I did a quick google but want some answers now. A friend of a friend is scraping an j series truck and asked if im interested in the axles. I believe it was a 3/4 ton. He said d44 front and maybe d60rear. If so are these any good to build for my xj? I can get them for next to nothing and can weld/ cut. So are they any good and what might I need to do to make them work? I have yet to see them so I dunno what is involved bedsides perches and coil buckets. Any help is much appreciated

 

Why is he scrapping that truck in the first theyre pretty rare to start with

 

In a barn fire and the body was pretty much rust already

 

They are no good.. unless you changed your t-case to a passenger drop...BUT they are good for parts. Lots of ppl want the spindles in the front so they can run 5x5.5 hubs and rotors on knuckles. Also grab the steering BOx.. it is an upgrade to the xj box


Also they make good trading stuff.. CJ/Toyota/Zuki guys love them axles

 

Damn thats what i wss afraid of.Figured I would get them regardless so that I could make a few extra coins in my pocket. Oh well. Thanks for the helpfd

 

Ok.. after checking out the axles the rear is a d 60 and the front is a d 44 drivers side drop. These are out of an 82 j 10 which was drivers side drop. Are they worth building?

 

ABsolutely....

 

They should be around 6" inches wider right? Where is a reliable place to get parts for these?

 

Not sure on the width... it would depend on what parts you need. For a truss TNT, for weld on brackets I use Barnes 4wd. For gears and lockers Wayne Hartwig on Pirate. For any misc alxe parts I like Rock auto... by far the cheapest place out there.

 

Thanks for the info and from now on I guess I will just pm you. Lol

 

No need for that.. I am sure others have the same questions.