- Location
- Near Rochester NY
About 2 weeks ago I posted about swapping a HP D30 into my 2000 XJ. I was considering a 1990 axle. I got a couple of responses telling me to be careful of the vacuum disconnect but that the steering parts were interchangable.
I found a good price on a 1998 HP D30 complete axle and picked it up. I decided to have the body shop that was fixing the fender install it. After they installed the axle, they called me saying it needed a steering box because it went hard against the stops to the left and did not steer all the way to the right. I had them install a used box. They called yesterday and said the track bar was bent. They ordered a new one and compared the two. They told me the old one was .5 inches longer than the new one. They installed it. Now they tell me the 1998 axle is not interchangable into the 2000 because there are some "length issues". They told me their source of information was 2 local Jeep dealers and a local boneyard that has a lot of Jeeps. I thought the only difference was HP vs. LP.
They want to get a 2000 axle complete for another $1250.
QUESTIONS:
Are the track bars a different length from 1998 to 2000?
Based on your experience, can you tell me what steering parts are unique between the 1998 and the 2000?
What do you think the real problem could be?
I really appreciate any help you can give me. The bill is up to $2000 now and I don't know when I will get the car back.
MoFo
I found a good price on a 1998 HP D30 complete axle and picked it up. I decided to have the body shop that was fixing the fender install it. After they installed the axle, they called me saying it needed a steering box because it went hard against the stops to the left and did not steer all the way to the right. I had them install a used box. They called yesterday and said the track bar was bent. They ordered a new one and compared the two. They told me the old one was .5 inches longer than the new one. They installed it. Now they tell me the 1998 axle is not interchangable into the 2000 because there are some "length issues". They told me their source of information was 2 local Jeep dealers and a local boneyard that has a lot of Jeeps. I thought the only difference was HP vs. LP.
They want to get a 2000 axle complete for another $1250.
QUESTIONS:
Are the track bars a different length from 1998 to 2000?
Based on your experience, can you tell me what steering parts are unique between the 1998 and the 2000?
What do you think the real problem could be?
I really appreciate any help you can give me. The bill is up to $2000 now and I don't know when I will get the car back.
MoFo