qwikgta
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The 2wd still has a stub axle that goes through the unit bearing. You would still need the spacer to space it correctly. The unit bearing will fall apart if you run without the stub axle.
Maybe it was not clear, I have 5x5 bolt pattern rims on my XJ already, so I plan to keep the knuckle, hub, rotor and caliper from the WJ. I was pretty sure that I needed to keep the WJ stub axle in place, so that the unit bearing does not fall apart. I think that question was answered. My plan is to take the axle apart, keeping the stub in place.
As for the steering, I must have missed it in all the reading I have done. I don't need to upgrade the steering, but I seam to remember reading that one of the issues w/ the WJ knuckles is that they interfere with the sway bar and something else if you try to connect the WJ steering linkage on the XJ.
I guess what am asking if anyone has done the WJ brake swap and kept their XJ steering? If so, do I have to swap the TRE from XJ to something else to fit into the WJ knuckles, or does the XJ stuff fit? If I can't keep the XJ steering, Ill just work with the WJ stuff.