HEP111
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Alright..........
a few of ya have been very informative about issues I've had with a simultaneous Warn FF swap combined with ZJ disk brake conversion for my '44....
thank you...
Now....... recapping: apparently warn doesn't make spindles for our limited run D44 with its four axle shaft bolts ANY MORE with their kits; hence I got a TJ D44 spindle to mount onto my axle housing flange. (axle shafts etc are the same apperently)
This requires one hole to be drilled on the housing and one of two options as I see it...
1) drill out/ oval the mounting holes on the axle
2) weld up(maybe) and drill out the holes on the spindle.
Now, around here I've been to two machine shops and have called two well known driveline shops and have run into liability issues concering what I think is the best course of action; OPTION 2. The shops don't want the welding option to weaken the spindle and liability, sue blah blah blah... all of which I DO understand and respect.. and I think opt. 1 sucks as if I do it and F up, what new tubes need to be pressed into place i guess??!! Plus the whole weakening the metal issues.
Any thoughts? Ive seen posts about how a few on here have done what I describe in opt.1 concerning a ZJ disk brake swap and havent heard of any problems... BUT my thinking is that as we all know FF an axle means more stress on the tubes (yes Im going to truss) and with how it mounts having one good hole, two ovaled out holes and two holes drilled next to two prior existing holes with not a whole hell of alot of material to support 1/4 weight of the jeep DOESN'T seem like option 1 is good; and and NOT welding up the holes in opt 2 is the isn't the best bet... hence my worry...
If I havent lost ya yet, anybody got a sugestion or know where I can get a blank spindle besides paying for a machine shop to fab one up??? What is the least invasive procedure in your oppinion and why?
As always, thanks to those who are a hell of alot smarter about this than I.
a few of ya have been very informative about issues I've had with a simultaneous Warn FF swap combined with ZJ disk brake conversion for my '44....
thank you...
Now....... recapping: apparently warn doesn't make spindles for our limited run D44 with its four axle shaft bolts ANY MORE with their kits; hence I got a TJ D44 spindle to mount onto my axle housing flange. (axle shafts etc are the same apperently)
This requires one hole to be drilled on the housing and one of two options as I see it...
1) drill out/ oval the mounting holes on the axle
2) weld up(maybe) and drill out the holes on the spindle.
Now, around here I've been to two machine shops and have called two well known driveline shops and have run into liability issues concering what I think is the best course of action; OPTION 2. The shops don't want the welding option to weaken the spindle and liability, sue blah blah blah... all of which I DO understand and respect.. and I think opt. 1 sucks as if I do it and F up, what new tubes need to be pressed into place i guess??!! Plus the whole weakening the metal issues.
Any thoughts? Ive seen posts about how a few on here have done what I describe in opt.1 concerning a ZJ disk brake swap and havent heard of any problems... BUT my thinking is that as we all know FF an axle means more stress on the tubes (yes Im going to truss) and with how it mounts having one good hole, two ovaled out holes and two holes drilled next to two prior existing holes with not a whole hell of alot of material to support 1/4 weight of the jeep DOESN'T seem like option 1 is good; and and NOT welding up the holes in opt 2 is the isn't the best bet... hence my worry...
If I havent lost ya yet, anybody got a sugestion or know where I can get a blank spindle besides paying for a machine shop to fab one up??? What is the least invasive procedure in your oppinion and why?
As always, thanks to those who are a hell of alot smarter about this than I.