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Old 01-11-2013, 09:15 PM
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Okay so call me newb tell me to search haha
I did and actually wasnt much on this.
I bought this jeep recently and wondering why my rear axle tubes are welded?
I am assuming so they dont break or rotate?
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what axle is it? but yeah your right, so they dont spin. certain axles like the ford 8.8 are known to spin tubes so people weld them to solve that problem
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what axle is it? but yeah your right, so they dont spin. certain axles like the ford 8.8 are known to spin tubes so people weld them to solve that problem
This,^^^ it's just a free way to make the axle that much stronger
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It's a 8.25
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