I kept destroying the planetary set that was used in place of the VC. The outer gears would just rip right out of the set. It is a pretty stout case ..But for some reason when it got a load on it it would buckle at that planetary set.. I have talked to several other guys who swapped the 242 into V8 grands and theirs didnt hold up to heavy wheeling either..
When mine came apart the last time the planetary set literally blew into pieces and one piece went thru the side of the housing and it broke almost entirely in half from the stress..

My friends kept saying I hit it on a rock but my skid was not marked and when we watched the video later you can clearly see that I am half way up the rock pile and the rig looked like it lurched and you can see parts flying out the bottom.. I had at least 10 " of clearance... So .....It was not busted on a rock...

I would imagine with a 4.0 it would last forever but with 35's and the amount of HP and torque my 5.2 puts out ...It just wouldnt do.. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />