axle upgrade

  1. R

    Is an axle upgrade worth it for me?

    I have a mostly stock 99 TJ Sahara (29 inch tires vs 28 stock and a Winch and steel bumpers... those are my only non stock items) with a Dana 30 in the Front and a Dana 35 in the rear. I am trying to decide if I should swap those out for Dana 44 or a Ford 8.8 or if I should just beef up my...
  2. TJKeen

    What is a fair cost on a re-gear, axle upgrade, and e-lockers?

    So I'm new to the TJ/Jeep Wrangler world. Bought my first ever in April. 2002 Jeep Wrangler X 4.0L 5-Speed Manual 3.07 gears and 31x10.5r15 tires with Soft Top in Amber Spice Metallic and presumably an Apex edition since it has the Cognac Ultrahide seats. Anyway, I have upgraded the steering...
  3. A

    Ford 8.8 Axle Swap

    The factory Dana 35 rear axle found in most TJ Wranglers is a little on the light side, and if you run larger-than-stock tires, you’re likely looking at an eventual failure. If you want to turn really big tires, wheel abusively, or push gobs of power into your rear axle, you’ll probably want to...