I was looking into doing a full floater conversion to my XJ D44 and found the bolt pattern on the housing is about 1/8" different in horizontal span and the vertical span is the same as my Waggy spindles. Slotting the spindle bolts 1/16" will correct the difference in span. The spindle appears to center correctly with the flange bolts also. There is also enough meat on the bottom of the housing flange to drill the fifth hole. I can weld a tab for the sixth bolt. The spindle needs to be machined down to the outer size of the axle bearing race. This should center the spindle properly. The spindle to flange should seal with some silicone, I think. Then the Waggy caliper adapter, hub, rotor, bearings and caliper will fit up just like it does on a front axle. I would use the Waggy full time drive plates. The hub plates also use a spring to hold the axle outward. Would a snap ring on both sides of the drive plate and a snap ring in hub to keep the drive plate from coming out too far would work? Unless there is another way of doing this? Will the bearing in the spindle also need to be removed to allow the gear lube to reach the bearings? I think it probably will. Also will the hammer in hub covers seal well enough with some silicone? As for the axles will it be a problem having a custom set made? And how will the axle strength compare to custom semi-floating axles? I plan on using a disc at my soon to be installed Atlas transfer case for a parking brake.

Is there anything I'm missing? Or am I just nuts? :D

Thanks for your input,

So the holes line up on the flange??????

You basically don't want to buy the Warn kit, or is this a Waggy axle?

If it is a waggie axle, this is exactly what I am trying to figure out myself.

May just cave and buy new flanges for the axletube

themaddhatter

It's a XJ D44, Warn discontinued the floater kit for this axle. It uses a different flange bolt pattern then the kit they sell does. Besides why buy the kit if I can build my own. :D

The holes in the flange are about 1/16" each off. I figure I can just slot them as needed. By lathing down the flange to the size of the axle bearings it will center the spindle correctly.

Has anyone out there done a full floater conversion?

No opinions from anyone...

Thats hard to believe.
I at least expected 60 60 60... :D

Tell me what ya think about my plan...

60...60...60... :D
Hey you asked for it... Just kidding im a 8.8 and d44 jeeper myself... (for now) I wouldnt mind reading a writeup about converting the rear of a chero axle to a full floater. My friends got one and im sure he would be interested.

I'll do a writeup on it when I nail down the details. I'm going to look into maybe using some CJ spindles and rotors if they have 6 bolt spindles, then I could use a flanged axle shaft bolted to the lockout holes. That way I could use a gasket to seal it instead of a dust cover, which I think would leak.

Had I know I was gonna find a killer deal on an Atlas/Klune V combo :D I would have gone with 60's... Hopefully the dual 44's I'm building will hold up. If not I'll swap them into the wife's XJ when she's not looking. :rolleyes: I bet she'd notice the 4.88's and lockers.

Oh well, thanks for the reply... Have a :beer: on me :D

Next time it will be 60 60 60 :bounce2: