I hang aroud the Toy shops here because that's the closest I can get to a Mitsu shop.:-)

As I understand things the only problamatic part is the Birfields. Rock Stomper ran them for years with 37s and larger. Far as I know the ONLY thing he ever broke were the joints. Last axle I saw was using Porsche joints; they still broke.

The current 'trend' is to transplant D60 knuckles and re-do the axles shafts to fit. It's not hard or expensive. Basically you get a Ford 9" with Dana 60 knuckles when you're done strength wise. I've seen a couple done in the last few months.

Honestly? It's a waste of time. It's still cheaper to build a D44/D60 or a Ford 9" than to try and make a Toy or Mitsu axle do the same thing. It's kinda like trying to turn a Mitsu IFS carrier into a solid axle...why???

Edward