is it worth it?
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is it worth it?
been asking for 3 days straight and going crazy thinkin about it. i have come up with finding an 8.8 with 4.10 gears. regear the front, lock the back atleast(with aussies) maybe front too but keepin my 4" lift and 31s until i have money for a bigger lift and bigger tires? for it all a waste to just run 31 a/ts. its alot of money just for a smaller jeep. all inputs greatly considered.
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I would rather over do it then re do it. It may also be easyer/cheeper to find a front axle with 4:10 gears stock already. Im running 31's alt's and have a 8.8 with 4:10 gears. I LOVE it.
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well i hear its not recommended to lock a d35 and what front axle would i have to find for them to have 4.10 gears? so a 8.8 wont hurt and if i wanna run 33s later its already all done but thats why i want to know if its worth it or find a 8.8 with lsd for now?
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i have time to wait, maybe find a 8.8 with trak lok and 4.10 gears would be ideal? probably wont find one but what about trak lock with 3.73 and regear the front i dont know if its worth it. might as well regear to atleast 4.10 is what im thinking find a 4.10 8.8 and regear the front and lock the back. i dont drive it daily or in the city
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well i live in winnipeg and there isnt alot of wreckers here. but if i found a trak lock 8.8 i wouldlnt lock it, id just lock the front. what year xjs had 4.10 in the d30? it the front a straight swap too?
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no no i understand the 8.8 needs some fab. but if i found both 4.10 axles would save me a bit of money. probably equal to a free locker for the front?
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I have a write up on Ford 8.8 swap on my ironrock page. Not to bad Air tools are recommended and a desent welder. just to save time and all.
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i have phoned around the jys for a 8.8 with 4.10s, and xj d30 with 4.10s if i cant find a d 30 with 4.10 whats the next gear ratio to do and ill just do them both once and for all? i will only be running 31s but i am looking at iros 5.5 and for 1g i might go to 33s sooner than i thought.
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4cyl xj have factory 410 i f you can find them junk, yards may not now this see if there any 4cyl xj in the yards,might get lucky and find on e with 8.25 rear in it
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ya i was looking at those too, i hear those tires are good too. maybe kill 2 birds with 1 stone kinda thing. 2g will take a while though. and with the 8.25 did those come with 4.10s? and i thought an aussie for the 8.8 would be easier to get than the 8.25. but i would love to end up running 35s. but i hear to regear once and be done with it so i am looking for the next ratio to do after 4.10 is it 4.56? but is 4.56 way overkill with my current 31s.