WJ front axle

[Pete M]

how hard do you think it is to get a WJ axle temporarily in place?  I ask because it appears I put too much faith into a junkyard and I bought the wrong 2wd beam.   thanks goodness it was cheap, but in the morning I'm supposed to be installing it into an MJ carcass just enough to get it up on a trailer.  I'm assuming I can do just lowers and one upper and call it a day.  I can control the body movement with separate straps. 

 

my searches are being flooded with "don't bother with that, put in an XJ axle instead" and that's not helpful right now. 

 

and yes, I have a separate issue of WJ rims, but I do believe the seller has some I can use.

[Pete M]

ooorrrrrrrr I'm going with my backup plan.  I used my last bit of daylight to clear a path to and then jack up my white truck.  tomorrow I steal the front axle... 

[neohic]

Done and done. 
 

So… you’re purchasing another truck?

[Pete M]

sorta.  most of a truck at least.  I'm not even sure what all comes with it, but it's an 86 and currently gutted of drivetrain and interior (rear axle is still there).  the owner has been holding on to it for years now to do a big Hemi project, but never got past the gut phase and now wants it gone. 

[Smokeyyank]

WJ axle is wider so that may be a problem on mounting CA. Don't think the steering will work as lengths will be different for the linkage. If you got a welder you can probably make it work with some effort but I don't think you are going to be able to loosely bolt up.