To those running narrowed D60 rears?

xj4fun · Jun 22, 2005

Hi Guys,
I’ve been told I can’t narrow a rear D60 on an XJ to the stock 60.5 width running disc brakes. The narrowest I can go without clearance issues is;

SF D60 to 63.5
FF D60 to 65.5

The above assumes a spring leaf pack width no wider then 2.5 inches.

This seems odd to me. I could have sworn there were several guys running narrowed (I.E. under 63.5) D60's on XJ's?

Thanks in advance for any assistance on this,
Kent

CRASH · Jun 22, 2005

xj4fun said:
Hi Guys,
I’ve been told I can’t narrow a rear D60 on an XJ to the stock 60.5 width running disc brakes. The narrowest I can go without clearance issues is;

SF D60 to 63.5
FF D60 to 65.5

The above assumes a spring leaf pack width no wider then 2.5 inches.

This seems odd to me. I could have sworn there were several guys running narrowed (I.E. under 63.5) D60's on XJ's?

Thanks in advance for any assistance on this,
Kent

You've been lied to.

CRASH

Goatman · Jun 22, 2005

HP60 rear, stock width, leaf springs, disc brakes. Know plenty of others with similar setups.

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, the anti-rumor remedy.

xjj33p3r · Jun 22, 2005

Does dynatrac supply custom width d60s and prorock 60s? Who else does custom axles like them?

Goatman · Jun 22, 2005

xjj33p3r said:
Does dynatrac supply custom width d60s and prorock 60s? Who else does custom axles like them?

Yes......that's ALL Dynatrac does.....custom 60's. Call and ask them about a D44 or a 9" and you don't get much of a response.

Let your fingers do the walking...browse through a 4x mag or do a seach on the web and you'll come up with all kinds of places that build custom axles.

BrettM · Jun 22, 2005

yes, there are lots of companies doing custom axles, the guys at Mad4wd (.com) are real cool and build a lot of 60s with the RockCrusher diffs. If I had 3 grand to drop on a rear axle I would get a 60 from them, or a TrueHi9.

xjj33p3r · Jun 22, 2005

A prorock d60 is most likely what will be going in the next project. So beefy... so nice

xjj33p3r · Jun 22, 2005

By the way, has anyone heard of a dynatrac axle snapping or breaking in any way? I've tried looking around to see if it's happened, but nothing's come up

Dingo509 · Jun 22, 2005

CRASH said:
You've been lied to.

CRASH

X2

D60 Warn 35 spl. FF kit, Caddy disc, 60.5" trackwidth no clearance problems at all.

Dingo

GREEN XJ · Jun 23, 2005

Why narrow, wider is better plus you can run bigger meats.

BrettM · Jun 23, 2005

GREEN XJ said:
Why narrow, wider is better plus you can run bigger meats.

do some rockcrawling out west and you will have your answer.

Dingo509 · Jun 23, 2005

BrettM said:
do some rockcrawling out west and you will have your answer.

Yeah just try to run most of the trails up here in washington, they were all cut by cj-2's and 3's a stock XJ doesn't fit let alone a wider one.

Dingo

bluebeast · Jun 23, 2005

BrettM said:
do some rockcrawling out west and you will have your answer.

I do rockcrawl out west with full width and it's awsome. You must not have been on fourdyce or the rubicon lately

Ramsey · Jun 23, 2005

yeah brett just mall crawls and web wheels

bluebeast · Jun 23, 2005

Why not find a XJ 44 and do the 35 spline set up offered by several companies. If your not going bigger than 37s it's the way to go. Your going to loose a lot of clearance with a 60 not to mention the added weight gain. And your going to get top heavy with that much lift and narrow axles.

nhrocker · Jun 23, 2005

You don't even have to go out west. Up here we have ATV trails turned into jeep trails...talk about tight fit :laugh3:

If I could afford it I would be getting narrowed 60's, but that's not even close to my budget. I'm stuck with my open 27-spline 8.25 and 3.55's.

bluebeast · Jun 23, 2005

xjj33p3r said:
A prorock d60 is most likely what will be going in the next project. So beefy... so nice

SOOO $$$$$$$$ I would like some prorock 60s if I won the lottery

Goatman · Jun 23, 2005

GREEN XJ said:
Why narrow, wider is better plus you can run bigger meats.

bluebeast said:
Your going to loose a lot of clearance with a 60 not to mention the added weight gain. And your going to get top heavy with that much lift and narrow axles.

C'mon guys, where do you come up with this stuff??

Wider is better? That logic has come and gone a number of years ago, and it certainly has nothing to do with being able to run bigger meats. How about 37's on an XJ, is that big enough.....on stock width axles?

You don't loose clearance with custom D60's like a Tera60R, a RockJock, or a Prorock60, only with junkyard D60's (full width

). And top heavy with a tall lift and narrow (stock width) axles? I thought less backspacing and a little wider rim and a wider tire was all that was needed to compensate adequately for a taller lift height......now we need wider axles too?

GREEN XJ · Jun 23, 2005

I'm planning on running 39.5 on 1-tons, plus if the trail if narrow you make it wider w/ the skinny pedal on the right, that how we do it down here in Alabama.

Goatman · Jun 23, 2005

GREEN XJ said:
I'm planning on running 39.5 on 1-tons, plus if the trail if narrow you make it wider w/ the skinny pedal on the right, that how we do it down here in Alabama.

Out here in the west, we kind of like our trails to stay intact so they're just as challenging for the next guys through. Technical rockcrawling we call it, where picking your line and manuevering to fit your rig through a tight section of trail is as challenging and important a part of the experience as getting the traction that's needed to make the obstacle.

BTW, I always thought that you could get a bigger tire to work if it still sort of fit inside the wheel well.......

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