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Well it was nice out and I got a chance to get a better measurement ID was 1.45" and they are in fact too small to bore out. :doh: The limiting factor is that little notch that the spindle washer uses. I'll just keep it 30 spline as originally intended. Hasta

Yep and its greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking out. :cheers:

I was surprised it broke too. I think it was just turning a little too sharp out of the stop sign it was less than a 90 deg turn, so pretty sharp I should of known better. I had put plenty of miles on it too and it had been great, just a little chirpy while parking. The spindles are already...

Well the shop said the 30 spline carrier had not shipped yet and they had a 35 spline arb locker sitting on the shelf collecting dust. They gave me a great deal on it so I guess now I am going to boring those spindles out. Gah I'm so weak willed, so much peer pressure. :)

I'd probably go the hole saw route I read about on the forum. Unless that tool makes it that much easier to justify the cost.

All good points. I had put a bunch of miles on the welded carrier before the snap. I just turrned a little too sharp coming out of the stop sign and I think the inside tire just gripped a little harder than usual. I'll reach out to the shop I ordered my new carrier from. If its too late to...

Still better than the D35. It will serve my purposes :)

It is a 30 Spline. I thought about boring it out and changing to 35 but I didn't think it was worth the hassle. If it becomes an issue I'll probably find another axle. I am hoping the posi receives the stress.

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Well I snapped an axleshaft the other day turning at a stopsign. The joys of daily driving with a welded rear. The broken piece posed a bit of a challenge to remove from the carrier. However I am an electronics geek so I decided to create an electromagnent out of a bolt and some wire. I...

New Rubicon Express springs and shackles in the rear I think I ended up with about 5.5" back there. I'm hoping it settles a little as of right now its a little higher than the front (4.5"). Maybe once I load it for expeditions it will even out. Haha l, I have seen images of similarly lifted...

Still the d30, it has an adapter/spacer up front to get the 8 lug pattern.

Well the holidays swallowed me up and I have been meaning on posting some images. The build is mostly done and I have been driving it around. Still some things to finish on the list. But here it is after the majority of the work has been done. I would post more images but it really is not...

The goal is for an expedition/overlanding type of build. We recently tested a new camping set up and it worked out well. This tent allowed us to use the jeep as sleeping quarters. I installed some curtains as well, they really helped keep the XJ warm during the cool night, and the sun out in the...

I start my build this weekend. If all goes well I will be itching to try it out.