jeeperjohn
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Temecula, CA
My 8.25 made horrible noises for about a year after I bought it. I am very surprised I didn't have a major failure with it. I am truly impressed with the durability of the 8.25 axle.
Are you changing ratio or do you have damage to the existing gears? If the existing gears don't have pitting I would continue to run them.That was fast! Got my bearings yesterday. Motive install kit with real Timken bearings- Only 100 on ebay.
Motive install kit for the 8.25 by Sean Mitchell 707, on Flickr
Now I just have to get the gears and find time. I have been storing my jeep in my stall at the dealership. haha (I work at Lithia Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Eureka, CA.)
you now have first hand experience why lunchbox lockers are weak.You can actually see where the hole in the carrier is beginning to mushroom out from the wear.
that will become a failure point in the future. do you have spares you can swap?Also, the whole thing got so hot that the ends of the axles are burnished blue. Yikes.
I know nothing about the new detroits, I have not been impressed with full detroits in the rear of most rigs.Should I get a detroit locker? I hear the new "soft locker" isn't bad. Either way, I need a carrier so why not go full case. I don't really want to drop the 1200 it will cost for an arb + compressor.
Good choices, I have never had a single issue with my detroit in the 8.25. I did have issues with a front detroit but have since replaced it with a grizzly from rawkhaus and love it.Thanks dudes.
I'll be doing this-
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/dtl-187c179a/overview/
And these.
http://www.jeepinoutfitters.com/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=7536#.UwOMHvldUQM