YJ-GENRAL
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- cleveland, TN
getting rid of the 44?
Fall Flog 09 pictures...
- Thread starter shortxjdoug
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- Location
- Gassaway TN
Nope, gonna put one in.
- Location
- Camden, SC
Why? Same joint. You tack your caps on alloy shafts and I bet your joint issues will go away in the front.
- Location
- Gassaway TN
True about the same joint but I have broken shafts up front also not just the joints. Hopefully with a stronger shaft I can upgrade the joints and really not have any more trouble.
JeepAddict85
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Nashville, TN
plus the housing/ring gear/tubes will be stronger
- Location
- Middle Tennessee
If they make it, Mark can break it. Don't you remember Morris Mountain??
- Location
- Camden, SC
So what size tires you going to? I would recomend xj width by the way.
YJ-GENRAL
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- cleveland, TN
so you have a d30 up front? didnt know that.
256offroad
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- Location
- Huntsville Alabama
how can we forget! haha...
- Location
- Gassaway TN
True. I got a '78-'79 F250 housing with 1/2" tubes. BEEFY!!!!
That's not nice.
I'm gonna stay on 35's for now. The axle has been narrowed to stock Waggy width. I didn't want to go full width.
Yep, good ole D30. I have beat on it pretty hard, you can ask, and I have broke it too. Never had an issue with a R&P like some have, cough Tyler, cough.
Broke both front and rear. Man that sucked!!!!
- Location
- Mayesville SC
I have seen this before!
:conceited
bigalpha
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- Location
- Tucson, AZ
What a hoopty.
JeepAddict85
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Nashville, TN
^ Now thats some turning radius!
kf_chris
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
looks like a great time. other than the breakage
- Location
- Gassaway TN
That's all muscle. No hydro assist on that!!:laugh:
Team Willys
www.rocksolidfab.com
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN
Well, with the 44 you will have locking hubs, so you will be able to run some type of super-joint with some alloy shafts and the breakage will decrease. With the 30, you are limited on the type of joint because they have to remain street friendly. SO, while the joints are still classified as a 760 type, a super joint wont break like a spicer. Mark, I would recommend Bobby Longs...
- Location
- Gassaway TN
That's what I was thinking Tyler. The locking hubs would be the only way I could run a joint like a BLong.
shortxjdoug
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Chattanooga tn
exactly.... im due for a set of bobbys myself... i just noticed today i cracked a cap in an alloy usa xjoint, it didnt spit the joint, just cracked a cap
- Location
- Camden, SC
I ran the yukon joint and hated them. Very jerky and comes with a crappy grease gun and special grease.
Team Willys
www.rocksolidfab.com
- Location
- Chattanooga, TN
Ghost, must you hate everything that it actually worth having? 8.8s, chevy engines, dana 44s, super u-joints, etc, etc, etc, are all on you dislike lists... Yet you like 2.5L Jeep engines??? I don't get it.
Lol, just had to poke some fun.
I myself am running stock parts as in axles and u-joints, no high dollar stuff yet, but it seems to be doing pretty good. I did have to fully weld the u-joint caps in on the pass side front axle though because the ears were egg shaping! The long side has been fine, I guess since the shaft has more twist it takes some of the abuse off of the joint.
Lol, just had to poke some fun.
I myself am running stock parts as in axles and u-joints, no high dollar stuff yet, but it seems to be doing pretty good. I did have to fully weld the u-joint caps in on the pass side front axle though because the ears were egg shaping! The long side has been fine, I guess since the shaft has more twist it takes some of the abuse off of the joint.
