Wounded XJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Rimrock, AZ
Was working on this swap yesterday and have a few questions so I can finish.
With the Rubi plates on the axle along with the CV brackets the original bolts in the axle flange were not long enough to bolt it back together. I have read multiple threads and none of them say they used different bolts. Is there a problem somewhere or do I need to get some new grade 8 bolts?
To get it home last night we used some longer grade 5 bolts (Just to get it on the trailer) and when I tightened everything up the axle would not spin easily (no brakes on yet as we did not get past the brackets). How tight are the bolts supposed to be?
With the Rubi plates on the axle along with the CV brackets the original bolts in the axle flange were not long enough to bolt it back together. I have read multiple threads and none of them say they used different bolts. Is there a problem somewhere or do I need to get some new grade 8 bolts?
To get it home last night we used some longer grade 5 bolts (Just to get it on the trailer) and when I tightened everything up the axle would not spin easily (no brakes on yet as we did not get past the brackets). How tight are the bolts supposed to be?