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

[Even]

i believe you can get 2" wheel spacers which would put you at around 63 wms, which would be perfect.

[lakailimited06]

yea i was going to ask since im pretty new to axle swaps, do front and rear have to match up the exact same..or can it be like a give or take situation?

[Even]

They don't have to be the exact same. You wouldn't want your rear to be 67" and your fron't to be 63". I'm sure somebody could make it work but it would look retarded.

If your front is 64 or 63.5 and your rear is 63 it will be fine. It will be hardly noticable and you wont see any negative side effects.

Plenty of xj/tj/yj guys run 8.8's in the rear stock width, and they are slightly narrower than their front axle.

[wannabejeep]

could you technically just run different BS wheels and that would compensate?

[XJLI]

could you technically just run different BS wheels and that would compensate?

yea but running two different sets of rims is a pain, and what happens if you get a flat with the rim thats different than your spare?

[spanky]

for once i agree with sam the jk d60 rear is like 2800 lol and the fronts about the same ... and u can buy the rubi jk front with a locker ... i think thats ur best bet

[lakailimited06]

to much $$$ the 8.8 won't be that much money to swap i dont tihnk...

[XJtheXtremeJeep]

jk 44 rear at junkyard in brockton mass still in the bag for 1200 i believe prlly can get cheaper cuz i took his front......

[lakailimited06]

thank you for the PM appreciate it, that is a good way to as well, however idk if it will be available when i have the money, i know there are alot of 8.8s out there..

From the IRO site:

Get a stability gain with a 1.75” track width increase over the factory rear axle.

what would i have to do with the front D30?

[XJtheXtremeJeep]

just so ya know lol he had both axles for a year before he even sold one..... he will prlly still have em.... just throwin it out there unless one of the other guys jump on that 44

[lakailimited06]

good thing im not doing this for awhile lol i keep changing my mind...now i think the smarter thing to do would be HP30+8.8 same bolt patter/similar width you guys know all this already lol...

i still have some thinking to do..

[spanky]

i saw in 4wd like good prices on 44s and even the 60s werent a bad price shockingly