Some Random Guy
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Yes, I can. Or I can just upgrade. That’s part of what I was trying to sort out when I started this thread.Northridge 4x4 in the area should be able to figure this out. Last I heard the lead time for an appointment was way out there. 39's on D44 doesn't seem reasonable. Can you go back to 35's while saving for proper axles?
My gut says I should be breaking teeth or twisting shafts if the 44 can’t handle a 73 pound tire, not blowing pinion bearings. And definitely not while being babied on a regear break-in. Ball joints were a pre-existing condition.
So I can afford to upgrade now, but I don’t want to spend $10k just because of 2 pinion bearings. I have competing demands for those funds. I’d want more evidence related to my useage than “because the internet said the D44 can’t” without explaining why. Early on people said it couldn’t handle bigger tires before they understood the JL D44 wasn’t the JK D44. If someone can help me connect the dots from tires to pinion bearing failure, that would help me make the jump now.
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