Thanks Roadie . Good to be back .
So is there an agreement that the Rubicon axle would work ? Theres a built one I'm watching for sale .
From the ad :
I have a Dana 44 from a JK Rubicon for sale, pulled from my 2010 JK at 24,000 miles. Complete, end to end including calipers.
This axle has about every good addition of beef available including the following:
RCV shafts
Poly outer shell kit
Poly C gussets
Poly truss
Poly shock extenders
Poly and Currie brackets.
Reid Knuckles
Poly ball joints
5.13 gears
Riddler diff cover
Lube Locker
boxed in LCAs
new rotors about 1500 miles ago
new brake pads (zero miles)
factory e-locker
*extra* long side shaft
added attachment points for towing and a suck down point.
I could switch out the gears to 4.88 . Cut the shock , spring mounts off that aren't needed .
Trying to stay away from a fullsize to avoid cutting it to size and having to also buy new wheels that would allow manual locking hubs . Hows the e-locker on these Rubis ?
My GF says to stop looking at axle porn .
ETA: I was looking at tire/gear calculators and it shows a gear ratio of about 4.56 , so would you guys run 4.56 or 4.88 ?