or is there a better axle swap for my plans, it will be used for a little bit of everything. Mud, trails, crawling, weekend cruising.

 

Yep that's the best front end as far as 1 tons go. I'd skip the 14 rear and use a 10.25. Look at my build thread project rj in the builders section for pics of 1 ton stuff

 

will an 85-92 work?

 

Not without moving the springs outside of frame.

I'm about 120 miles from the city but if your ever this way lemme know!

 

and i read all 85 pages of your thread, and I'm amazed, love your work. My girlfriends grandpa lives in st. charles, and if we make a trip out there, maybe we can try and go wheel or just meet up.

 

This is what it looks like with XJ springs and stretched to 111" wheel base

 

What axles are you running?

 

D60 hp front, 14 bolt rear. Sterling axle for the back is a good choice also, just the later sterling axles have a not so popular bolt pattern

 

now with the 14 bolt rear requires a transfer case swap correct? which may not be a bad idea. What transfer case would you recommend if i went with the 14 bolt?

 

Yes there are two different spring pin width ford 60s. The 78-79 are within a 1/2 inch of the stock jeep one but the 85-91s are 3 inches wider. I used a 79 one. Out boarding springs means you love the mounts from under the frame to the outside. The tcase doesn't care what rearend is in it.

 

yeah i know about the 60, and the tcase matters where the pumpkin is on the axle correct? and is there anyway you can take pics of how you moved the mounts, if not that fine, ill try and find something or just figure it out myself.

 

http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r383/ibuildembig/IMG_20110804_193513.jpg

unless I'm still getting the wrong idea, the mounts are under the frame..?

 

Yes, his are under the frame because he used an axle from a 79.

 

You can use any transfercase as far as the rear axle is concerned, you either alter the driveline, use conversion u joints or swap either the axle yoke or slip yoke to make things work. For the front yo want to decide what transfercase and axle you want to use.
Say if you want deeper gearing than 5.38. You would want to look for a Chevy D60
Those you can gear to 5.86:1, then you would want a passenger drop transfercase.
Lots a choices, lots a different routes to go

 

i feel so stupid right now. i know to use a 78-79 lol. i thought we were talking about having to outboard the sterling.

 

i have a slip yoke, on my transfer case now. and i like the idea of a hp 60 (out of a 78-79) lol and from what I'm reading, a sterling 10.25. Which is what i asked about the years for . 85-92.

 

still have a lot of research, especially on axles period.

 

The first big question that begets an answer is what is the ultimate goal of your Jeep. That should pretty much determine everything else within your available budget.
Did the work on the YJ for a friend.
My put put Jeep is a TJ with 1 tons
Took 11 months of my life to built, but I have so much fun with it, that it was worth every dime and every minute.


orogrande20 by aartjestaartje, on Flickr

 

right now what i want is some crawling, trail use, mud, what ever, while also driving on the road. not a whole lot but if i want to i could go cruise. now, i have a cv style drive shaft now. would i be able to use it with this swap?

 

You can have your current driveshaft retubed, or do it yourself as long as you make sure it has next to no run out.