Is it worth it to put a locker in 27 spline 8.25 cheapest is 359$, or should I just do a 29 spline swap. I plan on running 33s maybe 35s down the road

 

Get the 29 spine

 

its manual and its flywheel

 

x2

 

Just making sure

 

So I got new bushings for the extended shackles that I have, and it came with new sleeves.

I noticed it's 3/16 longer than total length of bushings. (It's 3 inches long and the bushings on shackles measure out to be 2-13/16 inches long)

Is this normal? Or do I need to grind the sleeve down to 2-13/16?

 

Has anyone dealt with kreiders kustoms bumpers? I've heard a few bad things but that was 2-3 years ago and recently I've seen a few people really happy with them. I'm looking at their rear tire carrier and he has an unbelievable deal and I like the look of them.

 

Doesn't seem bad if the difference is split on each side. Does the sleeve fit properly in the shackle box?

 

I don't know. I didn't take off the stock shackles yet. I'm building shackle relocation brackets now and don't know if I should set the distance at 2-13/16 or 3 inches before I weld it. Are the sleeves supposed to be flush with bushings or stick out like .094 on both sides?

 

Not sure. Most sleeve/bushings I have seen are flush with the bushing. The Clayton shackles I have use a clevite bushing, little different than most.

 

or at that point should I just get the 8.8

 

If you can weld the tubes

 

We'll my neighbor welds and says he'd teach me how, I like the idea of disc brakes but what do junk yards charge for them?

 

I imagine you could find one for $100. Maybe on CL, maybe at the junk yard. But the big advantage is the discs and a little bit of strength. But if you don't weld the tubs then the axle can "rotate" out of position, I'm not an expert on that (nor have I done the swap) but it's all been covered before if you want to look into it.

Here's a little info on why you should weld an 8.8: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/has-anyone-seen-ford-8-8-axle-tube-slip-175071/

And here's a more complete break down of why the 8.8 is better: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f67/8-25-vs-ford-8-8-a-84840/

 

Looks like a lot of work I'll check craigslist for a already modded one, otherwise I think I'm a 29 spline kinda guy