Ya he seen house! lol but all joking aside if you haven't gone yet you should!!!

I'm thinking about welding my D35 for moab this year, but A - I don't wanna wear down the swampers too fast??? B - How would it pull behind my motor home with a tow bar???
Sorry don't mean to thread jack!

 

yea im all good thanks tho...and dont worry abouth thread jacking this is all helping me out with people answering things because i think i am gunna weld my 8.25 but i just dont want to like throw my tires away thats the only thing i am running 33in pro comp allterrians i got them for a trade with full tred and rims

 

https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/im...ng-risk-37709/

here is a link to the article about the brake cleaner and welding.

As for the spider gears a buddy did it on an explorer with the 8.8 and didn't get good penetration and broke the welds and made a mess of the ring and pinion with the shrapnel..... so I would definitely recommend the preheating and then lay it to it!

 

i welded my rear end in my 8.25 and it toasted my tires when i did it about a year ago they were new and now they are less then half i would say. and i only had about 5 thousand miles on it i would say. i think welding the rear is just fine if you know what you are doing but i would say i drive my new jeep with a full Detroit and it is nice to not be bouncing around the corner.

 

Always how often did you drive it DD/WW? or just to & from trails like I do once or twice a month?

 

i would drive it as a dd but i only drive about ten miles a day and i did not drive it everyday maybe like twice a week me and my wife work and the same place so it would get drove when she did not want to wake up on time.

i would say if you drive the wj as your dd and not your xj your tires will be fine tell you can get you a 8.25 with a locker.

 

I have not seen any different in the tread life. With a welded diff you have to drive like you are pulling a trailer when on pavement. If something breaks then weld it, but really a lockright well be better on a DD. If it's a toy then weld it up!!!

 

ooowh I'm really debating this!!! How do you guys think it would pull behind the motor home???

I've never really looked into this, so is this a good guide to go by???
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syQBXH3oro"] ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5syQBXH3oro[/URL]

 

I am not for sure. I am moving and going to be pulling my xj. I was going to just put it on a wheel dolly and put my back axle on it. ((((( I think it will not tow as straight, but should be ok behind a motor home. That is my opinion. If I am worng please let me know.)))))

 

bump is that vid correct???

 

yea i just took my diff cover off today for the first time lol and the oil was white which is spectacular...(this truck is a little beater) and checked the gears but they are all good so i am not sure what im doing yet

 

ive debated welding up my 8.25 for a while because my xj was my dd...but i just bought another dd so im weldin it up soon!

 

So is this correct yes? no?

 

the video is correct yes

 

cool thanks!!!