Hello. Yes.. I have offroaded my truck pretty hard. My dana 30 was stock for a long time and then I put a powertrax locker in it, but still stock equipment. I used that for a long time without any breakdowns.
Just this year, at 'TDS 09 I finally broke a front pass side axle shaft. 50 dollars had me good to go again.
I actually broke the ring and pinion as well at tds, but I switched in 4.88's before going and 3 of the teeth were already chipped, so thats most likely why that happened...(its kind of a long story why)....
If your gonna stay with 4.10's I you can make it last, but it is all in the driving. You can break it, but you Can break a dana 60 also... Like I said, its all in the driving. The R&P are stronger with higher gearing because the ring and pinion have less number of teeth and therefore the teeth are thicker. 4.10's should work good for you.
Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions.
-Tim
Just this year, at 'TDS 09 I finally broke a front pass side axle shaft. 50 dollars had me good to go again.
I actually broke the ring and pinion as well at tds, but I switched in 4.88's before going and 3 of the teeth were already chipped, so thats most likely why that happened...(its kind of a long story why)....
If your gonna stay with 4.10's I you can make it last, but it is all in the driving. You can break it, but you Can break a dana 60 also... Like I said, its all in the driving. The R&P are stronger with higher gearing because the ring and pinion have less number of teeth and therefore the teeth are thicker. 4.10's should work good for you.
Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions.
-Tim
