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Breaking Front Half Shafts
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:32 am
by cooner
I keep twisting of factory front half shafts. What is the best way to beef up the front drive?
Re: Breaking Front Half Shafts
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:22 pm
by tekatlarge
cooner wrote:I keep twisting of factory front half shafts. What is the best way to beef up the front drive?
Well if ya running Dana 28 then that is to be expected.
When you put aggressive tires on a BII and wheel it hard it will continue to tear up axles and U joints.
The standard swap is going Dana 35
From an 91 thru 94 Exploder or of course there are a bunch of SAS ways to go.
Re: Breaking Front Half Shafts
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 3:02 am
by Ranger Dave
back off on the skinny pedal.
Re: Breaking Front Half Shafts
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:46 pm
by cooner
Thanks tekatlarge! It is frustrating to keep replacing half shafts. I am just running the factory 2.9L engine but it cranks some torque and will go more places than all my buddies full size trucks etc. I was curious what would be a good swap. There are a lot of good explorer junkers in my area. Sure I can find a replacement.
Re: Breaking Front Half Shafts
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:14 am
by tekatlarge
The explorer swap is the most common. it will increase the track width by I think it is 3 inches total. This may lead to some tire rub depending on your fenders. If you use the rig on the streets be sure you have the flared fender type setup or the cops will try to write you up for exposed tires outside the vehicle or no mud flaps.
The other swaps are straight axle types and are not just a swap installation.