Whole thing or just the ****?

 

There are some Brits with LPG floating around here somewhere, I am not sure if they are subscribed to this thread, however. In the International section there's an "Any Brits about?" thread - that will be sure to get someone's attention!

... that's what she said

 

Thanks very much for your help.
How about if put a Detroit locker in front ( Dana 30). Would it be a bad in any way? And what happens when drive on road , like few miles till I get to the mud?

 

Would be bad, usually you like a front locker on a dedicated trail machine or a locker that can be released like the ARB. Around town it would be bad on pavement, lots of chatter and tire scrubbing. Frankly no big advantage off-road without the rear. For the price of a locker you could get a good axle and swap it.

 

I disagree with basically all of this as general advice

 

That's cool, kind of what a forum is all about. Fire away, I'm always open to correction and better advice.

 

Indeed. I was only short in my reply cause the light turned green lol

If he were asking about welding his gears or installing a spool, I'd agree with you. A front auto-locker will almost always result in some new noises, and it may chirp the tires sometimes when turning depending on the brand, but that's only an issue as an annoyance. And unless he's running dunes, he'll likely see a huge improvement with a front locker, despite the open rear. In fact, locking the front axle is often recommended when you have to choose one axle.

 

So i'm buying 15x7 cragar soft 8 wheels with 4" backspacing.
I cannot find any definitive info on what size center cap I need.
I have narrowed it down to two cragar center caps. One is 3.125" in diameter and the other is 3.3" in diameter.
Anyone know for sure what size I need?
Thanks

 

Excellent. My small pile of knowledge is now larger because of your post. I think I was originally just thinking about wasting money on the D35 and spilled over into some incorrect perceptions I had about the front locker.

 

Thanks for advice guys.
I am generally driving muddy trails through forests and a diff locker is essential,I was thinking Detroit auto locker for front to start with.
I'm in Europe and its quite hard to find Dana 44 or C8.25 for sale here.
Which model has any of them as standard?

 

I bought a replacement wheel cylinder at Auto Zone and I cannot get the brake to thread into the new cylinder. I am able to thread the line into the old one (had to put everything back together to park it at my complex). I checked their website and I have the correct part number...but it wont thread. The cylinder is the same drualast one from the write up and his appeared to work. Im probably going to try a pep boys or advance auto for their cylinder...see if that woks. Any ideas?

 

For which year and axle? There were a few different wheel cylinder sizes, usually marked in the system by brake drum diameter.

 

97 c8.25 29 spline. So...not all are created equal.

 

There are some who can break D35, 8.25, D44, 8.8, D60, and one tons.
You just have to be smarter then they are.

 

95 xj

im running 31x10.5 mudd terrain tires with a 3inch lift
i want to add a two inch shackle extension in the rear and a two inch spacer in the front. Any Cons into doing so? too much will gap with just my 31's?
THANKS IN ADVANCE