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Old 03-19-2013, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
Look at the sticker in the door jamb.
Yup...dumb question. Guess I figured you'd have to decode the VIN or something old school...
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Originally Posted by brdavis9
I've done a lot of reading on this subject of late.

Consensus is that if you have a 06/96 build date or later, you probably have a 29 spline ...approaching certainty as the year wore on.

...and yeah, mine is an 05/96.

Dang!

I'm going to be pulling the axles to upgrade to rear discs in the next few weeks is how I happened to be doing all that studyin' up on the axles stuff; thought it might be a good time to do that upgrade, too (and wanted to know what to keep my eyes open for in a JY run).
Dang i just cant get lucky. Just checked mine and its 4-96. Even more likely its a 27.
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Originally Posted by ta2tony

Yup...dumb question. Guess I figured you'd have to decode the VIN or something old school...
Nope. It will say "prod date xx/xx"
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Originally Posted by ta2tony
Yup, looks pretty close to 45° to the rear.

Does the shackle move up and down as well when then suspension is flexing?
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Originally Posted by Desertdave
Does the shackle move up and down as well when then suspension is flexing?
Yup. Towards the rear on compression and forward during droop.
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Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
Nope. It will say "prod date xx/xx"
Sweet, just checked. Its 9-96. Now what? Is there a way to tell if its a 29 spline without pulling it apart?
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Originally Posted by ta2tony

Sweet, just checked. Its 9-96. Now what? Is there a way to tell if its a 29 spline without pulling it apart?
Should be 29 spline
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Originally Posted by 94XjSport94
Should be 29 spline
Woohoo.

Is it really that much stronger?
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Originally Posted by ta2tony

Woohoo.

Is it really that much stronger?
The shafts are bigger and have more splines. Yea it's enough difference to swap in a 29 sp if you had a 27.
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Originally Posted by ta2tony

Woohoo.

Is it really that much stronger?
Yee, ask od
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Originally Posted by bhennessee1
The shafts are bigger and have more splines. Yea it's enough difference to swap in a 29 sp if you had a 27.
Well then...

Winning! lol
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Recommended tubing size for long arms? Crucial step to long arm/ radius arm 3link set up and i was just looking for advice from someone who has actually fabricated their own suspension. Thanks guys!
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ID and OD would be nice to know. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by ta2tony
I got a '96...whats the quickest way to determine the build date?
[ducks head in case this was a stupid question]
LOL.

Originally Posted by odgreen89on35s
Look at the sticker in the door jamb.
Yep.

Originally Posted by Eagle564
Dang i just cant get lucky. Just checked mine and its 4-96. Even more likely its a 27.
Approaching near certainty lol.
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Originally Posted by ta2tony
Woohoo.

Is it really that much stronger?
I think I recall someone saying it's "93%" of a Dana 44 ...way past the point where you'd bother with any upgrade except a Ford 8.8. Or bigger, if that's how you swing.


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