So I stopped at the jy after I got out of work in need of a new oil dipstick since I snapped the handle off mine messing around with the coil rail. Turns out they didn't have one. Since I was there I figured I would ask about a Chrysler 8.25 axle, since I've been planning to swap one in. They didn't have that either, but turns out they had a shopping cart full of parts for it. My ears perked up when they said ARB air lockers for the 8.25 and Dana HP30 along with a SYE kit. Since I'm a broke college kid I was expecting this to be way too expensive for me but I figured I would ask how much they wanted. They said like $850 for the full cart, which I though was a steal but like I said, I'm broke. I was trying to get just the lockers with instal kits, the compressor and the SYE kit they had. Was all set to get that lot for $700 when that manager came out from the back and told me I could take it for $750 cash if I got it out today. Felt like I couldn't pass that up so ran to the bank and snatched it up.

Everything in the lot


Everything that came with the front locker (I swear it is underneath)


Rear Locker (with a little surface rust)


Both installation kits


Both rings and pinions


RE steel air lines and Skyjacker brake line


Compressor


SYE shaft and Upper Control arms?


The rest of the SYE kit


Didn't take closer pics of the tow hooks and the axle shafts.

TLDR: Went to jy for dipstick, spent $750 for parts I can't use yet and no dipstick.

Think this was a good investment?

 

Are you serious that looks like a ****ing steal??? Seriously probably the best JY run ever. What ratio are the gear sets?

I'm jealous.

 

Holy ****! I count 41 teeth on the rings and 10 teeth on the pinions!

 

Just went and counted both 4.56

 

You bastard.

 

It really sucks when a starving college kid has more in the bank than a guy that works six days a week.

 

i think that is probably the lowest price that has ever existed for all of that. someones jeep is about to get much more beastly

 

Now I just need to be able to actually use it. My Jeep is still bone stock haha.

 

Should have went to college :-)

 

I need to find a jy with deals like that over here, all mine especially the pick n pull ones are crooks

 

Still stock? Go low lift biggest tires and trimming. 3" lift 33s , 4.56s locked front and rear you could tear it up.

 

kindly esad. Nice score.

 

I feel ya!

 

Wow that's impressive... you should sell it all to me for 850 and make 100 real quick :P

 

This is definitely not the norm with this junkyard. Idk if you ever dealt with M&J in Colchester partsguy but they can be dicks sometimes. Guess the trick is to go in a half hour before close on a Friday haha.

Diesel, that's kind of the plan. Was looking at the RE 3.5" kit but been waiting for the right time to actually be able to do it. Now I'm just one step closer I guess.