Hondo782
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Carolina
I recently bough another XJ , a 1995 2 door with some body damage but good motor and drive train for 500$ I started just fixing it up and just replacing the items that needed replacing and changing fluids and things like that . I am now starting to get ready for building it up and I really want to try to do a solid build . Right now I have a 6.5" long arm lift a SYE a rear drive shaft to be ordered but paid for , 4 KMC 17" beadlocks wheels ( 5x5 pattern with spacers to fit on stock axles ) and 315/70 R17 tires for the build . I got parts for the front axle to upgrade it and a cav fab UTK steering kit . I was thinking I would get JK axles hopefully JK rubicon axles and gear them 488 and get a truss and mounts and set them up for my XJ . My end goal is good gears 37" tires with the above wheels after market bumpers adding weight , full size spare and wench adding weight . The thing I have come into with JK axles is the cost is all over the place and I am not sure what I will need beyond the truss and mounts like getting the yolk matched up and steering . Would it just be better to get a JK dana 30 front and 44 rear or wait for the JK 44 set ? I am planning to get a welder and take a shot at welding the axles myself possibly doing the gears and anything else I can do with out creating a road hazard for any f the people sharing the road with me . Its odd seeing dana 60s cheaper than JK dana 44 axles . I thought at the start of this small project that the JK axles would be the way to go for cost and for parts and ease of finding a set but I am starting to 2nd guess my idea and think I would feel a bit better getting some intel from guys that have swapped JK axles into there XJs and guys that ran JK 30s upfront with beadlocks and 37" tires . Try to make the best choice with the options I have and get an idea of what beyond truss kits and brackets I will need like track bar steering yolks or what ever extra items might be needed . If I can get JK rubicon dana 44s I was thinking get them set up and under the XJ first run them on 410 gears until I can get the next phase started and upgrade axles shafts and regear . Any help is appreciated .