Damn! this thing was so heavy. All by myself, I got this big ol D30 out of my truck. Check it out.
First, build a post, truss and beam.

Ya and??? Done that a few times. Whats your point?

Then you hook your 9000i up to snatch block, clevice the thing to the straps and haul that big ass Dana 30 up!

Pull it up and drive the truck out from under that fat ass D30!:D

Lower it down on the homebrew stand on casters.... voilla!
Damn... Dana 30's are HEAVY!

Now I'm ready to install my sick D30/D35. What's wrong with this story? :flipoff2:

Nice 30 there Lop :beer:

Somebody is going to ask you... "why does your D30 have a 8x6.5 lug pattern?"

dana 30x2. good job lop :beer:

hope to see mine this week. ;)

Those 8 lug D30's are crap! You should just let me come pick it up for you! :D Seriously though, what are you doing with that front 44 thats currently under your heep?
Scott

lol i was gettin ready to say wtf? just pick it up for christ sake......isnt it amazing just adding 30 more to that number and she becomes difficult to handle by one self...lol congrats

Originally posted by Ketchup Dog
Those 8 lug D30's are crap! You should just let me come pick it up for you! :D Seriously though, what are you doing with that front 44 thats currently under your heep?
Scott

Sold. Sold before then even left my junk. In fact, I just got the rig on stands tonight. Shit is STILL under it. hahahahah. Glenn's got a secret CJ5 project they're going into. I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. :D

Thanks Mike! You guys rock. Not only did the guys I bought the shit from talk story, hang out and give me some great ideas, but on the way home my truck blew the radiator apart, they rescued me! It's just geat to work with awesome people you meet on the board. Thanks again! I'll have that radiator back to Mike in no time.

Brian. Got someone to shorten toobs? :D We summized that she'll sit about 69" when done. I'm think'n 64" would be tits. Let's talk. ;)

Originally posted by badassjeepguy
....isnt it amazing just adding 30 more to that number and she becomes difficult to handle by one self...

AMEN there bruthah! Jeezus H khrist! I thought that 44 was bad. This thing would KILL me!

ps. Anyone have some single wheel hubs lying around? :D I know. :(

just go hummer wheels. ;)

Originally posted by FULLSIZE
just go hummer wheels. ;)

Oh yeah, those fall from the sky from time to time, right? :rolleyes:

:flipoff2:

Hook a bruddah up!!!

clean your mailbox! got something you may be interested in

yep clean it.



not the mike you think I am, but thats cool his karama is good :beer:

Originally posted by badassjeepguy
clean your mailbox! got something you may be interested in

Nothing in my mailbox. I just cleared it. Are you using caplocks as in LOPPY? I'm vewy vewy curious! :D

Originally posted by LOPPY


Nothing in my mailbox. I just cleared it. Are you using caplocks as in LOPPY? I'm vewy vewy curious! :D

you are full..... go delete pm tracking....... but ill tell ya here... didnt want to clutter your post..... tubes? what are you lookin for.... i got full float 60 tubes, prepped ready to go, stock length but easily cut down, allready bored out to accept 35 spline.... just want what i got in em... aint much

Lop,
I figured it was sold, but I just wanted make sure. Its probably better that it is, because if it wasnt, then Id need to find a 60 rear, D300 t case, and Id need to have my exhaust re routed.. Thats the eventual plan, but not yet :)
Scott

i had a kingpin 30 once....only came under a special edition, very limited, STARBUCKS WJ

Kingpin 30... lol.
The whole deal kind of materialized out of no where. BAM, there it was.

Got Hummer wheels for sale?

I guess the donor truck said "Custom Deluxe 30" on the fender so you naturally assumed that meant it had a Dana 30, right? I mean, Custom Deluxe 10 has a 10-bolt front......

I would've just picked up that bitch and moved it. Maybe curl it a couple times for good measure. Pussy :flipoff2:

Originally posted by LOPPY
Kingpin 30... lol.
The whole deal kind of materialized out of no where. BAM, there it was.

Got Hummer wheels for sale?

I think MattS might have some for sale.

Originally posted by bigdude
I would've just picked up that bitch and moved it. Maybe curl it a couple times for good measure. Pussy :flipoff2:

Yeah, me too :rolleyes: But this one had fluid still in it.....and we all know how heavy D30 fluid is :flipoff2:

:D

Lop- if you need a hook up on the machining to convert let me know, although there are some single wheel units on ebay now for cheap. Need help with tubes, castor, 35 spline stubs and hubs?

I used an engine hoist to put everything on to a new frame including the body by myself.:eek: :D

Yep, I seen them 30/35's in person yesterday. Dem's some Beeeeeefy axles. Lop won't be wasting time working on those puppies on the trail. If he breaks one of those, he deserves to walk home... :D:D:D

As for the Dana 44/60 :eek: combo he 'had' under there, they will be coming to stay with me for a while. :rolleyes: Got an 82 CJ-7 that will just love em to death. Sometimes one just gets 'Lucky'...

Thanks Loppy, for the super deal... :beer::D:D

got my dana 30 outa the truck the EASY way. here how it went

1 get tow strap
2 tie around dana 30 hub
3 tie the other end around a tree
4 drive the truck
5 cover craters left in the yard by the little 30
6 get a few cold ones

looks good. i had to strip mine bare to move it around by myself and to get it outa the front yard.

So the dually Dana 30's really DO exist. All this time I thought people were full of it when they talked about them!:flipoff2:

yup they do..here is mine as it sits....o and if you are wondering that is a grade 12 milk crate...for safty sake...:rolleyes:

the easiest way to get an axle out is Top Gun style. hammer down in reverse, hit the brakes and that d30 will slide right out.

Hunter

that d-30 has a serious case of HEMROIDS!

ya better get the preperation 60 out to fix that poor thing.

BTW, the bed on your Chev is waaaaaaay to purty!

PS: I have 2 sets of ford front wheel hubs..........

--Sherpa

Thanks everyone for the good vibes and hookups... I wish I could jump on em...however I'm now out of cash. :D The kicker was the truck loosing the radiator on the way home... there's another 250.00 I did'nt need to spend. DAMNIT! :mad: I will be calling you guys when the time comes. Mabe Santa will be good to me this year.

Also, wife's Durango took a crap on her out of town. She now wants a new Sequoia. OUCH!

Originally posted by LOPPY

Also, wife's Durango took a crap on her out of town. She now wants a new Sequoia. OUCH!


Ask her how it feels to want ;) :flipoff2:

what year is it lop?

83 chebby. It's got those automatic hubs too, so I need some 30 spline lockouts.

Did you sell your junk? I hope so. Felt bad we just did'nt hook up. It was like you were MIA for a couple of days and this came along and I could'nt pass it up.

Cant wait till next payday. I'm looking forward to talking to you then. I know you know your shit and I'm still learning one ton front ends. Any money I can swing your way, I sure will. thanks

You should be stoked. 83 will have the thick inners and it should have a thick cover also. The auto hubs are cool- they're like a puzzle. Didn't sell my junk. I'm going to grab the axles and haul the rest to the junk yard. Then I'm going to convert the front to srw, narrow it to 64 or 65 put in 35 spline stubs and have the slugs broached to match and keep them as a matched set to put in something down the road. Total cost should be pretty cheap. I have enough leftovers to do a front 60/9 so I may do that also. Doesn't really matter- I just want to get rid of the eyesore in my carport!!!

:crybaby:

OH COME AWN, JUST PICK IT UP!

I only weigh 130lbs! on a good day! and i moved mine all by my self :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Aggro
You should be stoked. 83 will have the thick inners and it should have a thick cover also. The auto hubs are cool- they're like a puzzle. Didn't sell my junk. I'm going to grab the axles and haul the rest to the junk yard. Then I'm going to convert the front to srw, narrow it to 64 or 65 put in 35 spline stubs and have the slugs broached to match and keep them as a matched set to put in something down the road. Total cost should be pretty cheap. I have enough leftovers to do a front 60/9 so I may do that also. Doesn't really matter- I just want to get rid of the eyesore in my carport!!!

Yup. I checked it out online. No neck downs in this baby. It's a brutal frigg'n axle man. Kinda funny, cause I never got to really play with one before, but I had NO IDEA how much beefier it is over the 44 that was in there. Juzus H! I used to think, awe come on, it's not worth the weight. 44's are almost as stout. WRONG! I think it's frigg'n twice the size of the 44. I'm jacked. :D

Well, when some money comes my way again, I'll be knock'n at your door. With beer in hand of course.

Originally posted by SMART ASS
:crybaby:

OH COME AWN, JUST PICK IT UP!

I only weigh 130lbs! on a good day! and i moved mine all by my self :flipoff2:

Did you get a good look at this "30" ?? Come over, if you can put it in the back of a truck by yourself, no mechanical help, I'll give you my rig. :D

Originally posted by LOPPY


Did you get a good look at this "30" ?? Come over, if you can put it in the back of a truck by yourself, no mechanical help, I'll give you my rig. :D

Careful dude, I have met Dane. He puts bigdude to shame :shaking: :rolleyes: :flipoff2:

OK :beer:


Originally posted by LOPPY


Did you get a good look at this "30" ?? Come over, if you can put it in the back of a truck by yourself, no mechanical help, I'll give you my rig. :D

Bigger than bigdude?

I retract! I retract!!! :D :D :D

If you have to get hubs anyway (I know you said money is tight) seriously consider getting 35 spline stubs...the hubs cost the same either way (new)...except that you can get the Tera hubs for $130 compared to $185 for the Warns.

I just bought the Tera ones (made by Milemarker) but my sixty won't be going in for another couple days.

Good luck man, and I agree it was definitely nice when comparing to a 44...the shafts are especially.

If you're really tight for cash and want 30 spline lockouts you can use the Ford ones that come stock on the newer trucks (they are all black and 1 piece). Shupee runs them on his buggy and said they hold up well. Besides that they are 1 piece and held in by a snap-ring with finger tabs. So if you break one it takes MAYBE a set of needle nose pliers and 30 seconds to change.

I just got a half dozen of them from a friend and will try a set out for shits and giggles on my Jeep (3600 lbs). I think they are $20 a piece. They fit a D60 bearing hub so I'm assuming that is universal between Ford and Chevy (pretty sure it is). You could probably find them used for free/cheap like I did :D.

Myself and friends have also had VERY good success with Superwinch 30 spline locking hubs. They are like $120 a set.


I've run/broken MileMarker. They were weak and everyone else I talked to had broken them. I tried to be different and it bit me in the ass. I wouldn't associate myself with any locking hub from their company.

Thanks guys, great ideas. Yeah, I'm just gunna stay 30 spline for now. It's not a comp rig but I will be hitting the box and stuff like that. So those Ford lockouts sound perfecto! Just bring spares! Thanks Mr. Dude. Great idea.

Originally posted by LOPPY
So those Ford lockouts sound perfecto! Just bring spares!

You can find spares real easily in most major parking lots and all it takes is a set of needle nose pliers and about 20 seconds to get them :evil:


Not that I would steal these but when you think about the simplicity of removal :eek: Also if you have friends with Ford 4x4 trucks you just get a spare off their tow rig :D

Just pick it up!! I can transport mine buy myself.

so how much does one of those special 8lug d30s :flipoff2: weigh??? The RC44 I had must have been over 400 pounds...:eek:

A Chebby 6D (AKA the infamous 8-lug Dana 30) weighed 515-530 pounds complete and dry (brakes, hubs, etc), according to the truck stop scale nearby. Can't remember exactly, but it's in there some where.

I think the fords and dodges are a little lighter (40 pounds or so) - maybe because of different wall thicknesses of the tubes, etc... :confused:

Originally posted by TNToy
A Chebby 6D (AKA the infamous 8-lug Dana 30) weighed 515-530 pounds complete and dry (brakes, hubs, etc), according to the truck stop scale nearby. Can't remember exactly, but it's in there some where.

I think the fords and dodges are a little lighter (40 pounds or so) - maybe because of different wall thicknesses of the tubes, etc... :confused:

they all use .5" wall tubes. Dodge units weigh nearly the same as a chevy, fords are lighter but it is because of a lighter center casting.

Originally posted by BrettM
so how much does one of those special 8lug d30s :flipoff2: weigh??? The RC44 I had must have been over 400 pounds...:eek:

it is heavy enough! it took 4 guys to get into the truck. i think they are about 550 with all the stuff...mine is a dually so it is a little heavier. the hubs on a dual are about 15 pounds heavier a piece compared to a single

Sheeit...I picked up my "Dana 30" out of my truck and onto the garage floor without dropping it by myself. You out to see the size of my nuts...I wonder if that is associated with a pain I have down there?..hmmmm.