heres a vid of a blown front end

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by tomp

However, the diff is a piece of crap and this should not have happened. It wouldn't have happened on an H2, JK or other so why does the H3's blow up so darn easy?

Yes the aluminum diff is crap. It is undersized for the size and torque of the H3 and should have had a cast iron housing from the start. The housing issue has been addressed with the Alpha and hopefully (if rumors are to be believed) the next Alpha will have a bigger diff.

But this issue is not isolated to the H3's. In fact H2's had issues with their housings cracking in the early years. It was a defect rather than a design flaw, but they still broke. And unless you're referring to the JK Rubicon, you'll break diffs and axles on a JK. The Dana 30 and 35c are not exactly bulletproof. And you can even blow up a 44 if you try hard enough. If you play, you pay. Eventually you'll break something.

Originally Posted by tomp

I'd upgrade to the Alpha cast iron case

Done.