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2K views 11 replies 6 participants last post by  ALASKA99TJ 
#1 ·
Ok, I've got the modding bug right now and no one has to know about it.

I am moving on with the next phase of my build and it looks like axle phase

Any pro input helps thanks guys
 
#2 ·
What are you running now for your rear? Dana 35? Toss it! Dana 44? Beef up to larger inner and splines, an air locker or cable or electronic. Even drop in some new gears. Swap out drums to Disk. Maybe even cut off brackets and weld on stronger ones.

Front you can do all the same as the rear. Just don't need to swap out the drum brake. You can up grade the disk to Black magic. I hear they're really good.
 
#3 · (Edited)
Thanks, Beefing up is the plan, so now I have a little laundry list of parts and companies I need to find out more about. Maybe a sponsorship could come out of it. fingers crossed.
but not sure about these air locker or e-locker
 
#4 ·
I agree with "tj00wrangler" on upgrade'n your axles to a Dana 44, but note this, stay away from rubicon axles, the knuckles and u-joints are the same size as your Dana 30. If you can't find a Dana 44 rear in your area you can always go to a ford 8.8 or ford 9" depending on what size tires and what kinda wheel'n you'll be doing. as for the front a Dana 44 will be your best bet. I am swapping axles right now to a D44/9" combo. Remember ford 9 inch axles have many aftermarket stuff for them thanks to our race car/hot rod friends.
 
#5 ·
I'd definitely say to go with the Ford 8.8. They are relatively cheap pulls from junk yards, can be built real tough and hold up to 35+ inch tires.
 
#6 ·
sterling 10.25 rear and dana 60 front, quit screwing around! haha you know your gonna upgrade to bigger tires down the road so spend the money now and save it later. its what im doing and my axle's will only have to be built once. i built and bought my 10.25 rear for less than $1000 locker included and disk brake conversion.
 
#7 ·
An 8.8 is easy and cheap for the rear if you have some fab skills. The ford 9" has always been my favorite though. Currie enterprises is who I've been going to for years. A well built 9" can handle a ton of abuse. You can order a bolt in set up or go cheap and remove a couple of housings from a junk yard and "piece" it together. I did that with the 9"s in my CJ7. I had Currie do the housings and cut some new axles, then did everything else myself. wasnt too bad.
 
#8 ·
if you build the 10.25, you just stand on the skinny pedal and dont worry about it. run the horse power up, then stand on it, put it in a bind and stand on it.... your not gonna spend anymore than what you initially put in it. so build small spend the same amount, and fix shit when it breaks, or build big and use it for years. your choice, me i only like doing things once. check out pirate 4x4 on axle builds the guys over there know how its done.
 
#9 ·
You can do that with the 9" as well. Look at those drag race guys that run 33x15 slicks pulling wheelies all day and never break anything. I just got my Ford 9" with large axle bearings for $150. Try that on for cheap.:punk:
The deals are out there you just need to take your time and look for them.
One more thing if a 8.8 stock can handle a 35" tire what can a stock 9" handle or better yet a 9" with chromoly axles and drag racing diff parts?

Alaska99TJ - I'll be able to stand on my skinny pedal all day with my set up, but when I wheel, I prefer more skill in drive'n to find the right line then just gun it til the jeep goes up or thru. Also what size tires you running? You install a fuel cell? if not make sure your 10.25 doesn't get pushed into your fuel tank(or thru your floor (cause that axle is HUGE)) when full compression on your springs.


*ALWAYS REMEMBER*..... Bigger is better but if you don't have the room or make the room for a larger diff you will wreck stuff.
 
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