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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: JCAUDILL0034 on June 07, 2008, 09:17:31 AM
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i was wanting to swap to some heavy duty wider axles to my 98 wrangler.....just wondering what you all think would be the best swap
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Need more info.......
Willing to go full width? What size tires are you going with? What's your budget?
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i can go full width or have them cut down like my s-10...going to step up to 35's maybe 37's later after a bigger better lift...money not that big of a problem.......might just buy one axle at a time....figured i would need to run 5.38's or better for the tires
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For 6-Lug, just go with an '84-'91 SJ D44/D44 or D44/M20. No narrowing required since they're something like 62" up front and 59" in the back. This would by far be the cheapest option.
Going 3/4 or 1Ton on 35's is a bit much. You'll lose ground clearance unless you shave the housings. For something larger I'd go with a D60/14B combo though. You'll probably pay a premium for a 78-79 D60 but the 14B's are cheap. You can easily shave off 1.5-2" off the bottom of the 14B without causing other issues.
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Going 3/4 or 1Ton on 35's is a bit much.
Unless you're Moz.....
For 35's or even a little bigger why not do an 8.8/D30? Should even be OK for 37's with chromoly shafts.
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went and ate with the wifes friend and her man tonight...turns out he is a fellow jeeper and a bronco man he he said he has like 10 or more d60's gets them all from a scrap yard
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Unless you're Moz.....
For 35's or even a little bigger why not do an 8.8/D30? Should even be OK for 37's with chromoly shafts.
Unless you start shaving the D60, it's a bit of a anchor in the rocks. If you don't have rocks then it's just a shovel.
8.8/D30 won't give you the low enough gears. Not to mention he wants the stronger 6 on 5.5 or 8's. Then there's the manual hubs...
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gonna go look at some of his stuff today.....and see what all it looks like