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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:36 PM
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Alloy USA 450900 Axle Lock Kit for Jeep XJ Cherokee/YJ Wrangler : Amazon.com : Automotive Alloy USA 450900 Axle Lock Kit for Jeep XJ Cherokee/YJ Wrangler : Amazon.com : Automotive
. Found this on amazon says its an axle lock kit but its deffinetly not a locker Im confused on what its purpose is/what it does. anyone know?
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:38 PM
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Kinda looks like the parking brake cable
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:39 PM
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It's the parts you'd use on a manual locking diff
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:41 PM
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Older xj have a vac. actuator to engage the 4wd on the front axle. Prone to fail on the trails. This is a posi lok.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:52 PM
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They said its for a dana 30
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by xLxDIZZYx
Older xj have a vac. actuator to engage the 4wd on the front axle. Prone to fail on the trails. This is a posi lok.
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They said its for a dana 30
it is.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 04:56 PM
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You can just mod it & throw the vacuum stuff away, then it's just like a 1 piece axle.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo X_J
You can just mod it & throw the vacuum stuff away, then it's just like a 1 piece axle.
Yeah. Like this:



https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/fr...ss-91-a-38629/
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 07:00 PM
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Ahhhh I see now its for the older dana 30s
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by baseballbaker
Ahhhh I see now its for the older dana 30s
91 and older.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 07:29 PM
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On there website it says 95 and older
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by baseballbaker
On there website it says 95 and older
Probably because the Wrangler used it til 95. XJs quit using it half way through 1991.
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 09:15 PM
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Ahh I gotya I had honestly never heard of that design. Ive heard of lock out hubs and stuff like that. (Im even in automotive class in highschool) learn something new everyday
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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 09:31 PM
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Welcome to my first 3 hours a day at highschool lol 4 lifts and every tool you could ever need

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We have the newest and best alignment system within 100 miles

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This is just one wall of our tool room its a mess at the moment were reorganizing everything

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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 12:26 PM
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I will probably do this only because mine is so sluggish when it's below zero.
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/fre...ss-91-a-38629/
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