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Storage for inner shafts

93yj

93yj

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West Jordan
How are some of you keeping your spare inner axle shafts from rolling around underneath your seats while wheeling? I have been just putting them on the floor boards behind my front seats but I am afraid that if I was to roll they would be projectiles inside the cab. Any ideas or pics would be good.
 
cruiseroutfit

cruiseroutfit

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Sandy, Ut
I have used a couple different things in the past... I originally used round cardboard shipping tubes, shove spare rags and gloves in the ends and it doubled its value. Then I scored some missle tubes (~4" round with watertight seals) up at an Army surplus joint, they worked killer for tons of spare parts but I needed a place for all my shafts (I carry 2 fronts w/outers and 2 rear FF shafts). I figured I would get a peice of 6" PVC pipe, ~ 40" long and put a cap on both ends, one glued, one removable. I tried a couple different plumbing places, they all wanted to sell me a 20 footer at $150?? I needed something quick (was heading South that day) so I found a better option... a kids golf club bag. Easy to move (strap), easy to contain (has a zipper on the top), its bigger at the top (for the outer shafts & FF flanges). Works great :cool:
 
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kirk86CJ

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Riverton, Ut
I got some 4" drain pipe from the plumbing supply place on 12300 south, and I'm gussing about 500 W - its about a mile west of the freeway. This drain pipe is thinner walled than normal PVC sprinkler pipe. I think I got 10' of pipe, and the ends for $20-$30. I glued one side, and put a threaded cap on the other end. Is is kinda bulky. I normally keep the shafts in the truck.

Kirk
 
fordy4

fordy4

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I like the golf club bag idea, never heard that one before. For the front shafts, I am currently using some conduit hold down clamps the size of the shafts and some sheet metal screws through the floor behind the front seats. Not a good idea if you care about your floor at all, but way cheap and easy.
 
mbryson

mbryson

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Bountiful, land of rocks
I've seen people use those poly brackets with a rubber 'strap' that you use to mount shovels and other yard tools to their trucks for axle shafts. Looked pretty cool to me.
 
cruiseroutfit

cruiseroutfit

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Bud said:
Lowe's has that black PVC pipe for way cheap, nowhere near $150 cruiseroutfit was saying.
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Both Lowes and Home Depot only had the 4" stuff, cheap... but I needed 6" for all 4 load shafts. The place that quoted me $150, was the plumbing place on Draper (123rd & ~6th W), though once again 4" would have been very little.

I thought about using Quickgrips to mount them somewhere, but I like them portable (so I don't leave them in the Cruiser year round), and covered so they don't get rust on em'. If I put them in on the trail, I don't want to do it half-assed and have to do them when I get home again.
 
neagtea

neagtea

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farmington
I use old camp chair bags and put them on the floor behind the seats in the pass. footrest area. They also work good for the spare drivelines.
 
Jinx

Jinx

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So Jordan, Utah
Shawn said:
Get larger axles so you don't break...............:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


:eek: oh man..... someone is guna slam me for that one...:handlebars:
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Wait I was with you when you took out a D60 outer shaft and the detroit along with it. ;) :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
Jeremy

Jeremy

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MAGNA, land of chewy brown water
reading this thread, i have decided that i dont like them sitting in the back of the cherokee under the spare tire. i think i am going to move them under the back seat, i may have to move some things that are not being used, but i think thay will fit. they should be very secure and not rattle or roll.
 
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