Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

Never mind ...



"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Doesn't the YJ and the CJ have the front pumpkin of opposite sides?
>
>
>
>
> "Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:BmPae.2829$RD.690@trndny02...
>> '94 YJ, Dana35c that no longer works...
>>
>> I'm looking for some advice from anyone that may have thoughts on
>> swapping axles. I was at the junk yard this morning looking for a cheap
>> way out of my predicament. They do not have any dana35 axles for a 94
>> with ABS. They had an axle from a 91 though - $325.
>>
>> For the same price they'll sell me front & rear axles from an '83 CJ7.
>> rear is a 44, I'm not sure about the front. it's set with a SOA
>> conversion already.
>>
>> I'm very tempted, but:
>> 1. Will it work?
>> 2. Front axle - can the axle be flipped top accomodate the drive shaft?
>> 3. Am I nuts for even thinking I can do this?
>>
>> Mine is a 94 yj - np231, 4.0l.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Doug
>>
>

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

You can do the Superior Gear Super35 with a locker for something like 700,
and this is roughly equivelent to the D44 axles AND you get a locker.



"Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BmPae.2829$RD.690@trndny02...
> '94 YJ, Dana35c that no longer works...
>
> I'm looking for some advice from anyone that may have thoughts on swapping
> axles. I was at the junk yard this morning looking for a cheap way out of
> my predicament. They do not have any dana35 axles for a 94 with ABS. They
> had an axle from a 91 though - $325.
>
> For the same price they'll sell me front & rear axles from an '83 CJ7.
> rear is a 44, I'm not sure about the front. it's set with a SOA conversion
> already.
>
> I'm very tempted, but:
> 1. Will it work?
> 2. Front axle - can the axle be flipped top accomodate the drive shaft?
> 3. Am I nuts for even thinking I can do this?
>
> Mine is a 94 yj - np231, 4.0l.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

You can do the Superior Gear Super35 with a locker for something like 700,
and this is roughly equivelent to the D44 axles AND you get a locker.



"Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BmPae.2829$RD.690@trndny02...
> '94 YJ, Dana35c that no longer works...
>
> I'm looking for some advice from anyone that may have thoughts on swapping
> axles. I was at the junk yard this morning looking for a cheap way out of
> my predicament. They do not have any dana35 axles for a 94 with ABS. They
> had an axle from a 91 though - $325.
>
> For the same price they'll sell me front & rear axles from an '83 CJ7.
> rear is a 44, I'm not sure about the front. it's set with a SOA conversion
> already.
>
> I'm very tempted, but:
> 1. Will it work?
> 2. Front axle - can the axle be flipped top accomodate the drive shaft?
> 3. Am I nuts for even thinking I can do this?
>
> Mine is a 94 yj - np231, 4.0l.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

You can do the Superior Gear Super35 with a locker for something like 700,
and this is roughly equivelent to the D44 axles AND you get a locker.



"Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BmPae.2829$RD.690@trndny02...
> '94 YJ, Dana35c that no longer works...
>
> I'm looking for some advice from anyone that may have thoughts on swapping
> axles. I was at the junk yard this morning looking for a cheap way out of
> my predicament. They do not have any dana35 axles for a 94 with ABS. They
> had an axle from a 91 though - $325.
>
> For the same price they'll sell me front & rear axles from an '83 CJ7.
> rear is a 44, I'm not sure about the front. it's set with a SOA conversion
> already.
>
> I'm very tempted, but:
> 1. Will it work?
> 2. Front axle - can the axle be flipped top accomodate the drive shaft?
> 3. Am I nuts for even thinking I can do this?
>
> Mine is a 94 yj - np231, 4.0l.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

You can do the Superior Gear Super35 with a locker for something like 700,
and this is roughly equivelent to the D44 axles AND you get a locker.



"Doug" <doug.schuler@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:BmPae.2829$RD.690@trndny02...
> '94 YJ, Dana35c that no longer works...
>
> I'm looking for some advice from anyone that may have thoughts on swapping
> axles. I was at the junk yard this morning looking for a cheap way out of
> my predicament. They do not have any dana35 axles for a 94 with ABS. They
> had an axle from a 91 though - $325.
>
> For the same price they'll sell me front & rear axles from an '83 CJ7.
> rear is a 44, I'm not sure about the front. it's set with a SOA conversion
> already.
>
> I'm very tempted, but:
> 1. Will it work?
> 2. Front axle - can the axle be flipped top accomodate the drive shaft?
> 3. Am I nuts for even thinking I can do this?
>
> Mine is a 94 yj - np231, 4.0l.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug
>

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

"Tom Greening" <tgreen@yohmama.com> wrote in message
news:3wUae.183$Eg.72@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> Could you define "no longer works"?
>
> 1. Yes it "could" work, but not a bolt in and definitely not within the
> $325.00 price range.
> 2. No, not without major rework. See #1 above.
> 3. Naw, not nuts. On the wrong track maybe given what you've got and the
> budget you're limited to, but not crazy. Jeeps are all about crazy ideas
> anyway. Some crazier than others.
>
> Depending on what "no longer works" means, it may be as simple as just
> fixing what you've got. It may or may not be the cheapest solution, but
> odds are it will be the most cost and TIME effective way out, especially
> if
> you can't afford to have it down for too long.

"No Longer Works" = (short version) Pinion nut came off. jeep would no
longer go forward. Spider gears are a mess.With the pinion yoke back on I
can turn the yoke, but feels like there are pebbles in there...

I could probably have the thing rebuilt. My guess is somewhere in the
neighborhood of $500-$600. I'd hate to put that kind of money into that axle
if I can find a better solution - short of buying a real jeep!

So, it seems like I have the following options: (not in any particular
order)

1. rebuild existing axle
2. ford rear from bronco
3. look for "donor" jeep. (besides an exact match, should I consider others,
like the scout or wagoneer? if so, what years?)

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

"Tom Greening" <tgreen@yohmama.com> wrote in message
news:3wUae.183$Eg.72@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> Could you define "no longer works"?
>
> 1. Yes it "could" work, but not a bolt in and definitely not within the
> $325.00 price range.
> 2. No, not without major rework. See #1 above.
> 3. Naw, not nuts. On the wrong track maybe given what you've got and the
> budget you're limited to, but not crazy. Jeeps are all about crazy ideas
> anyway. Some crazier than others.
>
> Depending on what "no longer works" means, it may be as simple as just
> fixing what you've got. It may or may not be the cheapest solution, but
> odds are it will be the most cost and TIME effective way out, especially
> if
> you can't afford to have it down for too long.

"No Longer Works" = (short version) Pinion nut came off. jeep would no
longer go forward. Spider gears are a mess.With the pinion yoke back on I
can turn the yoke, but feels like there are pebbles in there...

I could probably have the thing rebuilt. My guess is somewhere in the
neighborhood of $500-$600. I'd hate to put that kind of money into that axle
if I can find a better solution - short of buying a real jeep!

So, it seems like I have the following options: (not in any particular
order)

1. rebuild existing axle
2. ford rear from bronco
3. look for "donor" jeep. (besides an exact match, should I consider others,
like the scout or wagoneer? if so, what years?)

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

"Tom Greening" <tgreen@yohmama.com> wrote in message
news:3wUae.183$Eg.72@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> Could you define "no longer works"?
>
> 1. Yes it "could" work, but not a bolt in and definitely not within the
> $325.00 price range.
> 2. No, not without major rework. See #1 above.
> 3. Naw, not nuts. On the wrong track maybe given what you've got and the
> budget you're limited to, but not crazy. Jeeps are all about crazy ideas
> anyway. Some crazier than others.
>
> Depending on what "no longer works" means, it may be as simple as just
> fixing what you've got. It may or may not be the cheapest solution, but
> odds are it will be the most cost and TIME effective way out, especially
> if
> you can't afford to have it down for too long.

"No Longer Works" = (short version) Pinion nut came off. jeep would no
longer go forward. Spider gears are a mess.With the pinion yoke back on I
can turn the yoke, but feels like there are pebbles in there...

I could probably have the thing rebuilt. My guess is somewhere in the
neighborhood of $500-$600. I'd hate to put that kind of money into that axle
if I can find a better solution - short of buying a real jeep!

So, it seems like I have the following options: (not in any particular
order)

1. rebuild existing axle
2. ford rear from bronco
3. look for "donor" jeep. (besides an exact match, should I consider others,
like the scout or wagoneer? if so, what years?)

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

"Tom Greening" <tgreen@yohmama.com> wrote in message
news:3wUae.183$Eg.72@tornado.ohiordc.rr.com...
> Could you define "no longer works"?
>
> 1. Yes it "could" work, but not a bolt in and definitely not within the
> $325.00 price range.
> 2. No, not without major rework. See #1 above.
> 3. Naw, not nuts. On the wrong track maybe given what you've got and the
> budget you're limited to, but not crazy. Jeeps are all about crazy ideas
> anyway. Some crazier than others.
>
> Depending on what "no longer works" means, it may be as simple as just
> fixing what you've got. It may or may not be the cheapest solution, but
> odds are it will be the most cost and TIME effective way out, especially
> if
> you can't afford to have it down for too long.

"No Longer Works" = (short version) Pinion nut came off. jeep would no
longer go forward. Spider gears are a mess.With the pinion yoke back on I
can turn the yoke, but feels like there are pebbles in there...

I could probably have the thing rebuilt. My guess is somewhere in the
neighborhood of $500-$600. I'd hate to put that kind of money into that axle
if I can find a better solution - short of buying a real jeep!

So, it seems like I have the following options: (not in any particular
order)

1. rebuild existing axle
2. ford rear from bronco
3. look for "donor" jeep. (besides an exact match, should I consider others,
like the scout or wagoneer? if so, what years?)

Re: Axles - Advice needed
 

Yup, Superior could fix this one right up:
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Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> You can do the Superior Gear Super35 with a locker for something like 700,
> and this is roughly equivelent to the D44 axles AND you get a locker.