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Bizarro Golden Child

Number of posts: 596 Age: 38 Location: League City Rig: Yellow '08 JK 4 door specs.: 3" Teraflex lift, 35x12.5x17 KM2 Registration date: 2009-02-14
 | Subject: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 12:59 pm | |
| I want to beef my my front axle and looking for some ideas/answers.
I read on JKO about the R-SE outer sleeve. http://www.rockslideengineering.com/servlet/the-10/R-dsh-SE-Bombshell-Outer-Axle/Detail
I don't know if I should do an inner sleeve also.
I was also thinking about a truss for the front axle long side. I heard about PolyP having one, and Rock Krawler. http://www.rockkrawler.com/pages/catalog/index.php?r_itemID=195
I need to add in some gussets also. I see that that R-SE has a inner and outer and gusset kit for $320. Should I put a truss on top of that?
I saw a few other options but they involved cutting off brackets which I didn't want to do. I need to find a shop in Houston that can do this pretty quick. I can't leave the jeep since I need it for my daily driver.
I assume I will also change out my axle shaft at some point too. Any advice there would be helpful too.
Gears would be down the road after this.
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terrahawk Got No Life


Number of posts: 1592 Age: 43 Location: Richmond, TX Rig: 2007 Sahara dos puertas Registration date: 2008-03-30
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 1:44 pm | |
| No way you'll be able to sleeve it without leaving it with someone for a day, unless George has time to do it, but he's been working like 24/7. I'd call and ask him about all that stuff. |
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jkx0778 Pathetic


Number of posts: 2458 Age: 34 Location: San Antonio, TX Rig: 2008 unlimited specs.: in progress Registration date: 2008-01-29
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 2:17 pm | |
| you could go with a full truss going from the pumpkin to the spring perch. add c-gussets. for extra beef  you could throw a RSE outter sleeve on before the truss. also do some LCA skids while you're at it. That should more or less button up the housing. _________________ 08 4 door....BANANAMAN yellow round tires.... some stuff added.... more stuff wanted.... even more stuff needed /I _I_,[____], L-I_I_I -OIIIIIIO- ()_)....()_) ... ()_) <------- stolen from 3rd Wave
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Mr.RonGilbert 10" SUPER LOGGER

Number of posts: 2696 Age: 41 Location: Mt. Belvieu, Texas Rig: 08 Black Unlimited specs.: Its a beater! Registration date: 2009-01-18
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 6:05 pm | |
| Truss, gussets, outer sleeves... and I would add a set of chromoly shafts |
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lonestar rubi Got No Life


Number of posts: 1088 Age: 41 Location: san antionio Rig: 2007 JK unlimited Rubicon specs.: It's over there} Registration date: 2010-06-21
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 6:33 pm | |
| All that money and you still have a 30?!? You can find a 44 on that other forum at a good price. Or you can wait for Tim to change out his out to 60's, he's changed everything else out already! _________________ Life is too short to spend it with idiots! 3in Full Traction Premium Plus, Bilstien 5100 shocks, Bilstien 5100 steering stabilizer, 35x12.50x17 Toyo open country M/T, AEV Wheels, Lightforce 170, Rugged Ridge light bar, BesTop bikini top & duster, Superchip Programmer, Superior 5.13's and axle tube seals, Poison Spyder diff covers, Xenon H.I.D. headlights & driving lights. |
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jeff07jku Pathetic


Number of posts: 2238 Age: 46 Location: TX Rig: 07 Unlimited Registration date: 2008-07-21
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Mon 24 Jan 2011, 7:20 pm | |
| | lonestar rubi wrote: | All that money and you still have a 30?!? You can find a 44 on that other forum at a good price. Or you can wait for Tim to change out his out to 60's, he's changed everything else out already! |
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Bizarro Golden Child

Number of posts: 596 Age: 38 Location: League City Rig: Yellow '08 JK 4 door specs.: 3" Teraflex lift, 35x12.5x17 KM2 Registration date: 2009-02-14
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Mr.RonGilbert 10" SUPER LOGGER

Number of posts: 2696 Age: 41 Location: Mt. Belvieu, Texas Rig: 08 Black Unlimited specs.: Its a beater! Registration date: 2009-01-18
 | Subject: Re: D30 upgrade help Tue 25 Jan 2011, 6:37 am | |
| Check Ten Factory on the shafts. They will replace them when you twist'em. Hard to beat that. |
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