I have $6500 to buy and build

[markw]

The 8.25 shafts are/were hard to get from suppliers, at least the Alloy USA ones. Go with a D44. If you're going to Moab, I'm sure we can get at least a housing drug out from the vast junkyards of socal for cheap. The 8.8 explorer brakes bolt right on. I just did one of these here:

http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=967146

I'd say drop the money into the 44, and if there's any left over toss a lockright in the front.

 

[vincepru]

any pics of the new rig? im about to order my lift, 5.5 re. wanna see what it looks like installed

 

[smccollamjr]

I have a hard time buying that a 31 spline shaft is 30% stronger than a 30 spline shaft.




Whens the last time you saw a c-clip fail?

The downfall to a c-clip is that if you break an axle it will come out of the housing. If you break a full-float axle you can at least be towed home or drive home in front-wheel-drive.

 

[JAS]

I want a back country (rocky mountains in Colorado) elk hunting rig that will haul my 2 kids, wife, and five days worth of camping gear. It won't be a daily driver, but I will drive it on the street a lot! I also plan on using it in Moab at least once per year.....

Sure that you want an XJ? Suburban might be more along your lines with that much gear.

Here is my XJ with 7 days of gear...for me, the wife, 2 kids 1 dog. It took a very long time to get everything arranged on the roof and strapped down. We now take the van just to haul stuff better. Jeep is also taken to get us off the beaten path once we setup base camp

 

[1m4j2t]

any pics of the new rig? im about to order my lift, 5.5 re. wanna see what it looks like installed

Just a couple that I took with a camera phone:

The photobucket link isnt working. I must be doing somthing wrong. You can see it here: http://s446.photobucket.com/albums/qq188/m4j2t/