Mines welded and his will see wheel spin and suddenly no wheel spin when he jumps it.
Either way, both are way to much force for the 35s shafts and joints.
Yeah, that's what breaks shit. Sudden wheel stoppage will break even a Rockwell.
And all this about the availability of blingin' chromo shafts... they aint quite all what they're cracked up to be either.
I've seen the results from destructive testing and they're maybe a little over 15% stronger than stock, whereas stock D60 stuff is 40-50% (or more) stronger, yet costs the same when you compare the cost of a built-up D44 that's now maxed out and cannot be upgraded any further (Hell, you can get 10-15% more strength out of D35/D44 stock shafts just by running the Spicer 760X u-joints (about $30 ea.) with full-round retainer clips (or just welding the caps in).
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The D35 and D44 are both a good 50-60% stronger than the spindly little D28.
If it's just the
weight you're worried about, the D35 can take that no problem (go check out a prerunner Ranger forum, they sky their trucks many feet quite regularly with no complaints from the D35. Just don't keep the throttle pinned to redline while you're actually airborne, because the shockload created in the driveline when those spinning wheels come crashing back down to earth is what breaks shit).
Additionally, if you haven't broken the rear 7.5" in your BII, I doubt you'd have anything to worry about with the D35.