I'm building a hp44 and 9" rear and I was looking for high quality, decently priced alloy shafts. I've read up on Alloy USA stuff and seen good things. What are you guys running with success and what should I stay away from.

Usa

Good: Alloy USA, Superior

Bad: Yukon

dana 60= good

dana 44= bad

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10 year warranty on the alloys is hard to beat, good customer service, i have been getting them cryo'd as well. I am a dealer for Alloy and can have them cryo'd for added strength, warranty still aplies. let me know if i can help you.

www.eastcoastgearsupply.com

dana 60= good

dana 44= bad

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your an idiot... if you HAVE to have a 60.... learn how to drive... :shaking:

I run alloy usa's

Warn

I'm running a rather underpowered TJ with a 4 banger with a slight lift and small(er) rubber. When I swap in these axles I'll do a hack and chop fender lift to clear the minimum 35"or 38" sx's. If the 40" Ltb's are out I'm running them. I do mostly light trails that near stock Jeeps and some full sizes run so it won't be too hard core. I play in the mud, bounce off rocks, generally have a good time. I DON"T need 60's, don't really want them, it will just make me do stupid things. I don't need encouragement there. I'm doing a 5.0 swap next summer with a C6, 205 maybe doubled not sure yet using all 78 bronco parts. It maybe a 347 stroker with Worlds Roush 200 cast iron heads. If my other project works out well it will also run spools front and rear. I'm looking for drivable, reliable and not a heavy tank Jeep that can do everything well. I'm no money bags rich guy so I'm doing this right the first time without breaking the bank or building some TTC vehicle.

I've done alot of research on this board seeing what other people do and realized my ideas were far too grand for what I really needed. Common sense prevails, this is no trailer queen, it's an occasional driver. You flaming arseholes piss off. I wheel every weekend, I'm the guy in my club that gets watched most for finding new lines in new areas.

Thanks to the helpful people here and a jolly good :flipoff2: to the rest of you:smokin:

I'm running a rather underpowered TJ with a 4 banger with a slight lift and small(er) rubber. When I swap in these axles I'll do a hack and chop fender lift to clear the minimum 35"or 38" sx's. If the 40" Ltb's are out I'm running them. I do mostly light trails that near stock Jeeps and some full sizes run so it won't be too hard core. I play in the mud, bounce off rocks, generally have a good time. I DON"T need 60's, don't really want them, it will just make me do stupid things. I don't need encouragement there. I'm doing a 5.0 swap next summer with a C6, 205 maybe doubled not sure yet using all 78 bronco parts. It maybe a 347 stroker with Worlds Roush 200 cast iron heads. If my other project works out well it will also run spools front and rear. I'm looking for drivable, reliable and not a heavy tank Jeep that can do everything well. I'm no money bags rich guy so I'm doing this right the first time without breaking the bank or building some TTC vehicle.

I've done alot of research on this board seeing what other people do and realized my ideas were far too grand for what I really needed. Common sense prevails, this is no trailer queen, it's an occasional driver. You flaming arseholes piss off. I wheel every weekend, I'm the guy in my club that gets watched most for finding new lines in new areas.

Thanks to the helpful people here and a jolly good :flipoff2: to the rest of you:smokin:

If you have done enough research you'd know that you can put a D60 under the front of that Jeep for the same or less money than you'll put into that D44 by the time you got the alloy shafts, CTM's and steering parts.
And you'll still have those little knuckles and ball joints to worry about on 40's while you're getting "watched the most".
I ran the Warn alloys and CTM's on my 78 Bronco on 38's with a 460 in it for a year as a stop-gap so I could wheel while I built up my D60. They held up but it was a time bomb. What I'm saying is I don't think the people suggesting you run a D60 are flaming you, I think they're trying to help you. Best of luck. Jim

I'm running a rather underpowered TJ with a 4 banger with a slight lift and small(er) rubber. When I swap in these axles I'll do a hack and chop fender lift to clear the minimum 35"or 38" sx's. If the 40" Ltb's are out I'm running them. I do mostly light trails that near stock Jeeps and some full sizes run so it won't be too hard core. I play in the mud, bounce off rocks, generally have a good time. I DON"T need 60's, don't really want them, it will just make me do stupid things. I don't need encouragement there. I'm doing a 5.0 swap next summer with a C6, 205 maybe doubled not sure yet using all 78 bronco parts. It maybe a 347 stroker with Worlds Roush 200 cast iron heads. If my other project works out well it will also run spools front and rear. I'm looking for drivable, reliable and not a heavy tank Jeep that can do everything well. I'm no money bags rich guy so I'm doing this right the first time without breaking the bank or building some TTC vehicle.

I've done alot of research on this board seeing what other people do and realized my ideas were far too grand for what I really needed. Common sense prevails, this is no trailer queen, it's an occasional driver. You flaming arseholes piss off. I wheel every weekend, I'm the guy in my club that gets watched most for finding new lines in new areas.

Thanks to the helpful people here and a jolly good :flipoff2: to the rest of you:smokin:



now why didnt you mention this in your original post....????


I run 38's on a 44 cuz I have a whopping 190HP 4.0 V6 with 156K miles and it does just fine..... you throw that much power to it and you better step up to something stronger...


IMO... do all the 2.5 "upgrades" and add a inertia ring... keep it simple....

I am grateful for the input but I'm going to run the 4 banger for this summer and all winter, that junk is stock. When the V8 goes in I'll revisit the axle issue again but for now I feel a 44 and 9'' is more than adequate. 190hp, I wish, if I got 100 out of my tired little mill I'd be excited.

I'm going to build a buggy with a small 3 cyl sprint motor and auto later and I need axles for it. I got a set from a cherokee, hp30 and 8.8 but if these axles prove too small they get the nod. For the time being I'm using the 44 and 9'', I want to have insurance for my Jeep so I can drive in the gravel pits and muddy two tracks.

I'll build a 60 and 14 bolt later if the motor proves to be the monster I suspect it to be. By that time I know if that happens it going to become a trailer queen and I'm stuck driving the focus full time. BTW can I fit 31" ltb's on a focus :P

The alloys are just a step in the process to build a rig I can trust, drive and wheel without too much stress on me. This summer will probably be a set of 35's or those 36" military tires. I know a 44 can handle that with 4.88's and the scooter power my 2.5 makes.

In post #9 you say your doing it right the first time. Then in post #12 you say the 44 will work but you expect to have to upgrade to a 60/14.

Why not just eliminate one step, save some money and time and go 60/14 now?

Must have too much $$$ burning a hole in his pocket :shaking:

I had a 5.0 and 35" SX's...never again.

your an idiot... if you HAVE to have a 60.... learn how to drive... :shaking:

no, your a snaggletoothed cock gobbler

i have to have a dana 60 because big tires break shit. i dont enjoy going out, driving my truck like its a car, it gets driven like a truck. and it gets pounded on, kinda like how i pounded your sister last night:flipoff2:

im sure the dana 44 will do fine under a lightweight,underpowered heep but bigger is always better when it comes to axles and strength. and you never downsize in tires. so overbuild it the first time and do it right. but i guess you screwed up on doing it right by starting out with a jeep so your on your own for that one:flipoff2:

no, your a snaggletoothed cock gobbler

i have to have a dana 60 because big tires break shit. i dont enjoy going out, driving my truck like its a car, it gets driven like a truck. and it gets pounded on, kinda like how i pounded your sister last night:flipoff2:

im sure the dana 44 will do fine under a lightweight,underpowered heep but bigger is always better when it comes to axles and strength. and you never downsize in tires. so overbuild it the first time and do it right. but i guess you screwed up on doing it right by starting out with a jeep so your on your own for that one:flipoff2:

Awesome. I don't have access to a 60 until next winter when the truck is getting shredded. I'm not going to pay $1500 for one axle to invest another $1500 for parts. I'm not made of money but I do realize when I do wheel this summer this stock junk is no good and it needs a quick fix. Like a friend of mine says when you swap out the entire drivetrain a Jeep is a great vehicle. I don't wheel an EB for the fact of I can't chop it up, it hurt enough hacking the 78 up. It was to far gone to be built even the frame had rot through it. My buggy wil be light and awesome with an alloyed 44 and 9". I may not win many races but with what I spend I'll have a last.

By the way give my sister the best she'll take you for everything you got:flipoff2:

If you have done enough research you'd know that you can put a D60 under the front of that Jeep for the same or less money than you'll put into that D44 by the time you got the alloy shafts, CTM's and steering parts.
And you'll still have those little knuckles and ball joints to worry about on 40's while you're getting "watched the most".
I ran the Warn alloys and CTM's on my 78 Bronco on 38's with a 460 in it for a year as a stop-gap so I could wheel while I built up my D60. They held up but it was a time bomb. What I'm saying is I don't think the people suggesting you run a D60 are flaming you, I think they're trying to help you. Best of luck. Jim

Jim some people will never listen. We both did the half ton, alloy stuff and it all broke eventually. FAR earilier than stock D60 parts did with bigger tires.

My only regret over my 1 tons is I did not go to 4 wheel steering rockwells.

no, your a snaggletoothed cock gobbler

i have to have a dana 60 because big tires break shit. i dont enjoy going out, driving my truck like its a car, it gets driven like a truck. and it gets pounded on, kinda like how i pounded your sister last night:flipoff2:

im sure the dana 44 will do fine under a lightweight,underpowered heep but bigger is always better when it comes to axles and strength. and you never downsize in tires. so overbuild it the first time and do it right. but i guess you screwed up on doing it right by starting out with a jeep so your on your own for that one:flipoff2:



boy that's good one... you really got me there....


just one more example of you being an idiot..... keep 'em coming douche bag.... :flipoff2:

10 year warranty on the alloys is hard to beat. If the included U-joint is used. What do you do when you need to replace the U-joint in a couple years? Does the warrenty go into the trash can with the old U-joint? www.eastcoastgearsupply.com

Hmmmm?

Interesting point. I wondered that exact problem today. Playing in the mud seems to ruin u joints every now and then. Can those U joints also handle long distance driving, icy gravel roads, slick 2 track trails for extended periods of time?

I like my D28 TTB.....light and flexy.....handles my 29in AT's great!! havent been stuck yet!!!!!!



















































HD 44 with USA's and spicers...runnin 35's...


I dont care that it costs the same as the 60 in the end...I can build it slow...and alot of parts are CHEAP cuz nobody wants them....:D

this thread kinda died

I haven't heard back about how the u joints handle long drives. I live in Canada and getting a foot of snow in the winter is very common. We'd get a storm like that 3 or more times a year. I do alot of exploring in the summer. A mini van could go most places but what fun is that? The 40's are off the list for now, we got a few sticky lift laws that are pending and I don't need anymore tickets. 35 or 37" tires are what I'll be running.

simply put, if the u-joints do not have roller bearings they can not handle extended on highway drives. well should not be driven like that.

your an idiot... if you HAVE to have a 60.... learn how to drive... :shaking:

Did you really just post that :confused:

That statement reeks of such epic ignorance it belongs on JU :shaking:

Did you really just post that :confused:

That statement reeks of such epic ignorance it belongs on JU :shaking:

I guess I like being a idiot. Care to Join me Pro? :grinpimp: