Keyav8r Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 Anyone in the Birmingham, AL area have a broken axle with a 5 x 4.5 bolt pattern hub? I need to make a drill jig to adapt my Jeep wheel centers to some non-Jeep wheels. I tried to use a 2WD front hub but theyr'e a bear to get apart! Just need the flange with the studs.
Keyav8r Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 OK, no broken axles out there. How about a hub from a 2WD MJ or XJ with 4.5 BC?
Zebvance Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 I have a hub from a 2001 cherokee 4x4 Dana 30. But I'm in Texas
Keyav8r Posted February 12, 2013 Author Posted February 12, 2013 Thanks, but shipping will probably cost as much as going to P&P and buying one. Thought i had a hub but turned out the BC was too small. Do the '01 XJ's have a4.5" BC?
Akula69 Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 Got a dana 35 with a bad pinion bearing you can have if you come pick it up. About a 2.5 hour drive if google is correct.
87Warrior Posted February 12, 2013 Posted February 12, 2013 I believe I have a busted 8.25 shaft. I could cut the flange off and mail it to you.
Keyav8r Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Akula - I appreciate the offer, but 2.5 hours would only get me to Eastern MS. Probably less costly to mail/ship just the axle flange(that's all I need) from KS than to buy the gas at 18 mpg. 87Warrior - thanks, that's all i need to make a drill jig. If you're close to a UPS location, i can send you an account number to ship it on. PM me with how much you want to cut it off and box it up.
HOrnbrod Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I just threw out some snapped D35 axles, but have some new D44 axles with screw-in studs. Would that help? Also have some new spare rear Ford Explorer disk brake rotors punched out for 5x4.5 Jeep bolt pattern that would work to make a Jeep drill jig. You could "borrow" them. :yes:
Keyav8r Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Another "Duh, why didn't I think of that" moment! Thanks for kicking my brain into gear, Don. My truck is up on jackstands now so i can just pull a disk brake rotor back off and make a drill jig using it for the bolt pattern.
Keyav8r Posted February 17, 2013 Author Posted February 17, 2013 Well, I took another look and saw that my wheel hub and rotor are one piece (2WD). Can't use it for a drill jig. Back to P&P for an axle or front hub with 5 x 4.5 BC. Could find some aluminum wheels with center caps but would need another set of new lug nuts. The stainless steel set I bought is for steel wheels
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