I'm thinking I might need to go with D44's on the XJ

I have a line on Stock XJ rear D44 axles and a scout D44 rear.

What would be the best and easiest D44 front to swap into the front.
Easiest meaning not cutting down the axles.

I can deal with welding the brackets and coil mounts on.
I just don't want to deal with cutting down the housing and ordering custom axles.
If I have to I will though.

1980 and up Wagoneer or Ford EB's are probably your best bet.

I've got an 82 waggy front in mine.

I dunno much about coils....but would Bronco fronts be too hard to put under it?

Originally posted by Keith Strong
I dunno much about coils....but would Bronco fronts be too hard to put under it?

I think it would be quite easy...

I think the coil pads are already in the right place too. So unless you wanted to run the radius arms that came from the bronco, the only other work would be to weld on the CA mounts and the trackbar mounts.

Originally posted by Herzog
1980 and up Wagoneer or Ford EB's are probably your best bet.

I've got an 82 waggy front in mine.

What are you running in the rear to match up with the front axle?

Don't those late model Waggy fronts have a disconnect on them?

Todd- Josh is getting a D60 for Amanda's junk. She'll have a welded D44 available before too long :)

Originally posted by Herzog


I think it would be quite easy...

I think the coil pads are already in the right place too. So unless you wanted to run the radius arms that came from the bronco, the only other work would be to weld on the CA mounts and the trackbar mounts.

Todd- come over to the hacienda and check out my EB. We can do a side by side comparison to see if the measurements will match up.

I'll stop by tonight after work.

I can't stay long. I have lots of work to do on the heeps before this weekend.

Whats for dinner:flipoff2:

Last night Josh and Amy fed me chicken carrots and wine:D

Originally posted by Monkeyboy


What are you running in the rear to match up with the front axle?

Don't those late model Waggy fronts have a disconnect on them?

I'm running a J4000 D44, cut down to about 62" in the rear.

And no, my front doesn't have a disconnect, it was a full-time 4x4 setup (slugs), some of them do have the vac-disco so keep an eye out for that.

http://www.castlenet.com/users/herzog/d44_front_unm.jpg

http://www.castlenet.com/users/herzog/d44mounts1.jpg

Great! I should be home by 6:00p. Tracy will be there if you get there before I do.

See ya :)

Herzog how much did the bracket set cost you?

Originally posted by Herzog


I'm running a J4000 D44, cut down to about 62" in the rear.

And no, my front doesn't have a disconnect, it was a full-time 4x4 setup (slugs), some of them do have the vac-disco so keep an eye out for that.

http://www.castlenet.com/users/herzog/d44_front_unm.jpg

http://www.castlenet.com/users/herzog/d44mounts1.jpg

Looks great! Is that an RE Long Arm set up?

Mark,

I usually pull into town around the same time.

Originally posted by Monkeyboy
Herzog how much did the bracket set cost you?

I dropped a whopping $300 for it, I know I could have made the brackets, but it sure was a time saver. You can buy the peices individually I believe, if that is what you need.

$300.00:eek: Thats alot of beer.

I might buy the upper control arm links then try to make my own lower control arm and trac bar brackets.

Oh wait a minute I remember Nailhead having some brackets sitting around after he carefully cut them off incase he decided to reuse them :D

Thats perfect. I'll buy the UCA maounts and snag the rest from him :D

Originally posted by Rubicrawler


Looks great! Is that an RE Long Arm set up?

about 1/4 RE, 3/4 made from scratch. I just copied their design and ended up with a $1,500+ kit for the cost of about $80 in materials. :D

The upper CA's are RE, and the J-Joint (frameside) and bushing race (axle side) were cut from RE control arms.

The new crossmember is basically 4x2 rect tubing, 3x3 angle iron pinched to the frame with grade 8 bolts.

Originally posted by Monkeyboy
$300.00:eek: Thats alot of beer.

I might buy the upper control arm links then try to make my own lower control arm and trac bar brackets.

Oh wait a minute I remember Nailhead having some brackets sitting around after he carefully cut them off incase he decided to reuse them :D

Thats perfect. I'll buy the UCA maounts and snag the rest from him :D

No kidding, I didn't drink for 2 weeks! :eek:

But like I said, it saved me a lot of time... I was really close to just making them.

Sounds like your set! Have fun!

:beer:

Junk? :flipoff2: I bet she'll be pullinn your but out of the snow all weekend long at the con.

Originally posted by Rubicrawler
Todd- Josh is getting a D60 for Amanda's junk. She'll have a welded D44 available before too long :)

Originally posted by Monkeyboy
I'll stop by tonight after work.

I can't stay long. I have lots of work to do on the heeps before this weekend.

Whats for dinner:flipoff2:

Last night Josh and Amy fed me chicken carrots and wine:D

Dinner and wine taste better with friends anyway! :beer:

I'm confused now.

We have Ford and scout people posting in the Jeep section.

We have ford and Toyota people converting to scout people.

Whats this world coming too.
:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Originally posted by JoshC
Junk? :flipoff2: I bet she'll be pullinn your but out of the snow all weekend long at the con.



*Junk* is a term of indearment! And yes, she might be pullin me all weekend but that's ok with me :) We're gonna be Gettin It all weekend :skull:

Originally posted by Monkeyboy
I'm confused now.

We have Ford and scout people posting in the Jeep section.

We have ford and Toyota people converting to scout people.

Whats this world coming too.
:flipoff2: :flipoff2:

Parts is Parts :flipoff2: It's all good!

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