Rebuilding a D30, questions on parts

alex22

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT: waterbury area

• Nov 5, 2008

• #1

I pulled the axle out of my parts jeep the other day and got it mostly stripped. As expected, the ball joints are shot and the unit bearings should be replaced. The question is, wheres the best place (brand and price) to get the replacement ball joints and unit bearings?

The plan for the axle is to make up pieces to block tubes off at the seals, get it sand blasted, box in the control arm mounts, weld the tubes, ARB front cover, Alloy shafts and outer seals. Possibly an Ausie locker.

~Alex

 

KarlVP

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Location

Hardcoreville, WA

• Nov 5, 2008

• #2

Anything with a lifetime warranty. Vatozone parts work good.

If you are gonna wheel it, then find something with a lifetime warranty so when it goes out you can replace it.

 

MoparManiac

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Location

Amherst, NH

• Nov 5, 2008

• #3

If you're going to wheel it hard, then make sure you buy quality parts if you can afford them. Spicer/Timken/Moog are worth the money (to me at least).

Ball joints - Moog or Spicer
Unit Bearings - Timken ($75-90 ea. at Rockauto)
U-Joints - Spicer x760s if you have x297 shafts
UCA bushings - Crown has them cheap

 

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89xj

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Location

aston,pa

• Nov 5, 2008

• #4

for balljoints and ujoints, i go with spicer and for hubs/unit bearing i go with timken

 

IntrepidXJ

NAXJA Member #647

Location

Grand Junction, CO

• Nov 5, 2008

• #5

http://completeoffroad.com/i-123665-ball-joints-dana-30-706944x-yj-tj-cj.html

 

alex22

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT: waterbury area

• Nov 6, 2008

• #6

IntrepidXJ said:

http://completeoffroad.com/i-123665-ball-joints-dana-30-706944x-yj-tj-cj.html

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any idea of the brand of those?

~Alex

 

IntrepidXJ

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Location

Grand Junction, CO

• Nov 6, 2008

• #7

alex22 said:

any idea of the brand of those?

~Alex

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Those are Spicer....I've ordered a few sets from them

 

alex22

NAXJA Forum User

Location

CT: waterbury area

• Nov 6, 2008

• #8

How would you rate their quality?

Why is it that so many sites don't list the parts being for an XJ?

they will fit, right?

~Alex

 

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IslanderOffRoad

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Location

Houston, Tx

• Nov 6, 2008

• #9

get the timken unit bearings from rockauto.

i put on crown ball joints so far so good.