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The Volvo's are the way to go. Mog axles are larger and heavier. Good luck finding highspeed Volvo axles. Probably not gonna happen. Can anyone say overdrive(s). I've heard the Marmon-Herrington portals out of a Simca SUMB M600 are similar to the Volvo c303's in weight and dimensions. As to...

The piece to be welded to the base metal is at a 90* (or whatever) angle in relation to the base metal. A filet weld is: lll filet weld lll lllx the x's are the weld. the lll's are the pieces to lllxxx be welded. lllxxxxx lllxxxxxxx...

Dave, your welds look fine, and actually yes, that can be considered undercutting if one is taking a welding test, and the grader is an a**hole. But it is non-structural and very minor. Undercutting mainly applies to angled applications (90*, 45*, etc...) with filet welds and what not, though I...

Well actually those were covered in my first post. Not specifically, just all the welding in general. I was trying to not be an a**hole, and not to totally rain on his parade. The lack of sufficient penetration applies directly to the CA tabs on the frame brackets. The weld is just sitting on...

Undercutting is when your base metal or weldment gets washed into the weld leaving a concave or cut away appearance at the weld to weldment or base metal junction(s). It is usually caused by improper heat, speed, or insufficient filler metal. When welding metals of differing thickness...

Nice and simple. Should work well for you. Check your welds occasionally. I'm not trying to bust your cajones, but I fit and weld for a living and you have some severe undercutting on your UCA tabs, and a few other areas that may lack sufficient penetration. Keep an eye on the welded stuff for...

After a couple of phone calls, here is my answer: The only difference is the spider gear shaft diameters, so for those of you out there who haven't bought a TJ carrier for fear of it not working with your XJ high pinion, it is a bolt in swap as long as the carrier is complete. I.E.: with spider...

Well. I may have answered my own question through checking out the sites of Dana/Spicer distributors. They offer different part numbers for R&P's and set-up/overhaul kits for reverse and standard rotation D30's but only offer two carriers/cases. One for 3.55 and numerically lower, and one for...

Is there a difference in the carriers of a standard D30, and the HP D30? Are they interchangeable? I just bought a D30 carrier for 3.73 and numerically higher gearing with the intent of putting it in my '98 XJ, along with some 4.10's or 4.56's. The carrier came out of a '97 TJ. For some reason...

Speedy, is that an actual measurement, based off of measured stock height, or manufacturers mathematical height? Based on manufacturers math height, I'd be at 4.50" front and 5.75" rear as my pile 'o' shite stands. Actual measured lift height using stock numbers from same point of reference, is...

You runnin' 33's Spyder? How much lift? I'm runnin 32's w/ 4.75" of lift, front and rear, and am thinking of going to some narrow 33's. Like 33x10.50's on stock wheels. Just curious. Dann

Has anyone used adj. UCA's in their stock mounting points with a long arm LCA set-up? I know the standard practice is to mount the UCA's to the long arm LCA's, but that results in caster change as the suspension cycles through its arc of movement. It would seem if the UCA's were retained in...

Bill, Damn. I don't have any friends with gear shops. Did you have much trouble installing the new R&P and setting it up? Was it pretty straight forward, or was there anything that held you up. I'll soon be doing mine, and am trying to gather as much intel as possible, as well as scrounge or...

Does the 8.25 diff use shims, or the adjuster nuts like a 9.25. If it uses the adjuster nuts, where can I pick-up an adjuster tool, or does anyone have any idea on how to fab one? TIA, Dann

Thanks cbremer, I'll go and check it out. Dann

The axle is supported by the unit bearing at the hub, and the carrier, which is supported by it's own bearing, at the diff housing. That is why the tube can be dry. I'm just trying to make sure that the tube is in fact a dry tube, and find out what needs to be done to replace the inboard...

Well, my right (passenger side) seal is leaking apparently. Nothing major, in fact I just noticed it this past weekend. The knuckle looked a little oily, but no spun out oil pattern. I decide it is time to check the diff fluid level, and lo and behold, it was pretty low. I had to stick my finger...

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Does anyone know if D30 axle tubes are dry? In other words, only the diff housing is lubed, and the oil seals are inboard in the axle tubes at the diff housing, with only dust seals at the outboard (knuckle) ends. Any info on this would help me focus on what I need to be looking for when I get...