How would I go about converting my front hubs to locking hubs. I am not a fan of the part time system that my '94 cherokee has. Are there any older model cherokees that uses locking front hubs that I could possibly strip from a junk yard? Also, my 4wd seems to be going in and out of 4wd. It clicks when it does this. I am thinking it is a vaccum issue.

Thanks for any help

 

Warn makes a kit and Mile Marker makes a kit. Both are pretty spendy but, the Mile Marker one is a little better deal. You can shop around online for the best deal.

 

Reider makes a knuckle kit which uses a high steer style knuckle and Parts from a chevy d44/10 bolt. The kit is pricey. Knuckles are 300 a piece, but when said and done you can run a true high steer and have rebuildable spindles. Just like the old style stuff.

 

I do believe you can a dana 44 from an old chevy or FSJ and cut the outers off. and weld them on to your dana 35.
thats a lot of work though. search it there are write ups on it. HTH

 

Dana 30 excuse me.

 

The knuckles I am talking about use d30 ball joints, so Kinda a bolt on part. Personally I would just do a waggy 44 or a full width d44 with High steer for the money.

 

I've looked at alot of parts and what not. I do be leave that you can use the Manual hubs and outers from a BII or Ranger. Just have yet to try this idea..

 

or you could swap in a D44, you get manual hubs and stronger everything else.

 

I would run a posi-lok, or something similar/home made version

 

thats a big swap. the dana 44 from a FSJ is pass side pinion. and you might run into problems with welding on new spring platforms(not sure if there would be enough room) as for the pass side drop and very cool mod would be to threw up a Dana 300 Tcase in the mix. Now we're talking one stout XJ.

 

I am looking into that also
but if you can find an old cj5 you can swap out the the part you just gotta deal with different lug pattern

 

he has a 94, no vac disco, can't install a posi-lock

 

Nick Just wondering if you've tried this yet or know where i can get some info on it?

 

Im wondering the same thing

 

I use to have rangers and bronco II if you try this watch what you get all rangers and b2s had Dana 28 in them till 1990 then they started to switch to the Dana 35 till 97 when they went ifs www.therangerstaion.com is a great place to get info on these little trucks.