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Old 10-30-2011, 11:56 PM
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Has anyone ever transported an axle in the back of their jeep? I'm gonna buy a 29 spline 8.25 from a guy that's about an hour away, and if I can't find a truck to take, I guess I'll just put the seat down and toss it back there. I'm gonna measure my axle tomorrow to see if it would even fit, I was just curious if anyone had ever done it before.
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Should fit just fine! I don't see any reason it wouldn't! Make sure to use a tarp lol
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Has anyone ever transported an axle in the back of their jeep? I'm gonna buy a 29 spline 8.25 from a guy that's about an hour away, and if I can't find a truck to take, I guess I'll just put the seat down and toss it back there. I'm gonna measure my axle tomorrow to see if it would even fit, I was just curious if anyone had ever done it before.
Yep. I put a D-30 for the front end of my 98 in the back of it before I swapped it out and it fit just fine, you shouldn't have any problems with an 8.25
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your roof would work too
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Just lay the back seat down. Might want some plywood and plastic down too.
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Yep that's how I got my Dana 30 from 400 miles away in a buddy's XJ. Just lay down the back seat put somthing down and remove your Spare tire if you still have one back there. And good luck

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throw a sheet of plywood and a tarp down and you should be good. or a trailer always works, not much to rent a small one from u-haul
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Thanks guys! I already have a false floor made of plywood in the cargo area, so I'll just fold the seat down and lay a price of wood across the back of it. I may remove my sub just for a little more room too.

IZAREBL- unfortunately, I don't have a hitch...
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I carried around an 8.25 rear in the back of my Jeep for about 2-3 weeks after I bought it until I had someone to help lift it out lol. It fit no problem with the seat folded down, and i didnt even take my spare out (lays flat across the floor between hatch and seat).

It has also fit 5 34x12.5 mud tires on rims in the past.. that one was tight haha.
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Originally Posted by Cherokee9t8
I carried around an 8.25 rear in the back of my Jeep for about 2-3 weeks after I bought it until I had someone to help lift it out lol. It fit no problem with the seat folded down, and i didnt even take my spare out (lays flat across the floor between hatch and seat).

It has also fit 5 34x12.5 mud tires on rims in the past.. that one was tight haha.
I sold a set of 4 37's on 20 inch rims to a guy on CL and he stuffed them in the back of a Grand Cherokee lol
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don't let any gear oil leak out. you'll smell that chit for years.
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i hauled my disk brake 8.8 in my 1994 4 door xj
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don't let any gear oil leak out. you'll smell that chit for years.
Yea I know that smells awful, any way to prevent that?
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Yea I know that smells awful, any way to prevent that?
I took a couple of garbage bags to slip over the ends to help prevent it from getting everywhere.. it seemed to do the job.
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Like everyone else said, it will fit fine. I took a D35 to the junkyard in the back. Hell I even carried it from my backyard to the driveway and loaded it into the back with 4.5" and 33's. I dunno how much heavier the 8.25 is though.


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