WTB D-30

[Rowingfish87]

So I blew my r&p this weekend in my lp d-30 in my '02 tj and instead of buying a new set and having them installed i figured it would be cheaper to just buy another 30 and bolt it in. I really want a hp30 with 3.73s as a replacement but i think the hp only came with 3.55s or 4.10s which would mean i would have to re-gear my d44...

so if anyone has a d-30 with 3.73 gears let me know.

[DOUG]

Sure wish you would/could move up to at least a Rubi 44.  Waggy 44's F&R for $400 on SJ's.  Don't want to see you break it 3 times like me.  I'm a slow learner.   {no}

[Jimmy]

Kyle, I checked after you called me yesterday. They do make an HP30 with 3.73s, but it wasn't standard so it may be hard to find.

[Jimmy]

Posted on NAXJA for ya.

[Rowingfish87]

Thanks jimmy!

Doug, if you have a lead on a 44 front that I could bolt in for a good price let me know.

Alex, how much are you gonna have in your waggy 44?

[DOUG]

Here's a set of Rubi axles/4.10's w/ lockers on Ebay.

And a Rubi 4:1 TC.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/jeep-tj-wrangler-rubicon-unlimited-dana-44s-air-lockes_W0QQitemZ130300017849QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item130300017849&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A7|39%3A1|240%3A1318

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/jeep-tj-wrangler-rubicon-unlimited-241-transfer-case_W0QQitemZ130300018776QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item130300018776&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A7|39%3A1|240%3A1318

[Alex]

I will have $150 in the axle itself.  $70 for the chevy spindles.  $30 for richards hubs and rotors ($20 or so to get them turned), $200 for gears and install kit, free install my myself, and $50 for the 5x5.5 spacers in the rear to match.  But with a waggy 44, you don't have the crappy Dana 30 tube's or outers or ball joints which is why i dont like the rub 44.  You also get hubs which i like alot.  Then you will need 5x5.5 rims.  Or if you buy both waggy axles then i would run the the 6 lug pattern.  SO it isnt cheap but i sold all the stuff from my 30 to pay for it.  You could sell your rear 44 and be able to fund the waggy 44's. 

[DOUG]

On SJ's:

1979 Ford D44/9" combo

1979 F150 D44/9” combo -- $1500
D44 has:
alloy shafts
4.10 gears w/ Aussie Locker
Diff guard
Radius arms have Jonny Joint ends
1 ton Chevy TRE steering w/ pitman arm
Warn premium hubs
and a track bar

Ford 9” has:
Moser alloy shafts, 31 spline
Disc brake conversion with Lincoln brakes, has a parking brake but I’ve never used it
4.10 gears w/ Detroit
TJ sway bar
Set up for triangulated upper arms w/ a truss

Under a YJ w/ coil spring conversion.
The D44 also has tabs welded at the center for limiting straps.

[Rowingfish87]

if only i had the money.  [hammer]

keep those eyes peeled for a 30. quick cheap fix to get me back on the trails. then by the next time i blow my 30 again i can upgrade.

[jeepgeek2002]

Grand cherokees have the Dana 30 lp with those gears.. Junk yards have them.. you just have to search!

mark

[Rowingfish87]

Well I found a hp30 with 3.73s in alpharetta for $20. Gonna pick it up this weekend! Only prob is its vacuum diso so I'll just have to take that crap off and weld in a lil cover plate so I can run the 1 piece shaft. Anyone have any tips or tricks for doing the conversion or is it straight foward?

[Jimmy]

Kyle, it looks pretty straight forward from what I have seen (never done it myself though, so this is all an educated guess).

There is a vacuum actuated fork (looks like a shift fork) that slides a collar from the splines of the inner shaft onto the intermediate shaft to lock them together.

You pull the outer/intermediate shaft/unit bearing out the same as with a non-disco housing, pull the vacuum crap off, slide the collar out, take off the c-clip on the inner shaft, and then use a long skinny rod (broom handle?) to push the inner shaft out of the housing. I think there are some extra axle seals between the disco assembly too.

The block off plate is just a simple flat plate bolted on in 4 places and sealed with a ton of RTV....


Oh, and I think you can weld the two piece shaft together to make a super ghetto spare shaft too, lol.