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Old Mar 9, 2014 | 04:29 PM
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Hi everyone. I was digging around the junkyard yesterday and found a 98-01 xj with C 8.25 axle with limited slip. I'm thinking about buying the axle, rebuilding the LSD with this
http://completeoffroad.com/i-123096-...lutch-set.html
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I know this will not act like a locker, but I was wondering if anyone has one and what they think of it.

The type of terrain I wheel is forest trails, logging roads, hills, and snow, and I thought an LSD out back would work great with the locker in front. Also, how much do you think a C 8.25 with LSD is worth? Thanks
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Old Mar 9, 2014 | 11:32 PM
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A friend of mine stands by his 8.25 with his factory LSD and he's on 33s with tight and rocky wood trails. It would be great with a locker up front, I'd so go for it, not sure on the price but i'm sure it's not that much at the jy
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Old Mar 9, 2014 | 11:43 PM
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Depending what kind of jy you got to I seen prices for. "Truck axles drum to drum" for 200-250. I recently picked one up there was one with the factory lsd and a 29 spline open differential both same price. But I told them it was a car axle
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And it came out to 120 lol. The no slip locker came out to 437 with free shipping from jegs. That's the reason I went with the open style rear. Because the no slip for the trac loc case is about 100 bucks more.
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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 06:02 AM
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Thanks guys, I'm gonna call they yard this week and get a price. This jeep was pretty sunk in the mud so I can't pull the axle myself
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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Anyone else have LSD?
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Old Mar 10, 2014 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Tate
Anyone else have LSD?
Check on the corner of most streets and you'll find it...
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But I do have a factory LSD and i like it, I plan to lock the front but leave it as a LSD in the rear, one option you can do it modify the LSD for more grip and less slip, the LSD comes with 3 grip plates on each side but if you add a 4th one to both sides, it can tighten it up. Just look up modifying a 8.8 LSD and its basically the same thing as ours minus the tension spring
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Originally Posted by Demonoid369
But I do have a factory LSD and i like it, I plan to lock the front but leave it as a LSD in the rear, one option you can do it modify the LSD for more grip and less slip, the LSD comes with 3 grip plates on each side but if you add a 4th one to both sides, it can tighten it up. Just look up modifying a 8.8 LSD and its basically the same thing as ours minus the tension spring
Awesome, thanks
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The junkyard said they wanted 300$ for the whole axle. What a joke. They were gonna check the price on just carrier and LSD for me.
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