Jeep Helping a friend with a 48 CJ

[DaveB]

I have a friend that is taking two 48 CJs and making one good one. He has both down to the frame and wanted some ideas on what to do with the axles. The axles that are in these are narrow and are of course drum brakes. He would like to get rid of the closed knuckle front axle and the easiest way I can see to take care of it would be to find a narrow track CJ front Dana 30. He is going to keep the stock motor and isn't going to lift it so going to beefier axles isn't necessary. Have any of you that have the old CJs done the swap ? Have any of you gone to beefier axles and happen to have your old CJ front axles laying around that you want to get rid of ? When he is done he will have lots of spare parts to trade or sell.
He would also like to get rid of the under the driver seat gas tank. I would think that a gas tank from a Jeepster would fit between the 29 inch wide frame behind the rear axle ?

 

[gijohn40]

I have an 85 CJ7 that has the wide track axles I am in the process of moving up to wagoneer 44's. The cj has a dana 30 front and 44 in the rear currently. Not sure if this would work for your narrow track cj.

 

[N-Smooth]

I believe @Tacoma is getting ready to take some stock axles out of his 7 soon as well.

 

[Spork]

Just do what the samurai guys do and put some Toyota axles under it....








That ought to get the jeep purists going 😄

 

[OCNORB]

Just do what the samurai guys do and put some Toyota axles under it....








That ought to get the jeep purists going 😄

The moderators on a certain Willys page will no longer approve anything I post because it is so far from original...

 

[I Lean]

Just do what the samurai guys do and put some Toyota axles under it....








That ought to get the jeep purists going 😄

I did that....worked awesome. 😁 It did make both Toyota and Keep people mad, so that's cool.

 

[spaggyroe]

I did that....worked awesome. 😁 It did make both Toyota and Keep people mad, so that's cool.

 

[Kevin B.]

Just do what the samurai guys do and put some Toyota axles under it....

With a VW diesel, so that the Jeep the kicked the Germans butts has a German powerplant.

 

[Tacoma]

I will be taking some CJ axles out soonish, it's true. Lemme know if you want to talk about that haha


My pal Dwayne had some Toyota axles under his CJ, worked pretty well and was pretty happy with them over the years. And like Carl said, it did make the Jeep AND Toyota guys mad

 

[DaveB]

I will be taking some CJ axles out soonish, it's true. Lemme know if you want to talk about that haha


My pal Dwayne had some Toyota axles under his CJ, worked pretty well and was pretty happy with them over the years. And like Carl said, it did make the Jeep AND Toyota guys mad

What year of CJ ? narrow track or wide track ?

 

[Tacoma]

it's an 81, and I am not sure. More info Monday. It's a Laredo, if that helps, and as far as I know the axles are the originals.