The D35 is definatly not as strong as your rear axle (Ford 8.8) but it balances out pretty good.Īh yes, side gears as in spiders. Although rare, it is possbile to crack and destroy the aluminum housing of the TTB D35, but more than likley that will never happen. It could have been built stronger with a Iron or steal housing (and definatly a lot cheaper then aluminum). Reverse cut gears are noted to be stronger in a front axle, making the strength Dana 35 equivalint to a Standard cut Dana44 (rear axle?). The Jeep D35 has standard cut gears, while the TTB D35 is reverse cut.

Heres the thing about the Dana 35 rear axle and the Dana 35 Ford TTB. But if you are like me and just like turning up mud and pushing your luck on the mediocre stuff then a lunchbox locker should be fine.

If you do 'really hard' wheeling, or you find yourself fighting slippery rocks in the utah mountains then you probably want to advise against it. Well the problem with an Automatic locker upfront is the fact when you turn your going to be getting quirks, bangs, and possibly broken shafts.

Dana 35 spartan locker install