Going Wider....??

[Senior_XJ]

Well ive been lookin to buy a built HP d44 and found a nice deal!! The one thing that may be a problem is that its 65.5" wms to wms,, while my rear ford 8.8 is 59.5 wms to wms.

Its a D.D. as well as the weekend warrior,, SO how do u guys think this would work out?? I would have to put adaptors in the rear to move to 5 on 5.5 so that would make the rear a bit closer to the front.

SO, whatcha think,, yes or no??

My XJ info,, 4.88's,, 8.8 rear w/ARB,, front HP d30 w/aussie,, 1 ton steer etc etc. 6.5" of lift and rolling on "brand new" 35 baja claws.
I have NO plans to go any bigger then this so my XJ build is a good 3/4 done.

Oh, and this axle is Loaded, matching gears, locker, etc etc.

 

[95' heep]

id just get spacers/adaptor to get the rear to even up with the front.

or even upgrade the rear axle to such as ford 9" axle! haha

 

[old_man]

I've been running that setup for quite a while. I love it. The extra width has actually been a plus on nasty off camber trails. I haven't ever run into a trail where the width has been a problem. In most states you will need to run a set of fender flares.

 

[bigredjeep]

i run a d44 and 9" with 37s and love em but i also had d30 and 8.25 with 35s and loved that too. i dont know about tryin to space out the rear to match the front but its your pig

my 2cents

 

[Senior_XJ]

Thanks guys !!