Is that rear axle a Dana 35 or Dana 44? What gear ratio?
Very Cool! It's an awesome place to live... if you bring your work with you, are retired, are financially independent or all three!
You can be a millionaire in North idaho in just five short years! Just bring three million with you to start with!
Why not go with a Dana 44? (asks the man who has an open diff Dana 44 with 3.73's for sale...)It's a Dana 35 Trac-Lok with 3.75's.
Interestingly enough, that Trac-Lok is still working really well! I've taken it out and about, and gone places it's proven itself useful. It was very nice through the winter and our snow, made the ElkTaxi behave like a perfect gentleman!
Since I broke two axles on my old YJ Dana 35, I'm gun-shy of this one too. The YJ got an 8.8LS slipped underneath it in short order after the second axle failure.
I've considered just getting alloy 27 spline axles for this and running it, as the Trac-Lok is doing most of what I'd expect the rear-end to do, but just don't know if that's enough of a hedge in strength to prevent a very long North Idaho walk home, especially since we have very spotty cell service to none many of the places I play.
I have on hand,, in the box an Auburn Gear Ected 30 spline to do a S35 in the ElkTaxi. Yep, I know, not a "True Locker", but all accounts I've read don't denigrate the full time Limited-Slip capabilities of the unit. Auburn now sells replacement clutch packs for the units, as well as all other moving parts, including complete rebuild kits, and those parts are reasonably priced. I'm willing to take the gamble of having to replace the clutch disks someday. However, I'm easy on the skinny pedal and don't anticipate burning up clutch packs frequently.
If I knew I could count on the 27 spline alloy upgrade axles I'd do them. Or, I'd stuff a True-Trac in the back if they made it for a 30 spline option. I can't on either count, so the Ected it will be!
It is indeed beautiful in BC. My daughter and son-in-law live in Fruitvale, and we go play up there a few times a year with the Jeeps. We were in Nelson last year for Canada Day after hiking Idaho Mountain. Ironic, live in Idaho, and go to BC to hike Idaho Mountain!
You and Squatch live in beautiful places . . . both states border my province of BC.
Also an elk hunter . . .
Price Mostly! Locally I've seen a few, but they're pricey, and the last few sets were Rubicon axles, wanting only to sell in pairs for some serious $$.Why not go with a Dana 44? (asks the man who has an open diff Dana 44 with 3.73's for sale...)
It's tucked safely away in the garage. I'm not in any hurry. Never even listed it on Craigslist, and I've had it for several months, now. Truth be told, I've wondered if I shouldn't hang onto it for a future TJ purchase, but I tend to think like that about everything. I'm a packrat extraordinaire!Hmmmm... I'll have to screw my thinking cap on regarding this one. Thanks for the info, I'll give it some consideration for sure, as I've not opened any parts packages on hand yet for the S35, and I've had none of them over a week, they're returnable at this point.
It does my heart good to read this, as the set-up mimics mine exactly.I'm running 4.0, AX-15 & 3.73's with 31's right now, and even on cruise control it does great on our N. Idaho roads and passes. I don't really anticipate going bigger on tires, for the way I use my TJ, and where I go
See any Elk?Like the OEM step !
Great looking TJ.
Was out looking Roosevelt elk yesterday . . .
Didn't see any to-day . . . . most often see them though.See any Elk?
That's to bad about the bear.Didn't see any to-day . . . . most often see them though.
Rather large Black bear that may have been shot during the season which closed on June 15th. He was limping down the skid trail on three legs. Left front wasn't being used at all.