Dang i've never seen or heard of a knuckle breaking. your trunnions can make your birfs break. and not checking your studs can make them sheer. as well as extreme stress or age. didn't get to read the whole thread but ARP studs are supposed to be hardened to like 200k psi so i am told they are the best studs to roll with. but they are like $10 a stud. well worth it if you ask me. you can carry extra studs, birfs, and trunnions and just fix on the trail. if you grenade a knuckle then hats off to ya for goin that hard man. get some pics for sho!!!!