A full locker in the rear was never an option. The Truetrac was really all I considered for many reasons. Saying the Dana 35 can handle an LSD puts the wind back in my sails a little bit. When I was hunting the super 35 options I found 4 lockers in 30 spline. Eaton clutch type, Powertraxx clutch type, Yukon grizzly (clutch type), ARB, OX.
Not if you are running spartan locker in the front as the O.P. suggested. Still won't turn well, I promise.
I live in central NC which means little to no snow and ice. I'm pretty much sold on the lunchbox up front based on what I'm hearing.
i bought the improved model for a dana 30 lol, 310 shipped
Is the Spartan more of a locker than a factory Rubicon locker or a Detroit locker?
That does nothing to rebut the fact that the TJ axles weren't built to handle 37s. You could roll down the street on 40s with a Dana 30/Dana 35.
She's a rust bucket. No telling what he tweaked rolling that thing.7413929533.html
if this is not a scam, I swear this guy is clueless, that is if its actually a rubicon
if only I had money
There is nothing wrong with running a TrueTrac in the rear unless you are trying to turn your TJ into a billy goat going up the side of a mountain. For applications outside of rock crawling, it adds a ton of capability at a fairly low cost. I have slogged through stuff without even having to engage 4wd that would have stuck open diffs.
I think that’s a wise choice. Get a front PowerTrax No Slip and the front Chromoly shafts. Drive it and see how it does. I think you’ll be more than fine. If you’re not, you can always come back and do an S35 or a Dana 44 swap, but I think the front locker is going to take you a lot of places.
Depends on the intended use really. The TruTrac provides extremely road-friendly operation with considerable advantages on-road as well as providing many benefits in the majority of off-road terrains (sans rock crawling, which the OP stated doesn't apply). It also does so without the quirks and negative attributes of an auto-locker. In all my rigs that don't/didn't see rocks on a regular basis, the TruTrac has been my go-to for decades now and have never had one give me trouble. I would even say that the TruTrac is my preferred traction aid where wheel speed is more important than placement (mud, sand, etc).
I think you're gonna want more gearing than 4.10's and even your originally proposed 4.56's with 33"s, especially if beach visits are frequent.
My buddy in TX is ~15 hours of driving away from the nearest worthwhile rock crawling - I think he said he'd rather drag his balls across hot TX asphalt and then dive into the Gulf before making a 15 hour drive in a JeepWhat is this “no rock crawling” thing you guys keep tossing around?
Yeah, thinking about it, if I had to actually drive my beast to rock crawl, I’d never rock crawl…My buddy in TX is ~15 hours of driving away from the nearest worthwhile rock crawling - I think he said he'd rather drag his balls across hot TX asphalt and then dive into the Gulf before making a 15 hour drive in a Jeep
