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Wheel spacer caused axle to snap?
I revved up my engine to 2500 rpm and popped the clutch to make my wheels chirp (have done this multiple times in the past). I recently installed wheel spacers, and installed 4.10 gears (up from 3.07s). These are 1" wheel spacers. I drive a 2002 Jeep Wrangler and the rear dana 35 axle snapped. Could the cause be the wheel spacer, the gear change, or did I just try to chirp the wheels on a road with too much traction?
5 Answers
- CarolLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your treatment of the Jeep made your axle snap, not the wheel spacer.
DUH....
- 1 decade ago
this guy doesn't know what he is talking about.
lower gears (higher numerically) multiply torque.
the d35 is a weak axle as it is, the axle shaft diameter is less than an inch, that with the deep gear and the clutch drop snapped the axle shaft.
i swapped mine out for a ford 8.8 out of an explorer. got the the axle with factory limited slip, disc brakes and 4:10 gears. got a d30 from a 4 cylinder jeep. also with 4:10's, gear change from the junk yard, 400 bucks. plus brackets and brake lines and new yokes...hey its a JEEP.
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Source(s): 95 yj i wheel the piss out of on the rocks. - 1 decade ago
The gear change had more to do with it then your spacers, you lost your low end. But the good news is you did not bust your crank or have your transfer case be thrown all over the drive way. Usually between 800 and 1000 RPM is good for getting the wheels turning down the road.
- rick bLv 71 decade ago
With the spacer you are putting added leverage on the axle. And popping the clutch with 4.10's in it you are putting Mechanical stress on the axles, plus they are not made to handle the abuse you are giving them. Switch to a dana 44 get rims with a shollower back spaceing instead of the spacer. and I am guessing you are using wider tires and maybe rims, quit popping the clutch your going to twist the drive shaft if you havent already
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
the gearing being much lower is what caused the axle to snap, the taller gears you had before didnt put as much stress on it because it started out slower but was longer up top, the 4.10's put more power to the wheels on initial clutch pop and that did ya in. Sounds funny cuz this is exactly how I use to treat my jeep in highschool, your in highschool arnt you?
