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NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Ocala, FL USA
My MJ has a 14 bolt welded rear axle.
I've had a spooled rear in a TJ and an XJ and they were fine driving on the street but the LWB MJ is harder to turn around with it being so much longer...plus my wife drives it periodically to work.
I know the MJ is a much lighter weight and less powered truck than the one the 14 bolt came from...so I am wondering about taking another shaft and cut it down leaving just a few inches and the end to bolt in in place of the driver side complete shaft. Just for street driving. Obviously keep the complete shaft in the toolbox so it's just a couple minutes to change it out should I need to.
I am expecting there to be some torque steer with just one shaft actually driving. I guess my only other real concern is the strength of the welding in the diff. The guy I got it from drove it for a good while before I obtained the truck and I've put close to 3K miles on it in the last 4 months so it seems the welding is good.
Any thoughts?
I've had a spooled rear in a TJ and an XJ and they were fine driving on the street but the LWB MJ is harder to turn around with it being so much longer...plus my wife drives it periodically to work.
I know the MJ is a much lighter weight and less powered truck than the one the 14 bolt came from...so I am wondering about taking another shaft and cut it down leaving just a few inches and the end to bolt in in place of the driver side complete shaft. Just for street driving. Obviously keep the complete shaft in the toolbox so it's just a couple minutes to change it out should I need to.
I am expecting there to be some torque steer with just one shaft actually driving. I guess my only other real concern is the strength of the welding in the diff. The guy I got it from drove it for a good while before I obtained the truck and I've put close to 3K miles on it in the last 4 months so it seems the welding is good.
Any thoughts?