Front dana 30 on 37s
03-11-2014, 06:53 AM
#101
JK Junkie
03-11-2014, 07:12 AM
#102
JK Junkie
I had a local off-road shop do the install... It took 3 1/2 days for 2 professional mechanics
remove the old axles and drive shafts,
install new axle assemblies
install ARB compressor & the switches
then run the ARB air lines from under the hood to both axle assemblies.
then remove bumper and install stubby one
mount, balance and install MTR/K's 37/12.5/17
Goto YouTube I have a time lapse of everything from start to finish compressed in a timeline that's compressed to 9 minutes...just search for Matthew de Jongh
matthew
03-11-2014, 07:13 AM
#103
JK Jedi
The axles are nearly bulletproof, they are direct bolt on replacements but the pair including the crate, weighed 730 pounds!
I had a local off-road shop do the install... It took 3 1/2 days for 2 professional mechanics
remove the old axles and drive shafts,
install new axle assemblies
install ARB compressor & the switches
then run the ARB air lines from under the hood to both axle assemblies.
then remove bumper and install stubby one
mount, balance and install MTR/K's 37/12.5/17
Goto YouTube I have a time lapse of everything from start to finish compressed in a timeline that's compressed to 9 minutes...just search for Matthew de Jongh
matthew
I had a local off-road shop do the install... It took 3 1/2 days for 2 professional mechanics
remove the old axles and drive shafts,
install new axle assemblies
install ARB compressor & the switches
then run the ARB air lines from under the hood to both axle assemblies.
then remove bumper and install stubby one
mount, balance and install MTR/K's 37/12.5/17
Goto YouTube I have a time lapse of everything from start to finish compressed in a timeline that's compressed to 9 minutes...just search for Matthew de Jongh
matthew
Last edited by Maertz; 03-11-2014 at 07:15 AM.
03-11-2014, 07:54 AM
#104
600? Hell no. My diesel generator is 598lbs empty and its a decent size 7000watt gen set. I could easily see 2 axles being 700+lbs. if one axle was 600lbs i wouldnt be putting it under my jk
03-11-2014, 08:02 AM
#105
JK Jedi
yes sir, to each his own. front is about 480~ plus the truss and sleeves that will be in it and thicker shafts. Ballparking it around 600 each. Rear may be more like 450-500 after i ditch the drum brakes.
03-11-2014, 09:34 AM
#106
JK Junkie
03-11-2014, 09:36 AM
#107
JK Junkie
03-11-2014, 10:36 AM
#108
JK Jedi
correct. will be like 3/4 wall axle tube depending of the availability of tube i have at work here. dont want to redo this to much... and the truss in the rear will have the double triangulated links on top. fronts probably overkill also, but while its all out im doing it in advance. So down the road i dont have "as many" regrets or things i wish i would have done.
Last edited by Maertz; 03-11-2014 at 10:44 AM.
03-11-2014, 10:53 AM
#109
JK Junkie
correct. will be like 3/4 wall axle tube depending of the availability of tube i have at work here. dont want to redo this to much... and the truss in the rear will have the double triangulated links on top. fronts probably overkill also, but while its all out im doing it in advance. So down the road i dont have "as many" regrets or things i wish i would have done.
03-11-2014, 11:01 AM
#110
JK Junkie
correct. will be like 3/4 wall axle tube depending of the availability of tube i have at work here. dont want to redo this to much... and the truss in the rear will have the double triangulated links on top. fronts probably overkill also, but while its all out im doing it in advance. So down the road i dont have "as many" regrets or things i wish i would have done.
Instead I did plan F... F'it I'm only doing this once so get it done right.
They say if you go with the best solution vs a good solution, you only cry once ...
But if you just do good enough you cry twice because you have to spend much more when it's all over.