JAS
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ann Arbor, MI
there are tons of ways to go.
Bolt in could use a 29 spline 8.25... cheap for the axle but then have to buy gears for either 4.10 or 4.56. disc brakes can be done but it does not come with them. I do not believe that you will readily find a 29 spline c8.25 with 4.10 in the JY. Some find some with LSD. With this axle you are spending the coin on gears and locker
Slightly better would be a exploder 8.8. stronger axle but not bolt it. comes with disc brakes can be found in the JY with 4.10 and lsd. This would be cheaper but you just spend your coin with a fabricator to do your welding. With this axle you will want your tubes welded. This axle is prone to spinning a tube if they are not welded. Welding the tubes is not an task that just any welder can do.
xj d44... more expensive and does not come with disc breaks... but it is bolt in. and has the advantage of not being a c-clip axle. that is a bonus for some and requirement for others. It is mildly stronger than the 8.25 but has the bonus of not being a c-clip axle.
For 33 inch tires all 3 of these axles will be plenty stout for tons of fun.
Up front. For this tire size the d30 is fine... just gear it to match the rear... while you are at it get a nice lsd or lunch box locker. If you have the x260 joints get shafts that will run the x297 joint and use the x260 as your trail spares.
When gearing my junk I bought a HP D30 for $100 geared it to 4.88 with an ARB and when I swapped out the axle I have spare unit bearings and shafts and will take the empty housing off to the scrap heap.
In the rear I found an XJ d44 and put in the ARB and 4.88 and disc brakes.
It was not cheap enough to slide past my wife.
Bolt in could use a 29 spline 8.25... cheap for the axle but then have to buy gears for either 4.10 or 4.56. disc brakes can be done but it does not come with them. I do not believe that you will readily find a 29 spline c8.25 with 4.10 in the JY. Some find some with LSD. With this axle you are spending the coin on gears and locker
Slightly better would be a exploder 8.8. stronger axle but not bolt it. comes with disc brakes can be found in the JY with 4.10 and lsd. This would be cheaper but you just spend your coin with a fabricator to do your welding. With this axle you will want your tubes welded. This axle is prone to spinning a tube if they are not welded. Welding the tubes is not an task that just any welder can do.
xj d44... more expensive and does not come with disc breaks... but it is bolt in. and has the advantage of not being a c-clip axle. that is a bonus for some and requirement for others. It is mildly stronger than the 8.25 but has the bonus of not being a c-clip axle.
For 33 inch tires all 3 of these axles will be plenty stout for tons of fun.
Up front. For this tire size the d30 is fine... just gear it to match the rear... while you are at it get a nice lsd or lunch box locker. If you have the x260 joints get shafts that will run the x297 joint and use the x260 as your trail spares.
When gearing my junk I bought a HP D30 for $100 geared it to 4.88 with an ARB and when I swapped out the axle I have spare unit bearings and shafts and will take the empty housing off to the scrap heap.
In the rear I found an XJ d44 and put in the ARB and 4.88 and disc brakes.
It was not cheap enough to slide past my wife.
