whats the best axle for my setup?
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Year: 93 2 door
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i would go the d44 rear also its 30 spline and tons of aftermarket support and there bolt in if you find an xj 44 and a disc break swap is pretty easy and if you're gonna keep the 30 in the front get chromo shafts or atleas the shafts out of a 97-99 or some other models with abs they have bigger 760 u joints
because if you have to have a weak point in the axle, it should be the shaft
because its the easiest and cheapest to replace
if you upgrade, it means that something else is going to be the breaking point and its probably going to be more expensive.
but I'm really not sure if thats true.
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This isnt speaking from experience, but what you say sounds very true. One way you might be able to get around that is by getting something like the warn locking hubs, and the idea behind that is the hubs will break before anything major in the axle. Hubs are also a lot easier and cheaper to replace than shafts, or something inside the pumpkin.
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This isnt speaking from experience, but what you say sounds very true. One way you might be able to get around that is by getting something like the warn locking hubs, and the idea behind that is the hubs will break before anything major in the axle. Hubs are also a lot easier and cheaper to replace than shafts, or something inside the pumpkin.
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I got advice on this forum saying I shouldnt upgrade the shafts
because if you have to have a weak point in the axle, it should be the shaft
because its the easiest and cheapest to replace
if you upgrade, it means that something else is going to be the breaking point and its probably going to be more expensive.
but I'm really not sure if thats true.
because if you have to have a weak point in the axle, it should be the shaft
because its the easiest and cheapest to replace
if you upgrade, it means that something else is going to be the breaking point and its probably going to be more expensive.
but I'm really not sure if thats true.
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Year: 1999
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if you're worried about getting better shafts then just get the shafts with the bigger 760 u joints and grind them down or have them machined to accept full circle clips or tack weld the caps on so the shaft is the same strength but atleast you dont get stuck in the middle of nowhere because a u joint cap came off or the smaller u joint gave out its just a small upgrade and if you blow up you're ring and pinion in the d30 the only reason it should be expensive to replace is cause you obviously need a bigger axle
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