rear end

  1. C

    97 TJ rear end grinding / vibration

    Alright I’m pretty new to differentials and anything to do with rear ends really so any advice I could get would be much appreciated. Long story short about 2 days after hitting the trails my 97 TJ started having some serious grinding and vibration issues coming from the rear end. I just opened...
  2. D

    Help me identify rear end on 97 TJ Sport

    Numbers as they appear on metal tag: 52111760 3 07 5957
  3. S

    Rear end problems

    So on a little road trip my tj rear end decided to do something it’s never done before. It’s almost a whining and its a terrible vibration. It has a stock suspension so I know it’s nothing with driveshaft and I just replaced the spider gears and all the rear end bearings (carrier,pinion,axle...
  4. H

    Has anyone had to put new gears in the rear axle?

    Had a crazy whine in the rear end and with 160k plus miles I assumed it was due for bearings. When the ring and pinion came out it was obvious theY were shot along with the spider gears. Not planning a lift so my plan is to just replace the Dana 35-373 gears. When they showed up the ring gear is...
  5. J

    Awful clunk on uneven right turns

    This has been driving me nuts, Whenever I take a sharp right turn or turn right on an uphill or downhill, there is an awful clunk that seems to come from the back end. I have recently installed new shocks, new sway bar bushings and sway bar end links and still cannot find where the sound is...
  6. TJ Todd

    Rear differential bearing out: How should I proceed from here?

    The bearing in the rear differential of my 04 X has gone out. Looking for suggestions on how to proceed from here. I could just replace the whole rear end with a rebuilt one but wanted to find out if there is a better option. My TJ is a 5 speed and currently has 30x9.5 tires. Ideally I would...
  7. Jeepin

    Rear end movement

    I have a 97 Wrangler wih a 3" suspention lift and a 2" body lift. Rear of jeep seems to move around alot on uneven roads. Rear trac bar is still bolted in factory position. Im thinking trac bar needs to be lowered with a bracket to be more horizonal to stabilize the rear end. Can anyone advise...