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Norcal_Chris 95 Jeep build (Snowball) TH350 gurus

He knows to go 8.8...... I've been hunting them down, for him, for months.

NOW IT'S TIME TO ACTUALLY BUY ONE, CHRIS!!! :haha:
 
496truck said:
8.8 swap and be done. 8.8 > D44 in the Jeep world. Plus readily available c-clip elimination kits.

And that high pinion D30 front isn't a bad axle either. They seem to hold up well up to 35" tires.
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mpio13 said:
Agreed. Jeep guy at my work did the 8.8 swap from an explorer, said it was easy and worthwhile. Added benefit is rear disc brakes too. His axle was $200, I think he spent $80 on other parts like brackets and what not.
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Yeah i know the 8.8 is a great axle, but its still really narrow.

I want to get rid of this d30 front as well, thats why i was thinking matching waggy d44s . (both 65wms, both 6lug) . I guess if i got an 8.8 now i could just run gross 2in spacers to match a 44 front when i got that.
 
If I knew.
I have been seing these waggies here at pnp all the time driver side right?
 
NorCal_Chris said:
Yeah driver drop. and non disconnect is what i need
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Theres 2 of these at pnp right now and ones already 90% pulled. Just hanging by the shocks.

Only reason i know is thats what im gonna run on my s10 and pondered pulling it but pnp are stupid high on prices
 
1970worthog said:
Theres 2 of these at pnp right now and ones already 90% pulled. Just hanging by the shocks.

Only reason i know is thats what im gonna run on my s10 and pondered pulling it but pnp are stupid high on prices
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Not as stupid high as 350-400 that people want on CL :haha:

I need to find a mom and pop junkyard, they usually charge less
 
I might go to one tm and see what they got.
Doubtlfull but theyve always surprised me in the past.

Only time to hit pnp on big ticket items is when they have there 50% off sales
 
1970worthog said:
I might go to one tm and see what they got.
Doubtlfull but theyve always surprised me in the past.

Only time to hit pnp on big ticket items is when they have there 50% off sales
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Yeah. I think I'm gonna have to wait till tax return time to get this done. I think I can set aside 1200 or so to get this done. May try and find a set of axles geared already. We will see

Stomis said:
63-65in WMS is perfect IMO. if you go 65in just run some wheels with 5 or 4.5in back spacing rather than 2.5 or 3.
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Yeah I noticed that from a few jeep guys I wheeled with. I think I would like that more than full widths... Although I could always run em with high offset wheels and get the same width. I keep looking at your thread with those radius arms and getting ideas. How much do you have roughly in your radius setup?
 
NorCal_Chris said:
Yeah. I think I'm gonna have to wait till tax return time to get this done. I think I can set aside 1200 or so to get this done. May try and find a set of axles geared already. We will see



Yeah I noticed that from a few jeep guys I wheeled with. I think I would like that more than full widths... Although I could always run em with high offset wheels and get the same width. I keep looking at your thread with those radius arms and getting ideas. How much do you have roughly in your radius setup?
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Well lets see Ive gotta do a run down.

Bronco Coils: $80 new
Bronco Radius arms to hack up: $100
Wedge mounts to add on axle: $85
Tube to make arms and panhard: $150
Ballistic coil buckets: $100
Ford shock towers: $30
Shocks: had em, think they were $60 for the pair
Johnny joints and heim joints: $100
Random steel for panhard mount and lower coil buckets: $50

So give or take Ive got $750 in that front suspension. I can give you some advice that I was given and didnt follow that I really regret. DO NOT USE COILS UP FRONT! Spend the money and get some budget coilovers, not air shocks, coil overs. They are SO much easier to package its not even funny.

Also after this build I would never use the ford style wedge radius arms again on and axle that didnt come setup for them. By the time I bought wedges, spent all that time beefing them, and how hard they were to design I wish I would have just done a single tube radius arm with poly bushings at the axle and johnny joints on the frame and a solo lower link on the passenger side.
 
Stomis said:
Well lets see Ive gotta do a run down.

Bronco Coils: $80 new
Bronco Radius arms to hack up: $100
Wedge mounts to add on axle: $85
Tube to make arms and panhard: $150
Ballistic coil buckets: $100
Ford shock towers: $30
Shocks: had em, think they were $60 for the pair
Johnny joints and heim joints: $100
Random steel for panhard mount and lower coil buckets: $50

So give or take Ive got $750 in that front suspension. I can give you some advice that I was given and didnt follow that I really regret. DO NOT USE COILS UP FRONT! Spend the money and get some budget coilovers, not air shocks, coil overs. They are SO much easier to package its not even funny.

Also after this build I would never use the ford style wedge radius arms again on and axle that didnt come setup for them. By the time I bought wedges, spent all that time beefing them, and how hard they were to design I wish I would have just done a single tube radius arm with poly bushings at the axle and johnny joints on the frame and a solo lower link on the passenger side.
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Well that doesn't seem too bad, I agree on the radius arm thought. The only way I was gonna run em was if I picked up a ford 44 with the wedges already on em. Otherwise I would just spend a little more and do a 3link with pan hard. That is a good thought to have on the back of my head.

496truck said:
X2 You should sell the YJ and get a K5.



:haha:
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The peanut gallery is strong here :haha:


So it's official I am requisitioning the bonus check I get in feb so that is around 1400 I will be able to use for axles. I think finding a set already geared and ready to go will be the best route for the money. Waggy 44s or a hp44/9 hp44/60 are my thoughts. Or a stock set of tons :whistle:

I will be rocking my 33s for a while with whatever.
 
NorCal_Chris said:
Well that doesn't seem too bad, I agree on the radius arm thought. The only way I was gonna run em was if I picked up a ford 44 with the wedges already on em. Otherwise I would just spend a little more and do a 3link with pan hard. That is a good thought to have on the back of my head.
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Im strongly considering a super 8.8 for the back of my trooper... Bronco axles are WAY too narrow, like 58in and f150 axle is too wide so forget getting the right width and running wedge radius arms...

Run a waggy 44 at 63in WMS with a super 8.8 in the back at 62in with 1/2 spacers.
 
Stomis said:
Im strongly considering a super 8.8 for the back of my trooper... Bronco axles are WAY too narrow, like 58in and f150 axle is too wide so forget getting the right width and running wedge radius arms...

Run a waggy 44 at 63in WMS with a super 8.8 in the back at 62in with 1/2 spacers.
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I like that plan. now to just find one for sale in a few months lol.
 
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