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Buying New Axles, What do you think?

Discussion in 'Intermediate CJ-5/6/7/8' started by jonnycj5, Nov 10, 2009.

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  1. Nov 10, 2009
    Daryl

    Daryl Sponsor

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    Spring over doesn't make a whole lotta sense for a short wheel base narrow track Jeep. Some people love it for a easy lift, but it usually brings more problems then it fixes. For a all around driver that can go on street and trail its better to just whack off the perches and put em back on stock wise. That is a flat out steal for those axles with that list of parts. The axles alone are worth 3-400 without any of the extra parts. The last 30 narrow track open axle I had with disks and 5.38s sold for $600. Just the 5.38s,low gear carrier, and set-up kit cost $400 plus the labor to set it up. Ok I have now beat this horse enough.
     
    Daryl, Nov 10, 2009
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  2. Nov 10, 2009
    jonnycj5

    jonnycj5 New Member

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    Yes this horse is beat and I have some new axles! I like the spring under since I already have a 2.5 lift. Less stuff to go wrong, I can always change them back to SOA if i want.

    Thank you to all for you help and welcoming me to this forum.

    I'll send some pics when I'm done.

    Jonny
     
    jonnycj5, Nov 10, 2009
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  3. Nov 11, 2009
    DrDanteIII

    DrDanteIII Master Procrastinator

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    Chances are the old spring under perches are still on the axles. Should be a bolt in operation.

    oh and I agree that $1k for those axles is a nice deal.
     
    DrDanteIII, Nov 11, 2009
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  4. Nov 11, 2009
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    Just to make you feel better - a couple years ago I 'stole' a set of axles from a guy abandoning a build:
    D30 NT, Disks, 4.88s, Detroit Locker, Warn Hubs
    D44NT, Warn FF, 4.88s, 11" Drum, Detroit Locker, Warn Hubs

    I was MORE than happy to give him the $1200 for those axles. On this one, I pulled the Detroits for OX lockers. One day install.
     
    Warloch, Nov 11, 2009
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  5. Nov 11, 2009
    kercher

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    kercher, Nov 11, 2009
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  6. Nov 11, 2009
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    Unless you can bring them to CO... Don't do that R) I am not going to go through the shipping hassel right now, no matter how much I would like to have them...
     
    Warloch, Nov 11, 2009
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  7. Nov 11, 2009
    kercher

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    this thread is about those axles...that's all.
     
    kercher, Nov 11, 2009
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  8. Nov 14, 2009
    80cj

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    One more thing about 5.38's is that the pinion gear gets mighty small which affects gearset strength. Especially in a D30 with it's already small gears. As the OP orginally posted, his present R&P is busted. I venture to guess that it's a higher ratio than 5.38.
     
    Last edited: Nov 14, 2009
    80cj, Nov 14, 2009
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