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rancho AAL for d35, I have 8.25

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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 12:03 PM
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Default rancho AAL for d35, I have 8.25

what hardware do I need to buy? I'm assuming ubolts. are the center pins the same for d35 and 8.25?
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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 12:47 PM
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you'll need new u-bolts, springs and such are the same between the two but the D35 has smaller axle tubes ... the 8.25 has 3" tubes.
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Old Aug 21, 2014 | 01:08 PM
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cool thx man
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Old Oct 1, 2018 | 10:18 PM
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want to update. i did the AAL shortly after the last post (8-21-14). i reused the orig ubolts. the passenger side aal leaf recently broke in half. basically went unnoticed, the jeep does not lean to that side or have any other tell tale signs. i put around 100k miles on the AAL, hauling 500+ lb items several times. even towed some cars. the original leaf springs were sagging, A LOT, when i installed the AAL.

in a nutshell - aal lasted 4+ years/100k miles. the leaf broke, no additional sagging and the aal didn’t “wear out” per se.
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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 08:03 AM
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wow best aal story ever , ive never herd or seen anything good about them maybe your just lucky lol
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Originally Posted by tinytrax78
wow best aal story ever , ive never herd or seen anything good about them maybe your just lucky lol
x2 lol
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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 09:05 AM
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i am a lot of things, lucky usually isn’t one of them. i paid $50 for the aal (nib) and $20 for the poly spacers up front. about $10 for the xmember drop. can’t complain too much, eh. i figured the excess of street driving and 0 off-road use is why they lasted so long. hopefully it’ll hang in there until spring, because i’m done spending every flipping weekend working on this pile.
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