Too funny. The Dana 44's that are optional on your car-unibody Jeep SUVs are WEAKER than the H233B rear axle on the X.

Puty a truck frame and some real axles on those Heeps and you'll have spent more than any Xterra SAS.

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pnwbeers:

It's really not a question of longevity. The issue is making one trip, not many. Those axles won't last one day on a tough trail with poor conditions.

I challenge you to find ten broken H233B's out there amongst the tens of thousands of broke Dana 30s and 35s. This is not a grocery store issue but a trail issue.

It amazes me that my Jeeper friends won't even leave the pavement without a decent axle yet some Xterra owners are too busy Jeep-whorin' to realize what's what.

Whatever, guys. Bring that unibody piece of junk to Colorado and lets see what it's made of......