2 piece up front is a yj thing
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2 piece up front is a yj thing
I take it pretty easy with my 4 banger... I have only broken one shaft so far.
I am assuming you haven't wheeled with the lot of us, and you haven't wheeled clayton. I would make sure you have spares.
I am sure Creighton would be more than happy to school you on the finer points of 'finessing' obstacles. ;)
dove nose/tail a blazer. yes or no?
I have a lunchbox locker in the front of mine, wouldn't do it on a TJ. An auto locker like an aussie or full detroit is the way to go. You won't even know it's there until you put it in 4wd. It will make a huge difference off-roading and you will probably break a rear 35 shaft before you break a front shaft anyway.
An aussie locker is a lunchbox locker.
C.J. has an aussie in the front on his cj5, I don't think he's had any trouble with it. I had a powertrax in the rear of my 8.8 which worked well until I got 38's.
Everyone will tell you to go with different setups but you're the one dropping the cash so you have to make the final decision. Full detroits are nice but expensive, if you have the money and don't plan on swapping axles then go for it. An aussie, ez locker, powertrax, or other lunchbox would work great with your setup and not break the bank but that's just my opinion.
I didn't think you wanted a lunchbox locker in the front of a TJ because it locks regardless if power is applied or not and since you don't have lockouts it will lock the front two wheels together making steering chitty around town. I wheel a drop in in the front, but I have lockouts. I thought an aussie was like a full case detroit, I guess I don't know what an aussie locker is.
OK, I went and looked. I wouldn't run an aussie locker = ez locker/powertrax/drop in locker. I wouldn't run this in the front of a TJ, but that is just me. I don't think it locks/unlocks smooth enough to run it on the street, but Creighton says he ran one. Lissa had a full case detroit in the front of her TJ, and I say that is the way to go. It was completely undetectable since you have to apply power to it it make it lock up, so 2WD was fine.
If you broke a front shaft with 33" tires unlocked you were doing something really dumb. You've found the right place!! :gigem:
this is what i said two pages ago, its not a slip/clutch locker so its going to suck
unit bearing bring the suck. just leave it open.
why do thirnbirds bring the suck?
I will never forget thaxton running on thornbirds, couldnt get over 55 or something ridiculous like that. He was holding up a convoy of guys pullin trailers out to alto.
Ryan, you are wrong
Jimmy, I think you are misunderstanding. The aussie locker is a lunchbox locker. It works just like a full case detroit except it is alot cheaper/ easier to install. You will not notice it in 2wd. I drove mine on the highway and around town for almost 30,000 miles with the aussie locker and it never gave me any problems.
I would recommend the Aussie locker for the front. The difference it makes is incredible. I have only broken the pins in the locker once and that was after this last trip to clayton and I think I snapped 2 or 3 shafts.
PM if you have any questions about your Jeep I will tell you what I have done to mine and how it affected the road handling.
My Jeep actually drove down the highway very well up until it decided to **** the transfer case.
Just curious, why wouldn't you get a cheap locker and some lockout Warn hubs? That's what I did on 8runner & it worked great - allowed me to 3 wheel when I broke something too.
becuase a TJ has a unit bearing dana 30. much like the dana 44/60 in dodges. lockout=$$$. but while polish a turd?
with a locker. the front driveshaft will always spin. might cause vibrations.
but the unit bearings make things nice when changing shafts
I would just listen to whatever Creighton says, he knows TJ's better than anyone in the club since Conlee isn't on the board anymore.
Creighton has broken more shafts than a female body builder
Ebay or Craigslist - look for someone parting a Cherokee out that doesn't have a vacuum disconnect front axle. That'll be easier than finding actual TJ axles that someone is selling off. I had a lunchbox locker in my Jeep for a long while as well and it didn't really hurt anything on the road. It didn't see much highway driving, but the D30 held up ok for all-around crap with 36" SXs and the locker.
The rear axle, however...
I go to the junkyard and get them out of cherokees. Actually TJ shafts are hard to come buy and the usually want almost $150 for the set. However if you go to the junkyard and get them out of an XJ they are only around $30 each.
However with cherokees you have to watch out, the older non-disconnect axles used a smaller u-joint. They work fine, they just aren't as strong.
If you are only running 33's you can make the shafts live for a long time, just be smart about things, such and don't get on it with the wheels turned hard, or really get on it in a bind.
I only broke 2 shafts with 33's. One of them was with the rear bumper pinned full lock, lots of throttle in reverse. the other one was in Katemcy in Low-Low with the wheels turned.
when you break shafts the ball-joints sometimes bust. I would recomend getting a set of balljoints and keeping them with you. I never had to use mine but I did have to lend them to Scott once.
I have a few extra shafts but I think that they are all small ujoint style shafts. I will sell them to you for $30 each
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DANA-...mZ270280695939
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DANA-...mZ270280694963
Oh passenger side shafts always go for cheaper on Ebay than driver side. I am not sure why but they do
Err I need to pick up a junk yard 44... 8.8 seems just as expensive with all the fab work needed...
It's not too late to find a different jeep with a 4.0L, and a 44 already in the rear. It sounds drastic, but so is $1200 for a rear 44 with junk factory brackets. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JEEP-...mZ230294783330) I just think you're going to build up this jeep then not have enough motor to turn the tires. An 8.8 isn't that hard to do, $300 in really nice brackets and if you work the junkyards in Dallas or Houston right, Awesome Auto has 8.8's for $30 if you pull it yourself. (Hard to believe, but it's true)
Or you could buy Creighton's D44...
The bronco's got an aussie up front, no complaints, but I've got lockouts so can't say how it'll be on the road in yours
Anybody have a spring compressor? Or should I rent one?
rent one, vato-zone and napa have them.
whats the point in grinding the shift rail when twin sticking a 205?
Any one know why Jeep decided to use Torx bits on the TJ? is there any benefit?
so it would discourage you from working on your own vehicle and bring it into the stealership.
at least your torx bolts have only been in there for 8 years, try 23.
I read somewhere the reason companies use torx is that it reduces the time it takes for union assholes to apply the tooling to the fastener and increases production rates.