Recent content by wkelley70

Is it normal for there to be this little clearance between the end of the bearing cap and the air line? I ground down the parting line on that side of the cap but it still seems close.

Here is what I have with the 0.067" pinion preload shim stack ... and 0.009" backlash: The revolution gear spec is 0.006" to 0.010". Am I ok to run 0.009"? I am kind of stuck. I need to run the OEM master shim on the ring gear side so I can notch it for air tube clearance. I am only using...

added 0.001 for a shim stack of 0.067. Backlash is at 0.008"

I can see that in the photo now that you have mentioned it. The gears are OEM so my guess is that somone was in there to fix the clutch pack on the Track Loc. I have swapped the caps per your recommendation. Thanks for having a keen eye.

I increased the pinion shim stack from 0.064" to .066". The backlash is now 0.0095" Here is the pattern for the Dana 44:

I removed 0.005" from the pinion depth and adjusted the backlash to 0.005": I will not be able to make any small increment changes until additional shims get here on Friday. Edit: The pinion shim stack is .064"

Thanks for the offer to measure your control arms, but I doubt any two jeeps are alike. I am just viewing this chart as somewhere to start. I am under no delusion that it contains my final numbers. ... or as someone mentioned above that the control arms (right/left) will end up the same...

The backlash is at 0.0085"

Here is my first patern for the rear Dana 44 LJ axle: I think my pinion depth is too much. If it is too deep how much shim should I remove?

For people like me who have not setup control arms and track bars it gives us a good starting point. It saves a few itterations of removing one end of the arm adjusting then putting it back.

Maybe this will help someone out. This is a chart of the starting control arm and track bar lengths from Core 4x4 (bolt center to bolt center): TJ/LJ Length ChartStock2"3"4"5"6" Front Lowers15-3/4"15-7/8"16"16-3/8"16-5/8"17" Front Uppers15"15"15"15-1/8"15-1/4"15-1/2" Rear...

It wasn't clear; do you want us to subscribe and watch the adds? .. I subscribed a long time ago.

Doesn't the one video show a Dana 44 on a JK. I thought the JK housing was larger than a TJ/LJ Dana 44 ... or is the air line routing and fitting placement the same?

Thanks for the photos and explanation. That definitely gives me some food for thought. I would also like to see what someone did on a non-Rubicon Dana 44 housing.

Thanks to the excellent You tube video that @hosejockey61 created I knew exactly where to drill the hole in my Dana 30 HP for the air locker line. Now that I am getting around to re-gearing the 2006 LJ rear Dana 44 I can see that space around the ring gear is much more limited than with the...