CAN 1 TON AXLES SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN?? ULTIMATE DANA 60s FOR THE JEEP GLADIATOR 

Glad you’re following along bro! 💪🏼🙌🏼

So pumped! Glad you are too. You guys have the two Wranglers still? How do you like the 4Xe?

@@4XTRAIL ya buddy. My Rubicon and my wife’s Sahara 4Xe. We love it. Got a sweet new tire cover on it that gives it those G-Wagon vibes 😂

Hey that’s awesome! Cool that our builds are paralleling a bit too. Hope your swap goes well, would like to hear about how it goes!

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Good idea! Thanks Vinny!

Hahaha too real 😅😅😅

Hey man! I heard good things about Dana and I liked that they are the factory axle manufacturer for Jeep. Northridge was also running a crazy sale on the rear UD60 so that played a factor as well. I considered Dynatrac, Teraflex and Currie as well - all seem to be great options!

Let’s go bro 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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Thanks for the comment!

Hey, glad you’re following along with us. Your 3.8 may be slow but is probably more reliable than my 3.6 😅

Get JL with a 3.6 and an 8 speed. Turns 38s like nothing with 4.88 gears cruising down at 85mph is no issue.

Not much, no. 5:38 gears should put it back closer to factory ratios and our camper is well below the max rating for the gladiator. all that said the 3.6 will definitely be earning its keep when we are towing 😆 steep inclines will definitely be a struggle.

@@4XTRAIL great 👍. Looking forward to seeing this build!

No you don't need 1 tons. I've ran 37s on the stock rubicon axle housings for nearly 7 years just fine. Things that I have done are chromoly axle shafts(some people just run the stock axle shafts on the rubicon axle because you can get them EXTREMELY cheap and go through 10 sets over 5 years before the cost of a set of chromoly axle shafts). That said, some may not be comfortable doing a trail repair or want to do one choice is yours. Get yourself a good set of ball joints(dynatrac, metalcloak, etc) and regear appropriately for your build. I have 5.13 gears but I'm not heavy on the skinny pedal, a more common gearing is 4.88. You do NOT need 1 tons for general driving or mild trails, hell I have done just about every major trail up and down the west coast without breaking my axle, or any of the components on there. It took me 9 years to upgrade my axle and i even sold my old axle housing because it was in great shape and recouped cost. In short, if you take care of your stuff, don't drive like a hot head and smash those rocks with the skinny pedal - you will be amazed how long your stock stuff will last and how far you can push it. Determine your goals before dropping 5k+ on a new axle that you might not need. Don't get distracted by youtube builds, sema builds or what the other guys are doing.

@@xhisors200 cool ty. Been watching these vids. And I’m like do I really need that? My off road is mainly gravel with little pot holes here and there. lol.

Build for your goals - put that money saved to have more adventures. Once your goals are beyond your current equipment expand from there. Be safe out there!

I don’t, but hopefully someone else here can answer for you 🤙🏼

That’s an interesting comparison for sure. I’m around 20k for the two crate axles and 5 wheels / tires. That’s not including suspension or steering.

On D30s and D44s for sure. The braketry on the UD60s is quite beefy. I did reinforce the frame side track bar bracket though 🤙🏼 thanks for the comment

@@4XTRAIL I am telling you from personal experience and as someone who runs UD60’s, get rid of the stock bracket and go synergy or have custom made.

@@bajamedic Do you have a IG account with pic of your set up? I have UD60's on the way, and would love to see what you did to address the weak point.

I’ve heard terrific things about the pro rock! I think the pro rock has slightly better clearance which is a big pro. I think the only real advantage to Dana is the parts are readily available since it s basically the axle from a Ram 3500.

Teraflex Olympus beadlocks 🤙🏼

Haha facts

I’ve heard good things about Currie! I would say you can’t go wrong either way but I don’t have first hand experience with Currie axles. The company is solid though.

Thanks Philip!