It's not a big deal.
Fix it and move on.
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Coulda happened to anyone. The dana 30 is a good axle, that'll do exactly what you want it to, Garrett.
Find someone on naxja to help you truss it a bit, like Chris is saying, and move on.
No worries, buddy...I'm sure you'll be more careful now, but again, we've all been there. I blew a motor going through a 2ft deep water hole with my 4runner. I was driving like 58mph when I hit the hole...people said I looked like one of those frilled lizards running across water. :elkgrin:
What did I do? swapped in a new motor, bought a snorkel and learned to slow down. (After I punched myself in the face..haha!)
Cheers buddy, congrats on finding the housing!