WJ rear axle options, what do you guys think...

[XJtheXtremeJeep]

theres a junk yard in mass that has a rear jk 44, i took their front for 1200 bucks he said he would do 2100 if i took both but didnt need both so i bet he still has the jk rear, but they dont bolt up from what ive heard..... pm me if you want the number (its a rubi jk so 4.10 locker 32 spline)

[lakailimited06]

what size tire are you planing to run?

i eventually plan on 33x12.5 and i really dont want to go bigger because it starts getting stupid looking on the WJ when you have to hack up everything...

this is where i want to be...



ill probably look around for the cheapest price for an 8.8 around here and probably buy it within the next few months and just slowly work on it and do whatever i can do myself on it and then find someone to finish it and put it in....

[lakailimited06]

i also heard adding the super 8.8 kit increases the width? i really know nothing about this though anyone want to chime in?

[Henchman]

true you guys are probably right, cant you also find an 8.8 with 4:10's in it already? id probably go with 4:56 anyhow to get it over with

yes you can get an 8.8 with 4.10s
I just picked one up

[Even]

i also heard adding the super 8.8 kit increases the width? i really know nothing about this though anyone want to chime in?

If anything doing an 8.8 will be narrower in the rear. I don't see why going to a super 88 would make it wider, the housing itself is still the same.

[lakailimited06]

If anything doing an 8.8 will be narrower in the rear. I don't see why going to a super 88 would make it wider, the housing itself is still the same.

yea idk where i read that...i forget the width of the 8.8 but the wj is either 63 or 63.5 im pretty sure...

[XJLI]

8.8 eliminates the c-clips and does make up for the .25" of whatever lost per side. its not worth the cost imho

[lakailimited06]

yea im trying to make this as cheap as possible...id really like to go 4:56 but i will save a decent amount keeping the 4:10 in the 8.8 if i can find one that is...

[XJLI]

youll save $400 bucks at minimum. $200 for gears+install kit and $200+ for labor to install.

[lakailimited06]

are these that rare? or you think i'll be able to find one somewhere on the island? i've been car-part.com'ing lol but there all over...

[Ktmracer419]

The JK rubi axles jumped up in price and the JK axles are 5 on 5 bolt pattern.

At this point I would go with the 8.8 or go right to 1-tons.

his original post says he needs a 5 on 5 bp

[grundlepunch]

what axle do you have in their now? 33's arnt that big, im sure your not going to be beating on it super hard all the time right?

[lakailimited06]

i have the dana 35...and its longer than an xj, tj, zj's dana 35 which i think would make the shafts even weaker...

no i probably won't beat on it so much, but when im 200 miles at rausch from home or whatever the distance is, it will be more comforting lol...

and if im going through all the $ and effort to gear and lock id rather put it in something useful...

[Even]

his original post says he needs a 5 on 5 bp

He can get spacers to compensate for the 88 being so narrow and to convert to 5 on 5.

[lakailimited06]

you guys think the spacers will be to big...going from a ~59 WMS (8.8 if im correct) to my D35 WMS which is 63.5