fnjeep314
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Ok so I am trying to figure out if I can take the stock outer C's from my D30 on my WJ and put in some D44 flat top knuckles and do a high steer conversion? Anyone know?
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high steer conversion
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BrettM
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fnjeep314 said:
check this out: http://home.off-road.com/~wanderingwillys/xjpics/D30_with_D44_outers/
search on this board for the screenname Matt. or search for "polished turd" as his D30 is more commonly known :laugh3:
fnjeep314
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I see the pics but was there any modification that had to be done to make it all work? I know that I will need the Flat top 44 knuckles and the 44 ball joints as well as the high steer arms that bolt up top but what else? That what I got from the photos at least.
P.S. I did the search and I did not come up with anything.
P.S. I did the search and I did not come up with anything.
Here's a pretty good tech article that Billavista did a long long time ago. 
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Hybrid_Axle/HybridAxle.htm
http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/Hybrid_Axle/HybridAxle.htm
BrettM
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- michifornia
just weld on the D44 inner C's (I think it's CJ D30 ones that will fit your tubes best) then bolt up the outer knuckle stuff. this requires having a 297/760 joint on your inner shaft to match the outer stub shaft. also you have to decide on bolt pattern, 5on5.5, 6on5.5, or 8on6.5.
If money isn't an issue I would purchase the Teraflex D30 knuckle....and then purchase thier high steer drag link and tie rod....
http://teraflx.com/index2.htm
It works beautifully...requires some modification to your bracketry(track bar and sway bar disconnect)...there is a nice write up in the new issue of 4wheel drive sport and utility...
http://teraflx.com/index2.htm
It works beautifully...requires some modification to your bracketry(track bar and sway bar disconnect)...there is a nice write up in the new issue of 4wheel drive sport and utility...
fnjeep314
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- ridgecrest, CA
according to the measurements that I made with a friend of mine my axle is 1.5inches longer on the passenger side than his HP30 on his XJ. I think that will still be an issue. I guess that I could cut off that much and be good. Then weld on the new C's
chadc
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I welded d44 c's on my old d30, you do need custom inner shafts made. I still have the housing and innershafts if your interested.
chadc
chadc
Stick
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Where is a good place to get the flat top conversion arms ?
Jeff 98XJ WI
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Do a search on ebay as well as google the net for high steer arms. They're all over now. A few years ago when I built my D44, they were hard to come by, but now it seems like everybody and their brother is building them. BTW, I would build a HP D44 before going through changing inner C's on a 30. Oh yeah, I did. My article is on http://www.madxj.com
Jeff
My article is on http://www.madxj.comJeff
