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Doesn't look like it's going anywhere at the moment, but I suppose there is always hope. Where in Wantage do you live? My grandparents own a farm on 565 a few miles north of the Chatterbox.
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I remember you saying that in another thread. I believe it was the yellow barn? I'm a couple miles down the road in Lake Neepaulin by the airport.
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The Dana 30 front is decent, the D35 is like a 7.5" 10 bolt....not really worth spending money on.
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Agree. I'm building a front 30 for my heap now and picked up an Aussie locker. It's a lunchbox locker, but to install it properly in a D30 without having to do something wacky like shave some of the ring gear you have to take out the carrier. As long as you don't run a huge tire size on this combo and you are somewhat easy on the skinny pedal, it will hold up just fine. Got a buddy running 35s, 4.88s and a LockRite and in 11 years, he's only broken one axle shaft, and that was due to momentary insanity with the skinny pedal. I've got friends who really like the Aussie and I've helped install a few of them. Simple.
As Justin said, I wouldn't spend any money on that Dana 35. If you're considering any serious wheeling, you can look for a bolt in Dana 44 out of another Jeep, an 8.25 out of a Cherokee, or an 8.8 Ford out of an Explorer (Which would mean a disc brake upgrade too!).
And I've heard good things about the LockRite, too.