FACTORY HP44 Front Axle???

[JeepFreak21]

What the...???

I was just flipping through the newest issue of Peterson's and saw this (#12):

SPOBI or what??
Billy

 

[crimsondragon]

Yep I think they were available in Venezuela. Quite a few people have asked if there's was a way to get somebody down there to ship it stateside but the freight price would be through the roof. There was also something about it not being as strong as a regular D44 as well.

 

[Ronbo]

Not SPOBI. Although I heard they were some hybrid 30/44, i forgot who posted those details.

 

[Begster]

I have a few pictures on my home computer, but yes it exists.

Its like a rubicon 44, except it is high pinion.

 

[JeepFreak21]

I have a few pictures on my home computer, but yes it exists.

Its like a rubicon 44, except it is high pinion.

From what years?
Billy

 

[foxwar71]

South American XJ's got all the cool things from the factory that we in the USA wish we got. There was one for sale a few years ago on as well. The axle is damn near identical to the Rubi 44 except its a HP, it uses the same inner shafts and will bolt in in place of a HP30.

Here's a LINK to the one that was for sale. Looks like one of the image codes has changed for it though :laugh:

 

[GSequoia]

Jeez, what a noob! This has been discussed here plenty of times over the years. Did you consider searching. :gag:

From what I understand it's an HP44 with 30 outers.

 

[JeepFreak21]

Jeez, what a noob! This has been discussed here plenty of times over the years. Did you consider searching. :gag:

From what I understand it's an HP44 with 30 outers.

LOL! :anon: I'm such a noob. Honestly, I thought for sure it was SPOBI so I only searched back a month thinking there wouldn't be any relevant results before the magazine came out! :doh:

Billy

 

[Talyn]

I've heard it as well, but I can understand SPOBI considering it was from a Peterson publication.

 

[kastein]

It's true. From what I heard, it was done because a heavier duty axle up front allowed them to pay import duty / sales tax as if it were a work truck, while the lighter duty axle would have resulted in it being taxed as a luxury vehicle.

 

[OverlandZJ]

I seem to remember there being a few dozen offered for sale from a clearing house here in the states many years back. New in crates.. iirc Randy's R&P picked them up?

 

[POSJ]

I've got one...