i just recently went wheelin' and i tore off my pinion AGAIN why the heck can't i break the u-joints. since i've owned the rig (little over 2 1/2 years) i've broken 12 flange bolts and two pinions but never a u-joint and i have the stock u-joints too. why i can't i break somthing that i can get at the local napa or kragen. every time i break somthing i have to trailer it home.

Cruiser U joints are VERY strong..

If you have broken 12 flange bolts I think you need to tighten them more often.. I have never broken one flange bolt..

BTW, stock is way stronger than Napa or Kragen...


And get a good Track bar..

pm'ed ya. Bring that thing over and we'll fix it. and figure out why all the damage. Sounds like major driveline slop to me , along with wobbly flanges at tcase and axle , and to much backlash or slack in the tcase and or rear end.
Where the heck around here are you breakin pinions ? I wanna watch next time :flipoff2:

i am his wheelin buddy and the first one in some deep mud in the area pullin out a ford the second was up at cow. he used to laugh at me when i blew u joints then he got jelous, and now he is full width and we will see what happens.

i drive a jeep but props to you yota guys

pm'ed ya. Bring that thing over and we'll fix it. and figure out why all the damage. Sounds like major driveline slop to me , along with wobbly flanges at tcase and axle , and to much backlash or slack in the tcase and or rear end.
Where the heck around here are you breakin pinions ? I wanna watch next time :flipoff2:
well the first one i was mud bogging and for i don't know what reason i pull off to the side of the packed ground to talk to my girl freind and sunk it up to the doors in a mud hole then trying to get out but goning first to revearse several times fast tore it off. i didn't know how to drive then and i the last time was about 3 months ago and i was at cow mountain going up some rocks and got really good traction (no traction bar by the way) and then POP!!! no more pinion. i should have any more problems because i just finished going full width D60 rear and D44 front hopfully can rip a pinion on that. but next time i go wheeling i'll pm you and you can come watch me break somthing else.

get a traction bar...