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Anyone know whats the best company for hiem joint steering parts?

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Old 12-08-2011 | 01:41 PM
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Default Anyone know whats the best company for hiem joint steering parts?

Im planing on lifting my 1997 xj up to clear 39.5 inch tires and wana a go with a good hiem joint cross over steering. whats the best set up and what is the best size hiems also what company makes the best quality?
Old 12-08-2011 | 08:03 PM
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Old 12-08-2011 | 08:12 PM
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I hope you plan on heim joint arms, to connect to your one ton axles.
check out www.ruffstuffspecialties.com
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Old 12-08-2011 | 10:55 PM
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X2 on Ruffstuff. I'm running their 3/4 heims and they work great.
Old 12-09-2011 | 12:03 AM
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im gone keep my stock axles because don't reel thinks is necessary to have that HD of axles as a daily driver and light mudding
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I hope its really light mudding then. what are you gonna run for gears? lowest you can go on a d30 is 4.88. even at that and 39.5 its gonna be a dog.
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well this guy has a set of 3/4 ton axles dana 44 hd 8 lug and dana 60 with 4.11 gears so he says but the from has a broken axle knuckle all in all for $250
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I'm running the 44/60 combo. Wasn't my first choice but what I could afford at the time. Hope it's real light mud and you don't dog it cause I've broken chromos in my front on 38s. Also snapped a set of ball joints on one of my last trips. 40s are a bit much for a 44. Even though it has 8 lug outters it's still a half ton axle.
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how did u get the drive shafts hooked up?
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Swapped the front yoke with one from a D30, same spline count, and the rear had a bastard joint till I broke my drive shaft and had a new one built. Plan on having the rear shaft shortened a good bit.
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the dana 30 that i already have in the jeep now will work on my dana 44 axle?
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The yoke on a D30 and D44 are interchangeable.
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QA1 Makes bulletproof rod ends in all kinds of sizes.

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