What about junkyard Dana 60s out of a truck? Wouldn't they be a lot cheaper? I know they wouldn't have a warranty on them but I've seen Rock Bouncers abuse some 1 ton axles more than I ever have seen a JK do. Just an option :thumb:
I bought a set of used rock jock 60s and I'm hear to tell ya the internal parts are fine the way Currie set's them up is F'd up a major fail point for the ring and pinion is the fact they use crush washer's on the pinion and over time some times sooner than later they let gear tolerances get out of whack and bam you have a problem.
also switch sides of how they plumb the arb they run copper tube over the top of the gear set and then using bailing wire to hold it in place it's a problem.
Also after doing water crossing's you should clean and re grease the unit bearing's up front because they will seize over time and your front wheel might just fall off because they are non serviceable like the dynatrac one's. so if you can deal with all that right after you buy them you'll be fine.
The currie rock jock 60 rear is a high pinion. Pretty sure the dynatrac is a low pinion rear. A high pinion rear axle has the power applied to the coast side of the gears, which makes it more prone to breakage. You can get the strongest axle shafts on the planet, but you simply cannot eliminate the possibility of breaking the gear set in a rear high pinion axle on big tires in a heavy jeep. It will always be a weak point in the currie.
No I do not pull the unit bearing apart but you can flush it out with solvent and re grease so water doesn't stay trapped in there and rust till the bearing seized.
The currie rock jock 60 rear is a high pinion. Pretty sure the dynatrac is a low pinion rear. A high pinion rear axle has the power applied to the coast side of the gears, which makes it more prone to breakage. You can get the strongest axle shafts on the planet, but you simply cannot eliminate the possibility of breaking the gear set in a rear high pinion axle on big tires in a heavy jeep. It will always be a weak point in the currie.
Agreed. Neither company makes the internals they both outsource so to say rock jock 60 is inferior is unfair. I never saw Randy bust the housing only the interior.
Dynatracs do seem to be the best drop in axles but they cost so more than every other option.
How did you add grease without pulling it apart and no zerk fitting.
I'm pickin up on what your saying now. when im talking about re grease im sayin the hub puck and hub assembly sorry for the confusion I spray lube down the crack's and hope for the best with the unit bearing itself. bottom line is unit bearing's kinda blow.
That's great if we want to live in a world of sheep.
That's great, Im glad that some people realize that blanket statements should be taken with a grain of salt. You guys that are affiliated with starting Wayalife have done something great here and a whole lot of people are looking up to you guys. Having the best product and your opinion of what the best product is,is always changing. Hence, design and development. If you constantly ridicule the products you don't like or have your self seen fail the people that look up to will likely follow suit. That's great if we want to live in a world of sheep. With a forum & family that is as innovative as yours shouldn't we present facts and encourage originality . None of us would be where we are today without people trying new things & taking risk. Sincerely Dana Jones
What about junkyard Dana 60s out of a truck? Wouldn't they be a lot cheaper? I know they wouldn't have a warranty on them but I've seen Rock Bouncers abuse some 1 ton axles more than I ever have seen a JK do. Just an option :thumb:
That's great, Im glad that some people realize that blanket statements should be taken with a grain of salt. You guys that are affiliated with starting Wayalife have done something great here and a whole lot of people are looking up to you guys. Having the best product and your opinion of what the best product is,is always changing. Hence, design and development. If you constantly ridicule the products you don't like or have your self seen fail the people that look up to will likely follow suit. That's great if we want to live in a world of sheep. With a forum & family that is as innovative as yours shouldn't we present facts and encourage originality . None of us would be where we are today without people trying new things & taking risk. Sincerely Dana Jones
What's up with all the sheep and yellow boot talk lately?
While both of these statements are true, I will say that I have extensively compared the two option for option and they are very close in final price when compared fairly. You will see a low cost RJ60 in a magazine or parts site and think "damn thats way cheaper than a PR60"....then you realize thats for a semi-float axle with far fewer options. If you want the cheapest semifloat PR60 that is comparable to a magazine priced RJ60, youll see that they are close in price but Currie does not come with the warrantee that Dynatrac has.