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**jonzer12** · 07-10-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by mcatald

Looks like a bottle of Royal purple spilled on your lens.....

Man that looks like fun........I so want gears and a locker.

Couldn't find camera so its just a snapshot from camcorder.

The aussie was the best mod I have made to the heep by far.

**mcatald** · 07-10-2010, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jonzer12

Couldn't find camera so its just a snapshot from camcorder.

The aussie was the best mod I have made to the heep by far.

Is that from Randy's ring and Pinion? If you don't mind me asking how much was the aussie?

**jonzer12** · 07-10-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by mcatald

Is that from Randy's ring and Pinion? If you don't mind me asking how much was the aussie?

I bought and installed the aussie last winter, I got it from northridge4x4 for $230.

The gears/install kits/carrier are from Trent Fabrication. Best price by far of all the venders I pm'd on pirate4x4.com. CHEAP!

Randy's prices are nowhere near competitive to what you can get from vendors on pirate4x4.

**mcatald** · 07-10-2010, 02:47 PM

Thanks for the info. How is the aussie when you turn? Is it manageable in the snow.

**jonzer12** · 07-10-2010, 02:52 PM

While I would never want an auto locker in the front in the rear its fine in winter.
I can donut the jeep at will but it is more than manageable. After a couple weeks I forgot its there as you adapt to it If anything it is worse on pavement as you can't feel the tire scrub during the winter.

**mcatald** · 07-10-2010, 02:56 PM

Thanks for the info I now am sold on it and I will stop cluttering your thread.

XJcoupe · 07-11-2010, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jonzer12

Decided not to build the waggy 44, too expensive and my garage door height means I can't go over 35's so I am just going to build up a hp30 and ditch my lp30.

4.88's, master installs and a new carrier for the 30. I will run stock shafts and buy chromo's if they don't hold up. I drive like a granny anyways

nice choice of gears Justin
[QUOTE] I drive like a granny anyways

ya right buddy, not from this vid last week when I was out on the trail with you
- click on the pic - takes you to the video

**jonzer12** · 10-21-2010, 09:54 AM

Well the new hp30 is slowly coming together. Its getting sandblasted right now and I have a local shop turning down some tube to sleeve the inside of the tubes with.

This guy showed up and I have some 30 spline chromolly axles on order.

Deepwater Jeepin · 10-21-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by jonzer12

I have a local shop turning down some tube to sleeve the inside of the tubes with.

Whats going on?... sounds beefy but i have never heard of that.

**jonzer12** · 10-21-2010, 10:33 AM

Get some 2x1/4 tube and turn it down to ~1.950 Cut it to length and press it inside the axle tubes. Plug weld it and weld it at the knuckle. Still leaves you room to run a 1.31" 30 spline shaft but you have a dana 30 with 1/2 thick tubes.
No more bending, much harder to warp when welding on truss or brackets.

XJcoupe · 10-21-2010, 11:56 AM

for a D30 it going to be BEEFY

Deepwater Jeepin · 10-21-2010, 12:39 PM

Thats awsome, are you pressing it yourself? I would be interested in seeing some pictures if you can get them.

**jonzer12** · 10-21-2010, 01:04 PM

I will take pictures, I am getting the sleeves with an order of steel I am supposed to pick up next week. I am just gonig to knock them in with a sledge hammer. Just to be sure to leave enough room at the differential end to get a seal puller in there.

**CT99XJ** · 10-21-2010, 05:46 PM

Interested in how the sleeving will turn out.

**jonzer12** · 10-21-2010, 08:03 PM

It will work great. This is not new territory, you can buy kits to do this but I found it cheaper to have them made locally. This is also very common on JK front axles.
As I have invested a considerable sum in sticking with a dana 30 I want to take the time and beef up the housing properly.