Dirteatr717

Spilled brake fluid all over my friends driveway when we were doing his brakelines and we sprayed purple power all over the stains and it did a decent job! :nuts:

Truck looks awesome as always! That's exactly how I want my tent setup!

Got a job at a Welding and fab shop I'm finally making a decent paycheck And ill be bringing home a full width hp44 soon! I'm keeping my eye out for a rear Dana 60 an a set of 37s! I'd like to go with 4.88s or 5.13s whichever I find a good deal on first and a Detroit in the rear, not sure what I want in the front yet. Can't wait!

I plead the fifth

Holy sheeeeetttttt I haven't checked your build in awhile! Awesome work dude!!!! Can't wait for some more updates

I'd let the springs settle before you make any changes, when i did my SOA the rear was first at like 9" of lift and after driving with some weight in the back it settled to about 6"

Congrats bud! Keep up the good work :cheers:

Lovin the hood and gun gussets! Trucks looking good dude keep up the good work!

the coil mounts are the same, I don't understand what you mean by balljoint on the WJ rear axle :nuts: lol

There's probably 12 in the parking lot at my job! All of the JKs around here are driven by soccer moms, none of them wave or take the hardtop or doors off ever! I found a hp44 with 4.10s without brakes for $200 but it has the cast housing :( I'm just gunna keep looking for a set of JK axles for a decent price

It's already been called for man sorry! And don't you have a 8.8?!

If you start working on it again you may fall in love again or want to get rid of it even more haha seriously though, that's a awesome looking truck and with a little more work and finishing of the little things you could get a good amount for it or drive it for a long time and enjoy it 8)

Wrenching on Jeeps always goes well with pizza and beer! My friends moms often make cookies and brownies, the hint of grease and dirt isn't that bad hahaha I'm about to help my friend do the swap on his MJ also, its really not that bad , take your time, label nuts and bolts, take pictures and if you get into some trouble were all here to give you some tips and advice. If I were you I'd put the front axle in first then take out the tranny and put the "new" tranny and transfer case in, cut your hole for the TC shifter and make sure it has a full range of motion, adjust your linkage while you can and then bolt everything in and get your driveshaft cut then pat yourself on the back :thumbsup: :cheers:

Good info guys! Thank you for the input!!! :cheers:

Very true! I found a JK30 and 44 rear for 1200 and I knew the guy who owned the JK an sold the axles for 600. Very wealthy man lol he bought a set of dynatrac 60s :drool: And sold the axles to a guy in my local club.

I don't know what people near you are smoking but 5,500 for a set of JK axles?! I've seen a JK30-JK44 set sell for $600 rotor to rotor! I actually can get coil buckets from a d30 for free and people are selling the JK takeoff rims with tires for 100-250 depending what tires are on them, they're not that sought after anymore here. I would stay with 15" rims anyway because tires are cheaper with smaller rim sizes and many people have 33s-35s and ive seen a few deals on 37s with 15" rims! Basically I would buy the axle sleeves, trackbar mount and perches or make UBEs. I probably wouldn't have to do ball joints until I put the 37s on anyway. If I can even find a set of axles for sale I really wouldn't have that much fab work or parts to buy. I have friends with D60s front and rear, 14b rears and I understand how strong they are but I don't NEED it. People are selling front HP44s around 5-800 bucks! :nuts: and I see D60 rears selling way above 400 whereas it seems they're around 200 every other part of the US :roll:

I wish I could find a decent deal on a front 60 and rear anywhere by me they cost an arm and a leg, people think there gold all of a sudden :roll: I really don't want a boat anchor as a rear and with a little work JK axles will be fine for me :cheers: The fronts have larger axle tubes and I'm pretty sure the Cs are different, Ill have to report back on that

A local fab shops truggy, its known as the MYJ

I try not to beat on my truck, yeah for some obstacles you need a little skinny peddle but I try not to use it :D I went on ruffstuff last night.... Coil buckets $40 Track Bar mount $30 Medium Truss $100 Synergy Ball joints $250 I'm sure Ill find something a little cheaper Synergy Axle Sleeves $100 New perches $25 U-bolts $40 I plan on making my own gussets and shock tabs So I'm at $585 excluding shipping charges just to bolt the axles in :typing: and be able to drive my truck again Id need to find a set of 5x5.5 rims in the 15" flavor so I can switch my tires over to hold me over until I can afford 37s.... I know you need to grind down the calipers to fit 15" rims on JK axles but Ill have my grinder out anyway :yes: I need to find a set of axles for sale before I can even put a price on how much this is actually going to cost :help: I also plan on selling my rims and axles so thatll help with some of the costs, I'm also trying to sell my camaro WINK WINK

They have larger axle tubes and if you sleeve them and add gussets they're pretty dang stout, so I've read. I'll also be able to put 5.13s in them and I think I've seen 35 spline rear axle shafts

The TJ front just has a 44 housing the rest is a 30, I'd like the extra width for stability and with some extra work they can handle 37s just fine. Plus they're also lighter than one ton axles but not as strong, I don't need the strength even though it'd be nice to know I'll never break anything but I'd rather save some weight and money and plus it'd still all be "Jeep" parts 8) at the same time I'd like to be a little different :dunce: Thanks again James for the pics and measurements! :thumbsup: :cheers:

I'll get to it soon I swear haha, got my electric fan in today, test fit the soundbar and I'll def hit my head on it :( I'll figure something out for it I hope!

Currently my truck weighs 3,700 #s with me in it, a stock 2dr Rubicon JK weighs ~ 5,000 #s that's a pretty big difference! Also wouldn't you have closer to an inch more ground clearance with d44s and 37" tires than with a d60 and 37"s?

Awesome info, I have Clayton y-link longarms with bushings on the axle end. I planned on using TNTs truss and if I can find a donor axle I'll do as you said and use the old coil-shock mounts, I do plan on running 37s but I'm not going to be rock racing haha :no:

I don't have mine anymore but when I did I just taped them while they were on :cheers: