may be a stupid question but...how are people finding a dana 30 front with the gear ratio to use with there stock rear. from some threads thats what it seams like there doing...

 

Getting lucky??... Or maybe they are swapping out the gears to match their rear axle...

What do you mean? Are you having trouble finding one with the proper ratio?

 

ya every were i look tell me that i cant get one with 3.42 gear that they never came with that.

 

Maybe the original vehicle never did come with that ratio, but you should look into getting 3.42 gears that would fit. Either that or upgrade to 3.73's or whatever the ratio of that axle is in your rear axle.. You likely will want to anyway if you go to larger tires (which who wouldn't go to larger tires with a SFA swap).

 

Thanks swartlkk

if anyone knows were to get 3.42 gears for a dana 30 let me know, im searching all over the internet but its not looking good lol

 

If youre going to regear an axle anyway...why not find a D30 with 3.73s or 4.11s, then just regear the stock rear?

3.42s are just so small for any upsized tire