Cherokee91Red
NAXJA Forum User
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- Charlotte, North Carolina
Alright, I'm running a 27 spline 8.25 and hpd30 currently. I'm not looking to put any more money into the 8.25.
#1- Originally I was planning on finding and XJ44 for the rear and doing a hub conversion on the 30, all locked up with 4.88's.
#2- I have just now come to the realization that 80 and up Waggys had driver side drop 44's. So I am considering a Waggy axle swap and worry about the low pinion up front, and doing the work for the coil setup. The rears are only 58" wide so its either get wheel spacers or I don't know if there are other rear ends that run in the 60-62", J-10's maybe?
#3- Get a HP44 from an old Ford truck and narrow it down and then find a rear axle with the same width with a 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern, or narrow the 9' while I'm at it. How difficult is it to narrow an axle?
Right now my dilemma is to keep ease of installation with the 30/XJ44 and do the hub conversion. Or work with the modification of the waggy axles, but cheaper because of no hub conversion.The narrowing is probably the hardest of the 3 but will last the longest. I do moderate wheeling in Uwharrie and Tellico, locked f/r, planning on running 33 to 35" tires for the next few years. I'm trying to find the most cost effective approach and keep the install difficulty as low as possible, whatever a happy medium would be I'm not sure.
#1- Originally I was planning on finding and XJ44 for the rear and doing a hub conversion on the 30, all locked up with 4.88's.
#2- I have just now come to the realization that 80 and up Waggys had driver side drop 44's. So I am considering a Waggy axle swap and worry about the low pinion up front, and doing the work for the coil setup. The rears are only 58" wide so its either get wheel spacers or I don't know if there are other rear ends that run in the 60-62", J-10's maybe?
#3- Get a HP44 from an old Ford truck and narrow it down and then find a rear axle with the same width with a 5 on 5.5" bolt pattern, or narrow the 9' while I'm at it. How difficult is it to narrow an axle?
Right now my dilemma is to keep ease of installation with the 30/XJ44 and do the hub conversion. Or work with the modification of the waggy axles, but cheaper because of no hub conversion.The narrowing is probably the hardest of the 3 but will last the longest. I do moderate wheeling in Uwharrie and Tellico, locked f/r, planning on running 33 to 35" tires for the next few years. I'm trying to find the most cost effective approach and keep the install difficulty as low as possible, whatever a happy medium would be I'm not sure.