FSJ D44 swap and junk

[Tacedaddy]

two options, either have custom axle shafts made for $312 or run $130 adapters.... I ran adapters (granted i have a ford 8.8 out back) dont know how much for other axle shafts to be made

 

[Luke95]

Will you trust them for wheeling?

 

[Lowrange2]

I run adapters on the back of my 8.8 to convert from 5x4.5 to 5x5.5. I just converted my 6 lug Waggy 44 to 5x5.5.

 

[Tacedaddy]

I red locktited the living **** out of them... in hindsight i have to pull the shafts on friday and that was probably stupid but i had worked on the jeep for 22 hours straight and wanted to roll it out of the shop.

yeh i trust it

 

[Luke95]

I run adapters on the back of my 8.8 to convert from 5x4.5 to 5x5.5. I just converted my 6 lug Waggy 44 to 5x5.5.

I have these on my 8.25 but the two piece adapters scare me.

 

[Lowrange2]

With an 8.8 you really want to use adapters anyway to get the width close to the width of the front since they're so narrow.

 

[Ghost]

Will you trust them for wheeling?

I ran adapters out front on a D30 for a year or more of wheeling when I went to a rear 9" to replace the turdy-5!

With an 8.8 you really want to use adapters anyway to get the width close to the width of the front since they're so narrow.

Thanks.... now I just realized that 8.8 slated for the MJ will need them! UGH!

 

[Lowrange2]

I ran adapters out front on a D30 for a year or more of wheeling when I went to a rear 9" to replace the turdy-5!



Thanks.... now I just realized that 8.8 slated for the MJ will need them! UGH!

It's not extremely noticeable. You could run it stock but it's about 1-1.5" narrower I think. Can't remember.

 

[Tacedaddy]

Yeh i was running ranger edge wheels 16" so i didnt run spacers, they have an inch and a half more backspacing so 305/70/16's fit on the 8.8, only rubbed at full flex

Today i bought 315's to stick on my new wheels, sold my old D30 for 100 bucks, and sold my old wheels and tires for 600 SO with state pricing on my new tires they cost me 200 bucks :eyes:

STuck with the Gernal Grabber AT2's My rig is a Nurse Recovery Vehicle in the winter and these tires handle snow and Ice like a champ. I'd post a link of me on interstate running 70 with 3 inches of snow on the road but people keep commenting that im a super unsafe driver on facebook so Ill leave that out

 

[Tacedaddy]

Got the 35's mounted and my wheel spacers on. Threw my "old "wheel and tires on my other buddies YJ
This thing flexes for DAYS, kinda scary on the road now. Gonna mess around with caster a little.
I return to center fine but i have alot of steering wander. No bump steer or death wobble though

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