dana 30 HP

[c_note]

so i just made a deal with a guy who was selling his hp dana 30. im gonna weld his exhaust on his jeep for a his old axle that came out of a 93 yj(leaf sprung). i was gonna do a leafspring set-up for the sas and dont plan on doin a whole helluva lot of wheelin out here in socal. im gonna do most when i get out of the Corps and move back to Oklahoma. plan on doin trails and not so much rocks or anything. well n e way, i was wondering what you guys thought. good choice to do leafs or coilovers. leafs are very easy compared to coilovers and plus i already have the perches and leafs out of a yj. and if i do go that route, should i use the yj leafs or fins something else?

thanks gents.

 

[Toreadorranger]

the yj leafs are way to soft. You would need to add some leafs to them to make them work in a ranger.

 

[c_note]

i can use yota leafs but back to the main question... leafs or coilovers?

 

[Maverick]

I wouldn't even bother installing that frontend. It's got the small joints and has the CAD setup. On top of the fact you have a heavy extended cab truck. I wouldn't put any dana 30 in it. Go straight for a D44 and save yourself the hassle of doing it later.

 

[c_note]

they used the same exact axle on a Petersons 4wheel mag. on a ranger. my buddy runs a dana 30 in his cj with a 360 v8 on 35 boggers and 4.88s with a twin stick t-case and 4:1. hasnt snapped anything but the bellhousing twice and he beats the hell out of it in some of the toughest trails in socal.

my old wj had a dana 30 and it was a 4.7 v8 and weighed the exact same amount as my ranger. and i never broke anything. so dont think its too small for a`ranger although bigger is better in this case. thanks for the advice but since its pretty much a free axle, i think i wanna go ahead and use it. plus a dana 44 out here goes for 500 and up. might as well get a currie 9" with the gears of your choice and bolt pattern.

 

[Maverick]

they used the same exact axle on a Petersons 4wheel mag. on a ranger.

Just so you know they also installed chromo shafts with the big joints in that axle. Do whatever you want, just given you the heads up. Also, if money is a problem, you shouldn't even be doing the swap in the first place. You'll just end up bootyfabin things together to get it done cheaper. What kind of D44 goes for $500? An early bronco 44? I'd look around for a waggy 44. They can be had for next to nothing most of the time.

 

[Snurfer]

that ranger was only a single cab too. if you are going to use a D30 go with the 95-99 out of a cherokee. they have the bigger u joints and dont use vacuum disconnect. that would be the best one to put under your truck. coilover arent cheap in the slighest. if you've a decent bank account then you could do the coilovers, but id go with leafs, its just more simple

 

[Totalled]

they used the same exact axle on a Petersons 4wheel mag. on a ranger.

Yeah... and they are retarded for having done it. It's a downgrade in gear strength from what you have now.

 

[metalmacguyver]

i have noticed that the magazine as a whole seems to be becoming more friendly toward rangers in general. i think that eventually they will put a bigger axle under the front of it. just thinking about how those projects usually go.