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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:19 PM
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Default Rebuilt stock rear axle?

As anyone done a rebuild on a stock 98 cherokee sport rear end? I really need help with this
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:22 PM
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Cheapest and easiest would be to find a good one in a salvage yard.

Otherwise, if you want to have yours rebuilt, pay a professional to do it. If you are a novice and don't know what you are doing, you can chew up an expensive set of gears real quick.
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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I can do the work and new gears was part of the plan because the kid I got it from tore them up. I was just trying to see if anyone had done a step by step rebuild on here
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 10:30 PM
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If it's just a weekend warrior and you don't mind towing it out go ahead and try one just for yuks. If you want it to last 100k miles, pay a professional to set up the R&P. JMO it's silly to use the stock gear ratio over again bump it up some and then do the front to match.
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Old Jun 5, 2014 | 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jeeplife1k98
I can do the work and new gears was part of the plan because the kid I got it from tore them up. I was just trying to see if anyone had done a step by step rebuild on here
Surely there's enough info here to help.

https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...a+differential
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Old Jun 6, 2014 | 04:00 AM
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This is not a good first project to start out on. This takes skill or there trash in very few miles and I mean "Very Few". Pay someone to do it right the first time.
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