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thumpin_xj
October 18th, 2006, 16:06
hey i might be way off but would it work weld 60 knuckels to a 44 housing then run d44 spindals and hubs? there would obviosuly need to be new holes an such built but is it due able ? i hate ball joints and im tired of breaking them
JeepFreak21
October 18th, 2006, 17:35
Not tired of breaking D44 hubs yet though? Why not just use 60 spindles and hubs? That's been done plenty of times and there is a lot of info out there regarding the subject.
Billy
XJ_ranger
October 18th, 2006, 17:53
call currie
CRASH
October 19th, 2006, 08:04
Not tired of breaking D44 hubs yet though? Why not just use 60 spindles and hubs? That's been done plenty of times and there is a lot of info out there regarding the subject.
Billy


Ditto, can't imagine needing KP's and then trying to retrofit 760/19 spline junk! :roflmao:
Jeff 98XJ WI
October 19th, 2006, 09:49
Check this thread: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=97884&highlight=Jeff+98xj+WI I'm in the process right now. However, I do plan to use all 60 stuff from the tube ends out. I know, it won't be one of those fancy light weight things, but I'll have 60 u-joints, 35 spline shafts, king pins (which I think are beefier than my D44 Ball Joints), lockouts (which I still like even though they'll stick out a ways), and a high pinion diff (even though it is a comparably small 44 center section.) Jeff
thumpin_xj
October 19th, 2006, 12:29
im running chromoly shafts ( they dont neck down) and drive flanges an iv broken more ball joints then anythign else
CRASH
October 19th, 2006, 12:37
How are you breaking ball joints? Separations, shearing of the stud, or simple wear?
thumpin_xj
October 19th, 2006, 15:06
seperation usualy
BrettM
October 19th, 2006, 16:44
what brand BJs?
Mr.OverKill
October 19th, 2006, 17:41
sounds like you want to build the F250 super duty D50?? but with king pins.
am i correct in this?
bj-666
October 19th, 2006, 18:37
what brand BJs? depends on the corner my level of drunkeness and the amount of money in my pocket.:laugh3:
thumpin_xj
October 20th, 2006, 12:58
moog ball joints
cracker
October 20th, 2006, 13:28
moog ball joints

Something else is wrong. They just don't keep on blowing.
CRASH
October 20th, 2006, 14:42
Something else is wrong. They just don't keep on blowing.


Ditto, I and many others, are plenty hard on our junk, including a fair amount of high speed stuff, and I've gone through 1 set of BJ's in 5 years.

I even broke a D-44 spindle, and the BJ's survived.

Are you driving on broken joints? Are your axle tubes straight? Are your inner "C's" straight. The last is really hard on BJ's if they are not straight!
GSequoia
October 20th, 2006, 15:33
1 set of BJ's in 5 years.

I'm truly sorry.

(Ball joint thread are always sophmoric fun!)
CanMan
October 20th, 2006, 15:36
I'm truly sorry.

(Ball joint thread are always sophmoric fun!)

But how many are in a set?
thumpin_xj
October 21st, 2006, 17:21
just adjusted teh steering stops and replaced the knuckels so well see if it helps
cracker
October 23rd, 2006, 00:04
just adjusted teh steering stops and replaced the knuckels so well see if it helps

I hate to say this but I would suspect the inner Cs being bent before the knuckles.
thumpin_xj
October 23rd, 2006, 22:50
seems the problems is fixed i think lol beat the piss outta the truck the otehr night winche dit back onto 4 wheels twice and no problems at all
cracker
October 24th, 2006, 08:48
seems the problems is fixed i think lol beat the piss outta the truck the otehr night winche dit back onto 4 wheels twice and no problems at all

I think you need to learn how to drive ;)
thumpin_xj
October 24th, 2006, 09:52
I think you need to learn how to drive

id really like to see you drive this without flopping ur truck , its a valley thats 20 feet high 10 feet wide with a 5 foot tall rock sticking 6 feet out of the wall , trails called carange alley most ether flop or smash the shit outta the stuck
cracker
October 24th, 2006, 10:31
id really like to see you drive this without flopping ur truck , its a valley thats 20 feet high 10 feet wide with a 5 foot tall rock sticking 6 feet out of the wall , trails called carange alley most ether flop or smash the shit outta the stuck

Got pics?
thumpin_xj
October 24th, 2006, 11:56
not from the other day but ill try an find some other ones of the trail, i dunno were u guys are from but all teh trails around here are muddy roots and mossy wet rocks fallen trees an water
cracker
October 24th, 2006, 12:05
not from the other day but ill try an find some other ones of the trail, i dunno were u guys are from but all teh trails around here are muddy roots and mossy wet rocks fallen trees an water

We are all large dry rock (I'm not in these pics)
http://www.liracon.com/ron/post/jv29.jpg

http://www.liracon.com/ron/post/jv21.jpg
thumpin_xj
October 26th, 2006, 19:38
must be nice to have some traction
cracker
October 26th, 2006, 19:48
must be nice to have some traction

Your kidding right? There is very little traction on vertical ;)

Only 4 XJs (that we know of and have been 'buggied') have been able to do that waterfall. The picture doesn't even do it justice.
luvrox
October 26th, 2006, 19:50
We are all large dry rock (I'm not in these pics)
http://www.liracon.com/ron/post/jv29.jpg

http://www.liracon.com/ron/post/jv21.jpg
CanMan
November 2nd, 2006, 23:57
not from the other day but ill try an find some other ones of the trail, i dunno were u guys are from but all teh trails around here are muddy roots and mossy wet rocks fallen trees an water

Got any pics yet?