jeepinjimmy
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- Taylorsville
I have a lot of play in the rear end of my 91 Cherokee. I am looking for someone who is willing to work on it for me. My first born is already promised out but anything less than that would be acceptable.
Wanted Rear end guru
- Thread starter jeepinjimmy
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jeep-N-montero
Formerly black_ZJ
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- Bountiful
May actually be cheaper to find a tighter axle at the junkyard than pay someone to work on it, do you have the d35 or 8.25?
jeepinjimmy
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- Location
- Taylorsville
Its the 8.25
jeep-N-montero
Formerly black_ZJ
- Location
- Bountiful
These are very plentiful in the salvage yards, pull and save has their half price Wednesdays that will save you a bit.
jeepinjimmy
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- Taylorsville
I have had the bearings replaced my mechanic said everything looks good.He said it needs to be re patterned and he doesn't have the tools to do it
Rangurr
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- East Bench of Bountiful, UT
Do it right - use a FORD 8.8 
Greanbeans
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I may have a 8.25 axle for sale soon
Do it right - use a FORD 8.8
Yeah, replace it with an over-priced axle that needs wheel spacers, a yoke adapter, perches, shock mounts, brake lines, e-brake lines etc. Nailed it. The 8.25 is a good, underrated axle and the 8.8 is a good but overrated axle
IMO of course. The best thing about the 8.25 is that it's already in his jeep. Tattons does gear setups last I checked and of course six states does as well. Call around
Why did he replace the bearings if he couldn't verify or correct backlash, pinion height, and preload... Seams odd to me (unless you mean wheel bearings...) I would also find a JY replacement as it will be far cheaper then paying to redo everything for a factory setup you can just bolt in for 80-160$
If you have 3.55's (almost all automatics do) then here is a good buy with a trac lock....
http://www.rme4x4.com/showthread.php?105367-29spl-Chrysler-8-25-with-trac-lok-and-3-55s
If you have 3.55's (almost all automatics do) then here is a good buy with a trac lock....
http://www.rme4x4.com/showthread.php?105367-29spl-Chrysler-8-25-with-trac-lok-and-3-55s
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JL Rockies
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- Draper
This thread is totally different than what I thought. Carry on.
BLM... lolz.
BLM... lolz.
jeepinjimmy
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- Location
- Taylorsville
He replaced the wheel bearings and the carrier bearings. my concern about just stuffing another axle under it is how long until those bearings go out and I have to do this again