Axle dillema

[tworley]

That makes sense. Where do they tend to break anyway?

The only time I broke something in a front axle assembly it was a broken u-joint and from then on I tried to note guys talking about designing where it should fail. Of course that u-joint bent the ears on the stub shaft.

The few that I have seen have been right at the ujoint. RG&A shafts (which I have) use a 1350 joint vs a 1310 and the material around the caps is much more substantial vs a stock shaft

 

[astjp2]

Dont you mean a 760 joint vs a 267?

 

[Fouledplugs]

So I have picked up several front axles that I can put into the LJ. I am planning on just trail riding with the occasional trip to Moab. I have 12" fox shocks that I have to yet install, planning on keeping stock type steering and my front has a few problems so it needs replaced. The rear is the 44 and I have a set of 4.56 gears to put in it but I am not 100% set on using it.
so this is what I have in my axle pile:
1. HP 30, it has bad inner C's and I have a CJ 30 that I can rob the inner C's and outer knuckles with 6 bolt lock out to install on it. Also needs gears and a locker.
2. HP 30, have a big brake kit for it, needs gears and locker installed.
3. HP 44, I have everything to weld TJ brackets onto it and it will need gears and locker
4. HP 60, king pin and will need narrowed, gears, brackets, and a locker

Rear,
1 Original 44, needs gears and locker and full rebuild
2. 1974 19 spline dana 60 rear, needs to be converted to TJ brackets to be used and gears and locker with at least 30 spline shafts

so I am tired of doing temporary fixes and modifications, I only want to do this once. I am leaning towards the 30 with the big brake kit, but I am open to suggestions.

tim

The CJ 30 inner knuckles are close to a Dana 44 inner knuckle IIRC. Allowing you to run a dana 44 knuckle kit and Dana 44 lockout kit. Its been a while since I dug into it, but I think thats why a lot of YJ/TJ/LJ Dana 30 guys rob the knuckles off of the CJ 30’s.

 

[Fouledplugs]

Dont you mean a 760 joint vs a 267?

An aftermarket shaft would bring the CJ’s 260 shaft to the modern 760 shaft while still allowing for a Dana 44 outer knuckle to be bolted onto the CJ Dana 30 inner knuckle.