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broke my dana 60, inner axle upgrade?

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so I broke a outer stub axle on my 60. Seeing as I had planned on a regear to 5.38s anyway it isn't too big of a deal. So now I plan on buying 35 outters and slugs. The inners are neck down 79 axles. Do I just get a set of used nonneck down inners or do I need to get chromemoly axles. This is my first breakage on my nearly stock axle. I have 39.5s now but someday will have 44s.
 
In reality though, what is the price difference? I have yet to break an inner.

Martin
 
Depending on how hard you wheel but imho you need chro moly axles for 44s. When I ran 44s I broke in the dumbest spots with my 42s I probably break once a year. When I had the 44s I broke dang near every time out
 
I would just get the chromo inner and outer shafts for the what the price difference is versus Spicer shafts nowadays. Also would not recommend getting used shafts because you don't know what the history is, and fatigue life plays a big role on how they will hold up.

On my rig I broke a stock neckdown inner shaft first, and then broke 2 30-spline stubs and twisted a third all at different times. Replaced the inners with Spicer non-necked shafts because at that time the only other option were very pricey chromos (probably 10 years ago). At a later date I went to 35 spline Yukon stubs. I have not broken anything since replacing the shafts and am using the same Spicer u-joints I started with (they survived the multiple shaft breaks). The other advantage to chromos is the ears on the shafts don't deform or the u-joints holes don't get egg shaped and wallowed out. I have two friends with that issue on Spicer shafts running 42's and big blocks.
 
For $830 with the joints... I'd go for it.

Are they the fancy joints or standard needle bearing?
 
Good call, cause I found out the hard way that they don't come with the axle shafts.

Martin
 
I'm running Yukon cromo inners/35 spline outers with their 35 spline hubs. Spicer non-greasable joints with full circle snap rings. I'm happy with it.
 

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