Recent content by Hoagski

Agreed but I find the pdf a PITA to mess with when i'm working on something in the garage.

The guy only wants $60 when they're going on ebay for $200

Can anyone enlighten me on the differences between the two sets? I ran across a really good deal in my area on a complete set for a 2000, but I own a 2001. I know they are basically the same in most regards just the 2001 has some year specific parts; aside from that would the powertrain...

I'm going to go through with it today. I'll report back here down the road to let you all know if I screwed it up or if it works out.

No not really, I did do a hardness test on the end where I would be welding vs. farther in on the shaft and the outside metal is much softer. I've talked to a couple of welders, one is an xj guy, and all have said if you don't use to much heat and use some cold rags beneath where you are welding...

I never considered that. Why would that be a problem? Would you be so far out on the shaft that, especially in a non critical area, you wouldn't be messing with the metals properties? Also don't guys shorten axles all the time for hot rods?

Thanks I thought it would be fine. Had some extra axles laying around so I'm going to cut and weld some longer centering hubs on just for the heck of it. I'm so deep into my DD restore at this point I figured "might as well".

I'm in the process of swapping from drums to disks using liberty parts. After remaning and painting all the JY parts, not to mention rebuilding the diff :flamemad: I seem to be running in to a problem where the centering hub will not ride on the stock wheels anymore it sits back because the...