JK dana 30 carrier and spider gears needed ASAP

[Rubi03 jef]

ok so heres the short story

friend of mine has a JK on 35's and well he was wheeling and suddenly he hears a noise
so he stops    noise goes away    he drives noise comes back

he calls me up .. i go look at it and well i pull the front cover off and he exploded the carrier and the spider gears are just a mess

so question now is
is a dana 30 a dana 30     meaning dana 30 from a jk the same as any other dana 30 from a tj / xj / mj / zj
if so does anyone have one laying around for cheap
carrier and spider gears

ring gear and pinion gear seem to be fine  just need the carrier and the spider gears


thanks

[w squared]

I don't know that a 30 is a 30 is a 30.

I think that the JK Dana 30 has a couple things that might be different - ABS tone rings? A different (encapsulated) unit bearing? Then again, you're only looking for the carrier and the spider gears, so you might be okay.

I'm not saying that you can't find a way to make a take-off work, just suggesting that it might be a bit more difficult than putting a TJ axle on an XJ.

Here's one other thing...he's already proven that he can do some pretty good damage to the Dana 30 on his 35's - maybe it's time to get a 44 under there? You can buy Dana44's that are bolt-on for a JK. Currie makes some VERY nice stuff - and they adress the biggest issue with the stock front JK Dana 44, which is the relatively small diameter tubes and the weak C's. I'd say look for a JK Dana 44 take-off, but nobody around here seems to be upgrading their JK front axles.

[Rubi03 jef]

i agree on that .. only problem is that its a lease and it goes back in a few months so  hes just looking to put in a new carrier and remove the lift and back she goes and then he's prbably getting a rubicon

i know the jk has the abs and all other stuff evening being a bit wider .. but i dont know if the carrrier is differnet and thats what i need to find out

[Pookapotamus]

I still have my complete carrier from my dana 30, its out of a 92 xj. you can have them for free so if they dont work your out nothing.

Pook

[Bnine]

It depends on the carrier break Jeff, but I have a lot of d30 carriers. Probably a dozen or so 355 an under, and a couple 373 and up.

[Rubi03 jef]

he says he has 4.10's in it

i thought the carrier and spider gears are all the same     isnt it the ring gear and pinion where your reduction is

his ring gear is ok . and isnt chipped at all

[Pookapotamus]

if he has 4.10"s mine will not work for you, the carriers are offset to accept the bigger ring gear with a 4.10. my spiders might still work but not sure.

[Rubi03 jef]

oh ok .. well thats shity   now i have to find something thats near imposible


any one got a dana 30 carrier that will accept 4.10 gears   with spider gears in it as well

thanks

[JackstandJohnny]

i agree on that .. only problem is that its a lease and it goes back in a few months so  hes just looking to put in a new carrier and remove the lift and back she goes and then he's prbably getting a rubicon

i know the jk has the abs and all other stuff evening being a bit wider .. but i dont know if the carrrier is differnet and thats what i need to find out

why wouldn't it be covered under warranty?  oh wait lift, and 35s on a stock D30......


looks like he's gonna learn a lesson the hard way...........

maybe you should just have him call stan at northridge or something Jeff, just get the new part and install em. it'll probalby be much cheaper than the 3k the dealership will cost him........

[Pookapotamus]

i got my d30 4.10 carrier from stan for $90!

[Rubi03 jef]

awesome .. ill give him a call

[Rubi03 jef]

called stan .. hes hooking me up with a carrier tomorrow   thats right on the day that they are closed

now i just need to confirm that the spider gears from any dana 30 carrier will work with this 4.10 set up

[Pookapotamus]

mine did when i went up to 4.10