Really excited to make a major milestone on the build over the weekend. I lucked out and was able to secure a pair of 2015 Rubicon axles with very few miles on them for my rig. I decided that I should do some work on them before putting them under. I had 5.13 gears installed in anticipation of 37s soon. I had LCA skids and gussets put on the front and protected it with the Dynatrac diff cover. During the swap I wanted to get rid of the rake I was seeing on the Jeep after installing the 1/4 pounder and Zeon 10 on the front.
I did the same cover and gear ratio for the tears and put on EVO rock stars as well to protect the LCAs and shock mounts as well as gain some clearance.
The shocks are fairly compressed in the rear so I need to cycle them through and make sure it won't damage the shock. I'm also in the process of wiring the lockers to a Switch Pros panel I got installed as well. Hoping to be wired up soon.
Some photos of the swap as well.
Old axles off!
Old axles ready for a new home
Getting the new front lined up! (Huge thanks to CrippledPetey for the help!)
Getting the rear trac bar bracket off the old axle and ready for the new one
Rear axle about to go in
SwitchPros harness installed
Control panel mounted
Finished late at night, but really excited with the outcome!
Thanks for sharing
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