & D30 front running 36" Swampers and had no issue.

 

This is the beast I was driving....

 

[BLHTAZ]

Yeah...the D30 will be fine with moderate upgrades. As stated, the later model shafts with the 297 u-joints are quite impressive. I wheeled an XJ in Tellico on both upper & lower trail 2 that had a D60 rear & D30 front running 36" Swampers and had no issue.

 

This is the beast I was driving....

 

[pingpong]

I am going to give you my :idea: on building a d30. First reweld all mounts :nuts: then add 1/4 plate to the lower side. This prevents the common cause of mount seperation.. which ends trips at least for a lil while :brows: .

 

Depedning on how you wheel, and what gears and tire size depends on the axleshaft choice. If under 33's get a set of 297's and wheel, carry a short side spare, upgrade joints to the 760 spicers and call it good. :no: 34's and up.. buy a set of alloy shafts. I recommand Alloy Usa. You can get these with 760's or their special x-joint. This setup should deal well with up to 37's. Then you have the next upgrade you can do :smart: only gives d44 level strength and are priceier then the 27 spline alloys.. and that is the 30 spline ones... this requires a new locker with 30 splines.

 

When I was driving to and from the trail I also use to like to reinforce the passenger side upper mount. I would do this by boxing the mount and adding lil trusses to the sides. Now since I wheel a 3 link I don't use that mount at all.

 

Some ppl even ad gussets to the knuckles :dunno: might work.. might just be for looks. I have even seen ppl install an inverted truss (under the axle) to stregthen it.. to me it removes ground clearance. TNT offers a nice truss that goes on top of it. I wouldnt spend the money on it.. I would just install a d44 if it came to that. :doh:

 

A few items for thought :smart: It is a d30 always remember that :smart: Besides axle shafts, and a locker thats al it deserves :huh???: don't be that guy :???: spending 1500-2k on a d30 when you could have built a d44 front with hi-steer :doh: Lastly treat you axle like a turd :wall: and beat on it.. it will get the last laugh :brows:

[pingpong]

I am going to give you my :idea: on building a d30. First reweld all mounts :nuts: then add 1/4 plate to the lower side. This prevents the common cause of mount seperation.. which ends trips at least for a lil while :brows: .

 

Depedning on how you wheel, and what gears and tire size depends on the axleshaft choice. If under 33's get a set of 297's and wheel, carry a short side spare, upgrade joints to the 760 spicers and call it good. :no: 34's and up.. buy a set of alloy shafts. I recommand Alloy Usa. You can get these with 760's or their special x-joint. This setup should deal well with up to 37's. Then you have the next upgrade you can do :smart: only gives d44 level strength and are priceier then the 27 spline alloys.. and that is the 30 spline ones... this requires a new locker with 30 splines.

 

When I was driving to and from the trail I also use to like to reinforce the passenger side upper mount. I would do this by boxing the mount and adding lil trusses to the sides. Now since I wheel a 3 link I don't use that mount at all.

 

Some ppl even ad gussets to the knuckles :dunno: might work.. might just be for looks. I have even seen ppl install an inverted truss (under the axle) to stregthen it.. to me it removes ground clearance. TNT offers a nice truss that goes on top of it. I wouldnt spend the money on it.. I would just install a d44 if it came to that. :doh:

 

A few items for thought :smart: It is a d30 always remember that :smart: Besides axle shafts, and a locker thats al it deserves :huh???: don't be that guy :???: spending 1500-2k on a d30 when you could have built a d44 front with hi-steer :doh: Lastly treat you axle like a turd :wall: and beat on it.. it will get the last laugh :brows: