I am in the process of installing a Wagoneer Dana 44 front and Ford 8.8 rear into a 2005 TJ with 35's and a stock 4.0. The front Wagoneer axle WMS is ~60.5 in and is 6 lug. The axle comes with 5.13 gears and a detroit locker. We are installing it as.
The rear Explorer 8.8 has a WMS of~59.5. An ARB. matching 5.13 gears and 4 link will be installed to match the front. I need to convert the rear to a 6 lug pattern to match the front. I would like to buy a Yukon Super 88 kit which would increase the rear WMS about an 1.5" and provide heavy duty axle shafts but unfortunately this is not offered in a 6 lug version. With that said, I'm trying to piece together the same kit by purchasing the c-clip eliminators and shafts separately. Dutchman can provide the 6 lug shafts, but I am having a difficult time sourcing the correct c lip eliminators, if they even exists. Mark Williams and Moser both instructed me not to run their c-clip eliminators in an off-road environment. They cannot handle the side loads. I also came across a post by MBlain confirming this and stating the Superior 8.8 kit had a special design to accommodate the side loads.
Does anyone sell the Superior/Yukon style c-clip eliminators by themselves?
Do I even need c-clip eliminators with disk brakes? I was buying them more as an option to increase the rear WMS to match the front vs their intended purpose of elinating the c-clips. We also plan to change over to longer outboard shocks during the install. There isn't much room in this area now. Our current beadlock wheels are 2 in offset and the c-clip elinators cost about the same as quality wheel spacers.
However, the more I think about it, maybe I’m over complicating this and they aren't necessary.
The rear Explorer 8.8 has a WMS of~59.5. An ARB. matching 5.13 gears and 4 link will be installed to match the front. I need to convert the rear to a 6 lug pattern to match the front. I would like to buy a Yukon Super 88 kit which would increase the rear WMS about an 1.5" and provide heavy duty axle shafts but unfortunately this is not offered in a 6 lug version. With that said, I'm trying to piece together the same kit by purchasing the c-clip eliminators and shafts separately. Dutchman can provide the 6 lug shafts, but I am having a difficult time sourcing the correct c lip eliminators, if they even exists. Mark Williams and Moser both instructed me not to run their c-clip eliminators in an off-road environment. They cannot handle the side loads. I also came across a post by MBlain confirming this and stating the Superior 8.8 kit had a special design to accommodate the side loads.
Does anyone sell the Superior/Yukon style c-clip eliminators by themselves?
Do I even need c-clip eliminators with disk brakes? I was buying them more as an option to increase the rear WMS to match the front vs their intended purpose of elinating the c-clips. We also plan to change over to longer outboard shocks during the install. There isn't much room in this area now. Our current beadlock wheels are 2 in offset and the c-clip elinators cost about the same as quality wheel spacers.
However, the more I think about it, maybe I’m over complicating this and they aren't necessary.
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